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NevadaGram #5 – Battle Mountain, “The Ghost Train of Old Ely” Goes to the...
Our travels have been somewhat curtailed by heavy workload in January. One product of the work is the spiffy new website for the Hotel Nevada & Gambling Hall in Ely, featuring the dancing burro....
NevadaGram #2 Cantaloupe Festival in Fallon and Lattin Farms
After we sent our inaugural newsletter last month we received many encouraging messages from Nevada-lovers, including this one:
Hi my name is Mark St.Germain, I am in the Navy and was stationed in Fallon for...
The Mountains of Nevada
Nevada’s mountains are like sleeping women, sprawled languorously across every horizon. Peasant women: only a few of them are beautiful or elegant in the usual sense. Most have been scuffed and heaved about too...
Winnemucca Valley Road Trip, Sutro Tunnel Update, & More
Winnemucca Valley Road Trip
A Sutro Tunnel Update
Jeff Nicholson Art Show in Elko
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Winnemucca Valley Road Trip
This road trip was inspired by the book Twenty Miles from a Match by Sarah Olds. It tells the story...
Adding to Your Nevada Bookshelf
Ten years ago I wrote a piece about essential books for your Nevada Bookshelf. When I came across it recently and decided to update it, it occurred to me that because lots of likely...
Summer’s Here — Let’s Roll!
The Big Bicycling Event in July is the 39th Tour of the California Alps – Death Ride, set for Saturday, July 13, 2019. This is a premiere ride for endurance bicyclists and is long...
Las Vegas Correspondence – July 2019
Summer is here and the farmers markets are open for business!
Although Las Vegas has farmers markets in various areas of the city and county all year round, summertime is always best for those fruit...
NevadaGram #199 – Skiing in Nevada, yep
Our Guest Author this month is Curtis Fong, “The Guy From Tahoe”. He has been a familiar figure on the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe, on the tv screen and on the radio, for...
Nevada Correspondence – February 2018
In this edition:
Baker, Cal-Nev-Ari, Carson Valley, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mineral County, North Lake Tahoe, Pahrump, Sparks
Baker
Winter Wildlife
At first glance, it might seem like all the animals have disappeared in February....
Nevada Correspondence – January 2018
In this edition:
Carson Valley, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mineral County, North Lake Tahoe, Pahrump, Reno, Searchlight, South Lake Tahoe, Sparks
Carson Valley
January has arrived at last. And with it come the gift...
Las Vegas Correspondence – December 2017
Come and enjoy the holiday season in Las Vegas this December!
The Las Vegas Great Santa Run is being held on Saturday, December 2nd. We are always trying to beat our record of 11,000-plus Santas,...
Nevada Correspondence – November 2017
In this edition:
Baker, Elko, Ely, Fallon, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mineral County, North Lake Tahoe, Pahrump, South Lake Tahoe, Sparks
Baker
November ushers in colder weather, but that doesn’t stop people from going out for...
Nevada Correspondence – October 2017
In this edition:
Baker, Boulder City, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mineral County, North Lake Tahoe, Pahrump, Reno, South Lake Tahoe, Sparks
Baker
With cooler temperatures and snow at the highest elevations, it’s clear that...
NevadaGram #194 – Laughlin, Art Flap at Baker
We'd been a long day on the road and running late, hurrying now that a sunset was setting the sky on fire, worried we'd find all the campsites taken. We'd visited the Big Bend...
Nevada Correspondence – July 2017
In this edition:
Baker, Boulder City, Elko, Ely, Gerlach, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mineral County, Reno, South Lake Tahoe
Baker
Nevada's Last Glacier
July is one of the busiest months in Baker, with hotel rooms, cave tours,...
NevadaGram #190 – Ichthyosaur Digs, Rural RoundUp in Elko, Nevada Calendar
Rural RoundUp 2017
This year's Cow Counties Tourism Pro-Am convened in Elko. Story below.
More than 500 fans of a Reno-brewed IPA, and of its namesake — a giant prehistoric ocean-dwelling reptile — attended a fundraiser at...
Snowbound at Tahoe: The Wettest Start to Winter on Record
by Mark McLaughlin, The Storm King
Mark McLaughlin
Our Guest Author is an award-winning, nationally published author, speaker, and photographer with seven books and more than 750 articles in print.
He has been a regular contributor to California and Nevada media,...
Nevada Correspondence – November 2016
In this edition:
Baker, Ely, Las Vegas, Lincoln County, Mesquite, South Lake Tahoe
Baker
November is a rather quiet month for the Baker area. Many of the local businesses close or reduce hours, but the Border Inn...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2016
November is a month of great anticipation: who is going to be elected the next president of the United States? Will marijuana be legalized in Nevada? But up here at the Lake we have...
Nevada Correspondence – October 2016
In this edition:
Boulder City, Carson Valley, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mesquite, South Lake Tahoe
Boulder City
Good Citizens
The biggest event of the year in Boulder City is the Annual Art in the Park...
Nevada Correspondence – September 2016
In this edition:
Baker, Boulder City, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Lincoln County, South Lake Tahoe,
Virginia City
Baker
Strawberry Fire Update
On August 8, 2016, smoke was spotted in upper Strawberry Creek drainage, on the north side of Great...
Las Vegas Correspondence – September 2016
Welcome to beautiful, cool and relaxing Las Vegas!
The SPE Wacky World of Sports is being held on Saturday, 9/17/16, at Sunset Park (southeast corner of Sunset and Eastern). You can set up a team...
Nevada Correspondence – August 2016
In this edition:
Baker, Boulder City, Carson Valley, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, South Lake Tahoe, Virginia City
Baker
Great Basin National Park Celebrates National Park Service Centennial
The National Park Service is turning 100 on...
Nevada Correspondence – July 2016
In this edition:
Baker, Boulder City, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Lincoln County, South Lake Tahoe
Baker
Escape the Heat
There are three fun ways to escape the summer heat in Baker: get wet, go up high or go...
Nevada Correspondence – April 2016
In this edition:
Baker, Carson Valley, Ely, Las Vegas, Reno, Silver City, South Lake Tahoe, Tuscarora
Baker
"April showers bring May flowers"
We’re hoping for more rain in April, as it’s been a dry February and March...
Nevada Correspondence – January 2016
In this edition:
Baker, Carson Valley, Ely, Las Vegas (3), Mesquite, Silver City, Tuscarora, Railfanning
NevadaGram #162
Our beautiful Christmas Card
Our thanks to Deb Sutherland for allowing us to share her image of the Northern Nevada Railway depot in East Ely. It caught my eye when I first saw it on...
NevadaGram #134 – October 2012 Goldfield Days, Traveling Teenager
What They're saying About Us
Indian Country Magazine visits Lake Tahoe.
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Goldfield Days was an adventure.
We have rich memories of...
Comstock Mining Update — July 2012
The Virginia City National Historic Landmark is under attack by Comstock Mining Inc., a rogue company hoping to dig enormous pit mines in Silver City and Gold Hill.
The CRA is not opposed to mining,...
NevadaGram #123 – Must-see, Must-do for 2012
What They're saying About Us
The Guardian (UK) cuts a rug in Las Vegas.
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The Affectionate and Intimately Detailed Guide to the Most Interesting State in America is available at...
NevadaGram #108 – Edna’s 115th in Winnemucca, Scandal in old Tonopah
Despite its affinity for famous people from Kit Carson to Frank Sinatra, Nevada has relatively few notable natives. Even Wayne Newton came from somewhere else. How many Nevada-born celebrities can you name?
Emma Nevada was...
NevadaGram #95 The Nadadada Motel, A Mystery at the Hotel Nevada, and Alice Ramsey...
What They're saying About Us
The New York Times checks into Reno's NadaDada Motel.
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As the whole...
NevadaGram #73 – Rolling Thunder, More on Roy Frisch and More Nevada Stars
What They're saying About Us
The New York Times takes the kids to Las Vegas.
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In the...
NevadaGram #68 – April 2007 Gold Point, Tuscarora, Las Vegas and Laughlin
This time instead of looking back on a visit here or there, I'm looking forward. But the basic idea is the same: enjoying Nevada. And I'm hopeful that the sunny skies will especially inspire...
NevadaGram #63 – Eureka, Elko, Las Vegas, Gold Point, Wadsworth
If they gave a Pulitzer Prize for grocery stores, Raine's Market in Eureka would have won it already.
It is an amazing store. In its 19th century building — pressed tin ceiling, oiled wood floor...
NevadaGram #41 – Hawthorne to Wellington, 3 FAQ, Skiing around Elko and New Year’s...
Before the big snows fell I took a pleasant trip which I'll recommend to anyone who enjoys rambling along the dirt roads of western Nevada.
But first, why are some people "creeped out" by Hawthorne,...
NevadaGram #34 – All about Nevada
If you have visited our home page lately, you may have clicked the link to Edna Purviance, Nevada's Forgotten Movie Star. For a long time I thought Pansilee Larson and I were the only...
NevadaGram #24 – Too Much Fun at the Armpit Festival, Historic Hotel Auctioned, and...
The First Annual Festival in the Pit was a huge success, and Battle Mountain is still experiencing the bliss.
This flamboyant and flourishing offspring of the Ultimate Insult and the Old Spice deodorant company, drew...
