Tag: Carson City
NevadaGram #225 – Cowboy Joe, Carson Valley, Valley of Fire, Burning Man
by David Toll
If I hadn't slowed to look down the road west, I probably wouldn't have noticed the eight-year-old Chevy parked on the shoulder...
NevadaGram #220 – Fall Color in Nevada
Ten of the Best Places for Autumn Colors in Nevada
1. Virginia City
Six Mile Canyon extends from Virginia City's north end down past Sugarloaf Mountain...
Legislators and Lobbyists Guide to Power Dining in Carson City
Urban safari: Observe Legislators and Lobbyists
At Work from a nearby table in Carson City
by Barry Smith
As 63 legislators and hundreds of lobbyists arrive in...
Carson City Correspondence – April 2019
‘The Mustang’ movie filmed in Carson City hits theaters
I opened the March issue of Rolling Stone magazine to find a 4-1/2-star review of ‘The...
Carson City Correspondence – March 2019
I think we should start a new tradition of giving each other gifts on Nevada Day — something made in the state, or at...
Carson City Correspondence – February 2019
In most of Northern Nevada, the four seasons — Wind, Smoke, Avalanche, and Flood — come and go with the unpredictability of the weather....
Northern Nevada Arts & Artists
August is heat in Northern Nevada, and that brings out the festival season as well as quite a few art-oriented events. Let's take a...
Carson City Correspondence – July 2018
To the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship: Downtown Carson City’s Adams 308
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,” is the...
Northern Nevada Arts & Artists for May
by Dana Nollsch
The frantic activity at left is Trish and Deon Reynolds, with the able and enthusiastic assistance of Mark Salinas, mounting a photo...
Mark Twain’s First Letter
by Jim Reed
In signing his famous “letter from Carson City” on January 31, 1863, the man directing the pen morphed from Samuel Langhorne Clemens...
DAYTON is in Virginia City
by Dennis Cassinelli
For many years, my family and I have lived in Dayton, Nevada, “Gateway to the Comstock.” This is where Nevada gold was...
NevadaGram #188 – Meet Me at the Martin, Nevada Calendar for March
In the summer of 2004 a man and his wife set out from Maine, heading west for their new life in Nevada, and on...
Carson City Correspondence – December 2016
College Class with Designs to Transform V&T Train Station
V&T Railroad asks Truckee Meadows Community College for train depot remodel concepts
The Virginia & Truckee...
NevadaGram #174 – US 50 is Burger Road, Comstock Mining Update
The Best Burgers in the World are found along US 50 in Nevada.
Anyone who has driven the "Loneliest Highway" and had a burger along...
Nevada Correspondence – December 2015
In this edition:
Baker, Carson Valley, Las Vegas(2), Lincoln County, Tuscarora, Railfanning in Weso
Railfanning Correspondence – December 2015
Railfanning in Weso
This month's railfan dispatch is all about watching trains in Weso, Nevada. Wait, where?
If you try locating information about Weso on the...
Railroad Motor Cars of Nevada – Part I
By Stephen E. Drew, Chief Curator (retired) California State Railroad Museum
Nevada Motor Cars Part II
Nevada Motor Cars Part III
The self-propelled passenger car, or motor...
Cruising Carson City, November 2015
Carson City is a real city now. No, really.
There are lots of ways to measure this, but in my mind the true mark of...
The Great Escape from Carson City, September 17, 1871
Volney Rollins checked his sidearm and buttoned his coat against a cold draft as he walked down the concrete hallway toward the dining area....
NevadaGram #172 – Carson City at Christmastime
Carson City is a real city now. No, really.
There are lots of ways to measure this, but in my mind the true mark of...
NevadaGram #171 – Wheezer Dell
A while back I posted a NevadaGram about Wheezer Dell, the first Nevada-born child — Tuscarora, June 11, 1886 — to grow up to...
Finding Clemens Cove
One of the most memorable episodes in "Roughing It" recounts how young Sam Clemens hiked up to Lake Tahoe from Carson City.
He tells...
NevadaGram #169 — Lovelock Cave, Comstock Mining Update, Nevada Correspondence and More
One of Nevada's greatest attractions to visitors goes mostly unmentioned, even by our most enthusiastic promoters: Time Travel.
This is conveniently accessible and easy to...
Sparks Correspondence – August 2015
Sparks
Last Chance Joe’s Last Chance is Now
The Sparks Heritage Museum, dba Sparks Museum and Cultural Center, working with Sparks Councilwoman Julia Ratti, was recently...
NevadaGram #166 – Rural RoundUp, The One and Only McKeen Car, The Diana Mine
This year's Rural RoundUp — the 25th Annual — was held in the Carson Valley. For the rural tourism marketers in attendance it was...
NevadaGram #161 Sesquicentennial Nevada Day
Nevada Day was very big this year, being the Sesquicentennial edition and all. The year-long effort to celebrate the milestone with events and...
NevadaGram #151 – Boulder City, a Post Card from Shorty
We are doing ourselves a big favor by visiting Boulder City in February. It is the perfect cure for a Comstock winter, if you're not...
NevadaGram #147 – Nevada Day in Carson City
IT IS NEVADA DAY, the grandest 72-hour day of our year, and the great Nevada Day Parade in Carson City on Saturday is its...
NevadaGram #146 – Andy & the Snake, A Postcard from Shorty
THE NEW Harrah's Hotel was one of four or five buildings that rose up out of Reno's grimy brick downtown like bright porcelain teeth...
NevadaGram #135 – November 2012 A Heavenly Day in Fallon, Must-see, Must-do for 2013
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The New York Times visits downtown Las Vegas and finds Zappos.
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NevadaGram #126 – February 2012 Pat Nixon Centennial in Ely, “Love Ranch”, More from...
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The Christian Science Monitor hails a cab in Las Vegas.
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NevadaGram #125 – January 2012 Handing Out Awards, Wild Women in Elko
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In the State of Nevada 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, jingle dancers are juxtaposed with state statistics.
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NevadaGram #122 – Bookstorming in eastern Nevada
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The folks from Vail go skiing in the Rubies.
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NevadaGram #121 – Mizpah Hotel Opens, Perfect Tourist Comes to Visit
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The Guardian (UK) cuts a rug in Las Vegas.
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NevadaGram #116 – Rural RoundUp in Mesquite, Surprise in Eureka
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American Airlines introduces its passengers to Sheriff Stone of Gold Point.
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NevadaGram #114 – Finding Sam Clemens Cove at Lake Tahoe
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The Wall Street Journal visits a proposed wild horse sanctuary in Elko County.
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NevadaGram #105 – Elko, Jiggs and an Excursion Down South
I'm getting to really, really like Elko. Anyone who reads the NevadaGram knows that I've really liked Elko for a long time, but now...
NevadaGram #102 – A Side Trip to San Francisco
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The New York Times visits the non-smoking casino in Fernley.
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NevadaGram #99 – The Death of Indian Johnny
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Via Magazine Visits the National Finals Rodeo.
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NevadaGram #97 – Squaw Tom’s ‘Cat Queedup’ and uniquely delightful experiences in Carson City,...
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The San Francisco Chronicle drives around Lake Tahoe.
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