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Historic Train Roars Back to Life. BY WENDELL HUFFMAN After slumbering for almost 90 years, the historic locomotive Glenbrook is once again under steam, blasting its whistle just a short […]

Rocking and Rolling Rocks, crystals, jewelry, books, and Made in Nevada products mingle with sparkling owner at Carson City shop. BY MEGG MUELLER Jeanette Champagne is aptly named. Whether you […]

The heart of this tiny border town keeps beating through its owner. By Floyd Allen Nevada’s pioneer spirit is alive and well in Cal-Nev-Ari, and is embodied in the town’s […]

Desert beehives protect a slice of mining history. BY ALLEN WOOLDRIDGE | May/June 2014 In 1872, two brothers traveled from Pioche to the railroad town of Toano in Elko County, […]

1864 Tavern The Nevada pride flows—literally and figuratively—inside new California Avenue saloon in Reno. BY MATTHEW B. BROWN As Nevada preps for its sesquicentennial celebration of 2014, 1864 Tavern in […]

Glorified Ghost Towns A group of off-roaders find treasures in some of southwestern Nevada’s most inconspicuous places. BY ERIC CACHINERO Ghost towns. They practically hide in plain sight in our […]

Camping… Rural Nevada Style BY NEVADA MAGAZINE We don’t know about you, but when we’re camping, we want to feel like we’re camping. We don’t want a lot of neighbors, […]

Reaching a daily circulation of more than 15,000 copies, Virginia City’s Territorial Enterprise was at one time the largest newspaper west of the Mississippi River. Readers of this Nevada publication were treated to the prose and tales of famous journalist and author Samuel Clemens, who used the legendary nom de plume of Mark Twain. But another Enterprise reporter, renowned for his gymnastic vocabulary and whom some considered to be a better writer even than Twain, was William Wright.

Settle into the sweet sounds of summer at the 40th Annual Bowers Bluegrass Festival, a two-day celebration of strings, harmony, and high-desert charm.

Crystal Peak Park is a 56-acre riparian wonderland, perfect for enjoying a picnic with the family, birdwatching while beachside, angling for cutthroat trout in Verdi Pond, or wandering its history-packed interpretive trail.