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Nevada Part III: Twain, Trains, & The Pony Express
BY RON SOODALTER During the mid-to-late-1800s, Nevada passed in record time from unsettled wilderness, to the nation’s premier gold and silver mecca, to its 36th state. In the process, it […]
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Black History In Nevada
We honor African-Americans, past and present, who have shaped our state. BY MATTHEW B. BROWN On Monday, January 20, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Nevada and the […]
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Mobile Museum
MOBILE MUSEUM Nevada was one of the first states to bring its rich history to children and adults alike. BY PETER BARTON [one_half] [/one_half][one_half] [/one_half] In 1953, Judge Clark J. […]
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The Ponderosa Ranch
In 1959, NBC brought the Western series “Bonanza” to American homes. To sell more color televisions for its parent company—RCA Corporation (then an electronics powerhouse)—NBC crews shot B-roll of Lake Tahoe’s deep, blue water framed by lush green pines.
Attraction
Universal Horror Unleashed
Horror beckons. Enter Universal Horror Unleashed, a year-round sinister experience with haunted houses, jaw-dropping live entertainment, chef-inspired creations, and themed drinks.
Event
Reno Rodeo
As modern as Reno feels these days, it still proudly marches cattle up its main drag to the Livestock Events Center for ten days of PRCA-sanctioned bull riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and entertainment, as it has every June for more than a century.
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Carson Valley Days
Celebrated every summer since 1910, Carson Valley Days features everything from tournaments and live music to a carnival and parade.
Business
The Discovery
Nestled in the heart of Reno’s Midtown District, The Discovery Museum is Nevada’s largest children’s museum and hands-on science center, connecting a curious public with scientific inquiry and innovation.
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Reno eNVy
Swing by Reno eNVy to stock up on some amazing gear! Carrying a range of products catering to children, women and men, you can have the whole family looking good when you score three shirts for $50.
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Odyssey of a Ghost Town Explorer: Part 9
Just around suppertime on July 11, 1912, housewives prepared meals, miners clocked in and out, and children played in the streets of the northwest Nevada mining camp of Mazuma. The town rested at the mouth of Seven Troughs Canyon, just below the mining camp of the same name, and on that day, everything seemed normal in this little slab of sagebrush, save for an unusually colossal gathering of somber thunderclouds that hovered just up the canyon.
Then, amid thunderous roars and cloudburst, a biblical tsunami rained down upon the canyon as if Heaven’s bathtub had swiftly cracked in two.
