» Web Extras Wild West Train Ride
September/October 2012
A whistle echoed across Steptoe Valley as Engine 93 pulled into the station. A large crowd of passengers milled around the depot waiting for their turn to board the Wild West Limited steam train for the ride to Keystone Gulch. As the conductor shouted “All aboard!” families gathered and climbed into the passenger cars.
» Web Extras A Window to the Past
September/October 2012
A square hole in the ground may not seem all that interesting to most people, but to archaeologists and anthropologists it can be a window to a bygone era. A team of anthropology students has been looking through such windows to find a piece of lost and forgotten history of Virginia City.
» Web Extras Haunted Nevada
September/October 2012
Unsolved murders, mysterious happenings, and unexplained visions—sounds like the makings of a B-grade horror film. But with Halloween approaching, fearless tourists can experience the ghosts of Nevada’s haunted past on one of the many award-winning ghost tours conducted around the state.
» Feature Discover Your Nevada
July/August 2012
For two months, our Nevada Commission on Tourism partners asked you to Discover Your Nevada, in a campaign in which the public voted for their favorite Silver State treasures. Here are the results—a six-pack of Nevada gems (one from each territory), starting with Valley of Fire State Park.
» Best of Nevada Best of Nevada 2012
July/August 2012
Once a year we ask you, our readers, to select your favorite spots to splurge, pig out, and pamper yourselves; your preferred places to hit the slopes, swing your clubs, and dance the night away; and your go-to destinations for rolling the dice, taking in a show, resting your head, and more. Without further ado, the winners are…
» City Limits Las Vegas’ Original Resort
July/August 2012
To say that a lot has changed in downtown Las Vegas since Hotel Nevada (now Golden Gate Hotel & Casino) first opened its doors in 1906 would be a major understatement. For a little perspective, consider that telephone service was another year from reaching the desert burg.
» Wide Open Remembered in Alamo
July/August 2012
Thanks to an industrious Las Vegas widow and her band of tireless and devoted employees, a formerly nondescript stretch of U.S. Highway 93 boasts two uniquely Nevadan places to stay—the sumptuous A Cowboy’s Dream Bed & Breakfast and the bucolic Windmill Ridge Restaurant & Lodging.
» Cravings Prime Dining
July/August 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designates only about two percent of beef in the country as USDA Prime; it’s the most tender, juiciest, and most flavorful beef around—the best of the best. It is only fitting that Best of Nevada winner, Cactus Creek Prime Steakhouse in north Reno’s Bonanza Casino, serves 100-percent USDA Prime steaks.
» Cravings Smorgasbords
July/August 2012
Toucan Charlie’s Buffet & Grille at Reno’s Atlantis Casino Resort Spa has been a locals’ favorite practically from when it first opened in 1994. In the years since, it has amassed a heap of accolades, awards, and “bests.” The seven-time Nevada Magazine Best of Nevada winner has certainly earned its fame.
» Cravings Cheers to Beer
July/August 2012
Thirsty Thursdays at High Sierra Brewing Company are like Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve, and Fourth of July all rolled into one. That’s because pints of Headwater Hefeweizen, Imperial Stout, OMG India Pale Ale, and the rest of the micro-brewed lineup are $1.95 all day until the bar closes at midnight.
» Nature Nevada’s Big Game
July/August 2012
The desert (Nelson) bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)—Nevada’s state animal—is a subspecies of bighorn sheep that occurs in mountain ranges mainly in the southwest. The elk (Cervus elaphus) is native to North America and eastern Asia and is one of the largest species of deer in the world.
» History Mazuma Wiped Out
July/August 2012
Just prior to 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 1912, Ed Kalenbauch and Ellsworth Bennett watched a cluster of ominous thunderheads hover over Granite Peak from the door of Kalenbauch’s office at Seven Troughs Coalition Mining Company. They just so happened to comment on the storm’s potency when they saw a wall of water 10 feet high surge down Seven Troughs Canyon.
» Events Spotlight Goldfield Days
July/August 2012
The 2012 dates for the Goldfield Days Celebration and Land Auction, an annual glorification of the western culture and lifestyle, are August 17-19. Festivities include bed races, food, beer, and vendors, as well as the inaugural Independent Performer’s Showcase.
» Know Your Nevada Summer Has Arrived
July/August 2012
Summer in Nevada is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors with family and friends. There are many exciting places across the state to visit, and the Lake Tahoe area has long been one of my favorites.
» Web Extras Las Vegas Day School Turns 50
July/August 2012
A lot has changed in Las Vegas since Helen and Jack Daseler founded the Las Vegas Day School in 1961 and commenced classes during the 1961-62 school year. A lot has changed at the school—Nevada’s first private school—as well.
» Web Extras Classic Gaming Expo
July/August 2012
Gaming in Las Vegas usually translates to blackjack, poker, and roulette, not pixelated space invaders, cosmic mutants, and a mustachioed plumber out to save the princess from a giant ape. However, for two days this summer, gaming in Sin City translates to video games, thanks to the Classic Gaming Expo, August 11-12.
» Web Extras Nevada Drought?
July/August 2012
Nevada’s Drought Response Committee announced in May all Nevada counties as being on either drought alert or drought watch with 11 counties classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor as under severe drought and six counties under moderate drought. The committee is organizing and activating three regional task forces.
» Web Extras Golden Steer Steakhouse
July/August 2012
Deep in the heart of Las Vegas, not far from the Strip, lies an iconic establishment that has hosted the likes of Elvis Presley, Natalie Wood, Joe DiMaggio, and Tony “The Ant” Spilatro: the Golden Steer Steakhouse.
» Feature Travels with My Posse
May/June 2012
On a recent trip to Las Vegas, Caesars Palace went out of its way to cater to me—and the little complimentary containers of designer dog food are simply delicious—but most of the benefits are to my humans. They get a very nice room, all the amenities in the world within reach, the rest of the Strip right outside, and they have me here with them, too!
» City Limits Cultural Epicenter
May/June 2012
Las Vegas loves a show, and now the curtain has risen on perhaps its most ambitious and forward-thinking performance yet: The opening of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
