» Nature Rainbow Trout
March/April 2012
The rainbow trout is native to rivers and lakes of North America, west of the Rocky Mountains, but its reputation as a hard-fighting (they have a tendency to leap repeatedly when hooked) and tasty game fish has led to its introduction throughout the world. The strain of rainbow trout native to Nevada is known as the redband trout.
» History Ferris and His Big Wheel
March/April 2012
Born in 1859, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. came across the plains with his family in 1864 from Galesburg, Illinois and settled near Genoa. Ferris was drawn to the Carson River, and, on hot afternoons, he would climb on his pony and clop down to the water. Local lore maintains that it was the handiwork of William Cradlebaugh that drew Ferris to the riverside.
» Events Spotlight They Call the Thing Rodeo
March/April 2012
More than 20 annual rodeos in the Silver State draw cowboys and cowgirls from across the country, and the big ones such as June’s Reno Rodeo and Las Vegas’ National Finals Rodeo in December are just the loop in the lasso. From north to south, east to west, high school to professional, Nevada is rodeo.
» Shows Spotlight The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
March/April 2012
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a centerpiece of Las Vegas’ reemerging downtown and reenergized dedication to cultural offerings in the city, is set to open March 10 following more than a decade of conceptualization, design, and construction. Performances range from Broadway productions to local and national musical and dance talent.
» Know Your Nevada Pursuing the Olympic Winter Games
March/April 2012
I enjoy the incredible opportunity to serve as chairman of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition, a group comprised of leaders from Nevada and California passionately dedicated to bringing the next Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games held in North America to our region. The RTWGC is currently engaged in the process to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
» Web Extras Elko: City of the Year
March/April 2012
Three of the Nevada Travel Network’s “2012 Must-See, Must-Do” awards have been bestowed in Elko, which was named the Nevada Travel Network City of the Year for 2012.
» Web Extras Valley of Fire
March/April 2012
As our plane slides down through the night sky of the desert below us, Sin City glows like a burning ember. Here is a different sort of valley of fire than the one we intend to visit. Man-made, neon Las Vegas would be our jump-off point to the other Valley of Fire, Nevada’s first state park, 55 miles northeast of the city.
» Web Extras Women in History
March/April 2012
On Saturday, March 24, the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center hosts the Women in History Reception, a special program celebrating historical female figures who played vital roles in shaping the cultural heritage of the Silver State. The free event features discussions of five women—Sarah Winnemucca, Dat-so-la-lee, Sue Coleman, Susie Dick, and Clara Frank.
» Feature Southern Nevada Museums
January/February 2012
With its beautiful new Nevada State Museum at Springs Preserve and nearly 20 more fascinating facilities dedicated to topics ranging from atomic testing to antique neon signs, Las Vegas and its neighboring communities offer a broader cultural experience than many people realize.
» Feature Mob Ties
January/February 2012
Starting in February, not only will guests of The Mob Museum inside the former federal courthouse and post office on Stewart Avenue relive the city’s mob past, they will get a nationwide and worldwide perspective on organized crime and the men and women in law enforcement that fought it and continue to fight it today.
» City Limits CommRow
January/February 2012
“Woohoo! Yeah! You can do it!” A litany of encouragements emanate from a passing car of teenagers as I scale the outdoor façade of downtown Reno’s CommRow on a quiet Thursday afternoon.
» Wide Open Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
January/February 2012
Located in the middle of nowhere, according to our visitors, is a place like no other in the world. Literally. In an area smaller than Disney World exist at least 26 species of plants and animals found nowhere else on earth.
» Cravings Bountiful Bakeries
January/February 2012
I’ve been in Reno about five years after stints in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and figure it’s about time to find the bakery in town that rivals Paris’ finest. Motivated by a compelling desire for the best croissants, cakes, and pastries, I begin my search.
» History Mizpah Hotel
January/February 2012
If you were living in Tonopah in 1908, 1980, 1996, or August 2011, you likely share this in common—you took part in a grand-opening celebration of the Mizpah Hotel. But how can a hotel open four different times?
» Nature Chukar Partridge in Nevada
January/February 2012
The chukar was first introduced in Nevada in 1935 when the Nevada Fish and Game Commission released a total of 289 birds in nine counties. Currently, the state’s chukar population is estimated at more than 500,000.
» Events Spotlight Lock Your Love
January/February 2012
It’s eternal—love that is—and even more so when it’s locked at Lovers Lock Plaza in Lovelock, home to the nation’s only “eternal” chain. This Valentine’s Day, February 14, lovers are invited to travel to Lovelock for a wedding and vow-renewal ceremony.
» Web Extras Las Vegas National Veterans Day Run
January/February 2012
So began the inaugural National Veterans Day 11K Run on Friday, November 11 at Kellogg Zaher Sports Complex in northwest Las Vegas. Las Vegas joined eight other cities nationwide—Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, and San Jose—to celebrate and honor veterans during the run.
» Web Extras Loving Hawthorne
January/February 2012
I arrived in Hawthorne on February 28, 2011 to begin working at the Hawthorne Army Depot after working in Germany for 11 years. I will never forget the feeling that came over me for the first time on my drive from Reno, when I made the bend on U.S. Highway 95 and saw Walker Lake sitting against the backdrop of the mountains, with Hawthorne in the distance.
» Web Extras Booming Virginia City
January/February 2012
Even the devil would be homesick in Nevada, opined Mark Twain after his short sojourn in the territory destined to become the Silver State. Twain developed his writing style and adopted his famous penname in an almost two-year stay in booming Virginia City, one of many noteworthy events in the mining town.
» Feature downhill delight
November/December 2011
Let’s just stick to the facts: more than 25,000 skiable acres, peak elevations above 10,000 feet, up to 3,500 vertical feet of drop at some resorts, nearly 1,000 designated trails, almost 200 chairlifts, and an average of 42 feet of snow—more than 63 feet fell at some locations in the 2010-11 season. Spend a winter at Lake Tahoe, and you’re going to become really good at waxing skis and snowboards.