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2014

The Founding of Sparks
Established as a railroad town on the swamps east of Reno, this Nevada community has shimmered for more than a century.
BY ERIC CACHINERO |May/June 2014

2013

The Quaints of DeQuille
Mark Twain became famous, but fellow Territorial Enterprise reporter Dan DeQuille could spin a yarn with the best of them.
BY ERIC BRYAN | January/February 2013

2012

Nevada’s Lost City
New Images of America book uses vintage photographs to tell the Ancestral Puebloans’ story.
BY DENA M. SEDAR | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012

Mazuma Wiped Out
100 years ago, a devastating flood dealt this small northwestern Nevada mining camp its deathblow.
BY MATTHEW B. BROWN | JULY/AUGUST 2012

Ferris and His Big Wheel
The idea for this American icon could have been born on the banks of the Carson River.
BY ERIC BRYAN | March/April 2012

2011

Parks and Recreation
Fourteen diverse, scenic places to take the family in Nevada Silver Trails territory.
BY CHARLIE JOHNSTON | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011

Prehistoric Storage (Video)
Nevada’s ancient caves contain a “hole” lot of Native American history.
BY CHARLIE JOHNSTON | JULY/AUGUST 2011

‘Lonely’ Perspectives: 5 Trips Across Highway 50
By auto, bicycle, foot, horseback, motorcycle—no matter how you choose to cross it—U.S. Highway 50 and central Nevada are food for the soul.
MARCH/APRIL 2011

2010

Celebrating Jack Johnson
The first black heavyweight champion’s 1910 defeat of James Jeffries in Reno comes full circle this July.
BY SHANE BORROWMAN | MAY/JUNE 2010

2009

Nevada’s Goodwill Moon Rock
What happened to the Silver State’s gift from President Nixon and the Apollo 17 astronauts?
BY EVAN SCHWARTZ | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2009

Just Fondue It
Follow a day of winter play with this stomach-warming Swiss comfort food.
BY MELISSA SIIG | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009

From the Ashes
Newly renovated Piper’s Opera House has been reborn more than once through the years.
BY CHIC DIFRANCIA | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009

2008

Eagles and Agriculture
Birders gather in Carson Valley to watch and photograph raptors.
BY JOYCE HOLLISTER | January / February 2008

2007

Q&A with Don and Carol Shanks
The rural Nevada activists haven’t learned to say, “No.”
BY ANN HENDERSON | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007

Classic Cars and Comedy
Jay Leno talks about Nevada moments and his passion for cars.
BY ANN HENDERSON | JULY/AUGUST 2007

1995

Elvis: The Vegas Years
Elvis Presley, who would have turned 60 in 1995, once reigned in Las Vegas. Some say he still does.
BY MIKE WEATHERFORD | January/February 1995