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» Web Extras Austin in 3D
May/June 2012
In mid-March, we received an interesting e-mail from architecture and history buff Claudio Grassi, a Venice, Italy man who has rediscovered Austin, if you will. The town, named for Austin, Texas, was first settled in 1862—which of course means it is home to a number of historic buildings.
» Web Extras Annie Mancuso
May/June 2012
Annie Mancuso is among Virgin River Hotel Casino’s favorite customers—and for good reason. Born Annie Marie Gottone in 1904, the energetic former resident of Flushing Long Island, New York, spent her 108th birthday with her family and friends at the Mesquite resort before playing her favorite penny slot machine and having the time of her life
» Web Extras Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
May/June 2012
In three previous Boston Marathons and nearly 30 other marathons, Lily would have been somewhere near the finish line to give me that hug immediately. Not this year. This year she was at home in Sparks, battling cancer, while her little brother ran the Boston Marathon on behalf of the American Cancer Society.
» Web Extras Solar Eclipse
May/June 2012
Eclipse chasers and Nevadans in a gigantic swath of Silver State spanning from Reno to Goldfield and Ely to Mesquite will have a chance to see for themselves what drove Homer’s sinister prose on Sunday, May 20 when an annular solar eclipse crosses overhead.
» 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.
» 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.
» Web Extras v&t railroad
November/December 2011
In 2005, reconstruction of the line started and is nearly complete. The V&T offers several rides on steam and diesel locomotives. The Toast of the Canyon tour provides a nostalgic glimpse into the past while passengers sip locally made wine and snack on local restaurants’ hors d’oeuvres, and gaze into the valley which has remained largely unchanged since the mining era.
» Web Extras carson valley trails
November/December 2011
Western Nevada’s Carson Valley has long been a destination for people who love the outdoors. Hikers, bikers, and equestrians follow mountainside logging roads and country lanes in pursuit of the outdoor experience.
» Web Extras griswold cabins
November/December 2011
Whether you plan to camp nearby or just spend a few minutes poking around, the recently stabilized and rehabilitated Griswold cabins and corral alongside the Silver State OHV Trail in Lincoln County are a must-see slice of Nevada history.
» Web Extras pioneers of nevada
November/December 2011
I step out of the plane after it lands at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, and the hot air hits my face. This, coupled with beautiful scenery—vast and sometimes hilly yellowish valleys with rather high mountains to their west—reminds me of places at the other end of the world.
» Web Extras central nevada museum
September/October 2011
As I began to further explore the mining ghost towns of central Nevada, my appreciation for the pioneer spirit continued to grow. When the Central Nevada Museum opened its doors in 1981 in Tonopah, my education and adventures into the past evolved into many new trails and discoveries.
» Web Extras stay on route 6
September/October 2011
From the East, U.S. Highway 6 enters Nevada concurrent with U.S. 50 and then splits from 50 in Ely. Route 6 leaves Nevada all on its lonesome, crossing into California in the eastern Sierra Nevada range. The following are my “Top 10 Can’t Miss Stops on Route 6 in Nevada.”
» Web Extras desolate delamar
September/October 2011
Situated in central Lincoln County, Delamar was yet another Nevada gold mining camp whose charm outlived its utility. But unlike the gold in Delamar’s more famous and more easily accessible sister camps, this particular strain sat under quartzite. Extracting the gold meant unleashing miniscule dust particles, which meant silicosis.
» Web Extras wanderings in the desert
September/October 2011
Tucked away on the east side of the Panamint Mountains is a lush valley. The Amargosa Valley sits atop a large aquifer that runs up the western side of Nevada. Farmers grow hay and alfalfa here along with other crops. This valley is also home to the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
» Web Extras fishing pyramid lake
July/August 2011
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, one of 13 cutthroat subspecies in the American West and designated as Nevada’s state fish, were once listed as threatened, but are now on the rebound at Pyramid Lake thanks to cooperative efforts of the federal government and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
» Web Extras cradleboards
July/August 2011
The Nevada Arts Council recently granted Master artist Patricia Hicks and apprentice Angela Hernandez, both of Schurz, $3,181 to create Shoshone Paiute Buckskin and Willow Cradleboards. Following is a comprehensive description of the American Indian tradition of cradleboards.