Museums

Episode #56 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Alan Palmer of the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas and Gene Hattori & Deborah Stevenson of the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Listen to the show below.

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Laughlin & Eldorado Canyon

Episode #52 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Meg McDaniel of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (representing the City of Laughlin) and Joe Beck Werly of Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours. Listen to the show below.

Read more about Laughlin here, or in the January/February 2014 issue of Nevada Magazine. Read more about Eldorado Canyon here, or in the January/February 2014 issue of Nevada Magazine.

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The LINQ & Downtown Grand

The Las Vegas High Roller's final passenger cabin was attached to the observation wheel’s rim on December 3. The High Roller is a part of The LINQ project. Photo Credit: Denise Truscello

Episode #48 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Jon Gray, general manager of The LINQ, and Seth Schorr, CEO of DTG Manager Las Vegas LLC, the company that is overseeing the redevelopment and operations of Downtown Grand Las Vegas.

Read more about The LINQ, a new retail, dining, and entertainment district on the Las Vegas Strip, in this story from the November/December 2013 issue of Nevada Magazine. Read more about Downtown Grand Las Vegas, which opened in early December, in this story from the September/October 2013 issue of Nevada Magazine. Listen to the show below.

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Veterans Day

Episode #44 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Billy Stojack, chairman of the Las Vegas Veterans Day Parade, and Linda Grace, program manager of the Veterans Guest House in Reno.

The Las Vegas Veterans Day Parade is a signature Nevada 150 event and one of the largest Veterans Day parades in the country, attracting tens of thousands of spectators. The Veterans Guest House is a "home away from home" for U.S. military veterans receiving medical treatment and for families of veterans who are receiving care at facilities in the Reno/Sparks area. Listen to the show below.

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Castles in the Desert

Episode #40 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Lonnie Hammargren, former lieutenant governor, and Randy Johnston, founder and owner of the Hard Luck Mine Castle.

In the show's first half-hour, Nevada Magazine Associate Editor Eric Cachinero interviews Hammargren about his unique Las Vegas residence, which he refers to by three titles: Castillo del Sol, the Hammargren Home of Nevada History, or the Principality of Paradise. The place resembles a museum more than a home. It’s filled wall to wall with objects Hammargren has gathered from across the globe, and his collection contains many unique pieces of Nevada history. Read more about Hammargren here.

In the show's second half-hour, Johnston discusses why he built his castle in the middle of the Nevada desert and what tourists can expect there. Read more about Hard Luck Mine Castle here. Listen to the show below.

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Ghost Towns & Tuscarora

Episode #37 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Las Vegas resident Nick Moody, a "ghost-towner," and Gail Rappa, president of Friends of Tuscarora and Independence Valley.

In the show's first half-hour, Nevada Magazine Associate Editor Eric Cachinero recounts his summer tour of southwestern Nevada ghost towns, which was organized by Moody (pictured above). Cachinero and Moody discuss Goldfield, Blair, Bonnie Claire, Gold Point, and more. See photos of the 2013 Ghost Town Expedition here.

In the show's second half-hour, Rappa talks about the new Tuscarora Society Hall and what else travelers to the small northeastern Nevada town can expect.

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Belmont Courthouse & The Nature Conservancy

Episode #31 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Donna Motis, president of Friends of the Belmont Courthouse, and Duane Petite, Carson River Project Director for The Nature Conservancy in Nevada.

In the first half-hour, Motis gives a detailed overview of the history of the Belmont Courthouse, located in the living ghost town of Belmont in central Nevada. A tour of the historic property is well worth it. Inside, graffiti dating to the 1890s make the building truly unique among Nevada attractions. Currently, the Friends of the Belmont Courthouse are working to restore the iconic building. Read more about their mission in our July/August 2013 issue.

In the second half-hour, Petite provides an extensive overview of The Nature Conservancy projects in Nevada, such as River Fork Ranch (Carson River), Bently-Kirman Tract (Carson River), and McCarran Ranch (Truckee River). He also discusses research being done with monarch butterflies in Carson Valley and at River Fork Ranch. Read more about that here, in a story from our July/August 2013 issue.

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Safe Havens

Episode #30 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Lynda Sugasa, founder and owner of Safe Haven Rescue Zoo in central Nevada, and Valerie Holt, director and veterinarian at Roos-N-More Zoo in Moapa Town.

In the first half-hour, Sugasa gives a detailed overview of the rescued animals that live at the Safe Haven wildlife sanctuary that's located near the small town of Unionville, south of the Imlay exit on Interstate 80. She also talks about upcoming events—a fundraiser happening in Reno in September and an October 5k and full-moon tour in November, both of which will be hosted on site at the Safe Haven property.

In the second half-hour, Holt provides an extensive rundown of the animals that live at the family-friendly zoo located about an hour's drive northeast of Las Vegas. She also talks about how they bring certain animals to classrooms and other places in the community.

Read the "Safe Havens" story by visiting nevadamagazine.com or buying our July/August 2013 issue on newsstands now.

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