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Take the last public ride for the 2010 Motor Car Ride Season. Ride the motor car built by the Edwards Motor Car Company of Sanford, NC. that ran from 1926 to 1947 as the Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend No. 401 motor car. It shuttled people and supplies 43 miles between the Ajo copper mine and Gila Bend, AZ for a total of 783,000 miles in 17 years of service. Now it's your turn to travel in this historic car. Buy your tickets at the Wabuska Station of the Nevada State Railroad Museum.

Take a ride back into history. Ride the motor car built by the Edwards Motor Car Company of Sanford, NC. that ran from 1926 to 1947 as the Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend No. 401 motor car. It shuttled people and supplies 43 miles between the Ajo copper mine and Gila Bend, AZ for a total of 783,000 miles in 17 years of service. Now it's your turn to travel in this historic car. Buy your tickets at the Wabuska Station of the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Cash only, no credit cards, please.

Celebrate the labor of our ancestors who ran the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Sept. 4-6 during the Labor Day Steam Up at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.

Take a ride back into history. Ride the motor car built by the Edwards Motor Car Company of Sanford, NC. that ran from 1926 to 1947 as the Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend No. 401 motor car. It shuttled people and supplies 43 miles between the Ajo copper mine and Gila Bend, AZ for a total of 783,000 miles in 17 years of service. Now it's your turn to travel in this historic car.

A free concert by the Coin Show Quartet will be held at the Nevada State Museum, 600 North Carson Street, to celebrate the Carson City Mint Coin Show.
The concert runs from noon to 1 p.m., on Saturday and features Gerry Wright, sax; David Bugli, keyboard; Dennis Steele, drums; George Worth, bass. Info: (775) 883-4154.

The Carson City Mint Coin Show at the Nevada State Museum will be Aug. 27-28 and offers something for everyone. Held both days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the show features over 30 dealers, free appraisals and kids activities.

“From fabulous raffles prizes to numismatic education and gold panning, this year’s coin show promises to be fun for the whole family,” said Curator of Education, Deborah Stevenson. “With the price of gold going sky-high, all of us should take up panning for gold.”

Take a ride back into history. Ride the motor car built by the Edwards Motor Car Company of Sanford, NC. that ran from 1926 to 1947 as the Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend No. 401 motor car. It shuttled people and supplies 43 miles between the Ajo copper mine and Gila Bend, AZ for a total of 783,000 miles in 17 years of service. Now it's your turn to travel in this historic car.

AUSTIN, Nev. — It’s not often you’ll find a classic historic mining town full of options for the more active traveler. Austin, Nevada is not only a living ghost town and a cultural heritage get-away but it has a multitude of adventurous options including hiking, mountain bike trails and more. Founded in 1862 during the silver rush, the town is located exactly in the center of the state along the Pony Express route on Highway 50 on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at elevation 6,605 feet.

Celebrate the V&T Railroad with train rides, V&T Spirits Train, a special Naturalization ceremony and much more. Call 800 718 SLVR(7587) for Virginia City and 800 NEVADA-1(638-2321) for Carson City events and train tickets for the Long line ride from Carson City to Virginia City. or go to www.visitvirginiacitynv.com or www.visitcarsoncity.com

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/08/13/this_weekend_around_carson

Ely, Nev. – The Nevada Northern Railway is not your usual traditional museum with stationary buildings, equipment and trains that may not even tie to the history of the area.

Pottery painting for children, parents, walk-ins, special events, birthday parties and group events. The Pottery Place runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada is located at 813 N. Carson Street. Call (775) 884-2226 or go to www.cmnn.org.

Take a ride of a different kind this weekend on the rails in Carson City. Rides on the 1926 Edwards Motor Car will be available this weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (every 20 minutes or so) at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Tickets available at the Wabuska Depot at the Museum. Cash or check only. For information, call (775) 687-6953 or click here to learn more.

LAKE TAHOE — Get ready for jazz, Celtic, mystery, comedy, bluegrass, percussion and a whole lot more at the Lake Tahoe Valhalla Arts, Music and Theatre Festival. The Festival takes place at the historic Tahoe Tallac site, a 74-acre setting currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a 1800’s favorite getaway for Northern California’s elite members of society.  But you don’t have to be an elite member of society to enjoy the variety of affordable and sometimes even free events at the Valhalla Festival.

Pottery painting for children, parents, walk-ins, special events, birthday parties and group events. The Pottery Place runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada is located at 813 N. Carson Street. Call (775) 884-2226 or go to www.cmnn.org.

Rides the train pulled by Virginia & Truckee locomotive No. 25 this weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (every 40 minutes or so) at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Tickets available at the Wabuska Depot at the Museum. Cash or check only. For information, call (775) 687-6953 or check www.nsrm-friends.org/calendar

Celebrating Nevada's rich American Indian culture is a new exhibit at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City called "What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts from the Powwow Tradition."
This colorful exhibit, featured now through Aug. 7, was developed by the Folklife Program of the Nevada Arts Council and presents art and crafts that capture the vibrant spirit of the contemporary powwow, Nevada-style.

Wild Horse Children’s Theater Summer On Broadway 2010 production of "Nick Tickle, Fairy Tale Detective" will be performed on July 30 and July 31 in Carson City and Reno.
Join the children's theater group for this delightful audience participation mystery as Nick Tickle tries to uncover the mystery of the missing props in Fairy Tale Land. Where did the Hansel & Gretel’s breadcrumbs go? Help us find the rose from "Beauty & The Beast" and the glass slipper from "Cinderella" and much more.

WIth the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express this year, the Nevada State Museum staff designed a unique raffle prize to celebrate this year’s Carson City Mint Coin Show.

Raffle tickets are now on sale for the grand prize, a precious 20-ounce silver bar embedded with two one ounce .999 fine 150th Anniversary Pony Express medallions. Fabricated at Northwest Territorial Mint/Medallic Art and sponsored by John Etten of Heritage Collectibles, this unique, one-of-a-kind prize is valued at $1,500. The coin show is Aug. 27-28.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.There are also pictures of the V&T running up on the Comstock, and the Nevada State Railroad Museum from that same day.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.

by Scott Schrantz Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/07/13/july_4th_in_carson Flickr user AgentADQ has put up some pictures of the July 4th fireworks show in Carson City this year.