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The Camel Barn on Pike Street in Dayton - A Treasured Nevada Landmark
Camels were first imported to the United States for military purposes in the mid 1850s, when Lt. Edward Beal, with the US Army, evaluated the animals for possible caravan operations in the southwest deserts.
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PINE NUTS: The Guinness Book of World Records
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Notes from the Cabin in the Sky, 8-22-2025
I sometimes lovingly refer to Jim Clark as "The Most Interesting Man on the Comstock." It almost goes without saying that the Comstock is the most interesting place in the world, so the reader can draw their own conclusions about Jim's global status. In a word,
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King's Corner: Your Wild West
What is the ‘wild west’ to you? For most people it’s both a place and time, a moment in history around America’s civil war when horizons expanded, and opportunities were available to those tough enough, recklessly ambitious, or simply willing to seek adventure far beyond our settled east
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PINE NUTS: Do No Harm 2026 Third Party
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King's Corner: Where Did They Go?
King's Corner column for the August 15, 2025 issue So where did they all go? The gold rush in California, followed by the silver rush in northern Nevada, brought a flood of people to our region during those boom years. An entire generation grew up mining the Sierra
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PINE NUTS: Finland’s Wife Carrying Championships
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UNR Shared History Gathering
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Pine Nuts: The Return of Chautauqua
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Notes from the Cabin in the Sky, August 1, 2025
I have been informed by my offspring that there's something called a Summer Vacation and we've taken one. But there's a footnote in every dictionary. Under 'Vacation' in very fine print is noted: "Does not apply to Editors." So I
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King's Corner: Starting Over
King's Corner column for August 1, 2025 issue The stretch limo was solid white. The handsome man standing in the middle of the limo, so that the top half of his body was visible above the sun roof, was wearing a solid white tuxedo and a huge smile.