A Living History Re-enactment at Genoa’s Mormon Station State Historic Park

Posted by on Jun 18, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off GENOA, Nev.–The pioneers are coming to Genoa once again. Visit Mormon Station State Historic Park Saturday, June 23, 2007 and see how early pioneers lived and worked. From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, members of the Sierra Nevada Mormon Pioneers will demonstrate corn-husk doll-making, rope making, leather working (making shoes and moccasins), fire starting (with flint and steel) and period...
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“Guns of the Old West” at Mormon Station State Historic Park June 20

Posted by on Jun 18, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off GENOA, Nev. — The Nevada Division of State Parks is offering a free presentation called “Guns of the Old West” on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at Mormon Station State Historic Park in Genoa. Beginning at 11:00 am, Park Ranger and gun enthusiast, Jim Black, will give a one hour presentation on the evolution and use of firearms. Black will display and discuss original firearms as...
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Sand Harbor visitors center opens (Tahoe Daily Tribune)

Posted by on Jun 18, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off LAKE TAHOE, Nev.–In 1990, the state of Nevada came up with a master plan for its parks. This included a visitor center for Sand Harbor that would be one part museum, one part conference center and one part restaurant/venue for sundry items. Read the complete article at the Tahoe Daily...
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Nevada water issues featured on National Public Radio

Posted by on Jun 13, 2007 in Conservation, News | Comments Off (NPR) Morning Edition, June 12, 2007 · Cecil Garland thought he was getting as far away as possible when he bought a fledgling ranch in Callao, Utah, more than 30 years ago. Callao, with its five ranches and 35 people, is 50 dusty miles from a paved road, 90 miles from a gas station or grocery store, and about 300 miles from Las Vegas. (Read and listen to the rest of this story on National...
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Sand Harbor to host Visitor Center opening June 15, 2007

Posted by on Jun 11, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off Temporary closures will affect portions of park LAKE TAHOE, Nev.—Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park will be celebrating the grand opening of the Sand Harbor Visitor Center June 15. Portions of Sand Harbor will be closed that Friday for the invitation-only event. The closed areas are the main parking lot, Diver’s Cove and the group-use area. The rest of the park will be open to the public...
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