Located at 2289 Main Street from the Genoa Bar and just north of the Genoa Town Hall, the Town of…read moreGenoa Offices are where the Town Board Members meet each month with the citizens of Genoa. The space has expanded since the building of the new Genoa Volunteer Fire Department (located next to the Genoa Courthouse Museum). You can still see the evidence on what the old Fire House looked like here. This particular building doesn't have as much historical charm as many of the other Genoa Buildings. However, since Gayle's Mom has been active here in local affairs, its a place that I've have the pleasure of visiting, both inside and out. And who knows how that might change if and when we decide to move here.....

I went to this plaza on Saturday, March 23, 2019 to go to Jamba Juice. I also stopped in Starbucks…read moreand Panda Express. I should have stopped by Payless ShoeSource, as they are closing nationally and have good deals, but I didn't have time. I have been here many time over the past four plus years. This plaza is located at the southwest corner of US Route 395 and Topsy Lane, just past Clear Creek Plaza and the Carson City limit. It is technically in Douglas County, but has a Carson City postal address, as it is served by that post office. It has two entrances on US Route 395, one entrance on Topsy Lane, and a back entrance on Vista Grande Boulevard (by Costco). It is also right next to Clear Creek Plaza to the north, on Topsy Lane. This shopping center has a variety of useful and somewhat higher-end stores than the neighboring Clear Creek Plaza. The stores are: Armed Forces Career Center AT&T Bank of America Bed Bath & Beyond Best Buy Bike Habitat Boot Barn China Jade Horse Cost Plus World Market Dollar Tree EyeZone Nevada Famous Footwear Farmer's Insurance GameStop GNC In-N-Out Burger Jamba Juice La Salsa Grill Marshalls Mattress Firm Maurices Michaels Panda Express Payless ShoeSource (going out of business soon) Petco Pier One Imports Play It Again Sports Qdoba Mexican Eats Roger's Carpet One Floor & Home Round Table Pizza Senior Care Plus Sierra Sewing, Quilting, & Vacuums Starbucks (with drive-thru) TeamClips The UPS Store Ulta Beauty Verizon Wireless There used to be a Claire's, Quiznos, and Styles for Less here, but they closed. I love coming here as I always feel safe and have plenty of stores to choose from. I have always found there to be plenty of parking. It is a clean and well-maintained plaza, with just a few vacancies. The views from this plaza are also spectacular, as you can see the mountains on the west end and hills and desert on the east end.

Inside the Nevada State Capitol Mall are several landmarks and historic statues etc…read more The Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial is beautiful beyond words. On the statute it list all the names of the fallen officers for the state of Nevada. It is a beautiful statue of a fallen officer.

I went here today, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. I parked across the street in the public parking lot…read moreat North Stewart Street and East 2nd Street, and got to use a flashing crosswalk indicator for the first time ever! It worked, as everyone stopped right away for me. There was also available (and free) street parking closer, next to the park, on East King Street. This building is amazing. You first climb the stairs on North Stewart Street, and enter a grand entry hall, with a few carrels and a book return at one end and a view of the Capitol grounds at the rear. The library itself is to the right, and is open from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. There is a librarian at the front who is very helpful. They take turns and there is a new librarian every hour. You can check out books with your Carson City Library card. If you want to do work here on your laptop, this is the place to be So much better than the Carson City Library. It is much, much larger, on two stories, with plenty of carrels and tables to work on, many by an electrical receptacle. There is also free, secure wifi. There are so few people here. I had the entire second floor (upper level) to myself. And the clientele is better. I only saw one person who may have been homeless, vs. many in the Carson City Library. I have nothing against homeless people, but I have seen them abuse services in other libraries (like taking to separate indoor seats for the day and not occupying either one, instead choosing to lie down on the picnic table outside). There are also public computers, which are available for an hour at a time I think. They also open at 8 AM, vs. 10 AM at the Carson City Library, which is more conducive to work. There are clean restrooms on the second floor. I saw a rock collection there as well, with Nevada Tartan Stones, on the west wall. There was a display of the original hand-written Nevada State Constitution as well. At the south end of the second floor, there was a spectacular view of the grand entry hall as well as a book monument that was shaped like an igloo. As I left, I saw a virtual reality station near the librarian's desk .You put on this headset and you experience something amazing. The librarian said it was open to the public. I went to the lower level (basement) to look around. It is just a collection of archives, which looks like a closed office hallway at first. The patron coming up said she was scared to use it at first, as the basement halls go on forever and look all the same. I agreed with her, and decided not to look around. Maybe next time.

This interesting sculpture is near the Nevada Supreme Court building, somewhat to the south of the…read morebuilding. It depicts a man with a pick in his hand above his head, swinging at the ground. The sculpture is quite lifelike and detailed. The inscription reads, "A gift from the Nevada mining industry to the state of Nevada in cooperation with the Nevada Mining Association. A Gift From the Nevada Mining Industry to the State of Nevada in Cooperation with the Nevada Mining Association. Presented on Behalf of the Industry by Timothy Collins, President of United Mining Corporation. Accepted and Dedicated by the Twenty-Sixth Governor of Nevada, The Hon. Richard H. Bryan." The bronze sculpture was dedicated in 1983. It also lists the major donors, donors and contributors who made it possible. [Review 17690 overall - 36 in Nevada - 1211 of 2022.]

While visiting Markleeville, we stopped at the library to use the WiFi, and later to rent some…read moreDVDs. The librarians there were GREAT! They insisted on signing us up for library cards even though we reside hundreds of miles away. We gave them some greeting cards as a gift on our last visit, and they even mailed us a little thank-you that we received after we returned home. They invited us to join the little happy-hour gathering of local businesses taking place in the back of the library and help ourselves to some snacks (we declined). I agree with Liv K. that the tiny adjacent park is a nice place to hang out -- I sat with my laptop on a bench with the sound of a stream running nearby, doing some necessary work in a lovely environment. This is real, old-school, small-town charm. The only reason I give 4 stars rather than 5 is that I didn't check out the book collection, and I don't think I can really provide a complete review of a library if it doesn't include the books.

Great little library in a charming town. The adjacent park is tiny but perfect for a impromptu…read morepicnic or green space for the kiddos to run around. The library has a decent selection of books for your weekend getaway in the country, plus free 24/7 wifi if you need to check-in with work or catch-up with your status feed. There is also a children's section complete with play area. During the hot summers and cold winters, head inside for relief from the elements as they offer A/C in the summer and heat in the winter. If you've had your fill of the stunning views of snow-capped mountains and wildflower-filled valleys, or you're worn out from the fantastic hiking, mountain/road biking, or long, leisurely drives along the mountain passes and need a different type of getaway, grab a good book and curl up on one of their comfortable chairs. Once in awhile, they have a book sale on the side of the library, too!

I didn't have the same troubles accessing the cemetery that Lynette had back in 2014. I can only…read moreassume that's because they've improved the signage or the roads. It's still eight turns back from the road and through an industrial park that includes Waste Management, so be on the lookout for garbage trucks on the wrong side of the road. There is a small parking area at the end of an asphalt road and you'll need to walk in. The cemetery ground is uneven and sandy in most places, so it's not handicapped or wheelchair accessible. The marker near the entrance tells the story. "Empire City was a milling town that was established in 1855. As you read this storyboard you are facing east toward Brunswick Canyon. The City of Empire was located to your right about 1/4 - 1/2 mile. At one time Empire City stretched for 3/4 of a mile and had a peak population of 700 people. Located on the Carson River, it got its nickname, Seaport, because the river was used to ship timber here from Alpine County. Previously the timber had been hauled over the mountains. The town milled lumber, most of which was used in the underground labyrinth of the Comstock Lode. The primary ore that was milled here was silver and gold bearing quartz rock." "There are approximately 200 people buried in Empire Cemetery. The people buried here had an assortment of occupations such as: Laborers in the mills, shopkeepers, blacksmiths, carpenters, cooks, feeders, masons, real estate agents and amalgamators. Not all of the people here made it to adulthood as there are many children buried here. Also interned is a Vietnam Veteran who died serving his country." [Review 17696 overall - 42 in Nevada - 1217 of 2022.]

We were driving through on our way back from Reno to South Lake Tahoe…read more Always on the hunt to see interesting local historical landmarks, I Yelped the area and found that this wasn't too far out of our way. Getting there wasn't easy. Our GPS got us in the area, this Yelp map's no help. We found ourselves on Morgan Mill Road looking up at a hill. How to get up there? Going around on Deer Run Road brought us into an industrial maze that were all private roads. We asked at the Federal building and some nice folks tried looking at land maps but couldn't figure out a way in. So we chalked this up as a miss and started back on the road. My husband took a wrong turn (forgot which road) and just as he U-turned, saw this little sign atop a stop sign. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-cemetery-carson-city#KAFfKJrNcHMj0aj_m3YNYQ It looks like a private driveway to the industrial businesses up there, but we figured "Why not?" Found another little sign. That-a-way! http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-cemetery-carson-city#XdftG581m96R8ny2jr31Bw Found it! It was rather eerie because nobody else was around. Even though there were all these businesses on our way up the hill, it felt isolated. You could tell that there's some maintenance done and that last stretch of road looked like new asphalt. You walk through a rusted turnstile to enter. There's a placard with historical info by the entrance. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-cemetery-carson-city#xPTFt_akP1FEkxzf3Z1NKQ Most of the headstones indicated that the Empire City residents buried here passed away around 100 years ago in the early 1900s. Some plots & headstones were elaborate. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-cemetery-carson-city#-8sjJEMIJ9PZBu12PMcspg http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-cemetery-carson-city#wEdGp9O7pB_GdIqR9GvkwQ Hearing the wind whistling, it made us feel mournful. This is a very somber place. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-cemetery-carson-city#UYzdka2_AYM5W-w4wFrdbA We found Empire Cemetery to be interesting and worth the visit. While looking at the headstones and taking note of the lifespans, I let my imagination go and tried to picture the person and the life they led during this era. If you happen to be in the area, drop by to pay respects.

How does one review a place that should be on the Super Fund list but is not?…read more I will limit my review to talking about this as a place of interest rather than getting into a political commentary on open mining. The Anaconda Mine was the lifeblood of Yerington until it closed in 1978. The pit mine produced 13,000 tons of copper ore six days a week. The was to help provide the US Government with much needed copper from 1951 until it closed in 1978. The tailings ponds are visible as large cliff-like mounds along the highway just west of Yerington. There is a paved road which winds up the hill from US95A up to Weed Heights, the anaconda company town, now a rental community There is a parking area just to the south of the entrance to Weed Heights where there is a fenced in observation area overlooking the pit. It is an amazing view. The Pit is a mile long and about a half mile wide and is partially filled with water from the great flood in January of 1996. The vistas out across the rim of the mining area, across Mason Valley to the mountains beyond are spectacular. If you are traveling in the area and have time for a visit to see some of the mining history of the area it is worth the short detour.

IU grew up in Weed Heights, Nevada. I moved there in 1953 when the mine opened. My father was…read moreHoward Jacky, who was manager of the (sulfuric) acid plant at the time. He later became plant superintendent. I will never forget the experiences I had there, and wouldn't change a lick of anything.