photos courtesy of Churchill County Museum and Archives

  • How Sweet It Is

    For many people, summer means ice cream, barbecues, beer, and corn on the cob โ€” all excellent seasonal treats. For me, summer always will conjure ripening melons, the flesh almost cloyingly sweet, with juices running down my arm.

  • Famous Fallon Birds

    The spotlight was on Nevada in the 1930s. Nationwide, the state was recognized for its easy divorces, wide-open gambling, and friendly tax structure. A little-known piece of agricultural history also put the Silver State on the map: Nevada turkeys, especially those raised in Fallon, were being shipped around the country, finding their way to some of Americaโ€™s most prestigious Thanksgiving tables.