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Music in the Mountains SummerFest

Music in the Mountains SummerFest is in full swing.  This year the 2 week long concert series is taking place in Penn Valley's Gateway Park Pavilion.  The sprawling 87-acre park includes a 3,500-square-foot stage pavilion, picnic and lawn…

Riverhill Farm

It's berry season, so if you haven't had a chance to visit Riverhill Farm, stop by for their u-pick berries.  The farm stand is open on Wednesdays from 2-6pm and select Sundays (subscribe to their email to find how when), in addition to…
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Nevada City Classic

The 56th annual Nevada City Classic Bicycle Race tore through the streets of historic downtown Nevada City.   The annual Father’s Day race challenges even the most elite of cyclists as the criterium race winds around 7 turns over 1.1…
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Camping Season

It's summer in Nevada City and we're very exciting about the upcoming camping season at the Inn Town Campground.  If you haven't heard about the new serviced campground in downtown Nevada City, go check out the website for more information.…
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Grass Valley Games

Have you been into the new game store in downtown Grass Valley?  Grass Valley Games opened this spring and offers a selection of board games, comic books, mini war games, role-playing games, collectible and living card games and more.  "We…
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Summer Kid Friendly Activities

Summer vacation is days away and Nevada City offers so many great activities for things to do for kids.  So regardless of what your family likes to do, here's a list of all sorts of ideas of things to do.  And scroll down to the bottom…
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Nevada City Soapbox Derby

Nevada City Soapbox Derby tore down Nimrod Street for the 6th year in a row. The race is a free family friendly event with gravity powered soapbox cars speeding down to the cheers of spectators.  The local event raises money for…
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Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Museum has finished their renovation of the track between the museum and the Northern Queen (and along the edge of the Inn Town Campground).  Starting this Saturday, train enthusiasts, both young and old,…
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Celebration of Trails Day

Nevada County Celebration of Trails Day is coming this Saturday, June 4th.  The all day, free event organized by Bear Yuba Land Trust kicks off with a number of ways to get out and enjoy the local trails. Hike from Black Swan to…
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Wild for the Yuba

Mark you calendar's for next Saturday's, June 4th, Wild for the Yuba, a party to help the South Yuba River Citizens League. “Wild for the Yuba is SYRCL’s way to kick-off  the summer river season, and is a great way to support…
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Documentary about Nevada City

There's a new documentary in the works by John de Graaf and Jennifer Ekstrom to help highlight sustainability in Nevada City. For John, it’s a chance to give back to a town that has welcomed him to its Wild and Scenic Film Festival…
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H2O Adventures

Have you ever been rafting down the Yuba?  The river is up and H20 Adventures has out enjoy the rapids.  H2O Adventures was started by two local brothers from Colfax who grew up whitewater rafting and kayaking all over California and the…
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Mountain Bounty Farm

The Outside Inn has been a CSA host pick up for Mountain Bounty Farm since 2008 and today marks the end of an era, as it's our final day as a site host.  John & Angie have done an amazing job with their farm and the offerings of fresh…
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Nevada County Growers Market

Nevada County Growers Market at the Julia Morgan North Star House started their 2016 season last month, Saturday mornings 8am-12:30pm.  Begin your weekend off with the opportunity to buy local farm-fresh vegetables, fruit, local meat, bread,…
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Mama Madrone’s

Mama Madrone's Eco Emporium opened their doors at 307 Broad Street over the weekend.  The retail shop, formerly known as Being Green, offers eco-friendly goods for the whole family and home.  Earth friendly items include housewares,…
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First Friday Art Walk

The 2016 Nevada City First Friday Art Walk season kicked off last night.  While the Boardwalk on Commercial Street didn't have any live music this month, it was nice to see some of the downtown shops stay open late and welcome locals and…
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Kid Friendly Activities

I'm excited to welcome a guest blogger on the InnSide Nevada City's blog. Laura Hazelton from Hazel Moon Photography, a natural light photographer with three kids who specializes in maternity, birth, newborn, and family photography.   Looking…
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Fire Safe Council

Wildfire Awareness week in California is coming up and to help raise awareness the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County is hosting the Wildfire Community Preparedness Event  at Sierra College on Saturday, May 7th.  Stop…
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Summer Camp Fair

Do you have the kids' summer activities all planned?  There are lots of great summer camps, activities and workshops for children in the community, if you need any additional information or want to meet the camp counselors, the Nevada…
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Best River Town

Nevada City is currently in the running for Outside Magazine's Best Towns contest, as one of the contenders for Best River Town.  If you haven't already gone and voted, click here, we've got 3 more days to win the popularity contest.  Here…

49 Bridge, Photo Meet Up

In honor of Earth Day, Kial James and I hosted another Instameet photo meet up (click here for last fall's photo walk).  Instagram organizes bi-annual events for photographers around the globe to get together, take photos and share them…