
Holiday Cheer
Holiday cheer from your friends at the Outside Inn. I was trying to think of what images made me think of the holidays in Nevada City, and I got extremely side tracked looking at everything from Christmas trees, to holiday drinks and wine…

Nevada City Craft Fair
Nevada City Craft Fair at the Miners Foundry is a great way to support artists, do some holiday shopping and browse a great selection of handmade goodies. The bi-annual event started in 2010 (click here, here, here, here and here for previous…

Holiday Concerts and Plays
The holidays are a great time to get out and support the arts with numerous concerts, plays and performances. Nutcracker Season returns with two different productions in Nevada County. Clara and the Nutcracker by Holt Ballet Conservatory…

Victorian Christmas
Nevada City Victorian Christmas is always a great way to ring in the holidays. The event continues the following two Wednesdays, December 10th and 17th (5-9pm) and two Sundays, December 14th and 21st (1:30-6pm). A fun festive celebration…

Crazy Outside Inn Blog Giveaway
The Outside Inn's blog is excited to share the end of the year crazy giveaway. All year long I showcase, spotlight and share exciting things to do in Nevada City and Grass Valley. Two years ago a little end of year basket came to life…

Lower Yuba River Fishing
Did you know you can go fishing locally year round? Local fly fishing school owner Ralph & Lisa Cutter stopped by the Outside Inn the other week to say hi and we got an opportunity to chat about some of the local spots for fishing.…

Miners Foundry Artisans Festival
The Miners Foundry Artisans Festival is happening today and tomorrow (November 28th and 29th) from 10am-5pm. 30 different artists have booths set up, plus live music, installation pieces by Tahiti Pehrson and Faye Schoolcraft, children's…

Fall Colors Photos #NevadaCityColor
Happy Thanksgiving! I hosted a fall colors photo contest to celebrate the natural beauty of Nevada City and Grass Valley and I have to say I was blown away with the entries. Thank you to everyone who played along, many of these photos…

Nevada County Plein Air Painters
The Nevada County Plein Air Painters are hosting their second annual show at Foothill Flowers. Featuring landscape and still-life paintings by Warren Knox, Linda Roemisch, Mim Meakin, Patty Sussberg, Sandy DeLong, Sandy Lindblad, Dan…

Classic Cars at the Outside Inn
Earlier this fall we had a fun classic car group stay at the Outside Inn for a few nights, always fun to see our 1940's motor court motel surrounded by vintage cars. This beautiful Chevy Bel Air seemed right at home at the motel. Does…

Banner Mountain Artisans
The Banner Mountain Artisans Festival is this weekend, Saturday & Sunday (November 15th and 16th) at the Nevada City Elks Lodge (off Highway 49). Stop by between 10am-5pm on Saturday or 10am-4pm on Sunday and check out the 31 local…

Fall Photo Contest
Fall is so beautiful in Nevada City, I'm constantly inspired by the colors, textures and beauty that surrounds us. The Outside Inn has an Instagram account and I keep taking photos of leaves, trees and fall colors. I've decided it would…

Mountain Bounty Farm Winter CSA
Eat your greens! I'm a huge fan of eating local produce and love seeing the fabulous variety of fruit and veggies that come through the Outside Inn's free veggie cart over the summer. But with only a few more weeks left of the Nevada…

Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween! The Outside Inn's haunted pathway is ready for Nevada City, stop by tonight and pay a visit with our resident ghosts, Dracula, witches, ghost pirates and more. If you've never checked out our Halloween decorations…

All Things Pumpkin
It's pumpkin time! With Halloween this week I've been thinking about all things pumpkin. I did a little research and have a few local suggestions to help you into the spirit. Stop by Treats in downtown Nevada City and sample their…

More Fall Colors
I seriously love fall. I love the fall leaves, the changing colors, the crisp mornings, the final breath of fresh air after mother nature blessed us with some rain. When the rain clears if you want to take a walk around either downtown…

Nourish
Nourish opened its doors earlier this summer on Union Street in downtown Nevada City (next door to Nevada City Eats and the Nevada City Chamber). The cafe offers fresh organic juices, smoothies, plus salads, sandwiches, paninis and Nourish…

Ski/Snowboard in the Sierras
Ski season is coming! Are you ready? I know we’re all enjoying the amazing fall weather, but really, it’s not too early to start gearing up for the upcoming winter. With a number of world-class ski resorts just up the hill from Nevada…

Inn Town Campground
The Outside Inn is proud to share our exciting new venture, the Inn Town Campground. We have been working on this idea since our time and travels in New Zealand when we fell in love with kiwi holiday parks. We spent 2 1/2 months travelling…

Deer Creek Tribute Trail
The new Deer Creek Tribute Trail suspension bridge is open and the extension of the trail is a great new addition to the downtown Nevada City trail network. "This new segment of trail and this new pedestrian bridge are part of the larger…

Fall Colors
Fall is one of my favorite seasons in Nevada City. I love that everywhere you turn there is some beautiful reminder of the changing of the seasons. These photos were taken last week on Nevada Street. If you've never experienced the Gold…
