CARSON CITY — In January 1936, the state highway department introduced Nevada Highways and Parks — known today as Nevada Magazine.

What was always an information source for Nevada residents and tourists and started as a black-and-white, digest-sized bulletin has grown into a colorful magazine. Today, Nevada Magazine is a division of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, published bimonthly and based in Carson City and Las Vegas.

In 2011, the state’s official tourism publication celebrates its 75th anniversary. To honor the milestone, the magazine will produce a 192-page special edition, to be printed later this year.

“Nevada Magazine is an icon in the West,” said publisher Janet Geary. “Just the other day I was talking to a man in Las Vegas who owns every issue of the magazine. We are excited to celebrate 75 years of Nevada history.”

Subscribers, history buffs and general Nevada enthusiasts now can order the 75th anniversary special edition online at www.nevadamagazine.com or by calling 687-0603. The special edition will feature reprinted stories from the past eight decades and provide a historical perspective on Nevada. Historical points of interest include the Pony Express, atomic testing, Nevada’s mining legacy, Hoover Dam, wild horses and more. The collector’s editions are $19.95 plus $4 shipping and handling.

In addition, the magazine will highlight Nevada’s six territories in 2011, customizing each of the year’s six issues to honor Las Vegas territory, Reno-Tahoe territory, Pony Express territory, Indian territory, cowboy country and Nevada silver trails.

For more information on Nevada tourism’s territory designations, visit www.nevadamagazine.com and click on “state map.”