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Astronomy....................................................................................................33 Attractions..............................................................................................34-35 Birdwatching ................................................................................................33 Casinos..........................................................................................................36 Central Arizona .........................................................................................6-9 Colorado River Region ................................................................................4-5 Events, Featured..........................................................................................24 October Events ......................................................................................28 November Events.............................................................................29-30 December Events ..............................................................................30-31 Harvest Festivals.......................................................................................32 Holiday Lights...........................................................................................30 Farmers Markets ............................................................................................32 Flagstaff...........................................................................................................14

Four Corners Region......................................................................................39 Globe-Miami Region ...................................................................................8-9 Grand Canyon.............................................................................................12-13 Guest and Dude Ranches.............................................................................40 Laughlin, NV ....................................................................................................31 Lodging............................................................................................................26 Mexico..............................................................................................................41 Native American Culture ........................................................................37-38 Northland................................................................................................10-18 Public Lands....................................................................................................42 Rim Country .....................................................................................................9 RV Resorts & Campgrounds....................................................................43-47 Statewide Map .........................................................................................24-25 Southern Az ...............................................................................................19-23 Tombstone ......................................................................................................22 Travel Writer ..................................................................................................26 White Mountains.......................................................................................15-17

Letter from the Publisher At Az Tourist News we take the position within our own organization that "No ONE of us is smarter than ALL of us." This was a quote taken from a book, "Primal Leadership," the folks that wrote "Emotional Intelligence." I want to illustrate how as a State, Arizona’s top tourism professionals simply aren’t getting it. We are all so provincial in our approach to marketing. I have recently discovered that due to the many challenges Destination Resorts are facing, they are in my view reacting instead of being PRO-active. I have learned that facing steady declines, many of Arizona’s top resorts are doing their best to keep their guests on property. I believe this is bad for the resorts in question, it is bad for Arizona tourism in general... and this is why. There are not too many resort experiences that cannot be replicated any place in the world. Case in point… look at Las Vegas - they are actually recreating Paris, Venice, and the like. If resorts can replicate the charm of European cities in Vegas, then the southwestern experience can certainly be recreated at other destination resorts. So when someone says what did you do in Arizona, and the response is …well, we played some great courses, we had some great dining, and we stayed in a wonderful suite with impeccable service, oh, and our kids loved that great new water slide - the question

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becomes… how do those resorts therefore compete when there is nothing specific like Arizona’s great rural destinations being part of the experience - such that if they wished to do THAT again… guess what… they would have to come BACK to Arizona. A wonderful concept. Can you imagine the reception a resort might experience if an in-house travel person/concierge were to enable guests to visit some of our rural gems, like Bisbee, Lake Havasu, Prescott, Tombstone, White Mountains, Apache Junction, and many, many more locations - to go perhaps for one night and two days…the ease of which came directly from the Resort Lifestyle they chose… what an experience. They just might come back to that same resort knowing that going there isn’t going to be a duplicate experience of what they did year(s) before or others are replicating enmasse worldwide. I don’t think anyone, anywhere can duplicate Arizona, the Destination. However, like most Americans we think too much about the short term gain, without looking at the long term loss. I can make the same argument with some our largest, high profile communities. Provincal in their belief that the world revolves around them instead of the other way around, which makes the marketing of Arizona a competitive affair instead of a warm, welcoming cocooperative effort that might just leave a better taste in the mouth of visitors when they see how well WE all get along throughout ALL of Arizona. They

might feel so good about it, that they just might decide to live here or bring their business here. Just imagine the possibilities. We are at the starting line for Southern Arizona’s Tourism Season, while the Northern area pares down its summer activities and regroups to handle those of us who like the cooler weather and wintertime experiences in the Northern/High Mountains of Arizona. All of us in the business of hospitality look forward to this part of the season, vacations are over, kids are back in school and we can get back to the business of growing our businesses while making welcome those who wish to experience all of Arizona, not just the resort they are staying at, not just the great city they are visiting, and not only the best golf course listed in one of those too many to count glossy golf guides. Arizona, "America’s Natural Theme Park," awaits you and remember Az Tourist News - don't get into your car without it... safe journey!

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Due to the demand for listing events, we have set the following guidelines. We hope that these will clarify our criteria. 1. Space Availability: We simply cannot list all the events we receive. We reserve the right to select appropriate event listings and when space is tight, we will give first priority to those who partner with us. 2. Length: 25-30 words in length or 180 characters. This should include the necessary information such as event title, date, venue, brief description of event, admission and public contact number for further information. The name of the city is not included in the word count. 3. Type: Tourism / Visitor related... typically this leaves out charitable events and events that would draw from only the participants’ family, friends and like demographic reach, unless these have a particularly “western” or Arizona theme. Events submitted on line at www.aztourist.com or e-mailed to Charlis@acttucson.com will be given priority consideration. We have limited staff to retype, fax for approval/proofing, etc. If you can help us help you, it will be in your best interest to do so, for the time we can save will encourage us to choose your events.

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The Southwest Valley has become a popular destination for arts, entertainment and a multitude of recreational opportunities. Whether you’re the type that loves outdoor festivals, fine dining, or thrill to the excitement of extreme acceleration this is your kind of destination. Located just minutes from downtown Phoenix, the Southwest Valley offers a unique blend of big city amenities, small town charm and exceptionally easy access to all that Arizona has to offer. LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ., designated Tree City USA - this quaint little resort town lies in the heart of the west valley. Nestled in the center of this lovely village-like setting is the legendary Wigwam Resort and Golf Club. Lush gardens, tree lined sidewalks and acres of green grass provide the perfect backdrop for several popular outdoor events. Coming up October 25-26, the Southwestern Premier Artists Celebration Show & Sale will take place in the Wigwam’s Terrace Dining Room. The celebration begins on Saturday at 4pm with an artist reception, sale and first class wine tasting hosted by Sterling Vineyards of Napa Valley. The show and sale also takes place on Sunday from 10am-4pm. Make plans that same Sunday to enjoy ‘Arts in the Park Live!’ This popular

outdoor concert series was recently awarded the best new special event for cities with a population under 25,000 by the Arizona Department of Parks and Recreation. The concert takes place on the 26th at 4pm on the front lawn of the Wigwam. Don’t forget to bring along a lawn chair or a blanket to throw on the grass. Kick back, relax and enjoy the music of the Rave; this popular local band will delight the crowd with top forty hits from the 50’s to the present. You might even catch a spectacular southwest sunset! A passion for the Arts? You won’t want to miss the 33rd Annual Litchfield Library Arts & Crafts Festival on November 1-2. The Festival takes place in the center of town, directly across from the Wigwam Resort. For two days each year this sleepy little village is transformed into a fabulous showcase for some of the finest artisans in the southwest. Long known for the high quality of craftsmanship, scenic surroundings, and laid-back atmosphere, this event is one of the most popular festivals in the Valley of the Sun. A spectacular gathering of over 250 fine artists and craftsmen will exhibit a wide variety of original works, including paintings, pottery, sculptures, jewelry, photography, exotic

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Experience the best of Phoenix with a fantastic feast for the senses! Sample fine wines, beer and local cuisine while enjoying musical entertainment by the Gin Blossoms, Turning Point, Sistah Blue, The Scones and The Carvin Jones Band. $25 Adult • $10 Junior • Children 10 and under FREE • VIP tickets available

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wood crafts... and more! Visitors can enjoy a wonderful shopping experience while strolling through this quaint village town. Relax to the enchanting sounds of live Native American music and savor a delicious assortment of southwestern cuisine! GOODYEAR, AZ - while others are shivering in the snow, you could be sampling the best of international cuisine and humming along with music at the Goodyear Taste & Tunes MusicFest on Nov 8. Estrella Mountain Ranch, nestled in the foothills of the majestic Estrella Mountains, will be the site for this inaugural festival. Experience the best of Phoenix with a fantastic feast for the senses! Sample fine wines, beer and local cuisine while enjoying musical entertainment by the Gin Blossoms, Sistah Blue, The Scones and the Carvin Jones Band. A warm and sunny climate and idyllic surroundings provide a wonderful backdrop for this event. Visitors, collectors and anyone who enjoys the history and heritage of the southwest will definitely want to make plans to attend the 12th Annual West Valley Invitational Native American Arts Festival January 10-11. Celebrate Native cultures and traditions and share in the lives of more than 200 award-winning artists and performers. The Festival features two days of authentic Native American arts including jewelry, pottery, kachinas, paintings, sculptures, basketry and more! Peruse a fabulous selection of quality artwork; buy directly from the artists; enjoy live artist demonstrations and cultural performances. AVONDALE, AZ - Winston Cup Weekend... four fabulous days of racing! When the four premier NASCAR Series make their annual visit to Phoenix International Raceway Oct 30 - Nov 2, it will mark the 16th time that the NASCAR Winston Cup Series has raced on the famous one-mile oval, creating the largest sporting event in the State of Arizona. The action begins on Thursday, October 30 as the NASCAR Elite Division: Featherlite Southwest Series hits the track for one of the most competitive races of the year. After qualifying, the traditional ‘last chance’ sprint to fill

out the field usually results in non-stop banging and bumping among drivers who will do anything to avoid being shut out of the featured Cruise America 125 later that day. Friday’s Chevy Silverado 150 will again feature Chevy, Ford and Dodge trucks hustling around the Phoenix mile. PIR After Dark, the ultimate fan festival, will follow the race at the track at 6pm. On Saturday get ready for the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Busch Series. The grand finale on Sunday Nov 2, the Checker Auto Parts 500 will be the first NASCAR Winston Cup Series to race on the newly reconfigured track... no one is really sure who, if anyone, will have the advantage. But some things are fairly certain. There will be a new track record this weekend and the race will once again be the biggest one-day sporting event in Arizona. When making plans to visit the Southwest Valley, you may want to consider a stay at the Wigwam Resort and Golf Club. This historic landmark offers an opulent get-away and a place to experience southwestern warmth, authenticity and charm. The resort was built in 1918 as a company lodge for visiting Goodyear Tire executives, and the Wigwam Resort opened to the Public in 1929. Today the resort is operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. as part the Luxury Collection group and is also considered one of the premier golf destinations in the country, The Wigwam exudes elegance and romance and offers exquisite dining in the awardwinning Arizona Kitchen. Guests checking into the Casitas will discover an ambiance that reflects the resort’s original Authentic Arizona style. With pueblostyle adobe architecture and rustic décor, you will feel as if you’ve traveled back a century in time. For more information email Candy at CVERMIL@apsc.com or call one of the numbers below. Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, 623-932-2260 Wigwam Resort and Golf Club, 888-382-8610 City of Litchfield Park Recreation and Community Services, 623-935-9040 Litchfield Park Library, 623-393-5338 Phoenix International Raceway, 602-252-2227 West Valley Fine Arts Council, 623-935-6384

Billy Moore Western Heritage Days October 17, 18, 19 Carnival • Parade • Arts & Crafts • Free Concert • Great Food • Lots of Fun Bring the Whole Family!

Coldwater Park, Avondale, Az (East of Dysart, North of Highway 85)

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Historic Downtown Yuma Attractions • Century House Museum - part of the Arizona Historical Society, is one of Yuma’s oldest and most historic buildings. Once the home of pioneer merchant E.F. Sanguinetti, it now contains artifacts, photographs and furnishings of Arizona’s territorial period. Colorful gardens with exotic and talking birds are maintained as they were at the turn of the century.

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Hardyville Days Celebrate the Heritage of the Colorado River!

October 16-19 Bullhead City Community Park • Arts & Crafts Fair • Great Food • Cold Beer • Live Entertainment on Two Stages • Kite Festival • Old West Gunfights • Games and Rides for the Kids and Much More! Please call 928-763-0158 for details or visit

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• St. Thomas Mission - is a reminder of the long history of the Quechan Indian Nation and Yuma. Built on the grounds of the original Mission founded in 1780, the church continues to hold services. • Yuma Crossing State Historic Park - features the original 1865 Quartermaster Depot, distribution point for troops stationed at the outposts of the Arizona Territory as well as an early adobe house, stagecoaches, mule wagons, steamtrain, and Vistor Center. • Yuma Territorial Prison State Park - the penitentiary once housed many of Arizona’s most dangerous and notorious criminals. Famed in movies and television, the remains of the prison are now Arizona’s most visited State Historic Park.

For more information call the Yuma Visitor Information Center at 928-7830071.

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Don’t Miss Yuma’s “Welcome Back Bash” on November 18th! Entertainment, food vendor and informational booths, 10a-1pm. For more information call Lori Stofft at the Sun: 928-539 6805

Community College Singers, and Shawn Bristle. You can be the singing star with Don West and his Karoake machine. New this year is the Professional Cake Decorating Contest! Prizes up to $200 will be awarded for the best decoration by a professional. Amateurs and newcomers can compete for prizes, too. It all takes place at the CableVision Stage. Cash and prizes will also be awarded in contests for the Best Beard and Best Frontier Costume. Watch the beach and the sky for a colorful collection of bright kites of all descriptions floating overhead. Kites bring out the kid in all of us and there’s no better place for kite flying than along the Colorado River. Give it a whirl! There is an Arts and Craft Fair in the Chamber of Commerce Building throughout the entire three-day festival. Paintings, ceramics, homemade quilts, woodcrafts, dolls, furniture, painted gourds, jewelry, and more, all crafted by area artists, will be displayed. If you are vendor, artist, craftsperson, or performer and wish to take part in next year’s Hardyville Days celebration contact the Bullhead City Recreation Supervisor Kathy Jackson at 928-7630158. Enjoy the celebration! Thanks to sponsors: St. Margaret Mary’s Church, Territorial Engineering, The Pioneer Hotel and Casino, River Horse Deli, Wal-Mart, Ramada Express, River Valley Artist Guild, CableVision.

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Fun and excitement are coming to Bullhead City Community Park, Oct 17-19! Relive the wild and wooly pioneer days along the Colorado River, when miners blasted, dug, and sifted precious gold and silver out of the desert hillsides, when the canyons echoed with the sound of steamboat whistles and the occasional six shooter, when the area we call Bullhead City today was known as Hardyville. The 7th annual Hardyville Days celebration begins on the evening of Thursday, Oct 16, with dinner and dancing to the music of Earthbound at the Chamber of Commerce building, beginning at 6 pm. Tickets are available at the Bullhead City C of C, Bullhead City Recreation Center, and St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct. 17, 18, 19, will be jam packed with family events and activities all over Community Park on Highway 95. Throughout all three days you can enjoy pony rides, a petting zoo, arts and crafts at the Chamber Building, food and beverages, kite festival, twist contest, live entertainment on two stages, children’s games, contests, dancing, and music. The Pistoleros and Roses gunfighting show will erupt periodically in the park. Entertainment this year includes the popular dancing duo Ponie Maronie and Muscle Beach Mary, Fox Creek Jr. High Band, BHC Jr. High Band, Mohave

New Schedule, New Venue, New Stars! A convenient weekend schedule, modern new event location and line-up of legendary musical talent are in store for attendees of the 32nd annual London Bridge Days festival in Lake Havasu City. October 23-26, the 32nd London Bridge Days will try out a new ‘abbreviated’ version of the historic icon’s unusual anniversary - the dedication of the world-famous London Bridge to the desert community of Lake Havasu City. Traditionally taking place over an eightday period each October, this year’s festival has been shortened to four days and moved its location away from the English Village to the modern new Agave Inn Complex across the bridge. New entertainment events are also scheduled for this year’s celebration; most anticipated being the evening performance by legendary R & B band The Coasters. A leading influence on popular music and featured on talent programs such as the Ed Sullivan Show and Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, The Coasters rose to fame in the 1950’s with top billboard hits such as “Yakety Yak”

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and “Charlie Brown.” Adding to the entertainment schedule, this year’s celebration will also feature sponsored musical entertainment by the Ramada Express (Laughlin) and music group Papa Doo Run Run, a Grammy Award nominated band boasting two Gold Record awards plus nine charted singles, albums and EPs for their 1960’s-style California Beach sound. Papa Doo Run Run toured with legendary music team Jan & Dan throughout the 1970s, and has periodically recorded and performed with members of the original Beach Boys since the 1980s. In addition to great music, visitors to London Bridge Days will find delicious food, parades and craft fairs. New this year will be a strolling art walk and expanded craft fair to entice attendees to extend their stay at the event. Performance art and food tasting will also add to the traditional dedication activities such as the Bed Races and Grande Parade. For more information call 928-8554115 or visit online at www.havasuchamber.com.

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McMullen Valley

Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn “Get Your Kicks Under Route 66”

Stories to Tell, Fun to Be Had quaint, desert town. “Gateway to Alamo Lake,” Wenden has one of Arizona’s best bass lakes. Originally named Wendendale, the town was founded as a supply depot for area mines. Hope was established in the 1930’s after the main highway changed its route from Vicksburg to bypass the short-lived Johannesberg. Vicksburg merchants relocated and named the new town to reflect their wishes for renewed business. Along with its history and stories, McMullen Valley offers exciting events throughout the season. Coming up on October 24-25 in Salome is the 58th Annual Dick Wick Hall Days Celebration. The Lions Club is sponsoring a beer garden and sock hop on Fri. and a carnival, parade, lunch, dinner and dance on Sat. On the same weekend, Oct 25-26, there will be hot rodeo action at the T Bar B Feed Rodeo. Plan ahead for the Brenda Jamfest on Dec 8-13. This six-day festival features nightly and daily jams, musical competition, booths, games & more. There are special JamFest camping packages available. Call 928-927-7800 or 800-9272101. For more information about the area call the McMullen Valley C of C at 928-859-3846.

December 8th-13th • Brenda, Az Six Days of Entertainment Musical Competition with a $1000 First Place Prize! Daily Jams & Nightly Music • Games & Activities Breakfast & Dinners • Vendors Where is Brenda, Az? On US Hwy 60 just 15 miles east of Quartzsite. From Exit 31 on I-10 go 4 miles NE on Hwy 60.

For more information call 928-927-9090 or email: brendajamfest@tds.net

It’s not new, in fact, it’s over 25 millions years old! But the Grand Canyon Caverns have seen some changes in the last 75 years. Found by Mr. Peck in the early 1920s, these huge underground caverns have a lot to say for themselves. First they have been dry for several million years. This makes them rare... most caverns are wet - only 3% of the world’s caverns are dry. This means a couple of things. One is that the Grand Canyon Caverns have no life in them. Because there is no moisture in the air or the caverns. nothing can live down there for longer than a few days. Great for those who do not like creepy crawly things! Another cool thing about the caverns are that they are cool, very cool. Pretty much 59 degrees 24/7 - 365 days a year. Located at an elevation of 5,200 feet, 60 miles East of Kingman, the Caverns are accessed via a 21-story elevator that takes you straight down. The doors open up to huge caverns, large enough to place football fields in them with the ceiling height up to 90 feet in places! The trails are well lit and concrete for easy walking, although at one point they have a 60 stair drop into a lower area which takes one’s breath away for a minute. Since the new ownership of the caverns around 2 years ago, there are new tours on offer: off-trail tours that allow the hearty to explore the lower depths of the caves. and the flashlight tour (all lights off) for the brave, who take the walk just with flashlights... similar to the early tourists in the 20s who used just a lantern. The new management team of Coni and Buck Voyles have improved many PR OF ILE

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Located in western Arizona, McMullen Valley runs along Route 60 and joins with I-10. It is a point of interest for many travelers, offering fine RV camping and many small towns, each with an abundance of stories to tell. Salome was established in 1904. Dick Wick Hall, famed Arizona humorist, featured in the 1920’s Saturday Evening Post, named the town after an incident when fellow founder Charles Pratt’s wife, Salome, attempted to walk on the hot desert sand in her bare feet and proceeded to “dance” to her destination. There and then “Salome - where she danced Arizona” was born. Together, the smaller towns surrounding Salome form the McMullen Valley. Brenda is located on Hwy 60 between Quartzsite and Hope. The original couple to homestead the town named it after their first daughter. Brenda is a mecca for winter RV’ers. Two miles west of Salome, Harcuvar was a station on the Parker branch of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The name is Mohave for “sweet water,” or coobar, “there is very little.” Settled in 1890 by Victor Satterdahl, Vicksburg was originally named Satterdahlburg. Formerly an area with numerous gold mines, Vicksburg is now a

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Route 66 Attractions Look Out for These... & More • Winslow’s Standin’ on the Corner Park • Holbrook’s Wigwam Village • Meteor City Trading Post and the World’s Longest Route 66 Map • Joseph City’s Jackrabbit Trading Post • Meteor Crater • Flagstaff’s Museum Club • Williams’ Historic Downtown • Ash Fork’s Settler’s Cemetery • Seligman’s old Harvey House • Grand Canyon Caverns • Kingman’s Route 66 Museum • “Almost” Ghost Town of Oatman The Route 66 Association recently published a new map featuring all the Route 66 Communities in Arizona. The association is located in the Powerhouse Visitor Center in Historic Downtown Kingman. Phone 928-753-5001 or e-mail azrt66@route66web.com.

features of the 800-acre property. They have placed new TVs, VCRs and satellite TV service in the well-maintained 48room motel, added new direct dial phones in each room, opened a morning guest lounge area and arranged entertainment in the bar on many nights. Rodeos have been a popular comeback to the Caverns complex with over a dozen roping contests and rodeos in the last year. The airstrip, a 5200-foot runway located on the property, has been recently repaired and brought up to standard. All the information a pilot needs can be found by pressing in locator L37 on any navigation site. The RV park is now being refurbished with new picnic tables, sites and hook-ups. The Caverns have been an Arizona landmark for over 75 years on Route 66 milepost 115 (12 miles East of Peach Springs, 22 miles west of Seligman). After 20 million years... come visit and see the changes that have taken place. “Come for the Caverns, Stay for the Rest.” Look on the internet at GCCaverns.com for more photos, maps and information or phone 928-4223223.

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fine foods from vendors or local cafe and wine bars. Relax to a variety of live music in the historic Kiva Center Courtyard by well known Jazz, Folk, Rock and Celtic musicians Walt Richardson, Pete Pancrazi, Paul Nichols, the Scones, the ClairVoyants, Gypsy Waltz, Bucket of Witches, Del Soul & Friends, and more. This bi-annual festival is located in the Arts District of Down Town Scottsdale on Fifth Avenue, home of galleries, picturesque storefronts, unique shops, and gourmet restaurants where the “Journey is half the Fun.” For more information visit www.888artfest.com or call 1-888-ARTFEST.

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Over 125 select artists from across the country will display, sell and demonstrate their art forms during the three day ArtFest if Fifth Avenue in Scottsdale, Oct 17-19, 2003. Potter Barbara Heard is continually developing new glaze techniques, Dave Clifton utilizes his knowledge of timing and rhythm as a musician to blow glass, Charles Mudgett’s photographic watercolors capture the essence of the moment, and Debra Ozellos uses powerful colors to present simple still live objects as works of art. Come meet these artists and more. Visit the “Food Frenzy” cook-off presented by the Scottsdale Culinary School and see the local chefs in action. Enjoy

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Model trains, hand-dipped ice cream and children’s laughter will be plentiful on October 11th and 12th at McCormick Stillman Railroad Park. Railfair is for trainlovers of all ages. Come marvel at the displays and exhibits and enjoy the mock Western gunfights and other entertainment from 10 am to 5 pm. The park’s regular features will be open, too. Rides are available on the scale models of historic steam locomotives and diesel-electric engines over a mile-long track for $1 each - children age three and younger ride free with a paying adult. The

park’s exhibit of the former presidential Roald Amundsen Pullman car - the locomotive era’s equivalent of “Air Force One” - will be offering FREE tours during the fair. Come relive the days when you rode trains, played with trains or just waved as they roared by with whistles blaring. Admission to Railfair is free. The park is located on the corner of Scottsdale Rd. and Indian Bend Rd. in Scottsdale. For more information call 480-312-2312 or check the website at www.therailroadpark.com.

American Heritage Weekend Nothing Like It Before in the Southwest

The American Heritage Weekend will be an extraordinary living history event held on Nov 15-16, 2003. Nothing quite like this has ever been done in the Southwest. In this celebration of our American Heritage of the 18th and 19th centuries, there will be colonists, pioneers, Lewis & Clark, Sacagawea, mountain men, and Revolutionary War, Civil War and Spanish American War battle reenactors. You’ll also see historic musicians, actors portraying famous TH MEE EP T AS T

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C’mon. Take a train ride. MCCORMICK-STILLMAN RAILROAD PARK 7301 E. Indian Bend Road (480) 312-2312 www.therailroadpark.com • Hay Rides • Four-Acre Maze • Pig Races • Bonfires • Marshmallow Roasting • Bluegrass Music • Country Fun

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Americans (Washington, Grant, Lee and more), an 18th century open field style church service (Sunday only) and much, much more. This unique educational event will be held at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek, a pretty suburban/rural community in the southeastern part of the greater Phoenix area. Tickets will be $10 at the gate for ages six and up. Information regarding limited advance discount tickets as well as further details may be obtained from www.americanheritageweekend.com.

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Renovated just last year, The Inn at Pima has 123 guest rooms, including 49 suites with over 960 square feet of living space. The Suites are complete with a full kitchen, living room, bedroom and covered patio. There are also Conference and Banquet facilities for meetings, weddings, family reunions and conventions of up to 250 people. With room rates that range from $52.00 to $279.00 a night, depending upon season and availability, The Inn provides something for every budget. You can take a virtual tour of The Inn as well as make reservations at www.zmchotels.com/az/pima.html. For a more personal touch call them at 800-344-0262. Also be sure to find out how you can own your own two-bedroom Condo without the hassles of normal Condo ownership, so you can truly make The Inn at Pima your “Home Away from Home.” Please see page 26 for special offers at the Inn at Pima.

Celebrating 50 Years Billy Moore Western Heritage Days in Avondale TO G WN RE FE AT ST IVA L

October 17, 18 & 19 will mark a half century of Billy Moore Western Heritage Days celebrations in Avondale. Over the years the founder’s day festival has matured into a regional event that draws crowds from around the Valley. Activities kick off in Coldwater Park at approximately 5 pm on Friday night with the opening of the carnival and the arts and crafts booths. Festivalgoers will be treated to a free concert with dancing by The Dina Preston Band at 7pm. The band has performed on 25 USO Tours, including entertaining the troops taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. On Saturday one of the largest community parades in the state winds its way down Western Avenue at 10am with bands, floats, equestrians and more. This year the parade will terminate in Coldwater Park where the awards will be

presented. Saturday night fireworks will light up the sky over Coldwater Park at 8pm. A Tardeada begins at 5 pm Saturday with DJ music by “Magia Digital,” the Mariachi group Orgullo de Mexico with special guest Jaime Martinez, and music by the Buffalo Band. Throughout the event a talent show, lawn mower races, burro races, a demonstration of miniature horses driving, a Pygmy Goat Show, a petting zoo, and special entertainment will provide fun for the entire family. All activities except the parade will take place in Coldwater Park. To reach the park take I-10 to Dysart Rd and go south. Coldwater Park is located just east of Dysart Rd between Riley Dr and Western Av. Follow the signs. For more information call the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce at 623-9322260.

The People's Community Lu'au Celebrate with Hawaiian Airlines AL FU OHA N

Celebrate Hawaiian Airlines one year anniversary of non stop service from Phoenix to Hawai'i and experience the rich Native cultures of the Pacific Islands at The People's Community Lu'au. The lu’au takes place Saturday, Oct 11th at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix from 11 am - 6 pm. Be amazed by performers and dignitaries direct from Hawai'i such as Melveen Leed, the Queen of Hawaiian entertainment, as well as Miss Hawai'i. Native food, arts & crafts from the Islands and Mainland will awaken the senses, while hands-on craft demonstrations make this an event for the whole family to enjoy.

Admission and parking are FREE; however, the Lu'au Committee encourages everyone to donate non perishable food items for local food banks. Steele Indian School Park is located at 3rd Street and Indian School Road in Central Phoenix. For more information call 602-793-1470. The People's Community Lu'au is a non profit event that was created to unite the Indigenous people of the Pacific Islands and North America while maintaining healthy relationships with the Greater Phoenix Area through the exchange of story, song, and dance. This event is a sanctioned activity of the 2003 Native American Recognition Days.

The Four Corner States 24th Annual Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship is sponsored by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce and is one of the oldest bluegrass festivals in the Southwest. You’ll find three days of activities, including continuous music by noted bluegrass bands Open Road, Kane’s River, and The Lampkins Family. In addition, contestants will compete in thirteen categories for prizes and cash awards. Some of the categories bring Championship designation, such as Open Fiddle, Mandolin, Flat Pick Guitar and Banjo. The festival is held outdoors at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, just 1/2 mile east of Highway 60/93 in Wickenburg. Limited reserved camping is available through the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce. The festival opens on Friday to the public at 11 am, with entertainment starting at 1 pm through 5:30 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, gates open at 7 am and a pancake breakfast and entertainment follow from 9 am - 5:30 pm. Tickets for the Bluegrass Festival are $10 adults, $9 senior citizens, $ 5 children; 3 day

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Passes are: $25, $22 and $10. One of the highlights is the Saturday Night ‘indoor’ Bluegrass Concert featuring the host bands at the Wickenburg Community Center, located at 160 N. Valentine Street in the heart of the Town’s historic district. The concert starts at 7:30 pm with admission of $7 per person. On the festival grounds are food and drink concessions, arts & crafts and a designated Kids Zone. Organizers prohibit bringing alcoholic beverages, food and coolers onto the festival grounds. Spectators are encouraged to bring your own lawn chair or blankets to sit on while enjoying the music. General seating is available on grounds. Wickenburg is a town where the visitor is as warmly welcomed whether his stay is an hour, a day, a week or a month. It isn’t important where you’re from or who you are, the important thing is that you are here. For more information view the Bluegrass Festival site on our website at www.wickenburgchamber.com or www.outwickenburgway.com or call the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce at 928-684-5479.

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in the Globe-Miami Area 1. Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park - offers a glimpse into the long vanished Salado culture. Visitors are encouraged to walk within restored rooms in this 700year old pueblo and and also to visit the museum. Open 9-5, adm: $3. 928-4250320 http://ajnet.ci.apachejct.az.us/Library/aainruin.htm 2. Cobre Valley Center for the Arts located in the old Gila County Courthouse, noted for both its architecture and its wonderful exhibits and programs. From stained glass to theater productions, watercolors to sculpture, the Center is a hub of art and entertainment. 928-4250884 www.cobrevalleyarts.com 3. Sleeping Beauty Mine - The source of some of the purest and most sought after turquoise on the US and overseas markets. It is virtually matrix free (no veins). You can visit True Blue Jewelry, the mine’s store, located at 200 North Willow St in Globe where they are open 5 days a week from 8am-4pm. http://www.sbturquoise.com/ 4. Apache Stronghold Golf Course - The #1 public golf course in Arizona as rated by Golfweek America. 1-800-APACHE-8

5. The Arts and Antiques District home to over 25 antique dealers and artists studios. Get a map at the chamber or go to www.miamiaz.org for a complete listing and write up on dealers in the area. 6. San Carlos Apache Cultural Center this wonderful cultural center was first opened in 1995 and provides an opportunity for the tribe to tell its history from the persepctive of the San Carlos Apache people. Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Located in Peridot, AZ on Hwy 70. 928-475-2894 7. Boyce Thompson Arboretum - Its 323 acres include a wide range of habitats, a 1.5 main loop mile walking trail and several demonstration gardens. Also hosts many special events. Hwy 60, 3 miles west of Superior. Open daily 8am-5pm. Adm: $6 adults, $3 children. 520-6892811, http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu 8. Outdoor Recreation - the GlobeMiami area is surrounded by mountains, and just a short distance from Roosevelt Lake. It offers many opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast including hiking into the Pinals, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, rock climbing, four wheel adventures, rafting trips, and boating. Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce, 928-425-4495

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Annual Veterans Celebration The San Carlos Apache Tribe Welcomes You

From Nov 6-9, the San Carlos Apache Tribe is holding its annual Veterans Celebration. This exciting event combines parade and pageants, fair and rodeo, carnival, Intertribal Dances and more. There’s something for everyone to enjoy, so make your plans now. The 37th Annual Veterans Memorial All Indian Rodeo from the 6th-9th brings all the rodeo thrills of bareback and saddlebronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding and more. The Kids Rodeo on Thursday is great fun for the young’uns and the daily carnival will delight all ages. The popular Miss San Carlos Apache Pageant takes place on Friday, the 7th at 7:30pm in Burdette Hall in San Carlos. Young girls model contemporary and traGO LO ING TS ON

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ditional attire and demonstrate their talents in traditional art forms such as beading and basketweaving. Come enjoy and learn about tribal culture. The Veterans Memorial Parade takes place on Saturday, Nov 8. The 150 entries include floats, bands, tribal groups, horses, military marching groups and much more. On Saturday evening there will be a performance of Intertribal Dancing at Apache Gold Casino, 5 miles east of Globe on Hwy 70. You will be amazed at the beautiful traditional attire, the lightfooted dancers and the hypnotic drums. For more information about any of these activities or for admission costs, please contact the office of the San Carlos Apache Tribal Administration at 928-475-2361.

Art Show at Arboretum

Superior Arts League Talent Displayed Oils, acrylics, watercolor, photography, ceramics, and sculpture by talented members of the Superior Arts League will be displayed at Boyce Thompson Arboretum throughout the month of October. Timed to coincide with the annual Oct. 11 Dia de Colores celebration, this exhibit will remain on display in the lecture room of the Arboretum’s historic Smith Building throughout the whole month for visitors to enjoy. Works on display are by local artists, many of them professional or semi-professional. Pieces like the acrylic “Riders on the Wind” by Carolyn Gray and the oil “Indian Mother” by Sally Swift will be

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joined by sculpture and expressions in a wide variety of media. More information about the arts league can be obtained from Chuck Davison at 520-689-2655, Carolyn Gray at 520-689-2600 or Velva Fale at 520-689-5234. The Smith Building is open during regular public hours from 8-5 daily. Boyce Thompson Arboretum is about three minutes west of Superior on highway 60, near milepost 223; a drive of about one hour east of Phoenix or 90 minutes north of Tucson via Highways 79 and 60. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for ages 5-12. For other information call 520-689-2811 or visit the Arboretum website at http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu.

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Annual Fall Plant Sale & Landscaping Festival:

October 10-27, 2003 Save $$$ on landscape plants and herbs; don't miss special weekend events: • Meet the Authors - Oct. 10 with Carolyn Niethammer from 1-3pm • Bill Broyles - Oct 11 from 1-3pm • Herbal cuisine demonstrated by Catherine "The Herb Lady" Crowley Oct. 11 from 10am-noon

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from Tuba City and a professional Hoop Dancer from Mesa. From 12-1pm there will be a Fashion Show. Favorite Native American foods, including traditional fry bread, Indian tacos and Apache acorn stew, will be featured in the food court. The morning will begin with the National Anthem sung in the Apache language by 14-year old Jamie Kniffen and the Apache Blessing by Wilson Stanley, both from the San Carlos Apache Reservation east of Globe. This will take place at the 9:30am “Opening Ceremonies” at the Old Court House on the corner of Broad and Oak Streets. Free parking is available throughout Downtown Globe. For more information about the Apache “Jii” (Day) Celebration or about other events, activities and accommodations in the area, contact the GlobeMiami Regional Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Corporation at 1-800-804-5623. The region is a scenic hour-and-a-half drive from Phoenix or Tucson.

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The Superior Chamber of Commerce and the Superior Arts League cordially invite you to join us for our 4th annual Dia de Colores “Day of Colors” Festival on October 11th in Superior, Arizona. A variety of events will entertain the whole family. A Powered Parachute Fly-in at the Superior Airport kicks off the day’s activities. Then in Old Town Superior enjoy a Classic & Modern Car Show with prizes, Truck & Motorcycle Showcase, carnival rides and great food.

Celebrate the arts of the Southwest with the fine artisans who are showing and selling their works. Art lovers will also appreciate the studio tour. Everyone will enjoy the live musical entertainment. The Terry Kiser Band will play from 9am - noon and South 40 will perform from 2-6 pm. There will also be a Poker Run and a 5K/10KFun Run. This FREE event begins at 8am and festivities will last till 11pm. For more information call 520-689-0200.

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Rim Country is an eventfull place to be this October! From antiques to apples, plays to parties... the choice is yours! Coming up in Pine on the weekend of Oct 11-12 is a combination of good fun that includes the Apple Festival - with pie baking contests and desserts for sale - BBQ and Car Show, all on the Sat., with the 3rd Annual Rim Country Antique & Craft Show both Sat. and Sun. The antique event includes a silent auction and also the services of nationally known appraiser, Harry Rinker. The show admission is $5; an appraisal costs $10. Come on up for some great food, cars for the guys and antiques for the gals. 928-476-3547 Christopher Creek is the site of the following weekend’s festivities. The folks there are going to celebrate their peace and quiet with a fun and noisy party! What’s that all about? The Christopher Creek Street Party takes place on Oct 18 in honor of the highway by-pass that was recently completed. There will be food, arts & crafts vendors and music. They welcome you to enjoy their community bash. 928-478-4392 Western style entertainment is the VA RIE TY

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Residents of the GlobeMiami-San Carlos Region invite their Arizona neighbors to join them as they honor members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Sat, October 18th, at the 20th Annual Apache “Jii” (Apache word for day) Celebration. Beginning at 9 am, this colorful festival will turn Downtown Globe into a street fair with free admission. Crafters offering authentic Indian jewelry, baskets, clothing, dolls, pottery and spectacular works of art from various Southwestern tribes will be located throughout the area. In addition, Native American artisans will be demonstrating such crafts as basket weaving, cradleboard making, drawing and painting. There will be continuous Native American entertainment throughout the day. Performers include the famous Apache Crown Dancers from the San Carlos and Cibecue Reservation, Spirit Eagle Flutist from the San Carlos Reservation, Fancy Shawl Dancers from Whiteriver, the Paatsu-aa Dance Group

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focus of the next weekend in Payson. The 4th Annual Rim Country Western Heritage Festival takes place on Oct 25 at the Rim Country Museum from 10am to 4pm. From the practical to the poetical, there is something for all ages and interests. Watch the roping & saddle-making demonstrations and enjoy the open mike western music and poetry. There will be two western themed plays for your pleasure, while youngsters will have a ball at the children’s Mini Fest. 928-474-8392 Looking ahead to early Nov, the Fall Fine Art and Fine Craft Show & Sale also takes place in Payson. Come up on Nov 7-9 for the mixed media juried show featuring 33 artists. There will be a wine & dessert reception on Friday at 6:30pm at the Tonto-Apache Community Activity Center, adm. $5. The show & sale on Sat & Sun is free and runs from 10am-4pm. 928-474-8658 It’s all waiting for you in Rim Country! Here are 4 good reasons to head to your favorite stomping grounds - or to explore that new bit of Arizona you’ve just been meaning to visit but haven’t quite made yet. Call the Rim Country Visitor Center for all the help you need to plan your trip: 800-672-9766

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Sedona Calls You for Autumn Fun on at Sedona Cultural Park as the seasonal fun of Oktoberfest gets under way. Dust off your lederhosen for this fun family celebration with brats, beer and the band Those Darn Accordions. 800-780ARTS The following weekend, on Oct 18, there will be the Special Rock Sale at the Lions’ Ramadas at Posse Grounds Park. Arizona “rocks” with gem and mineral shows all through the fall and winter. Come explore the world of minerals, gems, fossils, beads, jewelry, lapidary equipment and more. 928-300-8333 Looking ahead to the 1st of November, the Sedona Heritage Museum presents its Fall Arts & Crafts and Bake Sale. Snap up the homemade goodies and continue those holiday purchases as you enjoy the arts & crafts by local artisans. 928-282-9501 To learn more about upcoming events and all the things to see and do in Sedona, call the Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon Visitor Center at 800-288-7336.

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First Fall Festival in Williams Williams’ First Annual Fall Festival (and Re-enactment in 2004) on October 10-12 will commemorate “Williams, the last Route 66 town by-passed by the Interstate” and the official closing of Route 66. In addition to Route 66-focused activities, there will be sidewalk sales, an art fair, a chili cook-off, scarecrow stuffing, movies and more! Williams, Ash Fork, Seligman and other Arizona cities have many great folks that have lived along the “Mother Road” most of their lives. They and other interested lovers of the road are sharing experiences and promoting the tour of this national treasure. We will have a dedication of Williams Cruise the Loop Route 66 - A New Beginning this year. The Re-enactment of being the “Last Route 66 Town Bypassed by the Interstate”-the End of an Era will be next year (during Columbus Day Weekend) at the 20 Year Anniversary of the original event, which happened in Williams in 1984. We recommend that everyone go to your local bookstore (or better yet, stop at R FU T. 66 N

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Sedona in the fall offers a striking combination of red rock beauty and numerous opportunities for recreation that take you out into the cool fresh air and glorious autumn colors. Come for the hiking, biking, jeep tours, horseback riding and more. Come also for the many fun festivals. October is an event-full month. Whether you prefer the arts, gems and minerals, or brats and beer, there is something going on to suit you. The weekend of Oct 11-12 is an especially busy one. The Annual Sedona Arts Festival takes place at Sedona Red Rock H.S. with over 100 artists showing work in 12 categories. This is a juried show so you can be sure of fine quality. Start your holiday shopping early! 928204-9456 Bell Rock Plaza also offers a selection of paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery and more from about 40 artists and craftsmen at the Sedona Arts & Crafts Show. 928-284-9627 On Oct 11 there are some fine goings-

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To further enjoy your visit to the area, the Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Chamber of Commerce and the US Forest Service have partnered together to offer visitors and residents the US Forest Service Red Rock Parking Pass. This partnership has been created to help preserve the fragile and unique ecosystem of our beautiful area. The cost of the Red Rock Parking Pass varies depending on length of time needed - you can purchase a pass to cover from a day to a year. They are available at all the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Centers, the Oak Creek Vista-Hwy 89A North and other locations in the SedonaOak Creek area. The cost of the SuperPass is $10.00 and provides over $2200.00 worth of promotions and added value. Right now there is a Fall Special going on and the SuperPass is yours for only $5.00 - don’t miss this special offer! To purchase the Sedona SuperPass, contact the Uptown Chamber Visitor Center at 928-2827722/800-288-7336.

any of the shops along Route 66) and buy your copy of Searching for 66 by Tom Teague. Read the book, and join us in 2004 for the re-enactment based on Tom Teague’s account in chapter 41. This year, bring your golf clubs as we also play the first ever “Route 66 Golf Tournament” at Elephant Rocks Golf Course in what we hope will be a National Golf Along Route 66 in the future. Contact Brian or John at Elephant Rocks Golf Course at 928-635-4935 to sign up for the event. Visit www.route66williams.com for more details and plan to be here. The Route 66 Association recently published a new MAP featuring all the Route 66 Communities in Arizona. Pick up your copy and as you travel the road remember to stop in Williams and “Cruise the Loop” Route 66. For lots of fall family fun, head to Williams on October 10-12. For more information call the Chamber and Visitor Center at 1-800863-0546 or 928-635-4061.

Head to Williams For Fall Recreation

Williams is a perfect location for year round outdoor recreation. Surrounded by the towering Ponderosa pines of the Kaibab National Forest at an elevation of 6800 feet, the town is a great base for outdoor fun no matter what the season - and autumn is no exception. Fabulous fall colors are an added incentive to come enjoy the following activities: • Hiking and mountain biking on 370 miles of marked trails. • Camping at fully developed lakeside campgrounds or within secluded wilderness areas.

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• Playing golf at the award-winning 18hole Elephant Rocks Golf Course. • Fishing at seven lakes within 18 miles of town. • Observing wildlife such as trophy elk, deer or pronghorn antelope along with smaller animals and dozen of bird species. • Enjoying horseback riding, a petting zoo, guided tour or a cruise around our small mountain community. Call or visit the City of Williams/Kaibab National Forest Visitors Information Center at 200 W. Railroad Avenue, 800-863-0546.

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Winslow, Arizona

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Your Home Base in Northern Arizona AG HU REAT B

As the centralized vacation spot of Northern Arizona, Winslow serves as the perfect home base for numerous day trips. Such magnificent sights as the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest & Painted Desert, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Meteor Crater and the Little Painted Desert County Park are just a short drive away. Located on the southern edge of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Winslow is the perfect starting point for a quick trip to Second Mesa, home of the Hopi Cultural Center, or the famous Hubbell Trading Post and Canyon de Chelly National Monument on Navajo lands. You can easily spend the day exploring this charming town. Winslow offers everything from Native American culture to cowboy culture, rock climbing, rock art or rock music - Winslow has it all! Route 66 - the famous Mother Road - runs through Winslow’s historic downtown

district, where shops offer antiques and collectibles, Route 66 and railroad memorabilia, and Indian crafts. Winslow also offers a wide range of outdoor activities at nearby Clear Creek, which include canoeing, fishing, swimming and picnicking. Folks who bring their canoes can paddle all the way to Clear Creek Canyon, a spectacular deep rock canyon. McHood Park, located along the water of Clear Creek, is the perfect spot for camping and picnicking at the park’s ramadas. Grills and bathrooms are available. McHood Park is five miles from downtown Winslow. While in town stop by the Winslow Visitor Center. Our Mini-Museum will give you a colorful overview of the local sites and attractions that you won’t want to miss! This center is located at 300 W. North Rd., Exit 253 off I-40 or call 928-289-2434 for travel or relocation packets.

Winslow Film Festival

With Visual Effects Panel Discussion IND E FIL PEND MS EN T

The 2nd annual Winslow Film Festival takes place from Thurs, Oct 23-Sun, Oct 26 at the historic Winslow Theater in downtown Winslow, Arizona. The festival screens independent films in four categories; narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short and documentary short. All films are in competition for awards. The festival is also the home of a yearly visual effects panel discussion. Each year industry professional visual effects artists present their latest work and answer questions from the audience. This year on Sat. the 25th at 7pm, Kim Libreri from Escape Effects in San Francisco will show a reel of visual effects and talk about his work on Matrix Reloaded. Here are a few of the 15 films that will be screened: • A narrative feature, Saints and Soldiers, by director Ryan Little takes place in Europe in mid-December of 1944. This is a story of the survival of the allied soldiers during the wintertime offensive known as the “Battle of the Bulge.” • Sunset Story is a documentary feature by director Laura Gabbert. A funny and intimate documentary set in a Los Angeles retirement home for “free thinking elderly.” The story centers on two politically minded residents, Irja and Lucille. • David Takemura, a visual effects supervisor in Los Angeles, has an Arizona premiere of his narrative short, World Inside Me. It is a futuristic story set in Tokyo about an agoraphobic computer hacker and his holographic female companion. • Director Heather Hughes has her world premiere of her short narrative, Twice Removed. This psychological thriller is about an overprotective young mother of a daughter who has an imaginary brother.

The Winslow Theater is located right next to Route 66 and the famous “Standin’ on the Corner” Park. The film festival is a natural fit for historic downtown Winslow, which is filled with art galleries, antique stores, “The Seattle Grind” coffee shop and the historic La Posada hotel. The Winslow Film Festival is sponsored in part by La Posada, Winslow Chamber of Commerce, Flagstaff Live and Mountain Living Magazine. Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc. is also proud to support the Winslow Film Festival with advertising. “Thanks for drinking responsibly. We all make a difference.” The films are grouped in 2 hour blocks and tickets are purchased per block. For more information call the Winslow Theater at 928-289-4666 or email to info@winslowfilmfestival.org. Tickets are available at the box office. Check the website for film schedule: www.winslowfilmfestival.org

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National Park Lodges We’re Not Just Close, We’re There! Lodge. Or choose the elegance of the historic El Tovar, where you’ll find our gracious staff very accommodating. And if all of these adventures have you working up an appetite, you’re in luck. Because this is the home of the celebrated and historic El Tovar Dining Room, and a legacy of fine food. Order up a quick bite at Yavapai cafeteria, or an entire feast at the Arizona Steakhouse. Or have your favorite beverage at the Maswik Sports Bar or El Tovar Lounge. At the South Rim, the choices are endless - and they’re all just outside your door. Take advantage of increased availability this fall inside the park, including the popular rim lodges. Recent upgrades to our on-line reservations system reflect a more complete inventory of available rooms. Grand Canyon National Park Lodges - We’re not just close, we’re there! Call 303-29- PARKS (297-2757) or 888-29-PARKS (297-2757) for reservations or visit our website at www.grandcanyonlodges.com. Xanterra Parks & Resorts is an authorized concessionaire of the National Park Service.

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Make your visit to the Grand Canyon even more grand. Stay inside the park at Yavapai West for only $99. Plus enjoy two complimentary breakfasts and a 10% discount at our gift shops. And don’t miss one of our breathtaking tours on a Grand Canyon Motorcoach – buy one, get a second of equal or lesser value free! Make your reservations today. Call toll free 1-888-29-PARKS (297-2757) or 1-303-29-PARKS (297-2757). Or reserve online at www.grandcanyonlodges.com and enter promotional code GET03 to check availability.

Grand Canyon Airlines Daily Service from Scottsdale The original air tour operator, Grand Canyon Airlines (GCA) has been serving Canyon visitors for 75 years, since 1927. They now offer a variety of spectacular Grand Canyon air and ground tour packages departing daily from Scottsdale Airport aboard their exclusive fleet of Vistaliner® aircraft. The Deluxe Tour departs northbound from the Scottsdale Airport in the morning, flying over spectacular golf courses such as LPG and Troon North. You’ll soon pass over the Horseshoe Reservoir and follow the Verde River before spotting Montezuma Castle. See incredible views of the rugged Tonto National Forest and soar quietly above the Red Rocks of Sedona before heading up Oak Creek Canyon. Continuing on, pass through the west side of Flagstaff where you can see the Naval Observatory, the NAU Skydome, Lowell Observatory (which discovered the plant Pluto). Sail past Hart Prairie, Humphrey’s Peak, and the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort located on Arizona’s tallest mountains, The San Francisco Peaks, before entering the world famous Grand Canyon. You will never forget the incredible colors and shadows of the Grand Canyon as you carry past the confluence where the Colorado River and Little Colorado River join. Listen to music and information through individual Acoustic Noise Canceling Bose(r) headsets in several languages on our custom designed digital

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An amazing experience awaits you at the Grand Canyon. To take advantage of all there is to see and do, stay with Grand Canyon National Park Lodges, operated by Xanterra Parks and Resorts, the only accommodations in the park at the South Rim. With 907 rooms in six distinctly different lodges, rooms are available with some advance planning, or if you plan your visit at the last minute. Whether you stay the night or the week, you’ll find more than enough to fill your hours and free your mind. Relax aboard a guided motorcoach tour through the beautiful expanse or just watch the sunrise. Daily ranger programs help you discover 1.7 billion years of history embedded in the canyon walls. Experience a rare and beloved tradition as you amble your way to the bottom of the canyon on the back of a sure-footed mule. It’s all waiting for you at the South Rim, and it’s open year-round. On the canyon floor, you can retire for the night at the legendary Phantom Ranch. Then head back to the rim and retreat to a rustic cabin at Bright Angel

narration system. After the air tour portion, you will land at our exclusive and private Grand Canyon Airlines passenger terminal/museum at the Grand Canyon Airport, which is just minutes from the rim. The total morning flight time is approximately 1.5 hours. From the airport you will board our luxury vehicles provided by Grand Canyon Coaches for a relaxing guided ground excursion (approximately 4.5 hours) including rim stops with ample time for shopping and picture taking in the heart of the Grand Canyon Village. This part of the tour also includes a delicious meal and the unforgettable Grand Canyon IMAX® film “Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets.” Completion of the return flight time that afternoon is approximately 1 hour. Complimentary tour photo and ground transportation to and from most valley hotels is included. GCA will operate other tour options of the Grand Canyon and Sedona, including combinations with jeep tours, helicopter tour, rafting tours, and hotel packages. One-way travel may be available on demand. GCA is also available for immediate custom charter needs for groups of any size. Contact us today for reservations and information, or to customize a package - Call Toll Free 866-2-FLYGCA, fax 928-638-9461, or visit our website at www.grandcanyonairlines.com. With Grand Canyon Airlines, Your Memories Are Cleared For Takeoff! A Tradition of Innovation & Pioneering Since 1927.

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In a Nutshell...

More Than a Film

Some History of the Grand Canyon

Contrary to Rumors You May Have Heard… • Driving into the Canyon Many people call Grand Canyon businesses daily to inquire about driving into the park. The misconception is that there are no private vehicles or RV’s allowed to drive in. This is not the case. Private vehicles and RV’s ARE allowed to drive in and out of the park. A $20 park entry pass is valid for 7 days and no reservations are required to enter the park.

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moving into the area - the Hualapai and Havasupai, the Southern Paiutes and the Navajo. They harvested the natural riches of the land. The first Europeans, on the other hand, were in search of another kind of riches, the supposed gold of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. Garcia Lopez de Cardenas, a member of the expedition led by Coronado in 1540, was the first white man to see the Grand Canyon. By the 19th century America was expanding westward, and fur trappers, traders and fortune hunters traveled through the region on the way to California. In 1848 much of the Southwest was ceded to the US after the war with Mexico and the US Army dispatched surveyors to chart the unknown territory. Lt. Ives, quoted above, obviously saw little to be enthusiastic about. He was in the minority... in 1869 Major John Wesley Powell, a fearless, one-armed Civil War veteran and his nine companions became the first to journey 1,000 miles on the Colorado River going through the Grand Canyon. The notes from their intrepid journey provided valuable information. Miners followed, then writers and artists who celebrated the beauty of the Grand Canyon. Soon folk clamored to see for themselves... and tourism was born.

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• Air Tours Regardless of what you may have heard, air tours over the Grand Canyon have not been discontinued. Helicopter and fixed-winged aircraft tours are scheduled daily year around, weather permitting.

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• Park Entry The $20.00* per vehicle fee to enter Grand Canyon National park can be paid at the park entrance where there will normally be no more than two or three automobiles ahead of you, or at the Grand Canyon IMAX Theater Fee Station* with no waiting in line... Then you can use the fast lane into the Park. Your entry pass is valid for 7 days. • Parking You can always locate parking spaces inside the Park. During the peak season it might take a little longer, or you may be required to walk a few hundred feet, but we’re not aware of anyone ever being turned away due to lack of parking space! *Subject to change without notice. Source: Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Guide

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The Grand Canyon IMAX Theater is a unique and distinctive player in promoting Arizona’s Number One Tourist Attraction. Family vehicles and air travelers must pass by the highly visible IMAX Theater Complex on their way to the Grand Canyon. Nearly 20 percent, one out of every five visitors, visit the IMAX prior to their Canyon visit. Most spend more time at the IMAX Theater than at the observation areas overlooking the Canyon. This is largely due to the fact that the Grand Canyon IMAX Theater has been planned and developed as a central tourist hub, offering a variety of services and conveniences to the visitor. The hourly presentation of Grand Canyon-The Hidden Secrets is shown on a giant 6 story high, 82 ft. wide screen. The film has earned numerous awards, including the prestigious 2000 IMAX Hall of Fame Award, the first 15/70mm film to be inducted into the IMAX Hall of Fame. Over 11 million visitors have viewed Grand Canyon-The Hidden Secrets since its premier showing in 1984

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“The region... is of course altogether valueless... Ours... will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality.” Thus reported US Army Lt. Joseph Ives after his exploration of the Grand Canyon in 1857. His quote, so amusingly wrong from our perspective of today, is one of the many little gems to be found when delving into the history of this World Heritage Site. The Grand Canyon is a window into the history of the Earth itself. Erosion has exposed rocks ranging from 1.7 billion years old to a mere 1 million years old. Eons ago the Pacific continental plate crashed against and went under the North American plate, creating the Rocky Mountains. In time this tilting caused the ancient Colorado River to carve a new pathway, the Grand Canyon. Humans began inhabiting the Grand Canyon region about 10,000 years ago. Starting in about the 1300’s the tribes of today, or their direct ancestors, began

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and over 90 million people have seen the film through an exclusive leasing agreement with large-screen theaters worldwide. Also, an estimated 25,000 videos and DVD’s of the film are purchased annually by visitors to show their friends. Visitor services include the only National Park Service Fee Station outside the park, to assist in relieving congestion at the Park Entrance Station. An Arizona Tourist Information and Visitor’s Center is also located in the complex to aid visitors in planning enjoyable area activities. A Courtesy Desk in the Theater Lobby enables scheduling and purchasing of airline and helicopter tours, jeep tours and Colorado River tours. An extensive family food court, southwestern gift shops and a National Geographic kiosk are among the many visitor services offered at the Grand Canyon IMAX Theater, which has become a vital part of the Grand Canyon Experience. Grand Canyon IMAX Theater, 520-638-2203

Grand Canyon Mule Trips Suspended Day and overnight mule trips at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park have been suspended during maintenance work on the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails. Park officials expect the popular rides to resume in about six months. The trails will remain open to hikers during the maintenance, as will Phantom Ranch, the park's overnight facility inside the canyon.

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Fall Hiking in Flagstaff

The Perfect Escape

Head Outdoors to Truly Experience the Season Even desert dwellers are catching a hint of fall in the air, but to truly experience the kaleidoWRITER scope of flora and fauna this season, head to Flagstaff, pull on a pair of boots or sturdy sneakers and hit the trails. The scent of ponderosa pines, junipers and pinions, is enhanced by the sight of golden and red aspen, creating a fiery display atop the white trunks. Buffalo Park offers an easy, two-mile loop within the city limits. The park is located on a mesa 200 feet above Flagstaff, with views of Mt. Eldon and the San Francisco Peaks. Venturing out of town, try the Inner Basin for a family hike. It’s uphill, but only a two-hour jaunt and hikers can enjoy the fall colors, while experiencing the inner basin of an extinct volcano. The five-mile Kachina Trail is moderate and traverses Kachina Peaks Wilderness. You may spot bear, elk or wild turkey on this hike. Don’t let raucous bugling scare you - it’s just a male elk gathering his harem for the fall rut. Abineau/Bear Jaw Trails is a more strenuous, 7.1-mile loop that climbs up through conifers, and ends above the timberline, with views of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The aspens and fall flowers are breathtaking, and be on the lookout for bear, deer and elk.

Humphreys Peak Trail is a 9.6-mile out and back trek for the true adventurer. Take plenty of water and some food, since this hike will take five to six hours. You can tell your friends that you were on top of Arizona, at the highest point in the state and the highest of the San Francisco Peaks, at 12,633 feet. If you would like a bird’s eye view without the sweat and preparation or don’t have time for a hike, take the Scenic Skyride, which lifts you gently up Agassiz Peak at the Snowbowl Ski Resort through mid-October. An amusing, yet invaluable guidebook containing 50 hikes in and around Flagstaff and Sedona is “Favorite HikesFlagstaff and Sedona,” by Cosmic Ray. Each hike is described in detail, with directions, distance, time, effort, type, route finding, season, and contour profile on one page, and an easy to read, handdrawn looking map on the facing page. The book also contains animal footprints on the inside covers. Cosmic Ray’s sense of humor and vivid description makes you want to run, not walk, to the nearest trailhead! For more information about Flagstaff outdoor recreation, call the Flagstaff Visitor Center at 800-842-7293. Bio: Joan Dameron is a Tucson-based freelance writer who enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and three children. She specializes in outdoor and adventure travel writing.

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Upcoming Events in Flagstaff OCT 4 Fall Open House The Arboretum at Flagstaff - Fall color tours, family activities, scavanger hunt, in conjunction with the Festival of Science, free, 9a-5p. 928-774-1442 OCT 11 Art on the Square Heritage Square - Juried art show featuring Coconino County fine artists, authors & performers, Kid’s Art Start Gallery & Kid Create workshops. Free, 10a-7p. 928779-7690 OCT 19 Fall Stargazing Workshop Lowell Observatory - Hands-on workshop to help you become familiar with the autumn evening skies incl. constellations, deep sky objects & planets. Reservations Req: 928-774-3358 ext 267

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the Grand Canyon, as the Arizona Mountain Inn is centrally located to allow for the perfect sight-seeing vacation in Central Arizona. Accommodations vary depending on the needs of the vacationer. Cabins range from a cozy one bedroom romantic cabin for two to the Hogan-style cabin large enough to lodge up to 16 people. Or enjoy one of three unique B&B suites and relax in a spacious two-bedroom suite or the romantic honeymoon suite... the Arizona Mountain Inn has it all. Whether your desire is to just get away, enjoy a romantic weekend, a family retreat or a group function, Arizona Mountain Inn has what you are looking for. To make a reservation or find out more information call 928-774-8959 or go online to www.arizonamountaininn.com.

1st Annual Sun Sounds

Holiday Gift Fair December 7th, 9am-3pm Radisson Woodlands Hotel

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Relaxing in the White Mountains With fishing license in hand, my wife and I wanted to visit someplace we could basically WRITER where relax, while trying out for the first time the fishing pole that she gave me as a gift. We also wanted a place where we could bring both of our pets, Tiki (the cat) and Methos (the dog). The White Mountains proved to be the perfect answer. With its many and varied trees and greenery, it’s a wonderful, lush region. During the drive up from Tucson along Route 77, past Globe, the landscape seems to change suddenly from desert to forest. If you blink, you might miss it. We stayed at Hidden Rest Resort, located between Show Low and Lakeside. Pets are welcome on approval at the time of reservation. The accommodations here are cabins complete with kitchen, BBQ, porch, fireplace and color TV, and several include in-cabin spa. Another bonus was that for our needs, the cabin area was ideally located. We selected Show Low Lake for fishing, which was less than two miles away from the cabins. Two other lakes were within three miles of Hidden Rest Resort. Also,

the short but picturesque Mogollon Rim Trail was literally a minute down the road. With our rest and relaxation agenda, we decided to take things easy. The Mogollon Trail was a bit more than a mile long. For the hiking enthusiast, there are many trails of all levels of difficulty, ranging from a few to many miles. Besides this, we saw that numerous antique shops dotted Route 200 from Show Low to Pinetop. As for fishing, of course the big one got away. We spent two nights at Hidden Rest Resort, and for a small fee, extended our Sunday to a 6 pm checkout. We had hopes of seeing the Casa Malpais Archaeological Park, about 45 minutes away in Springerville. However we missed the 90-minute guided tour, which is the only way visitors can see this site. Also, there are no pets allowed. Sorry, Methos and Tiki. Missing a visit to this site will only give us an excuse to return again to this very pleasant part of Arizona.

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Excerpt from the Arizona Game & Fish Department Weekly Fishing Report

Note To Anglers: Stream flows have stabilized, water clarity has improved and stream fishing should be good. Becker Lake - The boat ramp is accessible. Fishing is fair. Use some weight to get your fishing line out there a-ways or use a boat. Big Lake - Fishing is fair. The lake contains rainbow, cutthroat, brook and Apache trout. The water level is low at all boat ramps ...boat anglers are doing better than shore anglers; rentals are available at the store. Greer Lakes - Fishing is fair. River reservoir will be stocked with catchable-size rainbow trout this week. Lee Valley Reservoir - The Lake will be drained during September/October to remove unwanted species. It will be

Bio: Jesse and his wife hail from Pennsylvania, Seattle, then Tucson. They are avid travelers. Jesse has a surreal television program on Public Access Tucson.

stocked again in the spring with Apache trout and Arctic grayling. Show Low Lake - Fishing is fair for rainbow trout. The boat ramp is accessible. The lake has been stocked with catchable-size rainbow trout. Many trophy-sized walleye have been caught here. Silver Creek - Trout fishing is good. The section of stream about 1-mile downstream from the hatchery is closed to fishing. Surplus catchable-size Apache trout were stocked this week. East Fork of Black River - Fishing is good to excellent for stocked Apache trout at the East and West Forks of the Black River and the Little Colorado River at Greer and Sheep’s Crossing. Silver Creek was stocked this week with catchable-size Apache trout. To read the report in full go to the website www.azgfd.com.

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October 14 - Spring Hunt Deadline Hunters are reminded that the deadline to submit applications for the spring 2004 hunts is Oct. 14 at 7 pm. There are spring hunts for javelina, turkey, buffalo and bear. Postmarks don’t count. By law the Arizona Game and Fish

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White Mountain Listings ALPINE Mountain Hi Lodge 42698 US Highway 180, 928-339-4311 GREER Greer Art Emporium P.O. Box 120, 928-735-7212 Greer Lodge 44 Main Street, 888-475-6343 www.greerlodge.com The Peaks At Greer PO Box 132, 928-735-7777 www.peaksresort.com LAKESIDE Hidden Rest Resort 3448 Highway 260, 928-368-6336 www.hiddenrest.com

Historic Coldstream Bed & Breakfast 3042 Mark Twain Dr., 928-369-0115 www.thecoldstream.com Holiday Inn Express 431 E. White Mountain Blvd., 928-367-6077, www.holiday-inn.com Hon-Dah Resort Casino 777 Highway 260, 800-929-8744 www.hon-dah.com Offroad ATV 928-739-4153 www.wmonline.com/recreat.htm Pinetop Realty & Investment 230 E. White Mountain Blvd, 928-367-4151 www.pinetop.com Woodland Inn & Suites 458 E. White Mountain Blvd., 928-367-3636

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Snowflake Harvest Festival

Ever wanted to visit a farm? Now is your chance. The 2003 Snowflake Harvest Festival will be held at the Willis Family Farm, 381 S. 1st East in Snowflake on Oct. 18 from 10am to 2pm. Admission is free. Learn about growing and picking pumpkins directly from the farmers. Pumpkins of various sizes and varieties will be sold fresh from the field. Other pumpkin-related fun will include the Largest Pumpkin and Pumpkin Carving contest. Music, food, crafts and demonstrations will round out the festival fun. Artisans will demonstrate, exhibit, and sell pottery, handcrafted furniture, art, collectibles and much more from 9am2pm at Heritage Park. This will be your last chance this year to purchase items from Heritage Marketplace vendors. The

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and Fool Hollow Lake Bed & Breakfast in Show Low. Also in Pinetop are the Best Western Inn, the Holiday Inn Express, Woodland Inn & Suites and the Spa-Cabins of Hidden Rest Resort. Alpine offers several wonderful lodging choices such as the Mountain Hi Lodge. The Lodge is close by many outdoor activities and has 27 units with full baths, kitchenettes and cable TV. In Greer one of the finest accommodations is Greer Lodge. Pinetop also boasts the Hon-Dah Resort Casino. The White Mountain Apache Tribe owns and operates this luxury hotel with well appointed king and queen rooms, all season swimming pool, spa and sauna. The Indian Pine Restaurant and the Timbers Lounge offer fine food and exciting entertainment with great lounge acts appearing six nights a week. If sports aren’t your thing, there are plenty of places to shop such as the Greer Art Emporium which features fine art, sculpture, painting, antiques, period clothing and hats, country furnishings, gifts, unique mountain furniture and more. There is also the Timberline Trading Co. in Overgaard which has a variety of things to choose from including unique gifts, home decor, candles, gourmet foods, gifts, gift baskets. And if shopping or sports aren’t your thing - hey, it’s your vacation so feel free to cozy up in front of a fire and watch that funny white stuff fall from the sky...it is a rather breathtaking view. For more information on the region, see the Chamber information on Page 17.

Down on the Farm event will sport free musical entertainment, including special guest performances by the Celtic band The Amazing Ripples and the Song & Dance Academy. Visitors will want to tour Snowflake’s Historic Homes, just around the corner from the Willis Farm, where pioneer and Native American artifacts are proudly displayed. The homes will be open throughout the day in conjunction with the festival. Home tours cost $1 per person, per home seen, or $12 for a family pass. Demonstrations on blacksmithing will be held at the Silver Creek Forge behind Heritage Park. Admission to the festival is free! For more information please call the Snowflake/Taylor Chamber of Commerce at 928-536-4331.

The “Trail of Many Tracks” Self-guided Auto Touring Adventure Do you want to explore the real West? A unique experience awaits the heritage traveler, that special breed of tourist who seeks out the hidden byways and their treasures of history and culture. There’s a way to slip back in time and discover the past as it really was... and to hear the stories told by the descendents of those who made it happen. The “Trail of Many Tracks” is a self-guided driving adventure with a two-hour interpretive audio recording and trail map. It starts on I40 and takes you through time as well as place. Listen to a fascinating history unfold as you travel from Sanders and Zuni through St. Johns to the Round Valley, on to Hon-dah and Fort Apache, and back up the loop through Pinetop-Lakeside, Show Low, Shumway, Taylor, Snowflake, Holbrook and Winslow. The names you hear on the tape are ones you still see today - on business logos, in local papers - you feel a sense of continuity, of roots, of history that is alive. Visit Burnham Trading Post run

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When the snow falls, the towns which make up the White Mountains don’t lose their momentum. In fact, there are a wide variety of things to do and see! Winter sports, gaming and concerts at Hon-Dah Casino, holiday light events, unique gift shops and more are all there for you to enjoy. Sunrise Park Resort is the state’s largest ski resort with 800 acres of skiable terrain, 65 trails on three mountains and 10 chair lifts with the amazing lift capacity of 16,000 skiers per hour... and it boasts Arizona’s only high-speed quad lift! There are also numerous trails for cross-country skiing here and throughout the White Mountains. Winter, of course, makes ice fishing a popular sport and some of the best lakes for that are A-1 Lake, Big Lake, Sunrise Lake, Hawley Lake and Luna Lake. The range of elevations from 3,500 feet to 11,500 feet in the White Mountains means that it is possible to ski in the morning and play golf in the afternoon! Silver Creek Golf Club is an 18hole championship course with excellent practice facilities, including a 10,000 square foot putting green and a 280 yard driving range. Play is suspended for about 2 weeks each winter, but other than that the course stays open year-round. If you are interested in trying out some of these sports in the White Mountains the Sport Shack in Springerville has the equipment to help you out. They feature hunting and fishing gear, tackle and hunting and fishing licenses as well. The White Mountains are also full of places to stay. Welcoming Bed & Breakfasts include the Historic Coldstream Bed & Breakfast in Pinetop

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by the same family for five generations, explore the Little House Museum of ranching heritage carefully preserved by a descendent of the original homesteaders. The trip will take you through high plains grasslands, between extinct volcanoes, and over forested alpine mountains. The area is rich in fossils, the tracks of dinosaurs and numerous pre-historic ruins of native peoples. You will hear tales of Spanish sheepmen, Mormon colonists, Texas cowboys, and Apache and Navajo Indians. The route can be done in segments or in its entirety. Two to four leisurely days is recommended for visitors to enjoy each of the stops along the way. Your user-friendly double cassette or CD package can be obtained at visitor centers, chambers of commerce and gift shops all along the trail and also by mail order or through the Internet. For further information call Roxanne Knight, Trail of Many Tracks chairwoman, at 800814-6451 or email lcrcd@littlecolorado.org.

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In celebration of 10 great years, Hon-Dah Resort Casino has planned a series of concerts and promotions with giveaways beginning in October and lasting all the way until the Dec. 14th Gala Anniversary Party. Fall is a perfect time for a getaway to the White Mountains... and Hon-Dah just added 100,000 more reasons to come up and play! Yes, there will be a $100,000 Cash Giveaway between Oct 12-Dec 14. $10,000 in cash will be given away every week for 10 weeks. In fact, two lucky winners will receive $1,000 every night at 7pm and 9pm, Sunday-Thursday for the first nine weeks. Then on the 10th week - on one night only, Sunday, Dec. 14th - at the Gala 10Year Anniversary Party, ten $1,000 drawings will be held every 30 minutes from 4pm to 8:30pm. Other prizes include a 10-day Cruise drawing (worth approx. $5,000) and $10 Hon-Dough and a T-shirt drawings every 10 minutes through much of the afternoon and evening. What a deal! Hon-Dah has also planned some spe-

cial FREE party nights that you won’t want to miss. The first of these is the Oktoberfest Polka Night with music by The Varitones on Saturday, Oct. 25th. There will be free admission and free raffle for prizes, free hot dogs, bratwurst, chips, pretzels, and apple strudel, Hon-Dah beer mugs and lots of fun! In November, HonDah’s Big Band Blast From the Past takes place on Friday the 14th. With music from the 40s and 50s by Monte Procopio and his Big Band, free admission, free raffle for prizes, dance contests and free cake, snacks, punch, and coffee, this is a sure bet to please. The fall festivities culminate in HonDah’s Gala 10-Year Anniversary Party on Sunday, Dec. 14th. Beginning at 3pm there will be music and all the promotions and prizes that mark this exciting finale. Raise your glass to Hon-Dah’s Happy Anniversary with free champagne and cake, and of course, admission is free. Call 1-800-929-8744 to book your visit to the beautiful White Mountains and your place in Hon-dah Resort Casino’s 10th Anniversary celebrations.

A New Way to Play Golf... And It’s Free in Pinetop-Lakeside TH TRY IS!

Imagine playing golf in one of the world’s most scenic locations, never losing a ball and it’s free. It’s not a dream! It’s disc golf the newest craze to hit Arizona - and Wood Land Disc Golf Course in PinetopLakeside has it. The increasingly popular sport is played much like golf on a course set up with 18 “holes,” but it involves a twist. Instead of balls, clubs and holes, disc golf is played with frisbees, specially-designed baskets and a totally different kind of skill. Disc golf is scored just like traditional golf with “strokes-per-hole” but the design of the game gives “birdie” a whole

Area Chambers of Commerce Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber of Commerce 102-C West White Mountain Blvd. (Hwy 260) Lakeside, AZ 85929, 928-367-4290, 800-573-4031 info@pinetoplakesidechamber.com www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com

Show Low Regional Chamber of Commerce 951 W. Deuce of Clubs, Show Low, AZ 85902 928-537-2326, 888-SHOW LOW, slcofc@showlow.com www.showlowchamberofcommerce.com

Snowflake/Taylor Chamber of Commerce 110 North Main St., Snowflake, AZ 85937 928-536-4331, www.snowflaketaylorchamber.com

St. Johns Regional Chamber of Commerce 180 W. Cleveland, St. Johns, AZ 85936 928-337-2000, office@stjohnschamber.com www.stjohnschamber.com

Springerville-Eagar Regional Chamber of Commerce (also represents Greer and Alpine), 318 E. Main Street, Springerville, AZ 85938, 928-333-2123 tourist@cybertrails.com, www.az-tourist.com

new meaning as frisbees are difficult to control and much more susceptible to wind conditions. The goal, of course, is to sink the frisbee into the basket in the fewest throws. The game is catching on across the country and the Wood Land Disc Golf Course - which is located off Woodland Road - hosts several tournaments throughout the year. As the popularity grows, more tournaments are popping up nationwide, bringing more visibility to the sport and higher levels of play. In addition to being fun and competitive, the course is open year-round regardless of weather conditions, no reservations are required and it is free. For more information on the Wood Land Golf Course, call 928-368-6700.

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Perched improbably on hillsides and cliffs overlooking the expanse of the Verde Valley, Jerome, “the town with the Billion Dollar View,” offers much more than just scenic vistas. It is a window into the past when copper was king, and mining created and almost destroyed the town it had built. Jerome’s Spook Weekend & Miner’s Daze is a dual event that runs October 17-19th and celebrates the season as well as incorporates some of the fun and frenzy of this bygone era with games, contests, music from the country crossover band Haywire and much more. Cleopatra Hill, a vast deposit of copper, beckoned a raucous mix of miners, saloon and storekeepers, prostitutes, preachers, wives and children, who formed the frontier fabric of Jerome society. From tents and shacks to theaters, opera houses, hospitals, hotels and restaurants, Jerome grew along with King Copper to a population of over 50,000. After the copper mines closed in 1953, the city on the hill barely survived by becoming a haven for artists and hippies in the 60’s and 70’s. This new breed of pioneers opened up abandoned shops and buildings and created a lively downtown and revitalized community. In 1967 Jerome was designated as a

National Historical Landmark. Now, with a mere 480 residents, this unusual community is thriving and offers visitors a glimpse of the past, while providing everything needed to make for a truly unique visit. Jerome offers many opportunities to shop for unusual and locally produced items as well as moderately priced souvenirs. From the “Dam It Doll” only to be found at the Cactus Curiosity Shop to wonderful lotions and essential oils at Stained Glass Arts, Jerome is a shopaholic’s dream. To keep you going while sightseeing and shopping, grab a burger at the oldest restaurant in Arizona, the English Kitchen, or the Haunted Hamburger. More upscale dining can be found at the Asylum Restaurant. Relax and kickback at one of Jerome’s wonderful B&Bs like the Ghost City Inn, Surgeon’s House, Cottage Inn, Story Teller Inn or Hillside House... all are unique unto themselves as is the Connor Hotel and the Jerome Grand Hotel. Take home a lasting souvenir from one of the town’s many art galleries or Jerome Artists CoOperative. For more information contact the Jerome Chamber of Commerce at 928-634-2900 or online at www.jeromechamber.com. Celebrating Camp Verde’s Heritage

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“Fall” in Love with Prescott Just the mention of autumn conjures up memories of the senses collected over a lifetime the brilliant fall colors, the smell of apples, the sight of pumpkins, the feel of cool air on your skin and the sound of rubber meeting the road on the way to the Prescott Area. Stop by the Chamber of Commerce to pick the Forests and Grasslands Back Country Tour Guide to treat yourself to scenic area drives filled with fall wildflowers, yellow birch trees and quaking aspens. Or...golf at any one of six public courses, hike and bike on 450 miles of recreational trails, take in a show, visit a museum or sit on the porch of your B&B and read that book you’ve been meaning to get to all summer. There are festivals galore to make your autumn bright. Two area farms bring you harvest fun throughout the month of October. Visit the Collier Family Farm in Chino Valley (928-636-2804) or Young’s Farm in Dewey (928-632-7272) for a variety of activities and lots of pumpkins.

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FallFest in the Park (928-445-2000) on Oct 11-12 features entertainment, arts, crafts and more on the Courthouse Plaza. Have a barrel of fun at the “Old West Octoberfest” (928-443-5220) on Oct 18 with quality ales and lagers, German music, dancers, and food. For a fun and spooky walk through the zoo on Halloween night, enjoy Boo at the Zoo at Heritage Park Zoo (928-778-4242). Arts abound in Prescott. Yavapai College Performance Hall (1-877-9284253) offers some great fall shows, including Riders in the Sky on Oct 10 pure old west magic. Top off a perfect fall evening with a play at Prescott Fine Arts (928-445-3286). The October feature is the off-Broadway hit, Camping With Henry and Tom, a hilarious adventure about Warren Harding, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. To discover more about the Prescott Area, log on to www.visit-prescott.com or call 1-800-266-7534 and ask to receive your copy of the Prescott Area Arts & Heritage Calendar.

Day of the Dead Dinner Show Coyote Radio Presents “Spooktacular” Show

COYOTE RADIO, Prescott’s Independent Community Radio Group, proudly presents their 4th Annual Day of the Dead Dinner Show fund-raiser: a “spooktacular” dinner and radio theater show at Prescott’s historic Sam Hill Warehouse building, 338 West Willis Street, Saturday, November 1st, at 6pm. This full cast radio comedy show, with live sound effects and music, will be preceded by a delicious Southwestern, vegetarian-friendly dinner prepared by Chef Joe Fazik (formerly of Zuma’s), Prescott Coffee Roasters‚ coffee and dessert. The event will also include an Ofrenda: the traditional altar created to remember and honor family and friends who’ve passed away. Guests are encouraged to light candles and leave tokens in memory of loved ones for the duration of the event. After dinner, the celebrated Local Artists and Merchants Raffle will feature the cream of local arts, culture and commerce, including: Smoki Museum,

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Shoestring Gallery, Olsen’s Grain, T. Stone Ceramics, Eye Candy Jewelry, the M.A.D. Linguist and The Shoemakers. Following the Dinner Show, the 2nd Annual Day of the Dead Twilight Procession will lead guests out, under the Old Santa Fe Railroad Trestle and on to the McCormick Arts District, where a dance is being thrown by the M.A.D. Linguist. Participants in the Twilight Procession will include the Living Folklore Clowns with a Dixieland Marching Band, a Giant Skeleton Puppet, costumed members of the Frontier Civitan Club, a Float by the Prescott Area Poets Association and anyone in the audience who’d like to join in. Free chemical lights will be given away, while they last. Reserved Tickets and T-Shirts can be purchased over the Internet by credit card at the newly re-designed www.coyoteradio.org. For more information, call Andrew at 928-925-6830 or check out www.coyoteradio.org.

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Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games CE HER LE IT BR AG AT E ION

No doubt you’ve heard of haggis, bagpipes and “men in skirts!” Come and see what a Celtic Festival and Highland Games is all about on Oct 31 & Nov 1 at Rillito Park Raceway. See how the Olympic Shot Put originated, watch sheepdogs demonstrate their amazing herding abilities, tap your toes as Highland dancers and Irish Stepdancers strut their stuff and buy beautiful Celtic style gifts. Highland Games have an ancient origin with legends suggesting a start as early as the 11th century for the purpose of selecting the fastest runners as couriers for the clan chiefs, the only means of communication in the rugged Highlands of Scotland. The first documented

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Highland Gathering took place in 1788. Traditional Highland dance was a strenuous and competitive athletic skill among men! In addition to the games, which include the stone throw, hammer throw and caber toss (flipping a log up to 18 feet in length!), visitors will be entertained by piping & drumming and the dance competition, historical reenactments and great food. Find out about any clan connections you might have and browse the many vendors’ booths. The festival takes place on Saturday from 9am-5pm and costs $12 at the gate (12 and under free with paid adult) and $10 in advance. For more information call 520-743-9291. You won’t want to miss this unique festival.

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What a Month to Visit Tucson! OV ER VIE W

From the minute the paper hits the streets, Tucson residents and visitors will find an exciting event to fill every weekend. Here are a few to choose from, but for a complete listing check out our event pages. Everyone’s favorite German festival “Oktoberfest” is on from Oct 2-5 at Hi Corbett Field (520- 574-9320). Kids will love the Oct 4-5 DinoFest with music, live performances, dino movies and fossil digs at the T-Rex Museum, 1202 N. Main Ave (520-792-2884). One of Tucson’s most beloved events celebrates its 30th Anniversary on Oct 1012. Tucson Meet Yourself takes place at El Presidio Park, where the cultures of Southern Arizona come together to enjoy each other’s food, music, dance and folk art (520-806-9004). During the weekend of Oct 18-19

western fans will head to the Desert Thunder Pro Rodeo (520-721-1621). Or celebrate the season at the Fall Country Fair at the Lew Sorenson Community Center on the 19th, where you will find arts/crafts, flea market, plants, food, “fancy poultry show,” and live bluegrass music (520-232-1201). Another eagerly awaited event falls on Oct 25-26, La Fiesta de los Chiles at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Enjoy craft and food vendors - with lots of chile recipes, live Salsa, Cajun, Tex-Mex, Mariachi & S. American music and children’s activities (520-326-9686). Last but not least look forward to the Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games on Nov 1 at Rillito Park Raceway. Music, dance, games, food & history of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales await you (520-743-9291).

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The culmination of the largest philanthropic project of its kind in Southern Arizona will take place Sunday, November 2nd during the auction of the Tucson Pima Arts Council’s Ponies del Pueblo Project. The 35 life-sized resin compound ponies have been exhibited throughout Tucson and Pima County since January 2003. Created by selected local artists, the Ponies run the gamut of visual styles and will be auctioned

off during a gala event at the Westin La Paloma Resort. The auction will take place between 2:30 and 6:00 pm and proceeds will go to 35 nonprofit organizations. General admission to the event costs $50, which includes auction viewing from 4-6 pm, buffet and cash bar. You can view the Ponies and learn more about the event at www.poniesdelpueblo.org or call the Tucson Pima Arts Council at 520-6240595 ext. 10.

Celebrate Arizona’s Spanish History in Tubac Don’t miss the soldados, horses, art, shopping, live music and cultural dances as the Anza Days celebration takes over Tubac. In 1775, “gather your family and supplies and meet in the Plaza of the Presidio” was the word in the fort when Juan Bautista de Anza II decided it was time to move West. Now it’s time to gather up your family and head to Tubac October 18 and 19 to join in the fun. On October 23 of 1775, Anza was able to convince 240 hearty souls to leave Tubac with him, all of whom would later become the first settlers of the town now known as “San Francisco.” They took off on this trek with cattle, supplies, and other equipment needed to settle a new village... except the cooking pots! Join the town of Tubac and the state’s first Historic State Park, Tubac Presidio, to commemorate this special day in Arizona’s first European settlement. There will be a historic re-enactment of the famous Mowry Duel of 1859 between Editor Cross and Confederate sympathizer Mowry. Following the duel, military bugle and trumpet calls will sound. Following a “Battle of Buglers,”

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Anza Days there will be Mexican dancing for your entertainment. Other re-enactors make the foods, tools and craft demonstrations of the period throughout the day. Hands-on activities for the children and stage presentations by Native, Spanish, Mexican and Territorial period cultures will be featured at the event on the State Park grounds and throughout the Artist Community of Tubac. Tubac is located 30 minutes south of Tucson, off I-19. The village’s many shops, galleries, and restaurants will be open from 10am - 5pm. Several area Bed & Breakfast Inns make an overnight stay possible. The State Park’s museum, archaeological and historic sites may be toured from 8am - 5pm daily. Admission fee for Anza Days is $2. For more information about Anza Days or Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, call the Park at 520-398-2252 or visit online at www.pr.state.az.us. All of the 27 State Parks are OPEN! For more details or information on events at Arizona State Parks please call 602-542-4174, 800-285- 3703 or see our webpage at www.azstateparks.com.

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Festival of the Arts

Ghost Towns Abound

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Monastery’s Tradition Continues by Tom Cline

This year’s Festival of the Arts at Holy Trinity Benedictine Monastery in St. David kicks-off Nov 8, Saturday from 10-5 and on Nov 9, Sunday from 10-4. It promises to be a lively affair with more than 125 artists participating and includes entertainment and a tantalizing variety of food to please any palate. A silent auction will feature eight great getaways for two to such sought-after vacation spots as New Orleans, San Francisco’s Wine Country and Hawaii. There is also a raffle with $2,000 in prizes! Proceeds from the festival go towards the construction of a Conference Center, the latest planned addition to the monastery’s complex that began with only one habitable building in 1974. Founded on the grounds of the Wilderness Ranch, the barn was converted to a men’s dormitory and a tool shed was restored to become the “Little Chapel.” Ground was broken for the church on December 12, 1974, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The remains of the oldest house in St. David were used to construct living quarters for the community and included an office, library and bookstore. The distinctive Santa Fe style church, Our Lady of Guadalupe, was dedicated on June 24, 1981 and is the monastery’s centerpiece. Over the years the monastery has been active in sponsoring the arts in many forms. And, in turn, the community has supported them as well; Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative has helped by sponsoring advertising for the Festival of the Arts. Formed in 1938, the Cooperative brought the benefits of reliable and economically viable electricity to farms, ranches and small communities

in parts of Cochise, Graham, Pima and Santa Cruz Counties. Today, it provides more than 42,000 services and some 4,000 miles of energized lines that have enabled these once-dark and isolated areas to become thriving centers of commerce, industry, agriculture and quality living. The monastery welcomes overnight visitors and can accommodate 50 guests who come for reflection and spiritual refreshment. It is located 2 miles south of St. David near mile marker 302 on Route 80 between Benson and Tombstone. For further information, call or write Monastery Festival at PO Box 298, St. David, AZ 85630. Phone: 520720-4642, ext. 10 or Fax 720-4202. For general information about the Holy Trinity Monastery, call the guest office 520-720-4642, ext. 17.

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• Metcalf, a one time gold and copper mining town, located northeast of Safford and founded in 1872. • Mowry, a silver, lead and zinc mining site founded around 1850 in eastern Santa Cruz county. • Johnson, a mining camp located northwest of Willcox. • Gleeson and Courtland are both within 20 miles east of Tombstone, on the east side of the Dragoon mountains. Gleeson was originally a small copper and turquoise mining town and has some nice old ruins left to view. Courtland was both a copper mining town and a supply center in its heyday and has several buildings and foundations left today. • Charleston, on the west side of the Dragoons near Tombstone, a one time silver mining town and outlaw hideout. It is also located near the site of the historic Battle of the Bull. • Fairbanks, also located west of Tombstone, was originally named after Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank. • Contention City, is just north of Fairbanks and is along the San Pedro

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River near the small town of St. David. • Dos Cabezas is a partial-ghost town, with people still living there today. It was both a supply center and a stage station and is located about 15 miles southeast of Willcox, an easy stop while driving up into the nearby Chiricahua National Monument. There are a number of old buildings to view. • The old town of Pearce, located about 18 miles south of I-10 at the base of the Cochise Stronghold, has some great historic buildings left including an old store and post office. It was once a short lived gold mining town, founded in the early 1890’s. Pearce also has some inhabitants today. • Cochise, also partially populated, was once a railroad junction and train stop. The train still goes through the middle of town today. The Cochise Hotel, an original 1880’s boarding house, is still in operation here along with a gift shop and nearby post office. Many famous westerners, including Wyatt Earp, stayed at the Cochise Hotel. For more information about the ghost towns of southern Arizona, contact the local Chambers of Commerce and visitors centers.

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If it were not for Helldorado founder Ray Krebs and other townsfolk starting this event, Tombstone may well have become just another ghost town, barely remembered with the passage of time. In 1929 Tombstone’s reign as the Queen of the silver boomtowns was long gone. The town had just lost the County Seat to Bisbee and hundreds of local residents had simply abandoned their homes in search for greener pastures to live and work in. Ray Krebs brought forth the idea of celebrating Tombstone’s colorful 1880’s heyday history... and due to the success of the event, Tombstone earned the reputation of being the “town too tough to die.” Come along this October 17-19 to celebrate Tombstone’s oldest and most popular event of the year. There will be a wide variety of reenactments and shows at Helldorado Days. Continuous street entertainment will

feature gunfights, 1880’s fashion shows, music and gun twirling. An old west play “Doc & Kate” will take place at Schieffelin Hall at 7:30pm Saturday. The Helldorado Parade is scheduled at 11am on Sunday morning and will be followed by an Army Band Concert in the City Park. Look forward to a kids carnival, beard contest, cowboy mounted shooters and “Power from the Past” tractors and engines. Numerous Old West Reenactment Groups perform over the weekend. These groups pride themselves on their total authenticity of costuming, props and accessories as they present skits for people to enjoy a unique form of living history. Come celebrate with America’s most authentic Old West Town on October 1719 and live the spirit that won the West and is the heart of Tombstone. For a complete calendar of events contact Steve Reeder at 520-457-3291 or email him at reekor@theriver.com.

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The Tombstone Association of the Arts announces the October membership show with featured artists Jane Ballard, Louise Fairchild and Carol Stearns. Visitors to the Gallery will also find additional art and many wonderful handmade items by the TAA’s other members. Approximately 30 Cochise County artists who live in Sierra Vista, Saint David, Bisbee, Cochise, and Tombstone will each exhibit several framed and unframed works - all originals. Variety is the name of the game in subject matter, media and size. Subjects include portraits, land and sea scapes, still life settings, abstracts, architecture, desert and western art and much more. Favorite media are acrylics, watercolor, oils, drawings in pencil and pastel, collage, mixed media and mono-

prints. The artists work in a variety of sizes from full-sized beauties to tiny gems and notecards. There are many lovely gift items handmade by the Association’s 22 crafters, including a quilt, jewelry, raku pottery, wooden tole painting, needle and yarn crafts, and much more. Look forward to the TAA’s huge special Christmas Craft show during the months of November and December. Decorating your tree, home and packages with these unique treasures will surely put you in the cheerful spirit of Christmas! Visit the Tombstone Gallery at 317 Allen Street in Tombstone. You’ll be amazed by the reasonable prices! Hours are from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm daily with free admission. Call 520-457-2380 for further information.

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Shop, Dine and Play by Ron Guerrero

As you honk your horn through Mule Pass Tunnel and exit at the southern end, you get your first glimpse of Bisbee. The turn-of-the-century feeling the town gives as you look on the twisting roads and multi-story buildings is just the beginning of the treats that Bisbee holds for you. Since 1880, Bisbee has lived through all the booms and busts of the mining industry. The last catalyst for change was in 1977 when the mining closed down. It was then that Bisbee was transformed into the artistic community that you see today. The special feel of this community gives rise to unique events. Have a fun learning experience at the Fiber Arts Festival on Oct 10-12, or turn your legs to jelly climbing 1,034 steps at the Bisbee Stair Climb on Sat, Oct 18th. Get your fill of ghosts and goblins as the whole town is transformed on Halloween. The Festival of Lights kicks off the holiday season on Nov 28 and the Christmas House Art Fair features local arts and crafts on the same weekend, Nov 28-30. But even without the special events, day-to-day shopping and dining is fun in Bisbee. The various antique shops and art galleries like the unique Cavern of ATTRACTIONS Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum P.O. Box 14, 520-432-7071 www.bisbeemuseum.org Queen Mine Tours Off US 80 Interchange south of Historic District, 866-432-2071 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Bisbee Chamber of Commerce 31 Subway St., 866-2BISBEE www.bisbeearizona.com DINING Bisbee Coffee Company P.O. Drawer BV, 520-432-7879 The Bisbee Grille 2 Copper Queen Plaza, 520-432-7931 Brewery Steakhouse 5 Brewery Gulch, 432-3317 Cafe Cornicopia 14 Main Street, 520-432-4820 Cafe Roka PO Box 1251, 520-432-5153 www.caferoka.com St. Elmo Bar 36 Brewery Ave., 520-432-5578 LODGING Bisbee Grand Hotel 61 Main St., 520-432-5900 www.bisbeegrandhotel.com

Chinese Country Antiques and 55 Main Gallery line the streets, making door-todoor shopping easy. Dining can be elegant in the Copper Queen Hotel, making you feel like you are traveling back in time, or you can experience contemporary dining at the Bisbee Grille or Café Roka. If you would like a quick bite, you can find that at the Bisbee Coffee Company or the Cafe Cornucopia. If it’s a brew you’d like to sample, it is a short walk to Brewery Gulch, where in its heyday a thirsty miner could visit 47 different saloons and drink away a week’s wages. St. Elmos and the Brewery Steakhouse can help you wet your whistle while on this historic street. The hostelry industry in Bisbee offers unique choices as well. You can stay at a converted miner’s boarding house, Inn at Castle Rock, or one that was for mining executives, Oliver House. The larger hotels, such Hotel La More or Bisbee Grand Hotel, offer a glimpse of what it was like to stay here at the turn of the century. Visiting Bisbee is a real treat. Stay for the day or more. You will always find something interesting to do or see. For more information call the Bisbee Chamber of Commerce at 8662BISBEE. Copper Queen Hotel 11 Howell Avenue, 520-432-2216 copperqueen.com El Rancho Motel RV Park 1104 Highway 92, 520-432-2293 Hotel La More/The Bisbee Inn 45 O K Street, 520-432-5131 www.bisbeeinn.com The Inn at Castle Rock 112 Tombstone Canyon, 520-432-4449 Main Street Inn 26 Main St., 800 467-5237 Oliver House Bed & Breakfast P.O. Box 1897, 520 432-4286

Annual Bisbee Fiber Arts Festival The Bisbee Fiber Art Guild is pleased to announce the 11th Annual Bisbee Fiber Arts Festival to be held Sat, Oct 11th. This educational event will show the public the many facets of fiber art. There will be demonstrations of spinning, weaving, knitting and other related crafts. The public will have an opportunity to try their hand at some of these skills, and even the children will have a booth where they will learn about fibers and their many uses. The AZ Federation of Weavers and Spinners will be sponsoring a Spin-in Contest from 10am to noon. 15 spinners will compete for prizes for the best skilled and versatile spinner. Sophie the sheep will be at the Festival to share some of her wool. Another highlight will be the the Fiber Exhibit hung in the Community Room inside Central School. You’ll love seeing the wearables, linens, rugs, baskets, quilts and much more. The Fashion Show & Tea will begin

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The Great Bisbee Stairclimb takes place on Oct. 18. This unusual event is a fundraiser used to repair the stairs and stairways in historic Old Bisbee, many of which were originally built around 1900. In the past about 3,000 people have participated in the Great Bisbee Stair Climb. The Climb is a challenge to participants to run, walk and climb a total of 1034 stairs on a 5 km course that laces along the hills of mile high, historic Old Bisbee. It is one of the toughest races in the country and is most definitely a oneof-a-kind event. Many points along the course provide great views of the surrounding Mule mountains and of the town. Bisbee has a storybook look, having even been called “Little San Francisco” due to the way the houses are sprinkled up and down the hillsides. The Climb’s course ascends 1000 feet in elevation by way of the stairways, which wind through alleys, roadways and

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at 3pm in the Central School Theater. Garments for the fashion show were designed by fiber artists from around Arizona as well as some pieces from local shops. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at Bisbee Chamber of Commerce or Atalanta’s Music & Book Store or by calling 520-4321846. Vendors will be selling goods for both the craftsman and those who admire fine art. A food booth will feature pasties and delicate sweets to satisfy your noontime hungers. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick up a few holiday gifts that will be unique and appreciated by the receivers. The Festival will be held from 9am5pm at Central School, 43 Howell Avenue, located behind the Copper Queen Hotel. For further information you may go on line at: http://bestofbisbee.com/ fiberarts1.htm or call 520-432-1846.

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even some backyards along the way. For those hearty in spirit there is the special Barco IceMan Competition, which re-creates the real work done by the icemen who at one time serviced the iceboxes in the community. In this competition an 8 pound block of ice, held by tongs, is carried directly up 153 stairs. There is prize money for the winners. The fee for entry into the event is only $20 and includes a T-shirt to commemorate participation. For more information, register on-line at www.bisbeestairclimb.org or call Bisbee Chamber of Commerce, 520-432-5421.

October 11, Bisbee Bisbee Wine Festival and Street Dance Main St. - Sample 50+ wines from around the world, taste specialties from local restaurants. Street Dance with local bands, 4-7p. Benefit, wine fest $35, dance free. 866-224-7233

Bisbee Attractions The Queen Mine Tours Underground Mine Tour 1-866-432-2071 Arizona Cactus & Succulent Research, Inc. Botanical Gardens Free Guided tours, 520-432-7040 Bisbee Blue Turquoise The Lavender Pit View Point, Hwy 80 in Bisbee, 520-432-5511 The Muheim Heritage House Museum National Historical Site, Bisbee Historical District, 520-432-7698 Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum Copper Queen Park - Historical District Smithsonian Affiliate, 520-432-7071 Bisbee Chamber of Commerce, 520-432-5421

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October Events OCT 10-12 WILLIAMS Fall Festival - The End of an Era, a New Beginning Commemorating Williams, the last Rt 66 town by-passed by the Interstate. Golf tournament, Cruise the Loop, sidewalk sales, art fair, chili bake-off, scarecrow stuffing, movies, more! 928-635-1418

OCT 10-12 BISBEE Turquoise Hunt Dump No. 7 in Lavander Pit Mine - Rockhounds can visit this famous Mine. Held in conjunction with the Sierra Vista Mineral Show. Tours twice daily. $15/adults, $10/kids. 520-432-7071 OCT 10-27 SUPERIOR Annual Fall Plant Sale Boyce Thompson Arboretum - 1000’s of drought-tolerant plants for sale 8a-5p, see mature species throughout grounds, horticulturists on hand weekends. 520-689-2811 OCT 11 GLENDALE Annual Front Porch Festival Historic Catlin Court Shopping District - Crafters on the lawns of storefronts. Craft demonstrations and vendors, Classic Car Show, adm & parking are free. 623-435-6813 OCT 11 SIERRA VISTA 16th Annual Cars in the Park Veterans Memorial Park - 300 cars, Classics, street rods, low-riders, antiques, judging, awards, vendors, prizes, DJ. 8a-3p, free. 520-378-3096 OCT 11 SUPERIOR Annual Dia de Colores Old Town Superior - Carnival, arts/crafts/food vendors, studio tour, car show w/live music & prizes, 10/5K run, 8a-11p, free. 520-689-0200 OCT 11 FLAGSTAFF Art on the Square Heritage Square - Juried art show featuring Coconino County fine artists, authors & performers, Kid’s Art Start Gallery & Kid Create workshops. Free, 10a-7p. 928-7797690 OCT 11 CHANDLER Fall Rhythm Fest Tumbleweed Park - 3 bands including jazz, food & beverage vendors, kids’ interactive amusements, fireworks at 9p. 4:30p-9:30p. 480-782-2735 OCT 11 PINE Apple Festival Pine Community Center - Apple pie baking contest, produce, desserts for sale, 10a-4p. 800-672-9766

OCT 12 TEMPE Annual Tempe Tardeada Tempe Library Complex - Music, dance, exhibits, crafts, activities for children, traditional & modern bands, and great food! 12p-8p, free adm. 480-350-8979

OCT 16-18 SCOTTSDALE 14th Annual Western ArtWalk Weekend Main Street & surrounding areas - Artist demos, Gallery show openings, live cowboy music & poetry, prize drawing & more! Th 6p-9p, Sa 12p-5p, free. 480-990-3939 OCT 16-19 TUBA CITY Annual Western Navajo Nation Fair Contest Pow Wow, arts/crafts/food vendors, rodeo & more. $5/adults, $3/children & snrs, extra $3 rodeo, 8amidnight. 928-283-3285 OCT 17-18 COOLIDGE Calvin Coolidge Days San Carlos Park - Live entertainment, volleyball, horseshoes, food, games, parade on Sat. & a whole lot of fun. After 5p Fr, 8a-8p Sa and 8a-6p Su, free. 520-723-4551 OCT 17-19 TOMBSTONE Helldorado Days Tombstone’s oldest tradition! Reenactments, parade, fashion show, carnival, live music, street entertainment, food to suit every taste & Tombstone Vigilettes’ Variety Night. 520-457-3197 OCT 17-19 BULLHEAD CITY Hardyville Days Community Park - Arts & crafts fair, 100+ vendors, live entertainment on two stages, gunfights, pony rides, contests, games, sports and more. 928-763-0158 OCT 17-19 AVONDALE Billy Moore Western Heritage Days Coldwater Park - Founder’s day celebration, parade at 10a on Sa-bands, marching units, floats & equestrians. Carnival, burro races & more. 623-932-2260 OCT 17-19 SCOTTSDALE ArtFest of Fifth Avenue Arts District, Downtown - A bi-annual festival, combines over 100 fine artists, unique shops, great restaurants and live music. Free. 480-968-5353, 1-888-ARTFEST OCT 17-19 YUMA Ocean to Ocean Festival of the Arts Historic Downtown - Juried art show & sale, live entertainment, Meet & Greet Cocktail Party on Fr and Black Tie Dinner/Silent Auction ($50). Fundraiser for Hospice of Yuma. 928-343-2222

OCT 4 FLAGSTAFF Fall Open House The Arboretum at Flagstaff - Fall color tours, family activities, scavanger hunt, in conjunction with the Festival of Science, free, 9a-5p. 928-774-1442

OCT 11 CHLORIDE Annual Car Show Some of the nations finest automobiles travel to Chloride, trophies and other prizes are awarded in several classes. Also mock gunfight at high noon. 928-565-2204

OCT 4-5 SIERRA VISTA Annual Art in the Park Veterans Memorial Park - 220 art & craft vendors in this high quality juried outdoor show. 20 food booths operated by local non-profit groups. Sa, 9a-6p; Su, 9a-4p. Free. 520-378-1763

OCT 11 SEDONA Oktoberfest Sedona Cultural Park - Dust off your lederhosen, it’s that time again! Fun family celebration w/brats, beer & the band Those Darn Accordians, $. 928-203-4TIX or 800780-ARTS

OCT 9-12 SAFFORD Graham County Fair Horseshoe tournament, climbing greased pole, 3-legged races, carnival, food, exhibits, entertainment, $3, free/12 & under, 10a-midnight. 928-428-6240

OCT 11 PHOENIX NARD Parade on Central Park Central Mall (starts) - “Reunion of Kinship, Pride & Spirit” theme, traditional Native American dance groups, orgs, school/youth groups, free, 9a. 602-254-3247

OCT 18 GLOBE Apache “Jii” (Day) Celebration Downtown Globe - Celebrate with Native American food, crafts, paintings, baskets, quilts, dolls & clothing, entertainment by various tribes. 9a-5p, free. 800-804-5623

OCT 9-12 MARICOPA COPPERSTATE Regional EAA Fly-In Phoenix Regional Airport - Airshow, educational forum, workshops. Sunday is Family Day w/ kids activities. 8a5p, $10/gen, free under 12. www.copperstate.org; 520400-8887

OCT 11 CAREFREE Senior Resource Day Carefree Village & Court (Clubhouse), 4100 N Romero Rd - 27 organizations plus a raffle, photographers, DJs and much more, 11a-2p. Free. 520-690-2838

OCT 18 PARKER Parker Rodeo and Parade Western Park on Riverside - Two shows 1p and 7p. Barbecue at 5p. 928-669-2174

OCT 9-26 PHOENIX Arizona State Fair Fairgrounds - Rides, exhibits, livestock competitions, rodeos, food, special attractions & more. $9/Adults, $4/seniors,children (5-13), $7 parking. 602-268-FAIR OCT 10 MESA Tour de Culture Downtown - Free evening to enjoy, experience & explore the city of Mesa’s cultural treasures in the newly designated Downtown Arts & Entertainment District, 6p-9p. 480-644-5285 OCT 10-11 BENSON Butterfield Overland Stage Days Benson Blues Festival in conjunction w/ the Tucson Blues Society, also a guitar workshop, arts & crafts, food vendors, entertainment in the beer garden & more. Free. 520-586-2842 OCT 10-11 SCOTTSDALE Bucking Thunder Rawhide Western Town - One of AZ’s largest rodeos. Three performances of bone-crushing competition, live country music w/ Chris LeDoux headlining Sat night. 480-502-5600 OCT 10-12 CAMP VERDE Fort Verde Days Downtown Camp Verde - Adopt a burro/horse, 1880 baseball game, antique show, carnival, games, dances, parade, reenactments, vendors & more. 928-567-0535 OCT 10-12 TUCSON Tucson Meet Yourself - 30th Anniversary El Presidio Park - Explore cultures of Southern Arizona. 30+ food vendors, music, dance & folk art demos, free. www.tucsonfestival.org or 520-806-9004 OCT 10-12 SIERRA VISTA A Rock Rustler’s Dream Cochise College - Gems, rocks, minerals, specimens, lapidary equipment, books, tools, demos, field trips, hourly prizes, Fr 9-5, Sa 9-6 & Su 9-4, free adm & parking. 520456-9202

OCT 11-12 PRESCOTT Fall Fest in the Park Courthouse Plaza - Art & craft show featuring 80 artisans. 10a-5p Sat, 10a-3p Sun, free. 928-445-2000 OCT 11-12 SEDONA Annual Sedona Arts Festival Sedona Red Rock H.S. - 100+ artists, juried show, work in 12 catagories i.e. glass, jewelry, & painting. $7/both days, under 12 free. 928-204-9456, www.sedonaartsfestival.org. OCT 11-12 SCOTTSDALE Railfair McCormick Stillman Railroad Park - Model trains, exhibits & more, $1/train & carousel rides, children under 3 ride free w/ paying adult. 10a-5p, free. 480-312-2312 OCT 11-12 PINE 3rd Annual Rim Country Antique & Craft Show and Appraisal Clinic Pine Community Center - Nationally known appraiser on hand, Harry Rinker, $5/show, $10/appraisal. In conjunc w/Sat: Apple Fest, BBQ & Car Show. 928-476-3547

OCT 17-19 JEROME Spook Weekend/Miner’s Daze Games, food, live music all weekend, horseshoe tournie, spike driving contest, BBQ on Sat. night, music & cash bar Sat. w/band Haywire. www.jeromechamber.com or 928-634-2900 OCT 17-19 FOUNTAIN HILLS 5th Annual Gathering of the Pai Festival Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Rodeo Grounds Celebration & gathering of the Pai Tribes, free adm. 480816-7162

OCT 18 BISBEE The Great Bisbee Stairclimb Part of a 5K run through Bisbee, run, walk & climb up the 1,034 stairs found throughout the city, also the Barco Ice Man competition. www.bisbeestairclimb.org; 520432-5421 OCT 18 CHRISTOPHER CREEK Christopher Creek Street Party To celebrate the quiet of Christopher Creek now that the highway by-pass is completed. Food, arts & crafts vendors, music. Party in the street! 928-478-4392 OCT 18 SNOWFLAKE Snowflake Harvest Festival Heritage Park - Food, pumpkins, crafts & demonstrations, entertainment incl Celtic band The Amazing Ripples and the Song & Dance Academy, 9a-2p, free. Tour historic homes. 928-536-4331 OCT 18 SEDONA Special Rock Sale Posse Grounds Park, Lions’ Ramadas - Minerals, gems, fossils, beads, jewelry, lapidary equipment and more for sale, 9a-4p, free adm/parking. 928-300-8333

OCT 11-12 BENSON Benson Butterfield Rodeo Arena Bar - Bareback, saddlebronc & bull riding; calf, team & breakaway roping; steer wrestling, barrel racing; 11th: 5p & 12th: 2p. Kids events before rodeo.Adm: $8, $5/5-12. 520-586-2572

OCT 18-19 TUBAC Anza Days Tubac Presidio State Historic Park - Re-enactments, crafts, food, music & fun honoring the trek by De Anza II to settle San Francisco. 10a-4p, $3/adult, $1/ages 7-13, under free. 520-398-2252

OCT 11-12 PHOENIX Friends of Mexican Art 40th Anniversary Mercado Phoenix Art Museum - 3 Master Craftsmen of Oaxaca will demonstrate their skills all day, 10a-5p. Adm. free, art for sale from $3-$500. 602-840-1294

OCT 18-19 PHOENIX Family Days Gem & Mineral Showcase AZ Mining & Mineral Museum - Gold panning w/ instruction ($1.50), jewelry making, pet rock making, demos, dealers, displays & more, free adm. 602-255-3795

OCT 11-13 BISBEE Bisbee Fiber Arts Festival Central School - Sat: Fiber art demos, exhibits, vendors all day; Spin-In Contest 10a-1p; Fashion Show/Tea 3p ($10); 12th-13th Fiber art Classes 9a-4p. Register: jsruane@aol.com, 520-432-1846

OCT 19 WINSLOW Aviation Day Lindbergh Regional Airport/Winslow Air - Fly-in, vintage & homebuilt aircraft, static displays, pancake b’fast (811), craft & food vendors, 8a-5p. 928-289-2429

OCTOBER 2003 OCT 19 TUCSON Fall Country Fair Lew Sorenson Community Center - Arts/crafts, flea market, plants, food, “fancy poultry show,” horticultural societies on site, live bluegrass music, 10a-4p, free. 520-2321201 OCT 22-26 LAKE HAVASU CITY 32nd Annual London Bridge Days Free concerts, a variety of entertainment & contests, parade, 928-855-4115 or www.havasuchamber.com OCT 23-25 GREEN VALLEY Country Fair and White Elephant Parade Art, craft & food vendors, parade on the 25th with over 75 entries - equestrian, floats, etc - prizes given. 520-6257575 OCT 23-26 WINSLOW Winslow Film Festival Winslow Theatre - Approx 26 independent films in all genres incl. narrative & documentary, visual effects panel discussion w/ Visual Effects Supervisor of Matrix Reloaded on 25th at 7:30, $. 818-219-9339 OCT 24-25 SALOME 58th Annual Dick Wick Hall Days Celebration Lions Club - Fri: Beer garden, sock hop; Sat: Carnival, parade, lunch/dinner/dance. 928-859-3335 OCT 24-25 DUNCAN Greenlee County Fall Festival 1258 Fairgrounds Rd - Haunted house, arts/crafts, pumpkin carving, sales & petting zoo. 12p-10p, free/festival, $2/Haunted house-free under 10. 928-359-2032 OCT 25 WICKENBURG 9th Annual Fly-in Municipal Airport - Planes displayed, static air show, aerobatic & model airplane exhibit, scenic airflights, pancake breakfast, 7:30a-1:30p, free adm. 928-684-5479 OCT 25 YUMA Oktoberfest Block Party The Plaza, Historic Old Town Main St. - German and other entertainment, children’s activities and great German food, 4p-midnight, free adm. 928-782-5712 OCT 25 PAYSON 4th Annual Rim Country Western Heritage Festival Rim Country Museum - roping & saddle-making demonstrations, open mike western music/poetry, children’s Mini Fest, 2 western themed plays & more, 10a-4p. 928474-8392 OCT 25 MESA Arizona Gunfighters O.K. Corral Anniversary Show Rockin’ R Ranch - Featuring Wyatt Earp as his famous great, great uncle, $25 includes dinner, 5:30p. 480-9861800 OCT 25 PHOENIX Roosevelt District Tour & Festival Central & Roosevelt - Walking tour in the Valley’s first residential neighborhood, arts, crafts, food, & antique booths. 11a-9p, $15. 602-799-7720 OCT 25-26 MESA Native American Pow Wow Pioneer Park - Dance competition, arts & food vendors, children’s activities. Sa 11a-10p, Su 11a-dusk, free. 480-644-3836 OCT 25-26 TUCSON La Fiesta de los Chiles Tucson Botanical Gdns - craft/food vendors; Salsa, Cajun, Tex-Mex, Mariachi & S. American music; children’s activities, 10a-5p. $5 adv, $7 gate, $2.50 ages 5-12. Free shuttle. 520-326-9686 OCT 25-26 TUCSON Annual Tucson Bluegrass Music Festival Pima County Fairgrounds - National bands, jam sessions, workshops, food and crafts, camping avail., 9a-6p. Call for adm & camping info. 520-760-0745 OCT 25-26 LAKE HAVASU CITY Annual Gem and Mineral Show Aquatic Ctr at 100 Park Ave - London Bridge Rocks 2003. Exhibits, dealers, craft demos. Free adm, free carousal rides for kids, 9a-5p. 928-855-9324 OCT 25-26 ORO VALLEY Annual Oro Valley Jazz Festival and Artisan Market CDO Riverfront Park - Crafts, activities & food. Market free adm. Jazz Festival $5 per person/per day. 520-7973959 OCT 25-26 SALOME T Bar B Feed Rodeo 1/4 mile east of Salome on Hwy 60 - 2 separate rodeos, GCPRA approved, produced by W/A Rodeos, 2p, $. 928859-3335 OCT 25-26 LITCHFIELD PARK Southwest Premier Artists Celebration Show & Sale Wigwam Resort &Golf Club - Artist Reception with wine-tasting, Sat 4-8p. Art Show & Sale Sun 10a-4p. Free adm & parking. 623-935-9040 OCT 26 LITCHFIELD PARK “Arts in the Park Live!” Wigwam Resort - Concert series awarded best new special event for cities under 25,000. Bring lawn chair or blanket, enjoy the music of the Rave, top 40 hits 50s to the present, 4p. 623-935-9040 OCT 30-NOV 2 AVONDALE NASCAR Winston Cup Series Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix Int’l Raceway - 4 premier NASCAR Series in 4 days: Featherlite SW, Craftsman Truck followed by PIR After Dark fan festival (Fri), Busch & Winston Cup. Tickets: 602-252-2227 OCT 31-NOV 2 CAREFREE 28th Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival Downtown Carefree - Over 150 top artists, AZ’s largest wine-tasting event ($10 incl’s engraved wine goblet), live music. Fri free, Sat & Sun $2. 10a-5p. 480-837-5637

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NOV 1 TUCSON Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games Rillito Park Raceway - Music, dance, games, food & history of Scotland, Ireland, Wales. 9a-5p, $12, ages 12 & under free ($10 in adv). 520-743-9291 NOV 1 PRESCOTT Day of the Dead Dinner Show & Twilight Procession Historic Sam Hill Warehouse Bldg - Spook-tacular live radio theater show, meal, offrenda (altar for passed-on loved ones), kids craft class, “Haunted” Parade to McCormick Arts District block party. 928-925-6830 NOV 1 SEDONA Fall Arts & Crafts & Bake Sale Sedona Heritage Museum - Arts & crafts by local artisans, holiday shopping & homemade goodies. 9a-3p, free. 928-282-9501 NOV 1 TUCSON Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead Festival Tucson Children’s Museum - Live music & dance, hands-on activities, candlelight procession, Altar exhibit through 23rd (reg adm. afer 1st), 12-5p. 520-792-9985 NOV 1 YUMA 8th Annual Dia de Los Muertos Celebration Yuma Crossing Historic State Park - Display & competition of Altares, Latin American music, Mexican folklore dancers, traditional foods, 12p-5p, free. 928-7832423 NOV 1-2 LITCHFIELD PARK 33rd Annual Litchfield Library Arts & Crafts Festival Downtown, next to Wigwam Resort - 250 fine artists & craftsmen, food court, live music & Farmers Market, Indoor Antique & Book Sale, 9a-5p, free adm & parking. 623-393-5338, 623-935-5053 NOV 1-2 PHOENIX Dia de los Muertos Celebration Desert Botanical Garden - Celebration of Mexican culture, food, art & entertainment, learn the true meaning of this holiday, $4-$9, 10a-4p. 480-941-1225 NOV 1-2 CAMP VERDE Fall Fantasies in Gems Lodge at Cliff Castle Casino - Christmas shopping, gems, jewelry, door prizes, supplies, $3, children free, Sat 9a-5p, Sun 10a-4p. 928-634-8098

NOV 8 SUPERIOR Arboretum Folk Festival Boyce Thompson Arboretum - See the first leaves of fall w/live music - both acoustic & eclectic - along the trail, open 8-5, festival 10-4. Hwy 60, $6, $3 (5-12). 520-689-2811

NOV 16 PHOENIX 5th Annual Spirit of the West Festival Phoenix Art Museum - Live music from old SW, tales from Wyatt Earp, hoop dance, children’s activities incl. bilingual storytelling. 12p-3p, free w/ mus. adm: $7/5/2. 602-257-1880

NOV 8 BOUSE Founders Day Community Hall - BBQ, swap meet, town-wide yard sale, entertainment, free. 928-851-2498

NOV 16 PHOENIX New Times 10K, 5K Run, Walk, Skate Steele Indian School Park - 28th year for Arizona’s biggest 10K; includes races for all ability levels and ages, Kids Zone, Post Race Picnic; $18, $20, $25; 7:30a. 480-345-5752

NOV 8 ELGIN St. Martin’s New Release Festival Sonoita Vineyards Winery - Souvenir wine glass, live music, food, wine tasting including new releases, $10, 10a-4p. 520-455-5893 NOV 8 GILA BEND Shrimp Festival Shrimp cook-off with our locally grown desert shrimp. Lots of family fun and a variety of recipes to try. 928683-2002 NOV 8-9 ST. DAVID Festival of the Arts Holy Trinity Monastery - Over 100 exhibitors, dinner, Benedictine baked breads, live music, Polynesian dancing, $1 donation for parking. 520-720-4642 x 10 NOV 8-9 GLENDALE Sahuaro Ranch Days Sahuaro Ranch - tractor pulls, antique engines, hayrides; demos; music; lectures; exhibits of art/photographs; food/craft/antique vendors, 9-4, $5 adults, kids 12 & under free. 623-930-4200 NOV 8-9 COTTONWOOD Fall Festival Antique Show Verde Valley Fairgrounds - FREE wine tasting, gift certificates, door prizes, free parking, Sat 9a-5p, Sun 10a-4p. $3/Gen, $2/Snr, under 14 free w/adult. 602-717-7337 NOV 8-9 MESA Veterans Day Fly-In Falcon Field Airport - Warbirds display, B-17 Flying Fortress, tours, museum, rides, food vendors, gift items. 9a-4p. $5, free under 12 w/adult. Shuttle service. 480924-1940

NOV 1-3 BISBEE Dia de los Muertos Exhibition Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum - Personal altarpieces commemorating friends & family. Families create altars & prepare foods for departed loved ones’ spirits, $1-$4. 520-432-7071

NOV 8-9 KINGMAN Kingman Cancer Care Unit Annual Arts & Crafts Fair Mohave County Fairgrounds, 2600 Fairgrounds Blvd Every type of art & craft imaginable w/over 200 vendors! Sa 9a-5p, Su 9a-4p. 928-753-3331; Helen @ 928753-1448.

NOV 2 MESA El Dia de los Muertos Pioneer Park - Mexican/Latino cultural celebration, featuring traditional music and dance, children’s activities and food booths. Noon-dusk. Free. 480-644-EVENTS

NOV 14-15 WINDOW ROCK 6th Annual Keshmish Festival Navajo Nation Museum - Emerging & established artists show jewelry, weaving, pottery, paintings, sculpture, dolls and more. Cultural events/performances. Free, Fri 10-7, Sat 10-5. 928-871-7941

NOV 2 PHOENIX 15th Annual Sunday at Shemer Shemer Art Center & Museum - Juried art festival, demos, hands-on activities, musical entertainment & auctions, $5, under 12 free, 10a-5p. 602-262-4727 NOV 3-4 PHOENIX La Ruta Heritage Tour Pueblo Grande Museum - Follow trade routes of ancient Hohokam Indians, discover one of the largest undisturbed fields of ancient petroglyphs in the region. 602-495-0901 NOV 6-9 SAN CARLOS Annual Veterans Celebration 37th Annual Veterans Memorial All Indian Rodeo, Miss San Carlos Apache Pageant, Parade, Carnival, Intertribal Dances. Call for details of times, adm. 928475-2361 NOV 6-9 SCOTTSDALE Thieves Market on 5th Avenue Downtown Scottsdale - Held along 5th Avenue between Scottsdale Rd & Goldwater Blvd. Vendors, artists & entertainers in an open-tent. 888-ART-FEST (888-2783378) NOV 7-9 CAVE CREEK 5th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival Frontier Town - Elaborate & decorative art by artists throughout the U.S., 9a-5p, free adm/parking. 602-7897222 NOV 7-9 PAYSON Fall Fine Art and Fine Craft Show & Sale Tonto-Apache Community Activity Center - mixed media juried show featuring 33 artists, Reception Fri $5 - wine & dessert, Sat-Sun free; hours Fri 6:30-9p, SatSun 10a-4p. 928-474-8658 NOV 7-9 APACHE JUNCTION Ben Johnson Days Celebrate Ben Johnson’s life, Kickoff Dance & Dinner ($10) on the 7th, entertainment, Open Rodeo on the 8th, Finals on the 9th with raffle of trailer, entertainment. Call for location: 480-981-1803 NOV 8 EHRENBERG 6th Annual Founders Day Ehrenberg Rd - Celebrate Ehrenberg’s beginnings as a mining town with dunk tank, games and clowns from 11a, also free BBQ dinner 11-4. 928-923-9601 NOV 8 GOODYEAR Goodyear Taste & Tunes Musicfest Estrella Mountain Ranch - Sample fine wines, beer & local cuisine; music by the Gin Blossoms, Turning Point, Sistah Blue, The Scones and The Carvin Jones Band, 2-9p, adult $20, junior 11-16 $10. 623-935-6384

NOV 14-16 FOUNTAIN HILLS Fountain Festival of Arts & Crafts Ave of the Fountain - 475 artisan booths, juried show, entertainment on mini-stages, food vendors, open 10a5p daily, free adm, handicap parking. 480-837-1654 NOV 14-16 WICKENBURG Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds - Three host bands on stage twice a day, 13 events, food, arts & crafts. Suggest bring own chair. Call for hours/prices. 800942-5242

NOV 20-23 SCOTTSDALE CMSA World Championships WestWorld - Cowboy Mounted Shooting Assn. world championship, 325+ competitors from U.S. & Canada, Int’l Chili Society Cook-off on Sun., Civil War reenactments, 8a-6p. 480-471-0485 NOV 21 TUCSON Winter’s Night Cultural Celebration Arizona State Museum - Start your holiday shopping at this special Indian arts market. Storytelling, native music, artist demos & free refreshments, 12-7p, free adm. 520-626-8381 NOV 21-23 TUCSON Holiday Craft Market Tucson Museum of Art - Over 130 of the finest SW artisans offer photography, jewelry, clothing, garden art, sculpture and lots more. 10a-5p, free adm to market, museum. 520-624-2333 NOV 21-23 YUMA Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival Desert Sun Stadium - Sunrise launch Sa & Su at Cibola HS 6:30a; Entertainment, vendors, family activities, Desert Glow & fireworks from 4p at stadium. Adm: non-perishable foods. 928-343-1715 NOV 21-DEC 21 SCOTTSDALE Oliver! Desert Stages Theatre, 8473 E. McDonald Dr - An orphan boy is befriended by pickpockets in this rousing Dickens of a family musical! Fr-Sa 7:30p; Su 6p, $14$18. 480-483-1664 NOV 22 AJO Street Fair Arts, crafts, food vendors, 10a-9p or later if people are still feeling festive. Local clubs will have BBQ dinners for sale. Street Dance begins 5p. Western themed. Free. 520-387-7742 NOV 22 WINSLOW 57th Annual Christmas Parade Downtown - Food and arts & craft booths all day, kids can visit Santa 10a, parade at 1p. 928-289-2434 NOV 22 BUCKEYE Buckeye Countryfest “Cotton-Pickin Good Time” - Parade, carnival; Holiday Hometown Boutique at library with arts & crafts vendors, live entertainment. 623-327-1813 NOV 22 YUMA Arizona City Days 2003 Main Street Plaza - Western re-enactments, music & fun for the family, dress western, free, 10a-4p. 928-7832423, 928-782-5712 NOV 22 PINE Tellabration 2003 Community Center - Featuring Don Doyle and other professional storytellers, $, 7p. 800-672-9766

NOV 15 ARIZONA CITY Gem and Mineral Show Community Center - Mineral specimens; gems; jewelry, including black coral in silver; wood crafts; bake sale. 9a-3p. Free adm. Club meetings 4th Thurs/mo. 520466-5119, 520-466-6653

NOV 22-23 PHOENIX 21st Devonshire Renaissance Faire Los Olivos Park - Marketplace of the 1500s w/crafters of jewelry, swords, costumes, etc., jugglers, minstrels, food booths, entertainment. 10a-5p, $5, children 6-12 $3. Can of food = $1 off adm. 623-340-3212

NOV 15-16 TUBAC Tubac: An Art Experience The galleries and shops in Tubac invite visitors to meet the artists and view demonstrations of artists at work. 10a-5p, free. 520-398-2704

NOV 22-23 SCOTTSDALE Artfest of Scottsdale Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza - Juried artists, fine restaurants, continuous live music, sparkling fountains and blooming gardens. Free adm. 888-ART-FEST

NOV 15-16 SCOTTSDALE K&N Filters/Goodguys 6th Southwest Nationals Westworld - 1,500+ 1972 and older rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks, exhibits, entertainment & more. Sat 8-5, Sun 8-3. Gen: $15, Snrs (60+) $12. 480312-6802

NOV 22-MAR 28 TUCSON El Nacimiento Tucson Museum of Art - Traditional Mexican nativity scenes, annually recreated by Maria Luisa Tena, hundreds of terra cotta figurines, free. 520-624-2333

NOV 15-16 SEDONA Sedona Arts & Crafts Show Bell Rock Plaza - Presenting exciting new art from about 25 artists and craftsmen. Paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery and more,10-5 daily, free. 928-2849627 NOV 15-16 PHOENIX Spanish Market Heard Museum - Fine Hispanic artists sell furniture, pottery, tinwork, textiles, santos, more. Mariachis, foods of the southwest, free. Does not incl. museum adm. 602-252-8848 NOV 15-16 QUEEN CREEK American Heritage Weekend Schnepf Farms - Living history celebration of 18/19th centuries. Pioneers, mountain men, Revolutionary/Civil/Spanish Am. War battles, see “Washington, Grant, Lee” & more. For adm: www.americanheritageweekend.com NOV 15-23 GILBERT Gilbert Days 2003 Gilbert Rodeo Park & Downtown - 1st Invitational Bullriding event kicks off on the 15th. From 19th: Carnival, Lil’ Dude & IPRA Rodeos, Arts/Crafts Festival, Parade, Dance. Call for dates/details. 480-9807108 or www.gilbertdays.com

NOV 24-28 WINSLOW Christmas Bazaar Historic Lorenzo Hubbells Building - Gathering of Native American Artists, 8a-7p. 928-289-3986 NOV 28-29 SAFFORD Cowboy Christmas Graham County Fairgrounds Ag Bldg - A free arts & crafts festival featuring juried items on display and for sale. Fri 9-6, Sat 9-4. 928-428-5990 NOV 28-30 CAVE CREEK Cave Creek Fall Arts & Crafts Festival 6811 E Cave Creek Rd - Juried event w/Wild West flair, over 100 artists & crafters, live music, demos, food, “Wild West” kid’s area, shuttle service, 10a-dusk, free. 623-842-8434 NOV 28-30 PEORIA Thanksgiving Holidays Out West Peoria Stadium (83rd Ave 1/4 mi S of Bell Rd) - up to 200 select exhibits of fine arts and crafts. Live music, food, Kids’ Fun Zone, 10a-5p, Free. 480-488-2014 NOV 28-DEC 1 PARKER 57th Annual SCSC Thanksgiving Regatta BlueWater Resort - Powerboat/speedboat racing on the Parker Strip & Colorado River, 10a-4p. 928-669-1946

STATEWIDE AZ PAGE 29 6th Annual Founder’s Day Celebration NOV 8 EHRENBERG The Ehrenberg Chamber is proud to host another Founder’s Day for the community of Ehrenberg. As always there will be a free BarB-Q luncheon served from 11am to 4pm to all that attend. There will be clowns, balloons and a jumping castle for all the little children. We are again planning for a skydiver, dunk tank, games and many, many door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Pictures will be displayed of Old Ehrenberg. Ehrenberg is located off Interstate-10 West on Arizona’s West Coast across the Colorado River from Blythe, CA. Everyone young and old are invited to come and help celebrate the rich heritage of our region with fun, food and music. For further information please call our chamber at 928-923-9601 or email us at Moorekittydo2@earthlink.net

Fall 2003 Fine Art and Fine Craft Show & Sale NOV 7-9 PAYSON The Payson Art League will hold its Fall 2003 Fine Art and Fine Craft Show & Sale Nov 7-9 within the Tonto Apache Indian Reservation Activity Center, Hwy 87 just south of Payson at the Casino exit. This popular, mixed media, juried show will feature 33 of Rim Country’s best-known artists. Works include oil and water media, sculpture, fired arts and fine crafts. More than 25 works of art will be offered at the raffle table for a drawing Sunday afternoon. Proceeds help support Rim Country schools’ art programs. The show opens with a wine and dessert artists’ reception Friday from 6:30-9pm with a $5 donation. Saturday & Sunday hours are 10a-4p with free admission. Visit www.paysonartleague.com to view samples of some of the artists’ works.

Gilbert Days 2003 NOV 15-23 GILBERT The town of Gilbert in the Southeast valley will once again be a hubbub of activities from Nov 15-23 with the annual celebration of Gilbert Days, presented by the Gilbert Promotional Corporation. The First Invitational Gilbert Days Bullriding is Saturday night Nov 15. There will be team roping on Wednesday, barrel racing on Thursday and the Gilbert Days Budweiser Rodeo on Friday night and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Downtown Gilbert will have the Gilbert Days Remax Parade on Saturday morning and the Gilbert Days Festival sponsored by Stampede Plumbing at Gilbert Town Square on Friday night and all day Saturday. Go to our website at www.gilbertdays.com for discount tickets, admission prices and more information to make your trip to Gilbert Days 2003 an enjoyable one! Pick up your copy of Az Tourist News many Village Inn Restaurants statewide.

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OCTOBER 2003 DEC 12 WICKENBURG Christmas Light Parade Historic Downtown Wickenburg - Enjoy the beautiful lights on wagons, horses, automobiles & more plus Santa! Parade starts at 6:30p. www.wickenburgchamber.com; 928-684-5479

November Events (Continued)

NOV 29 SUPERIOR Fall Color Festival Boyce Thompson Arboretum - Apple cider, live music, dazzling autumn colors, 11a-3p. Kids’ arts & crafts, holiday savings in gift shop. Open 8-5, $6 adults, $3 children (5-12). 520-689-2811 NOV 29-30 TUCSON Native American Month Social Pow Wow & Indian Craft Market Rillito Raceway Park - also food, children’s activities, Sat 12-10p, Sun 12-6p. $ (TBA) plus new unwrapped toy for child. 520-622-4900 NOV 29-30 BISBEE Historic Home Tour Unique architectural selections, walk or take a trolley. Sat 10a-4p; Sun 12-4 p, $10. Also the Christmas House Art Fair (Fri-Sun). 520-432-5421 NOV 29-30 FLORENCE Catch Cowboy Fever at the 71st Florence Junior Parada Charles Whitlow Rodeo Arena - World’s oldest junior rodeo, Sat. parade, competitors ages 5-18, calf roping, bull doggin & more. 520-868-9433 NOV 29-JAN 6 TUCSON Feria Navidena El Centro Cultural de las Americas, 40 W. Broadway - Shop for nacimiento (nativity scene) figurines 12-5 daily. Weekends 10a-5p, entertainment, exhibits, food. Free/donation. 520-629-9536 NOV 21-JAN 4 SEDONA 13th Annual Red Rock Fantasy of Lights Los Abrigados Resort - Million+ lights create 60 themed displays, holiday music synchronized “dancing lights” show, $6, $4 sen., $3 ages 4-12. 800-521-3131 NOV 22 ANTHEM AZ’s Largest Holiday Tree Lighting Extravaganza Outlets at Anthem - A real white fir tree 70 ft tall, decorated with 1000’s of colorful lights, ornaments, will be lit to officially signal Santa, begins 5:30p. 623-4659500

NOV 28-JAN 3 LAKE HAVASU CITY 8th Annual Festival of Lights English Village and London Bridge - more than one million lights on display, free, 6-10p. 928-855-0888 or 800-2HAVASU NOV 28-JAN 8 LITCHFIELD PARK Wild Winter Nights Wildlife World Zoo - 500 live animals, 200,000 theme lights, train/boat rides, merry-go-round, petting zoo. 5:30-9p, $6. 623-935-9453

DEC 6 CHANDLER Tumbleweed Tree Lighting Ceremony & Parade of Lights Dr. A.J. Chandler Park - Live entertainment, food, kids area, arts & crafts, free pictures w/Santa at his house, 4:30-8:30p, Parade 6:30p, free. 480-782-2735

NOV 28-JAN 17 GLENDALE Glendale Glitters Holiday Light Display Downtown - 58th & Glendale Avenues. One million multi-colored lights shine brightly from 6p-10p, free parking/adm. 623-930-4500

DEC 6 FOUNTAIN HILLS Lighting & Stroll the Avenue Santa will visit Ave of the Fountains, tree lighting, musical ceremonies, food. Merchants will stay open late for the public. 480-837-1654

NOV 29 PARKER Sunrise Rotary Lighted Boat Parade River Lodge Resort - Begins approx 6p, lighted boats sail down river to BlueWater Resort and Casino decorated to the theme “ Peace on Earth.” 928-667-4110, 888-243-3360

DEC 6 SPRINGERVILLE/EAGAR Christmas Electric Light Parade & Holiday Celebration Eagar to Springerville - Parade of 50 floats decorated w/lights, free, starts 6p. Christmas activities at Springerville Town Hall follow. 928-333-2123

NOV 29 PAGE-LAKE POWELL Festival of Lights Boat Parade Wahweap Lodge & Marina - Named one of Top 100 events in USA. Christmas Baking Contest, free hot chili & beverages, decorated houseboat parade after sunset. Fund raiser for Cancer. 928-645-2741

DEC 6 HOLBROOK 17th Annual Parade of Lights Festival Navajo County Historic Courthouse - Begins 8a, arts, crafts, food booths. Noon time visit from Santa w/free photos 12p-2p, parade will begin 6p, free. 800-5242459

NOV 29 YUMA Annual Holiday and Friendship Tower Lighting Desert Sun Stadium - Choral and dance groups, lighting of the tower, 6:30p, free, donation of canned food. 928343-1715

DEC 6 PRESCOTT Holiday Light Parade & Courthouse Lighting Courthouse Plaza - Visit from Santa in parade at 1p w/bands, floats. Lighting ceremony 6p, carolers, jugglers, clowns, lights up til ‘04, free. 800-266-7534

NOV 29 AHWATUKEE Festival of Lights Kickoff Desert Foothills Park - Art & craft booths, games, food, beer & wine garden. Lighted Harley Santa Parade, chili cook-off, 11a-7p. 480-460-6169

DEC 6 PINETOP-LAKESIDE Woodland Holiday Tree Lighting Festival Woodland Lake Park covered bridge - Entertainment, Jingle Walk, tree lighting at 5p, drinks, Santa. Raffle tickets w/canned food don., 2:30p-5:30p. 928-368-6700

NOV 29 TEMPE APS Fantasy of Lights Opening Celebration Downtown - Dazzling lights, city tree lighting, holiday light parade, Kris Kringle market, children’s carnival, outdoor skating rink, more. 480-350-5180/894-8158

DEC 6 PHOENIX APS Electric Light Parade The parade’s theme is “Toyland on Central.” Begins at 7p, will travel south on Central Ave from Missouri to Thomas Rd. 602-534-FEST or 602-262-4627

NOV 29-JAN 1 AHWATUKEE Annual White Light Holiday Display Chandler Blvd, 24th St to Desert Foothills Pkwy 5:30p-11p, 1 mill.+ lights. Voted best volunteer display by AZ Republic readers in ‘99. 480-460-6169

DEC 6 CASA GRANDE Electric Light Parade Downtown - Musical entertainment, tree lighting ceremony and parade w/theme of “Yesterdays, Tomorrows” as kickoff for town’s 125th Birthday Celebration, 6-8p. Free. 800-916-1515

NOV 24-JAN 3 GLENDALE 6th Arizona Celebration of Lights Community Church of Joy, NW corner of Loop 101 & 75th Ave - 5,000,000+ lights, 300+ holiday scenes, largest in AZ, Mo-Th 6-9p, Fr-Su 6-10p. $12/car, discounts w/food donations. 623-561-0500

NOV 30-JAN 24 TUCSON Festival of Lights Children’s Museum - Celebrate 9 different winter light festivals like Indian Diwali, Japanese New Year, Jewish Channukah & African American Kwaanza, $3.50-$5.50, call for specific dates. 520-792-9985

NOV 27 DOUGLAS Christmas Light Parade Downtown Douglas - Parade starts at dusk, over 60 participants and 4,000 spectators. Free. 888-315-9999

DEC 1-JAN 4 SCOTTSDALE Cowboy Christmas Rawhide Western Town - 150,000 lights, 100-ft tall “tree of lights,” snow falls gently, special holiday Six Gun Theatre, Santa. Daily adm. is free. 480-502-5600

NOV 27-DEC 30 PRESCOTT VALLEY Valley of Lights Fain Park - Animated lights on 1 mi. loop featuring large-scale patriotic/holiday displays (ie Snowflake Tunnel), free, donations accepted. 6p-midnight. 928772-8857 NOV 27-JAN 4 PHOENIX ZooLights “Enchanted Storybook” Phoenix Zoo - 2 mill. + lights, dragon’s nest, jumping dolphin, music, & more. Petting zoo & mule rides. 610p. Advance $6, gate $7. 602-273-1341 NOV 28 PAYSON Annual Swiss Village Lighting Payson Swiss Village - 21st ann., see the unique merchants’ shops lit up inside & out for the holidays, children’s activities, shops open till 9p, refreshments, 6:30p. 928-474-2152 NOV 28 PHOENIX APS Fiesta of Light Candyland Concert Heritage & Science Park - Whole park decked in twinkling lights, children’s activities/magic, vendors, tree lighting, fireworks, free, 3-8p. 602-534-FEST or 602262-4627 NOV 28 BISBEE 32nd Annual Festival of Lights Various locations - Merry lighting ceremony at Copper Queen Library, Santa will arrive in fire truck with goodies for children, enjoy extended shop hours. 520-4325421 NOV 28 SHOW LOW Electric Light Parade Festival Marketplace - Christmas tree lighting 6p, parade 7p - kickoff to the “Passport to a Mountain Christmas” - passport to be stamped at local shops, winner drawn on 12th for live tree with all the trimmings. 888-SHOW LOW NOV 28-29 GLENDALE Glendale Glitters Spectacular Multiple stages of music and dance, food, seasonal merchandise, children’s wonderland, 5-10p. Lighting ceremony, pyrotechnic display Friday only, free. 623-9304500 NOV 28-JAN 2 MESA Temple Garden Christmas: A Celebration of Lights and Music 525 E. Main St - 600,000+ lights in the garden & lighted reflection pool, special music performances thru Dec 31 - 5:30-10p, music at 7p, free. 480-964-7164

DEC 6 WILLIAMS Mountain Village Holiday Light parade, Christmas Craft Fair, live entertainment, lighting displays, free, 10a. 800-863-0546

DEC 5 COOLIDGE Christmas in San Carlos Park Starts at 4p with a visit from Santa Claus. Children get free candy and picture taken with Santa for $2. Christmas carolers & 8th Annual Parade of Lights. 520723-4551 DEC 5 PRESCOTT VALLEY Holiday Festival of Lights Parade Civic Center - Holiday Festival of Lights and entertainment, 6p. Free. 928-772-8857 DEC 5 MESA A Merry Main Street Main St. between Country Club Dr & Centennial Way Light display, musical entertaiment, kid’s fun, food, crafts, Santa, 50 tons of snow, 9a-5p. 480-644-EVENT DEC 5 APACHE JUNCTION Holiday Light Parade Live entertainment, Santa, arts & crafts for children, 6:30p. 480-982-3141 DEC 5 BULLHEAD CITY Holiday Boombox Parade & Extravaganza Riverview Mall - Christmas parade, entertainment, Santa, lighting community Christmas tree, free, 6p. 928754-4121, 928-763-7983 DEC 5-6 TUBAC Luminaria Nights/Fiesta Navidad The village is illuminated by thousands of candles and the shops serve food to their customers as a thank you for visiting Tubac. Enjoy holiday music. Sunset-9p. 520-398-2704 DEC 5-6 GLENDALE Christmas at the Ranch Luminaries Historic Sahuaro Ranch - Free tours of main house, carolers & other entertainment, luminaries, Christmas tree exhibit, 6-9p. 623-930-4200 DEC 5-7 TUCSON Luminaria Nights Tucson Botanical Gdns - 2,000 luminarias, music, hot cider, cookies, holiday decorations, entertainment. 5:308p. $2.50 children 3-12, $5 non-members in adv; $6 at door. 520-326-9686 x10 DEC 5-20 GLENDALE Glendale Glitters Enchanted Evenings Downtown - Fri & Sat nights, holiday crafts, choruses, Santa, food, horse drawn carriage rides. Bring family & friends to AZ’s antique capital, 6-10p, free. 623-9304500

DEC 6 ST. JOHNS Christmas in St. Johns Main Street - lighted parade, home tours, carnival, entertainment, Santa, local craft booths, annual lighting of historic Apache County Courthouse, Jingle jog, free, dusk. 928-337-2000 DEC 6 KINGMAN Kingman’s Very Merry Parade of Lights Beale St. from First to Fourth to Spring St - 9th annual parade, begins at 7p, children’s activities. 928-7537077, 928-753-9095 DEC 6 MESA Camino de Luminarias Usery Mountain Rec Area - Cowboy poets at 3p & 6p, candle lighting at 5p, campfire, music, readings, refreshments ‘til 8p. Hwy 60 N. on Ellsworth 7.5 mi & look right. $5/vehicle. 480-984-0032 DEC 6 CLIFTON Festival of Lights Chase Creek Street - Parade of lights, arts, crafts, entertainment, food, free, 10a-10p. 928-865-3313 DEC 6 SAFFORD Festival of Lights Parade Main Street - Dressed up cars, trucks, boats, floats, bikes, free, 7p. 928-348-8514 DEC 6 PAYSON Main Street APS Electric Light Parade Main Street, from Green Valley Park to Sawmill Crossing - town tree lighting, Santa, parade follows, 5060 entries, all have lights, 6p. 928-474-6115/928-4686074 DEC 6-7 LAKE HAVASU CITY 21th Annual Boat Parade of Lights Bridgewater Channel - Lake Havasu Yacht Club hosts this event, 6p, free to spectators, $25 to enter a boat. 928-855-8857 or 800-242-8278 DEC 6-20 AHWATUKEE Hayrides & Luminary Hike Altadena Middle School - On 3 Saturdays, ride incl’s neighborhood light displays and luminary hike on a paved desert path, community entertainment, 5:30-8p. 480-460-6169 DEC 6-21 TUCSON ZooLights Reid Park Zoo - Zoo decorated with holiday lights, featuring entertainment, refreshments & fake snow on Fri, Sat, Sun. 6p-8p, adm. $5, $4 Seniors, $2 for 2-14. 520791-3204 DEC 7 LAKE HAVASU 23rd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Wheeler Park Circle - Watch as the lights & decorations are turned on throughout the Park, marking the start of the 2003 Holiday Season, 6-6:30p. 928-453-8686 DEC 11-28 PHOENIX Las Noches de las Luminarias Desert Botanical Garden - Weekends, 6,000 luminarias, entertainment, free cookies, food pavilion, 5:30-9:30p. Must purchase tickets in advance: $15 adult, $7.50 ages 3-12. 480-941-1225

DEC 12 YUMA Christmas Open House with Lite Parade & Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Main Street - Merchants on Main Street hold open house from 10a, parade and lighting from 5-7:30p. 928782-5712 DEC 12 FLORENCE Pinal County Courthouse Lighting and Holiday Light Parade Courthouse - Official lighting ceremony 6p, Light parade after to Town Hall, then at 7p live musical entertainment & holiday food. 520-868-9433 or 800-4379433 DEC 12-13 WICKENBURG Luminaria Festival Hassayampa River Preserve - 1000’s of luminarias! Seasonal music by Wickenburg Chamber Orchestra String Quartet & others, cookies, hot cider, 6:30-9:30p. $5 adv, $7 at door. 928-684-2772 DEC 12-20 GOLDFIELD Old-Fashioned Christmas Goldfield Ghost Town - 12th-13th & 19th-20th. 1000’s of lights, carriage/train rides, Santa, free adm, canned food for discount on attractions, shopping, 6:30-10p. 480-983-0333 DEC 12-JAN 3 SCOTTSDALE Holiday Lights McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park - Holiday season fun family event! Activities, holiday music, entertainment, Santa, tree lighting ceremony. Adm free, $1 rides. 480-312-2312 DEC 13 LAKE MOHAVE Christmas Parade of Lights Lake Mohave Resort at Katherine Landing - Starting at dusk. Boats decked out with various themes will parade to the dam and back, free. 928-754-3245 DEC 13 JEROME Jerome Holiday Festival Caroling, hayrides, hot cider, refreshments, all shops stay open late. Over 500 Luminaries, from 6-9p w/official lighting ceremony at 7p. www.jeromechamber.com; 928-634-2900 DEC 13 APACHE JUNCTION Canyon Lake Parade of Lights Watch from shore or join the Dolly Steamboat’s Dinner Cruise at 6:30p as she leads the parade of lighted boats. Cruise reservations req’d: 480-827-9144; Marina 602944-6504 DEC 13 SALOME Annual Off-Road Vehicle Light Parade Lighted off-road vehicles parade through Salome, meet at dusk on Centenial Park Rd, ATVs, SUVs, motorcycles, 4 x 4s. Watch or parade your lighted vehicle. 928859-3846 DEC 13 FLAGSTAFF Northern Lights Holiday Parade Historic downtown - An electric-light extravaganza featuring floats, marchers and assorted animals bedazzled in holiday lights, 6p. www.flagstaff.az.us; 928-774-4505 DEC 13 SEDONA Festival of Lights - Lighting 6000 Luminarias Tlaquepaque - Also carolers, musicians, dancers, Santa, apple cider, 3-8p. Free adm, free shuttle by Sedona Trolley from Uptown Municipal Parking Lot. 928-2824838 DEC 13 CAMP VERDE Christmas Parade of Lights & Craft Bazaar Craft Bazaar, Community Center - Crafts, b’fast w/Santa, kids crafts, free, 9a-9p. Parade, Main St Light parade, caroling, food, free, 6p. 928-567-0535 ext. 136 DEC 13 TEMPE “Light Up a Luminaria” & Holiday Boat Parade Tempe Beach Park & Town Lake - “Light Up a Luminaria” 5-9p, lighted boat parade 7p, free. 480-3505180/894-8158 DEC 13-27 TUCSON Winterhaven Festival of Lights Winterhaven - Drive dusk-10:15p on Dec 15, 16, 18, 22 & 23, streets closed to cars other nights - walk or hire horse-drawn carriages. Adm: can of food. Call for directions. 520-327-0111 DEC 18 CAREFREE Christmas in the Gardens - A Carefree Christmas Celebration Carefree Town Center - See Santa come down the Gila Monster slide; live music, help light the star on the town tree, refreshments, prizes, free, 6:30-8:30p. 928488-3381 DEC 21 GLOBE Festival of Lights Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park - Celebrate the holidays with hundreds of glowing luminarias along walls/walkways, holiday music, free drinks & adm., 5:30-8:30p. 928-425-0320

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DEC 1-12 SNOWFLAKE 5th Annual 12 Days of Christmas Various locations - Each night during the first 12 days of December, a different holiday activity is planned, beginning with Santa’s visit on Dec 1. 928-536-4331

DEC 7 SCOTTSDALE Holiday Harmony Civic Center Mall - A celebration of different countries & cultures, food, arts & crafts, entertainment, Christmas tree lighting, free, 3-6p. 480-312-2330

DEC 5 MESA A Merry Main Street Main St. between Country Club Dr & Centennial Way Light display, musical entertaiment, kid’s fun, food, crafts, Santa, 50 tons of snow, 9a-5p. 480-644-EVENT

DEC 7 FLAGSTAFF Sun Sounds 1st Annual Holiday Gift Show Radisson Grand Ballroom - Gift shopping, live entertainment incl. Santa, 9a-3p. $1 entry benefits Sun Sounds of AZ, ticket may be redeemed at any gift table for equal value! 928-779-1775

DEC 5 PEORIA Peoria Old Town Holiday Festival Osuna Park - Hayrides, train rides, choral contests, kids art/craft activities, scavenger hunt, snow village, Santa, food/craft vendors, free, 5-9p. 623-773-7393 DEC 5-6 TUCSON 28th Annual Holiday Bookfair Az Historical Soc. Museum, 949 E 2nd St - Reception Fri 5-6p to honor 30+ SW authors; authors present both days for signings (books avail 20% discount), Fr 6-8p, Sa 10a-1p. Free. 520-628-5774 DEC 5-7 TEMPE Annual Fall Festival of the Arts Downtown - One of largest juried art shows in US, over 500 artists, food, entertainment. 480-967-4877 DEC 5-7 WICKENBURG Cowboy Christmas Poetry Gathering Southwest cowboy poets, singers, musicians, Fri-Sat 7:30p at Del E. Webb Cen, adm $20, $25 at door. Free “day sessions” 9a-4p Sat at Comm. Cen. & Museum, B’fast 7a-9a. 928-684-5479 DEC 5-7 YUMA 9th Annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Festival Main Street - Arts & crafts, food, entertainment, and visits from Santa throughout the weekend, 10a-5p. 928782-5712 DEC 5-7 PHOENIX 18th Annual Poinsettia Festival Gardener’s World - Poinsettias covering nearly 2 football fields, photo opportunities, live music & entertainment, kids zone, food, wagon rides, 10a-5p. 602-4370700 DEC 5-14 CLARKDALE Made in Clarkdale Clark Memorial Clubhouse, 9th & Main - Gala opening Dec 5, 6-9p: meet artists, enjoy music, dance, refreshments. Exhibit/sale through 12/14. M-F, 9a-5p; Sat & Sun 10a-5p, free. 928-634-3382 DEC 6 COTTONWOOD Parade & 10th Annual Chocolate Lovers Walk Old Town - Xmas parade, Sat morning; Chocolate walk, 5-9p, $12 - get map at Civic Ctr. SW Country Christmas theme, entertainment, luminarias, raffle, Santa. 928-634-5575 DEC 6 SIERRA VISTA Christmas Parade Starts Buffalo Soldier Trail & Fry Blvd - Longest running parade in Arizona, incl. Santa with sleigh & reindeer, decorated floats, marching units, bands, etc, 10a. 800-288-3861 DEC 6 PHOENIX Christmas & Kwanza Expo Heritage Square - Arts and crafts, food and entertainment, free, 10a-4p. 602-262-5071 DEC 6-7 TUMACACORI La Fiesta de Tumacacori Tumacacori Nat’l Historical Park - Celebrate Santa Cruz Valley history/culture. 50 food, crafts & info booths, stage entertainment, kids activities, 10a-5p, free, Sunday Mass 10a. 520-398-2341 DEC 6-7 PHOENIX Celebration of Basketweaving Festival & Marketplace Heard Museum - Nearly 150 of the finest Native American basketweavers in the US display, sell work. Music/dance performances, 10a-4p, $7, $6/65+, $3/412. 602-252-8840 DEC 6-7 SURPRISE Northwest Valley Art Festival Surprise Stadium - Fine arts & crafts, original works only, food vendors, 11a-6p, free adm. 623-583-0692 DEC 6-7 PARKER PIRA Rodeo Rodeo and Mohave Rd - 200 contestants, 1p. 928-669-1378 DEC 6-7 SURPRISE Surprise Party Fine arts show and carnival w/rides & games both days. Sat - Seasonal music, party!, clowns, sand sculpting, pics w/Santa, fireworks after dusk, free adm. 623-5830002 DEC 6-7 PHOENIX Food City Tamale Festival Patriots Park - Showcases Hispanic traditions through musical entertainment, dancing, fun activities for kids and the holiday tradition of “Tamales.” 10a-8p, free. 602-279-4669 DEC 6-7 CASCABEL San Pedro River Christmas Fair Milepost 15 on Cascabel Rd - Milepost 21: Furniture, jewelry, pottery, gourds, carvings, glass, fine art, books, toys, plants, fiber art; food, music, raffle,10a-4p. 520212-5000

DEC 8-13 BRENDA 2nd Annual Brenda JamFest Six day festival of music and fun. Nightly and daily jams, musical competition ($1000 first prize), booths, games & more. Special JamFest camping packages. 928-927-7800, 800-927-2101

Upcoming Laughlin Events NOV 20-23 Team Roping Finals Laughlin Events Park - Watch as over 3000 cowboy and cowgirl team ropers try for their best performance, two side by side arenas, free. 800-227-5245 JAN 10-19 3rd Cloud’s Jamboree Various Laughlin Hotel/Casinos - A rock, gem, jewelry, bead and mineral show, exhibits, 100’s of dealers, food, free RV camping, shuttles to shows. www.cloudsjamboree.com; 866-558-7719

JAN 13-16 Winter Break 2004 Celebrates life for the 50+ age group, will educate, stimulate & offer non-stop entertainment/activities. Dancing, bingo & slot tournaments, educational seminars, entertainment, more. Adm $39 w/optional tours, golf outings. www.winterbreak.us; 480-9265547

DEC 12 PRESCOTT Acker Musical Showcase Downtown Prescott - Merchants open for the public to enjoy performances by the area’s best entertainers. Free live jazz, country, tap-dancing, clogging, etc, 5:30-7p. 800-266-7534 DEC 12 TUCSON Music in the Canyon Sabino Canyon - Annual outdoor holiday concert incl. world-famous Tucson AZ Boys Chorus, 600+ luminarias. Adm: 2 cans of food for Comm. Food Bank & $1 donation, 5-9p. 520-749-1900/8700 DEC 12-14 TUCSON 33rd Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair Fourth Ave - 400 booths of arts & crafts, food vendors, entertainers from around the US. Please be kind to your pets and leave them at home. 10a-dusk, free. 520-6245004 DEC 12-14 CHANDLER Christmas Holiday Wine & Gifts Kokopelli Winery - Presentation of 1999 & 2000 wines, gifts for the holidays, live music, art, food & wine tasting, free adm, $7 souvenir wine glass, 10a-6p. 480-7926927 DEC 13 TEMPE Native American Festival Cook College, 708 S Lindon Ln - Arts/crafts vendors, cultural performances, Native American food, evening concert. 9a-11p. Free. 480-968-9354 DEC 13 LITCHFIELD PARK Christmas in the Park Downtown Litchfield Park - Arts, crafts, entertainment, snow! 9a-5p, free adm & parking. SW Valley Chamber of Commerce: 623-932-2260 DEC 13 SEDONA Christmas in the Park Sedona Heritage Museum - Free museum adm 11a-3p; 1p Sedona Concert Band, hot cider, holiday cookies, gift shop sale, old-time holiday decorations. 928-282-7038 DEC 13 AJO Holiday Open House Organ Pipe Cactus Nat’l Monument - Park Rangers, guest speakers present various programs. Display by local artist guild, musical entertainment, refreshments, free, 2-5p. 520-387-6849 DEC 13 PARKER Parker’s Holiday on Main Street Downtown - Santa (10-2), arts/crafts/Christmas food specialties; sidewalk displays by local merchants, Mexican Posada w/ live animals, singers, 6p; tree lighting, entertainment, free adm, 10a-8p. 928-669-6333 DEC 13-14 ANTHEM Anthem Holiday Classic Festival Anthem Community Park - Up to 200 arts & crafts booths, Int’l Food Court, entertainment, Kids Fun Zone, real snow, Santa. Free, 10a-5p. I-17 N to Anthem Way exit & go R. 480-488-2014 DEC 13-14 PHOENIX Antique Market & Craft Fair Az State Fairgrounds - Wide range of antiques, free wine tasting, Sa 9a-5p, Su 10a-4p, $. 602-717-7337 DEC 19-21 SCOTTSDALE Art in Paradise DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort - Purchase unique fine art, jewelry, and crafts. Live music, free parking, 9a-5p. 602-867-2614 DEC 20 AJO Las Posadas A walk down old street of Ajo - re-enactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for shelter in Bethlehem, 7p. Christmas music, cookies for everyone at the Inn (Ajo Federated Church) & pinata for kids. 520-387-7742 DEC 27-JAN 1 PHOENIX Arizona National Livestock Show AZ State Fairgrounds - Livestock, exhibits, High School/Ranch/Li’l Buckaroo Rodeos, Art & Gear show/sale, Jan 1 auction. 10a-4p. $5, under 10 free. www.anls.org, 602-258-8568 DEC 31 FLAGSTAFF New Year’s Eve Pinecone Drop Historic Weatherford Hotel - Big countdown at 10p & 12a, free. 800-842-7293 DEC 31-JAN 11 TUCSON Thunder in the Desert Rillito Raceway Park - Largest gathering of native peoples in the world covering 9 acres; Social and Competition Pow Wows, traditional foods, arts & crafts. www.usaindianinfo.org, 520-622-4900

Az Event Guide Quarterly with a Twist Not Rock ‘n’ Roll, Not a Dance... a Publisher's Appeal Access Communications TEAM (ACT), Publishers of AZ Tourist News is good... just not good enough to keep 4 publications, three web sites, and various other areas of responsibility on Advertising revenue alone. We do not wish to discontinue the Arizona Event Guide Quarterly. Arizona would be without one if we were to discontinue, and many people who love Arizona and depend on the Guide would be disappointed. Our new marketing model will involve point of purchase at most tourism venues, i.e. lodging facilities, etc. These entities will be afforded editorial/advertising space for pre-purchase of event guides for resale at their locations. This way the playing field is equal for all those regardless of ability to buy advertising. With the resale of the Event Guide Quarterly the point of purchase partners will be able to recover 100% of their cost. The cost of the guide is yet to be determined. We are thinking that the newsstand price will be $7.95. Purchasers will receive a wholesale price with quantity discounts for entities that make a larger investment. What we are hoping for is that all those who have benefited from our tireless efforts, i.e. advertisers and our readership alike, will simply invest in the continued efforts of AZ Tourist News and the Arizona Event Guide Quarterly.

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Community relations professionals throughout Arizona whose job it is to promote the goodwill of their business in communities will benefit by partnering with us. We are also looking for co-operation from all the chambers and CVB’s throughout Arizona, particularly the major CVB’s and Chambers whose responsibility it is to make available to the traveling public the type of information that only the Event Guide Quarterly is currently providing in print. Last but not least are those that receive a direct benefit by providing needed services to the traveling public. These hotels, attractions, restaurants who otherwise might advertise, now need only to make an investment in our guide for it will result in a zero cost when they sell to their client base at point of purchase the Arizona Event Guide Quarterly. We have been printing 10,000 issues per quarter for a total of 40,000 per year. If the demand is there through our many potential partners, this figure could rise to 200,000 per year or more - what a benefit to Arizona! We cannot do this alone. Please go to www.aztourist.com for more information as this evolves. We invite you to call on us personally. Our publisher will be glad to talk with you directly to see how best to invest in Arizona’s top industry, Tourism. We can be reached at 1-800-462-8705.

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Harvest Time in Arizona

An Arizona Family Experience Schnepf Farms Pumpkin & Chili Party 2003

Ah, harvest time in Arizona! The temperature is finally dropping, evaporative coolers are no longer needed, and everyone starts enjoying the outdoors again. Fall festivals abound, and farmers markets are in full swing. What better way to spend a lovely autumnal afternoon than by strolling through a farmers market, sampling not only a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, but everything from jams and jellies, homemade breads and baked goods, to crafts, wooden toys, tools and even jewelry. Arizona Farmers Markets offer produce direct from local growers and small farmers. The average farm is 1- 5 acres, roughly the size of a large backyard. Typically the produce is grown organically through the use of natural fertilizers and compost, without chemicals, pesticides, hormones and antibiotic supplements. Additionally, fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets are vine-ripe, highly nutritious and very tasty. Other products available at these markets include baked goods made from local grains, and honey from Arizona beekeepers as well as fresh juices and beverages from local sources. You can find a variety of fresh herbs and live plants, treats for your favorite pets, soaps, and specialty salsas and mustards. All craft items offered are handcrafted locally. In general, most farmers markets are

held outdoors, set up in grassy areas, under colorful umbrellas or tents. You can also find them at shopping malls, restaurant parking lots, and other interesting locations. In addition to the usual produce and crafts, there are sometimes demonstrations or other entertainment. For example, The Market on Main in Downtown Mesa offers sidewalk displays by downtown merchants, music, and occasional demonstrations in gardening, cooking and so on,. Some locations strive for a more exotic feel. The Camelback Market, located in the parking lot of Vincenti’s Restaurant, Phoenix features imported fruits, vegetables, cheese, wine and baked goods, and is supposed to give you the sense of "an open air market in Southern France." The Arizona Farmers, Growers and Producers Association operates a number of Community Farmers Markets in Phoenix. All of their markets are handicapped accessible, and welcome children, families and even pets, especially at their Roadrunner Park Market. Roadrunner Park includes a large children's playground, a fishing pond, a Jr. Motorcross track, swimming pool, and soccer fields. So put on your walking shoes, gather up your shopping bags and get ready to harvest a bumper crop of nature's bounty at your local (or not so local) Arizona farmers market. You're sure to have a grand time.

Arizona Farmers Markets CAREFREE Carefree Farmer’s Market Wampum Way off of Tom Darlington Rd. (at the new town Amphitheater behind the Post Office), 623-848-1234. SEASONAL (Oct 17Apr 30), Fri, 9-1 CHANDLER Chandler Farmers Market Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, Commonwealth & San Marcos Place, 480-782-3045. YEARROUND, Thurs, 3-6 COTTONWOOD

Heritage Square Farmers Market 7th Street & Monroe, Phoenix, 602-848-1234 SEASONAL (Oct 30-Apr 29) Thurs, 10-2 Patriots Square Marketplace Washington at Central, Phoenix, 602-8481234. SEASONAL (Oct 15-Apr 28) Wed 10-2 Roadrunner Park Farmers Market 3501 East Cactus Road, Phoenix, 602-8481234. YEAR ROUND, Sat, 8-1 Town and Country Farmers Market 2021 East Camelback Road, Phoenix 602-955-6850. YEAR-ROUND, Wed, 10-2

It’s country fun with pigs and pumpkins at Schnepf Farms Pumpkin & Chili Party every Thursday through Sunday during the entire month of October. The month of traditional fall activities opens on October 2 and continues through October 26. New activities for children, a live talent show, street and musical performers, farm fresh produce and fresh baked pumpkin and apple pies will be showcased at the 2003 event. Back by popular demand are “Hillbilly Bob’s Pig Races” and the Honeybee Adventure. Visit the 4-acre “A-Maizing” Corn Maze and the petting barn. For those who are not as daring, old-fashioned marshmallow roasts and hayrides are scheduled throughout the day and evening. Rows and rows of pumpkins can also be found at the Pumpkin Patch ranging in price from $2.00 to $12.00. The Spooky Train Ride will again travel around the farm site and deep into the orchards where ghosts and goblins will mysteriously appear anywhere or anytime on the 10-minute journey.

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Harvest Festivals SEP 27-OCT 31 CHINO VALLEY Harvest Festival Collier Family Farm - 5-acre corn maze, hay rides, a barn hay slide, fall decorations, fresh winter squash, herbs & pumpkins, daily 9a- 6p. 928-636-2804 OCT 1-31 DEWEY Young's Farm Pumpkin Festival Young's Farm, Jct. Hwy 69/169 - Crafts, hayrides, BBQ, entertainment, pick your own pumpkin, FridaysSundays, 9a-4p, $2/person donation. 928-632-7272 OCT 2-31 QUEEN CREEK Pumpkin & Chili Party Schnepf Farms - Pumpkin patch, hayrides, corn maze, miniature golf, roller coaster & more. 10a-9p Thu, 10a10p Fri/Sat, 10a-8p/Sun, $9, discount tickets at Safeway. 480-987-3100

OCT 18 SNOWFLAKE Snowflake Harvest Festival Heritage Park - Food, pumpkins, crafts & demonstrations, entertainment incl Celtic band The Amazing Ripples and the Song & Dance Academy, 9a-2p, free. Tour historic homes. 928-536-4331

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The Market on Main in Downtown Mesa Corner of MacDonald & Main, 623-848-1234 SEASONAL (Oct 25-Jun 26), Sat, 9-2

A Market in the Village Craftsmen’s Court at 5th Ave., Scottsdale 623-848-1234. SEASONAL (Oct 25-May 1), Sat, 9-2

OCT 18 PHOENIX The Incredible Edible Fall Festival Washington Adult Ctr, 2240 W Citrus Way - Pumpkin Patch, Harvest Market, arts & crafts, food, live entertainment, kids games, agencies/groups offer tips for healthy lifestyles. 602-279-3198

PHOENIX Central City South Farmers Market SW corner of 7th Ave & Buckeye Rd in parking lot at Progress Plaza, Phoenix, 602-2536895. YEAR-ROUND, Tues, 8-noon The Farmers Market at Vincent's on Camelback 3930 E. Camelback, Phoenix, 602-224-0225. SEASONAL, (mid Sep-mid Apr), Sat, 9-1 HappyDirt Veggie Patch Farm Market 6106 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 602-276-3056 SEASONAL (Oct 4-Jun), Sat, 9-1

Rincon Valley Farmers Market 12,000 Old Spanish Trail Rd. (4 mi. SE of Saguaro National Park), Tucson, 520-591BARN. YEAR-ROUND, Sat, Oct-May, 9-2; Jun-Sep, 8-1 St. Philip's Plaza Farmers Market River Road and Campbell, Tucson, 520-4009992. YEAR-ROUND, Sun, 8-1 YUMA Yuma Farmers Market Main St, Historic Downtown Yuma 928-343-1243, SEASONAL (Dec 2-Mar 30), Tues (except holidays), 10-3

OCT 25-26 PHOENIX The Great Pumpkin Festival Desert Botanical Garden - Pick your own pumpkin in their pumpkin patch, country farmers market, cooking demos, kid's activities, pumpkin-carving contest, $9/adults, $4/kids 3-12. 480-941-1225

• Hay Rides • Four-Acre Maze • Pig Races • Bonfires • Marshmallow Roasting • Bluegrass Music • Country Fun

OCT 11 ORACLE Pumpkin Fest Fiesta de los Calabazas AZ State Park in Oracle, Mt Lemmon Rd - Live entertainment all day, booths, food, pumpkins, 9a-dark, $2, shuttles from Sr. Center in town. 520-896-9322

Washington Park Farmers Market 2240 W. Citrus Way, Phoenix (south of Glendale on 23 Ave), 623-848-1234. YEARROUND, Sat, 9-1

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OCT 25-26 TUCSON La Fiesta de los Chiles Tucson Botanical Gdns - craft/food vendors; Salsa, Cajun, Tex-Mex, Mariachi & S. American music; children’s activities, 10a-5p. $5 adv, $7 gate, $2.50 ages 512. Free shuttle. 520-326-9686

OCT 11 PINE Apple Festival Pine Community Center - Apple pie baking contest, produce, desserts for sale, 10a-4p. 800-672-9766

Cottonwood Farmers Market Old Town, Main & Pima, 928-634-5505 SEASONAL (June-Oct), Thurs, 5-dark

Mesa Community Farmers Market 263 North Center Street, 623-848-1234. YEAR-ROUND, Fri, 9-1

New this year is the Silver Mine Express Roller Coaster. Children and adults will be able to enjoy learning all about the mining industry in Queen Creek and take a ride on our family coaster. Hungry patrons will be able to feast on western chili (a vegetarian version will also be available), sweet corn, chicken, and homemade brownies. Other grub includes hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled pizza and polish sausages. Tickets are $9 per person with children 18 months and younger admitted free. Discount tickets for $2.00 off can be PURCHASED at all Safeway Grocery Stores. Schnepf Farms Pumpkin & Chili Party 2003 will be staged every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning October 2, 2003. Festival hours are: Thursday 10 am-9 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am-10 pm and Sunday 10 am-8 pm. Schnepf Farms is located on Rittenhouse Road in Queen Creek, 11 miles off the US 60 and Ellsworth Road. For more information call 480-9873100 or visit the website at www.pumpkinandchiliparty.com.

OCT 25 SAFFORD Harvest Festival City Hall - food, arts & crafts, fresh farmers market items, Kids Alley w/ petting zoo, live entertainment all day, 10a-3p, free adm. 928-348-8514

Thursdays through Sundays in October

Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek, Az Camping Available • Admission $9.00 Discounts tickets can be purchased at Safeway Grocery Stores.

www.schnepffarms.com www.pumpkinandchiliparty.com

480-987-3100

Fiesta de las Calabazas or Shall We Say.... Pumpkin Fest!

On October 11, Oracle will be having its 4th Annual Fiesta de las Calabazas, Spanish for Pumpkin Fest. It takes place at Oracle State Park located on Mt. Lemmon Road. There will be entertainment all day long and food and craft booths. Of course, you can’t have a pumpkin festival without lots of those bright orange globes so beloved of children. Youngsters can decorate a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch. The day’s activities are located at the historic Kannally Ranch in the park from 9am till dark. For convenience it is suggested that you park in the community center parking lot on American Ave. next to the stone church. Shuttles will be available to take you to the ranch. For more information please call 520-896-9322.

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Santa Rita Lodge & Nature Resort

Spoiled for Choice

At Home with Hummers... Owls and More

Useful Birding Contacts The Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory www.sabo.org, 520-432-1388 Huachuca Audubon Society P.O. Box 63, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636 Tricia Gerrodette, President Maricopa Audubon Society www.maricopaaudubon.org, 480-968-5614 Laurie Nessel

rooms and cabins all with well equipped kitchens, color TVs, tub & showers, barbecues and air conditioning, and rates range from $73.00-$93.00 a night for one or two persons, making it a good choice on any budget. The Lodge offers morning bird walks every weekday in March, April and May and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during June, July and August. The Lodge also offers an extensive Natural History Program with classes in geology, astronomy, bats, mammals, hummingbirds, insects and botany conducted by top professionals in their fields. It is recommended that you make reservations months in advance for the Spring and Summer birding season and weeks in advance for the rest of the year. Discounts are available during the off season - October through January. The Lodge encourages you to feel free to call at the last minute, however, as cancellations do happen! Bird walks are $12.00 per person and also require reservations. To find out more log on to www.santaritalodge.com or give them a call at 520-625-8746.

1-800-462-8705 Az Tourist News

A Natural Resource www.aztourist.com

Sonoran Audubon Society www.sonoranaudubon.org P.O. Box 8068, Glendale, AZ 85312 Chuck Kangas, President Tucson Audubon Society www.tucsonaudubon.org 300 East University Blvd. #120, Tucson, AZ 85705, 520-628-1730, Sonja Macys, Executive Director, Roger Wolf, President White Mountain Audubon Society www.whitemountainaudubon.org 928-367 - 2462 Mary Ellen Bittorf, President Yuma County Audubon Society P.O. Box 6395, Yuma, AZ 85366-6395 John King or Cary Meister

by Charlis McVey

Arizona is a state of wondrously dark starry skies and an amazing number of public and private astronomical observatories. Whether you are looking for something to do one evening of your vacation or you are a keen star gazer here for more serious viewing, you are spoiled for choice. In the northern part of the state Lowell Observatory, founded in 1894, is one of the world's oldest and largest privately owned astronomical observatories. Steele Visitor Center offers multimedia presentations and guided tours. Visitors will see the 6-ton, 24-inch refractor used by Percival Lowell to sketch what he thought was evidence of intelligent life on Mars, as well as the 86-year-old Rotunda library and the Pluto discovery telescope. You can also enjoy evening telescope viewing. Lowell offers many special events. See their ad below for a 2-for-1 discount coupon. Southern Arizona with its very dry climate is the location of three major observatories and several small private ones.

Madera Canyon, Az Cottages with kitchenettes and beautiful views of Madera Creek Enjoy a relaxing afternoon watching some of the more than 230 species of birds including 12 species of hummingbirds or join one of our canyon birdwalks. 45 minutes south of Tucson Airport

Call 520-625-8746 for reservations and information

www.maderacanyon.net

Annual Birdwatching Events JAN WILLCOX Wings Over Willcox www.wingsoverwillcox.com, 800-200-2272

APRIL COTTONWOOD Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival www.birdyverde.org, 928-634-8437

MAR SUPERIOR Welcome Back Buzzards htp://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu, 520-689-2811

MAY BISBEE Fiesta De Las Aves 520-432-1388

APRIL TUCSON Hummingbird Festival 800-529-3699

AUG BISBEE Southwest Wings Birding & Nature Festival swwings@theriver.com, 520-378-0233

APRIL YUMA Yuma Birding & Nature Festival www.yumabirding.org, 800-293-0071, 928-376-0100

SEP SUPERIOR Bye-Bye Buzzards http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu, 520-689-2811

The National Science Foundation’s Kitt Peak, located southwest of Tucson, offers daily guided tours as well as a Nightly Observing Program. Plan ahead for their November 15th program on "Getting Started: Astronomy as a Hobby." You’ll learn about the different types of amateur telescopes and accessories as well as techniques and receive a planisphere and observer's log book. For more information call 520-318-8726. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory established a facility on Mt. Hopkins, 35 miles south of Tucson. Public tours are available up the mountain from March to November to view the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory. Visitors can also tour Mt. Graham International Observatory near Safford from May to November. The Visitor Center in town, Discovery Park, offers viewing at the Gov Aker Observatory (weather permitting), rides on the flight simulator Shuttlecraft Polaris, and many other interesting exhibits. Whether for day time tour or evening viewing of the beautiful night sky, Arizona’s observatories are here to serve you.

Special Astronomy Events Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson

Northern Arizona Audubon Society http://nazas.org, 928-639-0491 Herb Henderson, President Prescott Audubon Society http://nazas.org/PAS,, P.O. Box 4156, Prescott, AZ 86302, Jim Morgan, President

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The Santa Rita Lodge is situated above a stream in the heart of Madera Canyon at an elevation of 4,800 feet. It is an ideal place to relax and enjoy the abundant wildlife of the Coronado National Forest. Madera Canyon is located in the Santa Rita Range, considered part of the “Sky Islands” of Southeast Arizona. “Sky Islands” are high mountains surrounded by seas of desert... unique habitat that hosts a wide variety of plant and animal species. Carved out by Madera Creek which flows northward to the Santa Cruz River, the canyon is home to fourteen species of hummingbirds, seven species of owls, and over 230 species of birds. Tens of thousands of birders have made the trek to Madera Canyon in search of avian specialties such as the Elegant Trogon, Painted Redstart, Broad-billed and Magnificent Hummingbirds, Elf and Whiskered Screech Owls and more. A bird list can be found on their web site www.santaritalodge.com. While the area is definitely for bird lovers, the Santa Rita Lodge is certainly not “for the birds.” The Lodge offers

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OCT 11 Nature Tales & Trails: A Harvest Moon Celebration Tucson Mt Park, Ironwood Picnic Area, Kinney Rd - Stroll along a moonlit trail, watch bats & other night animals, view moon through telescopes, more. Free, 58p. 520-877-6122

Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff OCT 19 Fall Stargazing Workshop Hands-on workshop to help you become familiar with the autumn evening skies including constellations, deep sky objects & planets. Reservations req’d. 928-7743358 ext 267

Observatories and Planetariums Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, 928-774-3358, www.lowell.edu Kitt Peak National Observatory Tucson, 520-318-8726, www.noao.edu/kpno/ Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory Amado 520-670-5707 Mt. Graham International Observatory Gov Aker Observatory/Discovery Park Safford 928-428-6260, www.discoverypark.com Arizona Science Center Phoenix, 602-716-2000, www.azscience.org Flandrau Science Center Tucson, 520-621-7827, www.flandrau.org

NOV 8 Total Lunar Eclipse Programs focus on today’s eclipse. Moon should be visible by 7p, also approx time of totality. Adm $2-$4, 4 and under free. 928-774-3358

Kitt Peak National Observatory, SW of Tucson NOV 15 Getting Started: Astronomy as a Hobby Learn the difference between different types of amateur telescopes, accessories, learn techniques, receive a planisphere & observer’s log book, $20-$25. 520-318-8726

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Cowabunga! Life Inside a Shell Unique Turtle Exhibit at Mesa Southwest Museum

Grand Canyon Caverns

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No, they are not mutant Ninja turtles, but there is definitely something strange and unique about these creatures. “Turtles: Origins to World Domination,” open at the Mesa Southwest Museum, displays some wild and wacky species of turtles - both living and fossil - and explains the extraordinary anatomical reorganization required to be a turtle. As some of the oldest living reptiles still in existence, turtles have not only survived but thrived, far outliving their dinosaur contemporaries. The exhibit explores the theories for the origin of turtles, provides a look at some strange fossil turtles as well as liv-

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The Rainmaker In the Midwest, thristy souls are quenched By N. Richard Nash SHOW RUNS OCT 2 - NOV 9

Call 520-327-4242 for Reservations! Tickets only $12-$14!

5317 E. Speedway, Tucson, Az 85712

ing turtles, explains the influence of turtles on ancient and modern cultures and presents conservation measures to preserve turtles. Displays will include fossils of giant extinct turtles, giant land tortoises and strange extinct “winged” turtles. Live displays present the diversity of turtles today and interpret conservation and adaptation issues. Information is also presented on responsible ownership, including do’s and don’ts, laws and health concerns for both humans and turtles. This exhibit, developed in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the International Wildlife Museum, will run through April 18, 2004. Mesa Southwest Museum explores the Southwest’s history from the time before dinosaurs to the present day. See dinosaur fossils, visit a Spanish mission, look for the lost Dutchman’s treasure, pan for gold in the History Courtyard, experience the diversity of Arizona’s earliest inhabitants and see beautiful examples of Native American pottery. Things are always changing in the museum’s temporary exhibition spaces, which feature exceptional exhibits on art, culture, history and science from around the world. The Mesa Southwest Museum is located at 53 N. MacDonald St. in downtown Mesa and is open Tues-Sat, 10-5 and Sun 1-5. The museum is closed on Mondays and all City holidays. Adm is $6 adults, $5 seniors (55+) and students with ID and $3 for children 3-12. For more information call 480-644-4040 or visit online at www. mesasouthwestmuseum.com.

Fleischer Museum

Nature & Ecology

Arboretum at Flagstaff 4001 S. Woody Mt. Rd. 928-774-1442

Arts & Music

Flagstaff Symphony 113A E. Aspen, Flagstaff 928-774-5107

Phippen Art Museum 4701 Highway 89 North, Prescott 928-778-1385

Prescott Fine Arts Association 208 N.Marina, Prescott 928-445-3286

Sedona Arts Center N.Hwy 89A, Sedona 928-282-3809

Sedona Cultural Park 1725 W. Hwy Sedona, 800-780-2787 History and Heritage

Apache County Historical Society Museum 180 W. Cleveland, St. Johns 928-337-4737

Arizona Historical Society Pioneer Museum 2340 N. Fort Valley Rd., Flagstaff 928-774-6272

Clemenceau Heritage Museum 1 N. Willard St., Cottonwood 928-634-2868

Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum Come Visit this Premier Archaeological Site in the scenic White Mountains. Tours daily at 9 & 11am, 2pm. Admission: Adults $5; Students 10-18 & Seniors $4. Under 10 $3 Call to confirm.

928-333-5375

318 Main St., Springerville, Az 85938

Grand Canyon Railway Museum 233 N. Grand Canyon Blvd., Williams 800-843-8724

Jerome Historical Society 200 Main St., Jerome 928-634-5477

John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum 6 N.Lake Powell Blvd., Page 928-645-9496

Little House Museum Springerville, 928-333-2286

Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff (3 miles north of downtown Flagstaff), 928-774-5213

Navajo County Museum

Great Arizona Puppet Theatre 302 W. Latham St., Phoenix 602-262-2050

Peach Springs, 928-422-3223

Navajo Nation Zoological & Botanical Park

Mesa Arts Center & Galeria Mesa 155 N.Center, Mesa 480-644-2242

Window Rock, 928-871-6573 Space, Science & Technology

Phoenix Art Museum

Lowell Observatory 1400 Mars Hill Rd., Flagstaff 928-774-3358

Colorado River Arts & Music

1625 N. Central, Phoenix 602-257-1222

Phoenix Symphony 455 N.3rd St., Phoenix 602-495-1117

Phoenix Theatre 100 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix 602-254-2151

Scottsdale Center for the Arts

Dury Lane Repertory Players P.O. Box 1727, Lake Havasu City, 86405 928-453-9466

7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale 480-994-2787

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art 7380 E. 2nd St, Scottsdale 480-994-2787

History and Heritage

Arizona Historical Society Century House Museum

Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra 3817 N.Brown, Scottsdale 480-945-8071

240 Madison Avenue, Yuma 928-782-1841

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Hi-Jolly Monument

P.O.Box 30595, Mesa 480-641-7039

Bus. Rte. 1-10, Quartzsite 928-669-2174

Mohave Museum of History & Arts 400 W. Beale St., Kingman 928-753-3195

Lake Havasu Museum of History 320 London Bridge Rd., Lake Havasu City 928-854-4938

Central Arizona Arts & Music

West Valley Museum of Art 17420 N. Ave. of the Arts, Surprise 623-972-0635 History and Heritage

Arizona Hall of Flame Museum 11010 W. Washington St., Phoenix 602-255-2110

Arizona Historical Society Museum 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe, 480-929-0292

Arizona State Capitol Museum 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix 602-542-4581

Arizona Opera 4600 N.12th Street, Phoenix 602-266-7464

Arizona State University Art Museum Nelson Fine Arts Center, Tempe 480-965-2787

Arizona Wing of Commemorative Air Force Museum 2017 N. Greenfield Road, Mesa, 480-924-1940

Bead Museum 5754 W. Glenn Dr., Glendale, 623-930-7395

Arizona Theatre Company

Northern Arizona

17207 N.Perimeter Dr, Scottsdale 480-585-3108

Cave Creek Museum

502 W. Roosevelt, Phoenix 602-256-6899

P.O. Box 1, Cave Creek, Arizona, 480-488-2764

ASU Art Museum, Matthews Center & New Fine Arts Center ASU Campus, Tempe 480-965-2874

Chandler Historical Museum 178 E. Commonwealth, Chandler, 480-782-2717

Casa Grande Historical & Archaelogical Museum

Ballet Arizona 3645 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix 602-381-0184

Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler 480-786-2682

110 W. Florence Blvd., Casa Grande, 520-836-2223

Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 North Frontier St., Wickenburg 928-684-2272

Cobre Valley Center for the Arts 101 N. Broad St., Globe 928-425-0884

100 E. Arizona, Holbroook 928-524-6558

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Sharlot Hall Museum 415 W, Gurley St., Prescott 928-445-3122

Show Low Historical Society Museum 541 E. Duece of Clubs, Show Low 928-532-7115

Smoki Museum Inc. 147 N. Arizona St., Prescott 928-445-1230

White Mountain Apache Museum Fort Apache, 928-338-4625

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West Museum 12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright, Scottsdale 480-860-2700

Gila County Historical Museum 1330 N. Broad, Globe, 928-425-7385

Gilbert Heritage Market Museum and Science Park Gilbert & Page Rds, Gilbert 480-644-2178

Glendale Historical Society 9802 N. 59th Ave, Glendale 623-931-3668

Goldfield Ghost Town And Mine Highway 88, Apache Jnct, 480-983-0333

Heard Museum 22 East Monte Vista Road, Phoenix 602-252-8840

Heritage Square 115 North 6th Street, Phoenix, 602-262-5071

Lost Dutchman Museum Superstition Mountain 4650 Mammoth Mine Rd., Apache Junction 480-983-4888

Mesa Historical Museum 2345 North Horne, Mesa 480-835-7358

Mesa Southwest Museum 53 N. MacDonald Street, Mesa 480-644-2230

Museum of Rim Country Archaeology 510 W. Main St, Payson, 928-469-1128

Phoenix Museum of History 105 N. Fifth St, Phoenix, 602-253-2734

Pine-Stawberry Museum Rt. 87 (Beeline Highway), Pine-Strawberry 928-476-3547

Pioneer Arizona Living History Village 3901 W. Pioneer Rd., Phoenix, 623-465-1052

Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 East Washington St., Phoenix 602-495-0900

Rim Country Museum 700 Green Valley Parkway, Payson 928-474-3483

Scottsdale Historical Museum 7333 E. Scottsdale Mall, Scottsdale 480-945-4499

Sirrine House 160 North Center, Mesa, 480-644-2760

Tempe Historical Museum 809 E. Southern Ave. Tempe 480-350-5100 Family Fun

Arizona Museum For Youth 35 N. Robson, Mesa 480-644-2468

McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park 7301 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale 480-312-2312

The Phoenix Zoo 455 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix 602-273-1341

Wildlife World Zoo 16501 W. Northern Ave., Litchfield Park 623-935-WILD Nature & Ecology

Boyce Thompson Arboretum P.O. Box AB, Superior 520-689-2811

1502 W. Washington, Phoenix 602-255-3791

Arizona Science Center 600 E Washington, Phoenix 602 -716-2000

Southern Arizona Arts & Music

Arizona Theatre Company 330 S. Scott Ave., Tucson 520-622-2823

Center for Creative Photography Univ. of Arizona, Tucson 520-621-7968

Pima Comm. College, Center for the Arts 2202 W. Anklam Rd., Tucson 520-884-6988

Tubac Center of the Arts 9 Plaza Rd., Tubac 520-398-2371

Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus P.O.Box 12034, Tucson 520-296-6277

Tucson Museum of Art 140 N. Main Ave., Tucson 520-624-2333

Tucson Symphony Orchestra 443 South Stone Ave., Tucson 520-792-9314

University of Arizona Museum of Art Tucson, 520-621-7567

Desert Botanical Gardens 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix 602-941-1225

2-for-1 Admissions and Shopping Discounts

Az Tourist News is pleased to offer the new Tucson Attractions Passport. Costing only $10 and valid through September 15, 2004, the Passport offers shopping discounts and 2for-1 admissions to 20 major Pima County attractions, including: • Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum • Pima Air & Space Museum • Titan Missile Museum • International Wildlife Museum • Old Tucson • Biosphere 2 • Reid Park Zoo • Arizona Opera • Tucson Symphony • Tucson Raceway Park • Tucson Sidewinders Using your Passport is simplicity itself. Present it for stamping when you purchase one admission to an attraction and receive your second admission FREE. Many discount coupon books contain coupons redeemable only on certain days, offering insignificant discounts, or-worst

of all - containing many coupons that are unlikely to be used. The Passport stands apart, offering true 2for-1 admissions, a $250 value for only $10. This means a family of four can save up to $500 with the purchase of two! Along with your savings on admissions, the Passport provides additional value by qualifying you for a gift certificate at either Park Place or Tucson Mall. 10 collected stamps qualify for a $10 certificate and 20 for a $25 certificate. “Tucson residents and out-of-town visitors are looking for the best family-value around,” says Tom Moulton, director of Pima County Attractions. “The Passport is what families have been asking for. It’s the perfect gift when the grandkids come to visit in the summer.” You can order online at www.aztourist.com/forms/passport.sht ml or by calling 1-800-462-8705.

History and Heritage

Amerind Foundation Museum P.O. Box 248, Dragoon 520-586-3666

Arizona Historical Society Museum 949 E. 2nd St., Tucson 520-628-5774 The 1904 Old Courthouse, Nogales, Az 520-281-8675

201 S Kinney Road, Tucson 520-883-0100

Pima County Fairgrounds Home to Tucson Raceway Park, Southwestern International Raceway 520-762-9100

Reid Park Zoo 1100 S. Randolph Way, Tucson 520-791-3204

Arizona State Museum U Of A Campus, Tucson 520-621-6302

Tucson Children’s Museum 200 S Sixth Ave., Tucson 520-792-9985

Bird Cage Theatre 6th and Allen, Tombstone 800-457-3423

Nature & Ecology

Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum

Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum Bisbee, 520-432-7071

The Douglas-Williams House Museum & Genealogical Library

Space, Science & Technology

Family Fun

Old Tucson Studio

Arizona Ranger Museum

2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson 520-647-PARK

Colossal Cave Mountain Park 4660 E. Colossal Cave Rd, Tucson 520-883-1380

International Wildlife Museum 4800 W. Gates Pass Rd, Tucson 520-617-1439

(Registered National Historic Landmark.) Corner of 10th St and D Ave. Built in 1908 by James Douglas, home of Douglas Historical Society. Open Tues, Wed, Thurs, & Sat from 1pm-4pm. Admission in free, donations accepted.

Asarco Mineral Discovery Center I-19 & Pima Mine Rd., Tucson 520-798-7798, www.mineraldiscovery.com

Biosphere 2 Center Oracle Rd., Tucson 800-828-2462

Discovery Park 1651 Discovery Pk Blvd, Safford 520-428-6260

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium University of Arizona, Tucson 520-621-STAR

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory Amado, AZ 85645 520-670-5707

Kitt Peak National Observatories Hwy 86 Tucson 520-318-8726

Pima Air and Space Museum 6000 E. Valencia, Tucson 520-574-0462

InterInterTitan Missile Museum Duval Mine Rd, Green Valley 520-625-7736

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Graham County Historical Society Museum Hwy 70 & 4th Ave, Thatcher, 928-348-0470

Muheim Heritage House 207 Youngblood Hill, Bisbee, 520-432-7071

Pimeria Alta Historical Society Museum

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136 N. Grand Ave., Nogales, 520-287-4621

Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum 150 N. Railroad Ave., Willcox, 520-384-4583

Swan Lake

San Pedro Valley Arts & Historical Society Museum 180 S. San Pedro, Benson 520-586-3070

San Xavier del Bac Mission 1950 W. San Xavier Rd., Tucson 520-294-2624

Deer Valley Rock Center P.O. Box 41998, Phoenix 623-582-8007

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Space, Science & Technology

Slaughter Ranch Museum Original 1880’ Ranch (part of the San Bernardino Spanish land grant of 1730). 15 miles outside of Douglas on Geronimo Trail. Admission Adults $3, Children under 14 free. Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10am3pm. Closed Mon & Tues, Christmas & New Years. www.vtc.net/sranch, email: sranch@vtc.net

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Apache Gold Casino Resort Gaming, Golf, Good Food and More

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Let the games begin! Apache Gold Casino Resort has 500 video and reel slot machines, with $1, quarter, nickel and penny slots, state-of-the-art progressives like multi-video poker, Wheel of Fortune and Megabucks. The casino includes a poker room with 7-Card Stud, Texas Hold-Em, and Omaha. Test your luck at our 270-seat, live bingo room and $50,000 multi-race keno. Or try your hand at blackjack any day of the week, with $5, $10, $15 and $25 minimum bet tables. Apache Gold’s Best Western Hotel offers 146 well-appointed rooms with king- and queen-sized beds and cable TV, as well as Jacuzzi suites. Relax by the pool or spa, or take advantage of the fitness center and steam room. If golf is your game, you’ll enjoy the Apache Stronghold Golf Club. This dramatic, par 72 championship course was rated by Golfweek as the top public course in Arizona in 2002. Designed by award-winning architect Tom Doak, Apache Stronghold is both spectacular and challenging. Take advantage of our affordable overnight golf packages. Get a round of golf, a comfortable Best Western

room and more for under $100 any time of the year! The course is also available for groups and tournaments. For more information, call 1-800-APACHE 8. Since you’re sure to work up an appetite, the Apache Grill Restaurant serves favorites such as steak, lobster, pasta, and salads. Or visit our Wickiup Buffet for an enticing variety and an impressive Sunday brunch. After an exciting day, kick back with a cocktail at our Cabaret Lounge and enjoy live entertainment. Apache Gold also has an all-purpose pavilion for live concerts, rodeos and other equestrian events. Visit apachegoldcasinoresort.com for upcoming performances and events. With the Apache Gold FunBus getting there is a breeze. We have regularly scheduled pick-up locations in Phoenix and Tucson. Or, if you have an RV, our full-service RV Park has everything you need, from utility hook-ups to a convenience store. Apache Gold is located in San Carlos, five minutes east of Globe on Hwy 70. For hotel or FunBus reservations call 1-800-APACHE-8. For more information visit apachegoldcasinoresort.com. And go for it all!

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Apache Gold 1-800-APACHE 8 10/1-4 Crossroads - Variety 10/7-11 James Antunez with Bongo Town featuring Pamela Kristen Variety 10/14-18 Andrea y Los Guys - Variety, Tejano 10/21-25 Tabularasa - Latin Rock, High Energy 10/28-11/1 Tribe 7 Band - Variety, Top 40

BlueWater Resort & Casino 1-800-747-8777 10/17 Shenandoah with special guest Kevin Sharp 11/14 Bellamy Brothers

Desert Diamond 1-866-DDC-WINS 10/11 Little Joe Birthday Party fea-

turing Little Joe Stefani & Kingz One (Formerly Cumbia Kings) Tejano/Tex Mex 11/28 Willie Nelson - Country

Hon-Dah Resort Casino 1-800-929-8744 ROCKTOBER with fabulous tribute bands throughout the month of October 10/7-11 Beatlemania - A tribute to the Beatles 10/14-18 Rhiannon’s Reign - A tribute to Fleetwood Mac 10/21-25 Chris Hiatt Band - A tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughn 10/28-31 Escape - A tribute to Journey FREE party night! 10/25 Oktoberfest Polka Night - music by The Varitones, free raffle for prizes, free hot dogs, bratwurst, chips, pretzels, and apple strudel, Hon-Dah beer mugs and lots of fun!

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CENTRAL

Cocopah Bingo & Casino

Apache Gold Casino Resort

15136 S. Avenue B, Somerton 928-726-8066, 800-23-SLOTS

5 miles E. of Globe, Hwy 70, San Carlos 928- 475-7800, 800-APACHE-8 • Slots: 500 • Other Games: Poker, $50,000 Keno, 200seat Bingo Hall, Blackjack • Eating Places: 1 Liquor: Yes Buffet: yes • Special Features: Best Western Hotel, Stay and Play Packages, 18-hole golf course w/ driving range, golf school, Pro shop. RV Park with full hookups and dump station. Convenience store. All-purpose Outdoor Pavilion.

Casino Arizona - 101 & McKellips 524 N. 92nd Street, Scottsdale 480-850-7777, 877-7-24-HOUR

Casino Arizona - 101 & Indian Bend 9700 E. Indian Bend, Scottsdale 480-850-7777, 877-7-24-HOUR

Fort McDowell Casino Hwy 87 & Ft. McDowell, Fountain Hills 602-837-1424, 800-THE-FORT

Gila River Casino - Vee Quiva 6443 N. Komatke Lane, Laveen 520-796-7777, 800-WIN-GILA

Gila River Casino - Wild Horse 5512 W. Wild Horse Pass, Chandler 520-796-7727, 800-WIN-GILA

• Slots: 479 • Other Games: Bingo • Restaurants: 1 Snack Bar Liquor: No • Special Features: Nonsmoking gaming areas. $1 breakfast special from 3am-10am.

Paradise Casino 450 Quechan Drive, Yuma 760-572-7777, 888-777-4946 Paradise Casino California Off I-8, Exit 524/ adjacent to AZ casino

Spirit Mountain Casino 8555 South Highway 95, Mohave Valley 928-346-2000, 888-837-4030

NORTHERN Bucky’s Casino & Resort 530 E. Merritt, Prescott 928- 776-1666, 800-SLOTS-44

Cliff Castle Casino & The Lodge at Cliff Castle 555 Middle Verde Road, off I-17, Exit 289, Camp Verde 928-567-7900, 800-381-SLOT

Hon-Dah Casino

Gila River Casino - Lone Butte 1200 S. 56th St., Chandler 520-796-7728, 800-WIN-GILA

Harrah’s Ak Chin Casino 15406 Maricopa Rd, Maricopa 480-802-5000, 800-HARRAHS

Mazatzal Casino Hwy. 87, Milemarker 251, Payson 928-474-6044, 800-777-7529

Hon-Dah Casino

COLORADO RIVER REGION

777 Highway 260, Pinetop 928-369-0299, 800-929-8744

Blue Water Resort & Casino 11300 Resort Drive, Parker 928-669-7000, 888-243-3360 www.bluewaterfun.com • Slots: 470 • Other Games: Live Keno, Poker, Bingo • Eating Placecs: 3 Liquor: Yes Buffet: yes • Senior Discount: 10% room discount (except in summer) for AAA and AARP members. • Special Features: Adj. to Phoenix 4-Plex Theatre. Resort rooms, pool and waterpark, fitness center, 164-slip marina, double-wide boat launch ramp, Marina Shop, conference center, concerts in the outdoor amphitheater, special events.

• Slots: 500 • Other Games: Poker; Blackjack • Eating Places: 1 Liquor: Yes Buffet: Yes • Fun Book: Available through chamber of commerce and local motels • Special Features: Cigar bar, gift shop, Kids Arcade, conference center. 200-space fullservice RV park. Convenience store. Gas station. Ski/Outdoor Store.

Yavapai Casino 1501 E. Highway 69, Prescott 928- 445-5767, 800-SLOTS-44

SOUTHERN Casino Del Sol

Blue Water Resort & Casino

5655 W. Valencia, Tucson 520-883-1700, 800-344-9435

Casino of the Sun 7406 S. Camino De Oeste, Tucson 520-883-1700, 800-344-9435

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Desert Diamond Casino 1100 West Pima Mine Road, 7 minutes south of Tucson on I-19 520-294-7777, 866-DDC-WINS

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Golden Ha:san Casino Hwy 86, 1 mile east of Why 520-362-2746

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Native Visions Van Tours

INT JOU O H RN IST EY OR Y

Guided by the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tourism by Charlis McVey

The Verde Valley is rich in archaeology and history. You can try to explore it by yourself... or you can let a knowledgeable guide lead the way. That’s what I did recently and was I ever glad! There are so many pieces to the complex puzzle of culture and civilization that without help you are sure to miss a lot. Native Visions Van Tours take you on a journey into the past. Your first stop is Montezuma Castle National Monument. Built by the Sinagua Indians early in the 12th century, the five-story pueblo is tucked into a cliff recess 100 feet above the valley floor. Extraordinary to think it was built straight up a cliff face with primitive technology! Nearby is Castle A, once an even larger structure, though now badly deteriorated having been built at the base of the cliff with less protection. Our guide, Betty Sutton, was a marvel. She filled in many details about the lives of the Sinagua Indians, helped us make sense of the ruins, and taught us about the useful plants growing along the path. I would never have noticed the holes for the vigas (roof beams) or other evidences of the building at Castle A, the mud Cliff Swallow nests high on the wall above, nor many other interesting features. Our next destination was Montezuma

Well, considered sacred by many Native peoples of the Southwest. Water in the midst of the desert... a lake-like well always the same depth and yet emptying in a constant flow, serene and dark blue, surrounded by cliff walls with remains of ancient pueblos. We learned interesting stories about the modern explorations of the well and tales of the long ago Sinagua farmers I would surely have missed seeing the remains of their irrigation canals... incredible to realize they are some 900 years old! During the trip Betty explained much about the history of the Yavapai and Apache people, from their early nomadic ways to the forced Exodus from their homes in the Verde Valley to the San Carlos Reservation in southeastern Arizona. Upon their return years later, they found their original territory taken by settlers and were given instead four small separate parcels of land as their reservation. From the poverty and hopelessness of menial jobs and cultural loss, the Yavapai-Apache Nation is rising proudly today to teach their young people their heritage, language, and crafts - and to share them with you. Your guides are there to bring history alive. Come learn the truth... your visit will be enriched. For more information or reservations call 928-567-3035 or visit their website www.nativevisionstours.com.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe PR TRIB OF AL ILE

A Strong and Vibrant Identity by Charlis McVey

The Yaquis lived for centuries in the valleys around the Yaqui River in Sonora, Mexico. In 1517 the Spanish invaded Mexico. They conquered the Aztecs in 1521 and reached Yaqui territory in 1533. There the battle-hardened Spanish soldiers found such fierce warriors that they were forced to retreat. Few ventured into Yaqui lands. Even the missionaries, who were set up all over northern Mexico, did not enter Yaqui territory. Eventually, in 1617, Spanish Jesuit Andrews Perez de Ribas was invited by the Yaquis to tell them about Christianity. The Yaquis never considered themselves a conquered people and continued to fight unwanted intrusions into their territory. Periodically the government military forces overwhelmed Yaqui communities, committed massacres and sent men and even young children to be sold as slave labor. Fleeing persecution, Yaquis began to migrate to the United States in the late 19th century. Initially attracted by work on the railroads that linked the US and Mexico, the Yaquis began moving to job sites in Arizona. The first settlements were near Nogales and south Tucson and gradually spread out to include Guadalupe, near Phoenix. Yaqui men also worked on ranches, in the mines and cotton fields and in construction.

In 1964 Congressman Morris K. Udall introduced a bill in Congress for the transfer of 202 acres of desert land southwest of Tucson to the Yaquis, who were looking for a home where they could keep their tribal identity. This was approved; however the Yaquis had to wage a long and difficult battle to secure federal recognition for the tribe, which they finally obtained in 1978. During all these struggles for selfdetermination the Yaqui cultural traditions thrived. Easter is an important time in the tribal calendar. Flowers are important to the Yaquis’ daily lives and to their ceremonies. They combine ancient beliefs with the newer belief that Christ’s grace is symbolized by flowers that grew from blood shed by Jesus on the cross. Flowers are a symbol often seen in embroidered designs on traditional Yaqui clothes. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, who call themselves Yoeme, today numbers more than 12,000 members. More than 3,000 live on the reservation southwest of Tucson. Like many other Native American groups they have used the opportunity of Indian gaming as a welcome source of revenue to improve the reservation’s infrastructure and to develop businesses. They operate the Casino of the Sun and the Casino del Sol. Pascua Yaqui Administrative Office, 520-883-5000

See how our view

will change yours forever. From ancient dwelling places, natural wonders, native wildlife to surrounding towns and countryside, see why this land is as rich with history as it is with people. Come and enjoy the ride. Over one million people visit Montezuma National Monument. And it’s no wonder they do. Nestled into a cliff 100 feet above Beaver Creek, the five-story, 20-room pueblo built by the Sinagua Indians in the 12-13th centuries is a wonder to behold. Just down the road is Montezuma Well, a sacred place of our origin. Hear the stories and the history that surround these ancient sites from those who truly know it, our experienced, friendly tour guides.

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Native American Tribal Attractions 1. Kaibab-Paiute Tribe 350 miles north of Phoenix on Highway 389 and 14 miles west of Fredonia • Pipe Spring National Monument • Full hook-up RV & General Store • Museum (Arts and Crafts) • Grand Canyon-North Rim • Cedar Breaks National Monument • Hiking & hunting • Coral Pink Sand Dunes • Zion & Bryce Canyon National Park Fredonia, Arizona 86022 Phone 928-643-7245 2. Hualapai Nation 250 miles northwest of Phoenix on Route 66 and west of Grand Canyon National Park • Grand Canyon West • Trophy Elk • Desert Big Horn Sheep • White water rafting Peach Spring, Arizona 86434 Phone 888-255-9550 928-769-2216 (Tribal Council)

13 3. Havasupai Tribe 310 miles northwest of Phoenix off Route 66 at the bottom of Grand Canyon National Park • Pools of turquoise water • Spectacular waterfalls • Camping & hiking Supai, Arizona 86435 Phone: 520-448-2237/2141 (camping) 928-448-2111 (lodge) 4. San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 200 miles north of Phoenix at Willow Springs and Paiute Canyon/Navajo Mountain • Paiute Canyon native basket weaving Tuba City, Arizona 86045 Phone 928-283-4589/4587 5. Navajo Nation 260 miles northeast of Phoenix, located in northern Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah - in Coconino, Navajo, & Apache Counties, Az • Monument Valley • St. Michael’s Historic Museum • Canyon De Chelly • Hubell Trading Post • Four Comers National Monument • Navajo Museum, Library, Visitor’s Center • Ten Recreational Lakes • Window Rock & Shiprock natural formations

• Navajo fairs, rodeos & pow-wows Window Rock, Arizona 86515 Phone 928-871-6436 web:www.discovernavajo.com 6. Hopi Tribe 250 miles northeast of Phoenix on Highway 264 and 67 miles north of Winslow • Stone Pueblos Villages • Ancient ceremonial dances • Cultural Center • Arts & Crafts Guild • Walpi Village Tour • Hopi Cultural Center Restaurant & Inn Second Mesa, Arizona 86043 Phone 520-734-2401 (Cultural Center) 928-734-2441 7. Fort Mojave Indian Tribe 236 miles northwest of Phoenix and located along the Colorado River near Needles, CA on Highway 95 and interstate 40 • River recreation • Avi Casino • Golf, Ghost towns • Spirit Mountain Casino • Hikin & rock hounding • Winter National Sand Drag Races Needles, California 92363 Phone 760-629-4591 8. Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe 102 miles northwest of Phoenix and adjacent to the City of Prescott on Highway 69 • Bucky’s Casino • Frontier Village Mall • Historic Prescott • Fishing, camping, hunting Prescott, Arizona 86301 Phone 928-445-8790 9. Yavapai-Apache Nation Tourism 95 miles north of Phoenix off of Interstate 17 at Camp Verde • Cliff Castle Casino • Montezuma Castle National Monument • Jerome Historic Ghost & Mining Town • Montezuma Wells and Tuzigoot National Monuments Camp Verde, Arizona 86322 Phone 928-567-3035 10. Tonto Apache Tribe 93 miles north of Phoenix and adjacent to Payson on Highway 87 • Mazatzal Casino • Winter recreation • Mogollon Rim • Tonto Natural Bridge Payson, Arizona 85541 Phone 928-474-5000 11. Colorado River Indian Tribes 189 miles west of Phoenix and along the AZ-CA border at Parker on Highway 95 • Lake Moovaly • Poston Memorial Monument • Aha’Khav Tribal Preserve • Hunting & Fishing • Colorado River Tribe Museum • Blue Water Casino Parker, Arizona 85344 Phone 928-669-9211 ext. 1324

12. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 23 miles east of Phoenix on Highway 87 Verde River Water Recreation • Fort McDowell Casino • We-Ko-Pa Golf Club and Course • Fort McDowell Adventures Fountain Hills, Arizona 85269, Phone 480-837-5121 13. White Mountain Apache Tribe Approximately 4 hours from Phoenix and 46 miles south of Show Low on Highway 73 • Sunrise Ski Resort • Fort Apache Cultural Museum • Hunting • Hon-Dah Resort-Casino Conference Center • Fishing & Camping Ft. Apache, Arizona 85926 Phone 928-338-1230

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14. San Carlos Apache Tribe 115 miles northeast of Phoenix and east of Globe on Highway 60 • Hunting & Fishing • San Carlos Lake • Apache Gold Casino • San Carlos Apache Cultural Center • Salt River Canyon San Carlos, Arizona 85550 Phone 888-275-2653 15. Gila River Indian Community 40 miles south of Phoenix off interstate 10 Gila River Heritage Theme Park • Wild Horse Pass Casino • Vee Quiva Casino • Japanese Internment Camp • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Sacaton, Arizona 85247 Phone 928-562-6000 16. Ak-Chin Indian Community 58 miles south of Phoenix on Highway 347 • Him-Dak Museum • Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino • Casa Grande Ruins Monument • Farming, Basketry • St Francis Church Feast Maricopa, Arizona 85239 Phone 928-568-2227 17. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 10 miles east of Phoenix and adjacent to Scottsdale • Hoo-Hoogamiki Museum • Talking Stick Golf Course • Pavilions Shopping Center • Cypress Golf Course • Casino Arizona at Salt River Scottsdale, Arizona 85256 Phone 480-850-8000

18. Cocopah Indian Tribe 211 miles southwest of Phoenix and 13 miles south of Yuma on Highway 95 • Tribal Museum • Cocopah Indian Casino • 18 hole golf course with swimming pool & tennis courts • Tribal cultural Center • Full hook-up RV Park • Agriculture Somerton, Arizona 85350 Phone 928-627-2102

19. Fort Yuma Quechan Tribal Council 185 miles southwest of Phoenix, Adjacent to Yuma off interstate 8 and located along the AZ-CA border • Historic Fort Yuma • Paradise Casino • Fort Yuma Museum (Arts & Crafts) • Water recreation • RV Parks, Fishing, camping & hunting • Port-of-Entry (U.S. & Mexico) Yuma, Arizona 85366 Phone 760-572-0213/0214 20. Tohono O’Odham Nation 136 miles south of Phoenix, 58 miles west of Tucson on Highway 86 and near the U.S. & Mexico border • San Xavier Mission Del Bac • Desert Diamond Casino • Baboquivari Mountain Park • Kitt Peak Observatory Sells, Arizona 85634 Phone 520-383-2221 ext. 285 21. Pascua Yaqui Tribe 135 miles south of Phoenix and 15 miles west of Tucson off of Interstate 19 • Casino of the Sun • Mt. Lemmon • Old Tucson Studio • Saguaro National Monument • Santa Catalina Mountain • Sonoran Desert Museum Tucson, Arizona 85746 Phone 800-572-7282 or 520-883-5000

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Santa Fe Jazz Festival

Goulding’s Lodge

18 Days of World-class Performances

Your Home in the Heart of Navajoland

Santa Fe, the Festival has become, according to the Weekly Alibi, one of "world-class magnitude - a veritable Who’s Who of the top names in contemporary jazz" featuring "18 vibrant days and nights of music, workshops and artistic camaraderie." The Festival has moved to a new home at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, a newly restored landmark theatre. The Santa Fe Jazz and International Music Festival premiered in October 2000 and quickly achieved tremendous success and wide recognition among artists and fans nationwide. Performers have included 15 Grammy Award winners and 26 poll-topping artists from a list that includes such giants as Gary Burton, Herbie Mann, Dave Holland, Brad Mehldau, Bill Frisell, and many others. Please check santafejazzfestival.com for more information. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Lensic Theatre box office at 505-988-1234 or by visiting lensic.com.

Fall Color North of the Border Only a day’s drive northeast from most locations in Arizona lies a treasure trove of golden fall colors… The San Juan Skyway links Durango, Ouray, Telluride and Cortez in southwestern Colorado and has spectacular views and fall color. The most popular section is from Durango to Ridgway via Silverton. Covered in colorful aspens, this mountainous region explodes with yellow and gold each fall as the trees begin to turn all at once. The views from Route 550 between Silverton and Ouray, dubbed the "Million Dollar Highway," are stunning. But the show is quick since there's only one species. Many people take the very popular train ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway. The train travels through San Juan National Forest following the Animas River for forty-five miles. The peak color season here is from late September through October. Advance reservations are necessary, especially during the popular fall color season. Locomotive 473 was just reintroduced with its 1950's Bumble Bee bright gold and black paint scheme. Plans are to leave the locomotive in these colors through the fall only, so come up now to enjoy its retro look. Another option for taking in the fall col-

ors is to hop a ski lift at one of the area resorts for a scenic ride; the lifts take hikers and bikers up the mountains in the off-season. For more information on the railroad, please call 800-341-3340. For more information on accommodations and attractions in the Silverton area, please call the Silverton Chamber of Commerce at 800-752-4494.

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The Santa Fe Jazz and International Music Festival runs from October 3-19, 2003, and features 20 concerts by world-renowned jazz and world music artists and 5 youth concerts by the same artists. This year’s lineup includes Michael Brecker, Kenny Werner, Cyrus Chestnut, Kevin Mahogany, Vlad Girshevich, David Sanchez, Raul Midon, Robben Ford, Claudia Villela/Bruce Dunlap and Bill Frisell/Greg Leisz to name a few. The Festival is unique in that it is the brainchild of noted professional musicians who have drawn from their international touring experience to create what they believe to be the ideal performance situation for audiences and musicians. It features state of the art sound, educational content for children and adults, informed artist selection, and media production designed to support the music community through national exposure. Set amidst the spectacular fall colors of

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What could be a more enduring symbol of the American West than Monument Valley? Made famous by movie director John Ford, the buttes and spires of this vast and serene landscape have become indelibly imprinted on the American psyche. Indeed, the scenery has grabbed the imagination of people around the world, from the days of John Wayne’s “Stagecoach” to Thelma and Louise to photo shoots of car commercials and fashion models. There is nowhere better to stay while exploring this unique land than the place the legend began, historic Goulding’s Lodge. Here, in 1923, Harry Goulding and his young wife “Mike” laid claim to 640 acres, setting up tents and a makeshift counter for their first Trading Post. A few years later a permanent structure was built. Their homestead was surrounded by the Navajo Reservation, and Goulding became the Indians’ respected friend and advocate as well as trader. As the Great Depression left its mark on Monument Valley where many of the Navajo were facing starvation, the Gouldings took their last $60 and photographs of the magnificent landscape and headed to Hollywood. Harry convinced John Ford to use the valley as the location for his upcoming film - and the rest is history... history that you can relive today at the original Trading Post, now a museum. Goulding’s Lodge & Trading Post has become a nearly self-sufficient site with lodge, motel, RV campground, grocery

Navajoland Attractions The Navajo Nation, largest Indian Nation in North America, covers over 27,000 square miles and includes parts of Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. There are more than a dozen national monuments, tribal parks, and historical sites. Here are just a few: • Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Located 28 miles west of Window Rock on State Hwy 264, this is the nation’s oldest known trading post and still in use today. Tours are available. 928-755-3475 • Navajo National Monument Set within a huge amphitheater of red cliffs are

store, gas station, laundromat, gift shop, restaurant, indoor pool and even a car wash and air strip. The setting is stunning, with the sheer 800-foot face of Rock Door Mesa behind and views of the dramatic rock formations that have made Monument Valley world famous. Guests will find spacious, beautifully decorated rooms that are clean and comfortable with color televisions and VCR’s. The Stagecoach Dining Room offers full menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rejuvenate in the indoor heated swimming pool after a day’s sightseeing, then marvel at the extraordinary multi-media presentation entitled “Earth Spirit” as it recreates the miraculous formation of Monument Valley. Goulding’s operates half-day and allday tours into the valley, a Navajo Tribal Park. Traveling in four-wheel drive openair vehicles, visitors will enjoy motion picture locations, thousand-foot tall monoliths and ancient Anasazi ruins and petroglyphs, all with guided commentary and - for the full day outing - a cookout lunch. Scenic flights are also available. Come visit this magical land! Monument Valley is located on the Utah/Arizona border at an elevation of 5,500 feet, making it a mild and pleasant climate through the summer. Live the history, absorb the beauty... at Goulding’s Lodge, where the hospitality makes you feel as welcome as a cool breeze on a hot desert night. Goulding’s Lodge & Trading Post, 435727-3231, www.gouldings.com three elaborate and well preserved Anasazi dwellings. Guided tours of Betatakin and Keet Seel are available. 928-672-2366 • Canyon de Chelly National Monument This magnificent site covers five periods of Indian culture dating from 350 AD to 1300 AD. The 26-mile canyon contains hundreds of Anasazi ruins, Navajo homes and farms. There is a visitor center and campground; hiking and horseback riding guides are available. 928-674-5500 • Navajo Nation Zoo & Botanical Park Located in Window Rock, the zoo contains animals native to the Navajo Nation and includes domestic animals that are culturally important. There are trails and examples of traditional Navajo dwellings. 928-871-6573

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Located in the heart of Navajo Land, Goulding’s Lodge offers the finest in Accommodations. • 62 Deluxe Motel Rooms • • Campground with Full RV Hookups and Tent Sites • Tours of Monument Valley • • The Award Winning Multi-Media Presentation of Earth Spirit •

Goulding’s Trading Post and Museum Goulding’s Art’s and Crafts Gallery Stagecoach Dining Room

Visit us on our Website http://www.gouldings.com P.O. Box 360001 • Monument Valley, Utah 84536 Telephone (435) 727-3231 • Fax (435) 727-3344 Email: gouldings@gouldings.com

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White Stallion Ranch 9251 W. Twin Peaks Rd. Tucson, AZ 85743 888-977-2624

Bumble Bee Ranch HC34 Box 5075 Mayer, AZ 86333 Reservations: 623-374-0002 • Open year round, Tues-Sun • 2 guest houses that sleep 10 plus campgrounds • Weddings, Special events, corporate & private programs, retreats, Catering Department, live entertainment & Native American Dancers for Group Events • Cattle drives, horseback riding, Hummer tours, ATV adventures, target shooting, helicopter tours, gold panning, nature hikes.

• Open Sept 1 thru May 31 • Accommodations for 70 people • Heated pool, hot tub, petting zoo, full bar, billiards. • Varied horseback riding excursions for different levels of experience, team cattle penning, rodeos, cookouts, barbeques, hayrides, tennis, evening entertainment.

Lazy Horse Ranch 1855 E. Patton Rd. St. David, AZ 85630 520-720-9810

•Lodging for 8 •Trail Rides, pool, spa, family room, large front porch, gardens, ponds, kids 3 and over welcome!

Grapevine Canyon Ranch P. O. Box 302 Pearce, Arizona 85625 Reservations: 800-245-9202

• Open year round • 11 rooms • Swimming pool, Hot tub, Recreation room, Meeting space, Daily maid service, Bar, Gift shop, Laundry facility. • Cookouts, Guided hikes, Fishing, Sightseeing tours, Riding lessons, Cattle roundups • Cattle/ranch work, Specialty rides/trips.

Crown C Guest Ranch P.O. Box 984 Sonoita, Arizona 85637 Reservations: 520-455-5739

• Open Year Round • Accommodations for 18 • On-site Activities: Swimming, tennis, horseshoes, horseback riding. • Off-site Activities: Hiking, biking, birding, cattle drives, scenic railroad, horse racing (Apr-May), ropings on the weekends.

Muleshoe Ranch RRI, Box 1542 Willcox 520-586-7072

• 5 rooms • Guided nature trails, birding, "cowboy" hot tubs.

Flying E Ranch 2801 W. Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg Reservations: 888-684-2650 • Opens October 15th • Heated pool, sauna, exercise room, tennis court, volleyball/basketball court, horseshoe pitch, chess, hiking, birdwatching.

Circle Z Ranch P.O. Box 194 Patagonia, AZ 85624 888-854-2525 • Accommodations for 40 people • Ranch-bred horses for all levels of riding experience, riding twice daily on 6100 acres, trailer rides, lunch & breakfast rides, team penning & games on horseback, hayrides, bonfires, bird ing, tennis hiking, heated pool.. Sunglow Ranch 14066 South Sunglow Road Pearce, AZ 85625 520-824-3334 • 9 rooms • Casitas, Cafe, Full meal service. • Stargazing, Birding, Hiking, Biking.

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NORTHERN Sierra Springs Ranch 101 Sky Hi Rd., Pinetop, AZ 85935 928-369-3900 • Accommodations for 52 • Two fishing ponds, bikes, playground for the kid's, horseshoe pits, volleyball, rec lodge with pool table, small fitness center, sauna. • Horseback riding and golf within 3 miles. Hidden Meadow Ranch P.O. Box 300, Greer, Az 85927 866-333-4080

• Horseback riding (ranch horses or limited boarding for guest horses), flyfishing on site, hiking, ATV tours in the National Forest, horse-drawn hayrides, canoeing, rock climbing and canyoneering, caving, mountain biking, mountain boarding, pack trips and off site guided flyfishing.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Paradise Guest Ranch P.O. Box 790 Buffalo, WY 82834 307-684-7876

• Open May 25 thru September 21 • Accommodations for 72 people • Luxury log cabins with fireplaces, ou door decks & spacious living rooms. Heated pool, spa, old western saloon & dining room. • Horseback riding, same horse for the week, fly fishing program with instruction, trout ponds & guided trips, pack trips to high mountain fishing camp. Adventure trips, historical excursions. Square dancing, chuckwagon dinners, talent shows. Full kid’s program with counselor.

Coffee Creek Ranch HC 2 Box 4940 Trinity Center, CA 96091 800-624-4480

• Open April 1 thru November 30 • Accommodations for 50 people • Trinity Alps Wilderness, fly-fishing stream running thru 367 acres, secluded cabins, pool, spa, stocked pond, weddings, meetings, family reunions. • Hayrides, gold panning, nightly entertainment, hiking, supervised activities for 3-17 year olds, babysitting during rides for those under 3. Mountain trails, loping/horsemanship lessons, hunting & other seasonal activities.

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Some Ranches Offer Short Term Stays While the majority of Guest and Dude Ranches require you to stay for at least a week, not all of them do. There are a few choices for the vacationer who wishes to have the ranch experience, but whose schedule doesn’t permit a longer term stay. Plus you still can take advantage of the wonderful value that most Guest and Dude Ranches allow, with meals and most activities included in the cost. The White Stallion Ranch, located in Tucson has a four-night minimum stay. It offers Southwest Ranch Style rooms ranging from small rooms for singles to deluxe suites. All rooms have air conditioning, private baths, tub/shower combinations and the Deluxe Suites feature fireplaces, whirlpool tubs and king-size beds. There is a plethora of activities available including horseback riding, and the Ranch offers babysitting services for parents who would like to enjoy some time to themselves. Known as “The Riding Ranch”, Flying E Ranch in Wickenburg is surrounded by 20,000 acres of rolling hills, offering beginning, intermediate and advanced rides two times daily except on

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Surround yourself by 2 million acres of lush green forest, watch as the horses graze, the elk wanders and eagles soar above you... these are only a few of the things that you will enjoy when you stay at the Hidden Meadow Ranch in Greer, Arizona. Known for its ten luxury cabin hideaways in the Apache National Forest, the Ranch is also an important place for the local animals. Found in the middle of the Ranch is a 50-acre meadow providing a corridor for elk, deer, wild turkey, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, brown bears and endangered Mexican gray wolves. Hidden Meadow is proud of its low-impact environmental design while still being an incredibly elegant and luxurious place to stay. Each of Hidden Meadow’s 10 cabins are decorated to focus on a different facet of the region, such as the area’s wildlife, plants and people. Each offers a living/dining area with wood-burning fireplace, mini-refrigerator, bar sink, microwave and coffeemaker, powder room, separate bath area, downstairs master bedroom, loft bedroom/sitting area

Big Bar Guest Ranch P.O. Box #27 Jesmond, Clinton British Columbia, Canada VOK 1KO 250-459-2333

• Open year round • 17 rms, 4 cabins, summer teepees & campground • Horseback riding includes day rides & 5 day package overnight pack trips, cattle drives 3 days a week for experienced riders, gold panning, canoes, paddle boats, trout fishing, mountain biking, fireside lounge for relaxing, library, billiards, game room, Kid’s Corner programs 2-3 times/week, children’s pony rides.

Sundays when there is only one ride. In November and December there is a twonight minimum stay, January - April a three-night minimum, while Holidays require a four-night stay. The Ranch offers a heated pool, sauna, exercise room, tennis court, volleyball/basketball court, horseshoes, chess, hiking and bird watching. Hidden Meadows Ranch is truly “hidden,” offering 10 luxury log cabin hideaways in Greer. Hidden Meadows offers the option of a one-night stay but you will probably have to stay for a couple days to take advantage of all the ranch has to offer. Please see the following article for more information. A ranch vacation really is an alternative to a stay in a regular hotel where you have to go off in search of things to do and places to eat and the stay won’t require you to take an entire week off! So go relax at one of these wonderful ranches.

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reached by wooden staircase, and a covered porch overlooking the meadow. It also boasts Guest Cabin Services such as digital music channels, candlelit baths and free fruit and soft drinks. All of your meals are included in your stay and range from a full breakfast to a trail lunch to a candlelit gourmet dinner. Hidden Meadow also offers a variety of activities and the Ranch Concierge will be happy to assist you in planning your stay. There are trail rides and a variety of warm weather activities such as canoeing, rock climbing and mountain biking. In the Winter activities include skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, ice fishing and horse drawn sleigh rides. The Ranch offers a full-day counselor-led program for the kids so that parents may enjoy some time to themselves. So pick up the phone or log on to their web site to find out even more about this wonderful Ranch - but only if you are looking to go on your next vacation because the temptation is powerful! For more information please call 888-333-4080 or log on to www.hiddenmeadow.com.

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Intelligent Vacations Relax & Rejuvenate in Your Own Garden of Eden PR OF ILE

Santuario Naturista del Pacifico, also known as El Eden Resort, is an extraordinary place where a person can relax and have fun while at the same time be rejuvenated completely... physically and mentally. Every day more and more people are becoming smarter in their vacation planning. They are visiting tropical areas and other natural places where they can get more for their money. People are also looking for a vacation that will result in a good time spent in a healthy way, so that when they return home they will feel relaxed and ready to continue with life’s ongoing stress. El Eden Resort is strategically located on the beautiful shore of the Pacific Ocean, near mountains and surrounded by a semi-tropical region. Visitors can enjoy attractive flower gardens, fruit orchards, and the most versatile microclimate in northwestern Mexico. The Santuario offers all you can ask for on a vacation plus the most advanced naturepathic treatments available. You will have access to a virgin beach, our outside heated pool, gym facility, sports courts and stimulating nature walks. Under the all-inclusive price you will also

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enjoy full body massages, hydrotherapy treatments, mud baths, saunas, herbal treatments, vegetarian meals and other alternative medicine treatments. If you are suffering from more serious ailments such as arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cancer and various forms of addictions, this is a wonderful opportunity to have a vacation while at the same time improving your health. The professional medical staff at the Santuario is certified and specializes in treatments for these problems. El Eden is one of the closest health resorts to the Arizona border and one of the few in Mexico that has a semi-tropical eco-region on the beach. Located near Mazatlán with easy access by car, bus or air, the Santuario offers tranquillity, fun and health all together in one spot. Their low cost, all-inclusive prices make this resort a very attractive choice. Airport pick-up service is available on request. This healthy and enchanting place can also be used for your extended stay “home away from home” during those cold winter months. For more information visit the website www.eden.org.mx, email to eden_natural@infosel.net.mx or call toll free 1-888-217-6701.

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The Arizona OHV Program Maximize Your Fun, Minimize Your Impact! US INF EFUL O

Using the backcountry for solitude, recreation and adventure is an Arizona tradition going back hundreds of years. Everyone using the state’s public or trust lands should be proud to help ensure that these lands remain available for future generations. Please “Tread Lightly” with your vehicle, stay on roads and trails and in designated areas, and leave the land in the same or better condition than you found it. This will help preserve wildlife, too, protecting food sources and lessening the disturbances that drain frightened animals’ energy. Following is a partial list of OHV sites for your enjoyment. Remember - don’t go alone, leave word of your plans, take LOTS of water and - it’s a good idea to take a 4-wheeling class before you head out. Some useful numbers are: Public Lands Information Center, 602-417-9300 Arizona Game & Fish Department, 602-942-3000 Arizona State Parks, 800-285-3703

Off-Highway Vehicle Sites in Arizona Cinder Hills OHV Area The Cinder Hills comprise an extensive area of deep volcanic cinders in a Ponderosa Pine vegetation type. Several thousand acres are available for all types of OHV's. The area is located east of Hwy 89 and south of Sunset Crater National Monument. Ponderosa Pine Forest: All seasons, occasional snow in winter. 928526-0866 Standard Wash Standard Wash offers 7,500 acres for all types of OHV recreation. Use is limited to existing roads and trails. BLM Lake Havasu Field office. Low Desert: Spring, fall, winter seasons. 928-505-1200 Parker 400 Course The Parker 400 Course is named after a race held there in which three laps are made around a 130-mile loop. This popular race is usually held the last weekend of January, and highway-licensed vehicles can use the route throughout the year. BLM Lake Havasu Field office. Low

Desert: Spring, fall, winter seasons. 928505-1200 Sheridan Mtn/Smith Mesa OHV Trail System This ATV and trail bike trail system is located west of Chino Valley near Camp Wood. OHV Grant funds have enhanced 42 miles of trails in a system with additional trial mileage available in the vicinity. Primitive roads are also available for full sized vehicles such as buggies and 4x4s. Chaparral and Ponderosa Pine Forest: All seasons, trails at higher elevations are not accessible during winter snow conditions. 928-445-7253 or 928636-2302 Alto Pit OHV Recreation Area A 400 acre site that lies 4 miles west of Prescott on the Iron Springs Road, this area provides limited opportunities for a variety of vehicle types. Ponderosa Pine Forest: All seasons, occasional snow in winter. 928-445-7253 Hayfield Draw Bryant Park OHV Area Eight miles west of Camp Verde, south of Hwy 260, Hayfield Draw has an 80-acre open area for ATV's and trail bikes only, with access to more than 100 miles of designated routes. High Desert: Spring, fall, winter seasons. 928-567-4121 Lake Pleasant/Hieroglyphic Mts. Area Upper Sonoran Desert with numerous OHV routes that traverse the country between Lake Pleasant (east), Wickenburg (west) and the Prescott National Forest (north). Many trails run on both BLM and State Trust Land so a State Trust Land Recreation Permit is required. Vehicle travel is allowed only on the existing routes. Low Desert: Spring, fall, winter seasons. 602-580-5500 Rolls OHV Area This 27,000 acre area is one hour from the Phoenix area. The Rolls is east of the Beeline Hwy, north of Lake Saguaro and south of the Four Peaks Road. Vehicle travel is allowed only on the existing routes. Low Desert: Spring, fall, winter seasons. 602379-6446 Ehrenberg Sandbowl OHV Area Small dune area, approximately 2,000 acres. Low Desert: Spring, fall, winter seasons. 928-317-3200 Ehrenberg Cibola OHV Routes Located south of Ehrenberg, east of the Colorado River and west of Yuma Proving Station. Low Desert: Spring, fall, winter seasons. 928-317-3200

Ongoing State Park Events JAN 1-DEC 31 COTTONWOOD Campfire Programs Dead Horse Ranch State Park - Campfire programs on various topics, Saturdays and Sundays, 2p & 4p. 928828-2202 JAN 1-DEC 31 BENSON Educational Programs Kartchner Caverns State Park - Programs on bats, hummingbirds, desert plants, reptiles, composting & soldiers in the SW. Weekly basis, various times and dates. 520-586-4114

JAN 1-DEC 31 CAMP VERDE Living History Fort Verde State Historic Park - Living history presentations on site, upon request as staffing allows. Daily, “The History of the Apache Scouts” video presentation. Call for times. 928-567-3275 OCT 5-MAR TUBAC Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Sundays 1-4p, Los Tubaquenos living history program depicts the Spanish Colonial period of 1752-1776 in the Santa Cruz River Valley of Arizona. 520-398-2252

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NATIONAL MONUMENTS, PARKS, & HISTORIC SITES CENTRAL ARIZONA Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Tonto National Monument

Coolidge Roosevelt

520-723-3172 520-467-2241

Chinle Springerville Page Grand Canyon Ganado Camp Verde Tonalea Petrified Forest Fredonia Flagstaff Clarkdale Flagstaff Flagstaff

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Dos Cabezas, Willcox Bowie Ajo Tucson Tucson Tumacacori

520-824-3560 520-847-2500 520-387-6849 520-733-5158 520-733-5153 520-398-2341

Superior Apache Junction Florence Picacho

520-689-2811 480-982-4485 520-868-5216 520-466-3183

Wenden Parker Windsor Beach, Lake Havasu City Cattail Cove, Lake Havasu City Yuma

928-669-2088 928-667-3231 928-855-2784 928-855-1223 928-783-4771

Cottonwood Camp Verde Winslow Jerome St. Johns Sedona Flagstaff Sedona Payson

928-634-5283 928-567-3275 928-289-4106 928-634-5381 928-337-4441 928-282-6907 928-779-4395 928-282-3034 928-476-4202

Tucson Benson Patagonia Safford Tombstone Tubac

520-628-5798 520-586-2283 520-287-6965 520-428-6760 520-457-3311 520-398-2252

Springerville Flagstaff Williams Prescott Phoenix

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NORTHERN ARIZONA Canyon De Chelly National Monument Casa Malpais Ruins - National Park Affiliate Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Grand Canyon National Park Hubbell Trading Post Historic Site Montezuma Castle National Monument Navajo National Monument Petrified Forest National Park Pipe Spring National Monument Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Tuzigoot National Monument Walnut Canyon National Monument Wupatki National Monument

SOUTHERN ARIZONA Chiricahua National Monument Fort Bowie Historical Site Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Saguaro National Park (TMD - West) Saguaro National Park (RMD - EAST) Tumacacori National Historical Park

STATE PARKS & HISTORIC PARKS CENTRAL ARIZONA Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park Lost Dutchman State Park McFarland State Historic Park Picacho Peak State Park

COLORADO RIVER REGION Alamo Lake State Park Buckskin Mountain State Park Lake Havasu State Park Lake Havasu State Park Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

NORTHERN ARIZONA Dead Horse Ranch State Park Fort Verde State Historic Park Homolovi Ruins State Park Jerome State Historic Park Lyman Lake State Park Red Rock State Park Riordan Mansion State Historic Park Slide Rock State Park Tonto Natural Bridge State Park

SOUTHERN ARIZONA Catalina State Park Kartchner Caverns State Park Patagonia Lake State Park Roper Lake State Park Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park Tubac Presidio State Historic Park

NATIONAL FORESTS NORTHERN ARIZONA Apache/Sitgreaves National Forest Coconino National Forest Kaibab National Forest Prescott National Forest Tonto National Forest

SOUTHERN ARIZONA Coronado National Forest

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JAN 1-DEC 31 ORACLE Historic Kannally Ranch House Tours Oracle State Park - Tour this Mediterranean Revival Style home built in 1929, Sat, Sun, and Holidays at 10a & 2p. Sat at 8:30a guided nature walks on various topics. 520-896-2425 JAN 1-DEC 31 SEDONA 1st Sunday at Red Rock Red Rock State Park - Lecture and slide shows or demonstrations covering a variety of topics - first Sunday of each month, 2p, reservations req’d. Many walks and other programs daily/weekly, call for details. 928-282-6907

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MULESHOE RANCH PRESERVE Historic buildings from the late 1880’s, ideal for individuals or groups looking for a scenic retreat in the high desert. Overnight guests can enjoy hiking, birding, and natural hot springs.

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Alchesay National Fish Hatchery Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Cibola National Wildlife Refuge Havasu National Wildlife Refuge Imperial National Wildlife Refuge Kofa National Wildlife Refuge San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery

Parker Sasabe Ajo Cibola Needles, CA Yuma Yuma Douglas

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CENTRAL Apache Junction Apache Gardens Home Communities 1617 N. Ironwood Dr., 480-288-0311 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 105 spaces. Pets allowed. CATV Cherokee Village 205 40 E. Apache Trail, 480-986-4132 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 97 sites. Pets allowed. Cable TV, Internet hookup, rec hall, game room, restrooms, showers, laundry, handicapped access, LP gas. Age restrictions Country Villa Home Community 2325 W. Virginia, 480-982-2521 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 70 spaces. Age restrictions, pets allowed. LP gas, showers, restrooms, laundry, rec hall, game room, handicap access, heated pool, horseshoe court. Melrose Home Community 355 N. Delaware Dr., 480-982-2521 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 25 spaces. Age restrictions, pets allowed. LP gas, handicap access, restrooms, showers, laundry, internet hook-up, game rm, rec hall. Shady Rest Mobile Home Park 11435 E. Apache Trail, 480-986-6997 www.apolloproperties.com/shadyrest.html 24 sites. Clubhouse with full kitchen, stage and sound system. Cable TV, heated swimming pool. Library, billiard room, BBQ, shuffleboard, bingo, potluck dinners, horseshoes, dances, crafts, golf, comp. services. Sundowner Home Community 105 N. Delaware Dr., 480-982-2521 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 114 spaces. Age restrictions, pets allowed. LP gas, showers, restrooms, laundry, handicap access, CATV, game room, rec hall, heated pool, horseshoe court, shuffleboard. Weavers Needle Travel Trailer 250 S. Tomahawk Rd., 480-982-3683 www.apolloproperties.com/weavers 400 RV spaces. Age 55+, pets allowed. Cable TV, internet hook-up, LP Gas, restrooms, showers, laundry, dump station, handicap access, game room, rec. hall, heated pool plus spa, library, computer room, equipped exercise room, horseshoes, shuffleboard, golf.

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Casa Grande Casita Verde 2200 N. Trekell Rd., 520-836-9031 www.rvinthesun.com casitaverde@cgmailbox.com 192 spaces. Pets allowed. Age restriction. Cable TV, LP gas, showers, handicapped accessible, dump station, internet hook up, restrooms, pool, game room, laundry and rec room. Activity director on property and park model rentals available. Fiesta Grande-An RV Resort 1511 E. Florence Blvd 520-836-7222, 888-934-3782 www.rvinthesun.com fstacwbk@casagrande.com 767 sites. Age and pet restrictions, no tents. Patios, full hookups, city water, modem hu/site. Wireless internet access. Restrooms, showers, laundry. Heated pool, spa, adults room, shuffleboard, horseshoes, security, public phone, rec hall, game room, planned activities. Park model rentals and sales. Foothills West RV Resort 19501 W. Hopi Drive, 520-836-2531 www.rvinthesun.com foothillswestrv@netbeam.net 192 sites, full hookups. Laundromat, public phone, On-line access, water and pop machine, individual computer tutoring, outdoor heated pool and spa, shuffleboard, bingo, card games, horseshoes, bocce ball and putting green. Wireless internet access available. Palm Creek Golf & Resort 1110 N. Hennes Blvd, 520-421-7000, 800-421-7004, www.palmcreekgolf.com info@palmcreek.com 1600+ RV sites, active adult (55+), luxury resort. All amenities - 18 hole golf course, pro shop, 2 heated pools, spa, club house, baseball diamond, rec hall, lawn bowling, 8 tennis courts, shuffleboard, billiards, exercise room, game room, craft rooms, woodshop facility, computer center, wireless internet access, planned activities, entertainment events. Gravel sites, patios, full hookups (30/50 amps), city water, CATV, 3 laundry rooms, 24 hour monitored entrance.

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Zane Grey RV Park Immaculate Facilities, Great Location Camp Verde, located in the geographical center of Arizona, is an interesting and economical stop when planning your next trip or considering relocation. Stay at Zane Grey RV Park while you explore the area for a quiet yet central location with excellent facilities. Hop off I-17 at exit 287, and then go east on Hwy. 260 just 8 1/2 short miles to rest and relax in this delightful RV park named after the well known western author Zane Grey. Much thought and creativity has gone into this special place. Nestled in large native and cottonwood trees on the banks of pristine West Clear Creek, this property offers many ways to enjoy nature - walking paths along the creek, fishing, hiking and birdwatching. At 3,200 feet, you will take advantage of moderate year round climate. The setting will remove you from the hustle and bustle, yet close by are many attractions. Camp Verde, the oldest settlement in the Verde Valley, is the home of a historic military post, Fort Verde State Park. Fort Verde was built in August 1865 as protection for the settlers against Indian raids and is a most interesting place to visit. Nearby adventures include the ghost town of Jerome with its many art galleries and Mining Museum, the scenic

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Mesa Ambassador Downs 2345 E. Main St., 480-964-8315 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 167 spaces. Cable TV, rec hall, game room, laundry, restrooms, showers, LP gas, handicapped access. Age and pet restrictions. Deserama Mobile Ranch 2434 E. Main St., 480-964-8850 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 140 spaces. Age restrictions. Showers, restrooms, laundry, handicap access, game room, rec hall, heated pool, hot tub, shuffleboard.

train ride in Verde Canyon, Montezuma's Castle and Montezuma's Well Indian Ruins as well as scenic Sedona. There are also many area golf courses. Camp Verde is still a rural farming and western ranching community, and you will find our town friendly and relaxed. This park offers the personal touch of the owners with shades of the old west and friendly managers who keep the facilities immaculate and the grounds manicured daily. Green belts adorn a clean, comfortable, peaceful atmosphere. The large and truly level spaces are individually landscaped with full hookups and spacious pull thrus to accommodate big rigs. Very large, super clean showers with roomy dry changing areas and laundry facilities are available, as is propane. Relax under the stars in our large spa… and to keep in touch or work if you must, Zane Grey RV Park is modem friendly. As you explore Sinagua Indian ruins and the original Fort Verde, enjoy hiking, fishing, camping, and hunting, and try gaming at Cliff Castle Casino, you can bet Zane Grey RV Park will make your stay extra special. For more information, call us at 800-235-0608 or visit us on the web at www.zanegreyrvpark.com.

Good Life RV Resort 3403 E. Main St. 480-832-4990, 800-999-4990 www.goodliferv.com, info@goodliferv.com 1163 RV sites, 55+, pet restrictions, 24 rental units, patios, full hookups, city water and sewage, cable TV available, restrooms, showers, public phone, laundry, security. 2 heated pools and spas, shuffleboard, horseshoes, putting green, tennis courts, rec hall, computer lab, health club, silversmith and ceramics, library, pool hall, weekly entertainment and dances. Post office on site.

Wickiup Home Community 2015 E. Old West Hwy., 480-982-6604 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 111 spaces. Age restrictions, pets allowed. LP gas, handicap access, showers, restrooms, laundry, internet hook-up, game room, pool tables, bingo, cards, rec hall, shuffleboard, planned activities, beautiful view of the mountains.

SUNDOWNER HOME COMMUNITY 105 N. Delaware Dr., Apache Junction Cable TV, Game Room, Rec. Hall, Heated Pool, Activities 480-982-2521

CHEROKEE VILLAGE 10540 E. Apache Trail, Apache Junction Internet Hookup, Cable TV, Rec. Hall 480-986-4132

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Orangewood Shadows RV Resort 3165 E. University Drive 480-832-9080, 800-826-0909 www.orangewoodshadows.com orangewoodshadows@aol.com 474 RV sites, 55+, 100 full hookups, city water. Restrooms & showers, public phone, security, laundry. Heated pool, spa, adults room, shuffleboard, horseshoes, rec hall, game room, planned activities.

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Park Place Community Resort 306 S. Recker Rd., 480-830-1080 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 287 spaces. Pets allowed, age restriction, LP gas, showers, restrooms, game room, laundry, rec hall, handicap access, internet, heated pool, hottub, shuffleboard, putt-putt golf.

Bullhead City River City RV Park 2225 Merrill Ave., 928-754-2121 www.rivercityrvpark.com We offer 132 spaces for the value conscious traveler. Utilities and cable are free, as well as the heated pool, rec hall, exercise room, games, clean showers and restrooms, and outside picnic area. Horseshoes and mini golf are also free. Laundry facilities, phones, vending machine, ice machines and propane service is available at a small cost. 30 and 50 amp service. Free email service is available in the office.

Phoenix Desert's Edge RV Village 22623 N. Black Canyon Hwy 602-789-6903, www.desertsedgerv.com dakarderv@aol.com 210 RV sites, full hook-ups (30/50 amps) No age restrictions! Pet restrictions, no tents, gravel, patios, city water, modem hu/office. Restrooms & showers, ATM, laundry, public phone, limited RV supplies, LP gas. Satellite TV, heated pool, spa, rec hall, game room, & planned activities.

Lake Havasu City Havasu Falls RV Park 3493 State Route 95 928-764-0050, 877-843-3255 www.havasufallsrvpark.com/ thefalls@uneedspeed.net 129 sites, full hookups. Gorgeous lake view, 50 amps, phone hook-ups, free cable TV, clubhouse, card room, swimming pool, activities, laundry room, showers and restrooms.

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Havasu RV Resort 1905 Victoria Farms Rd., 928-764-2020, 877-407-2020, www.havasurvresort.com sales@havasurvresort.com NEW!! Opening January 2004. Views of lake and mountains. 169 oversized lots for purchase or rent. Spacious Clubhouse with many amenities and large covered patio adjacent to game area. Heated pool and jacuzzi overlook the 9 hole putting green with water feature. We have it all including 100 amps, big rig sites, internet hookups, and pet friendly. Our city caters to our RV visitors. Many activities including a new senior center are in town.

CHANDLER Wishing Well Mobile Home & RV Park 800 E. Chandler Blvd. Chandler, Az 85225

(480) 963-4252 www.apolloproperties.com

MESA/APACHE JUNCTION Shady Rest Mobile Home & RV Park 11435 E. Apache Trail Apache Junction, Az 85220

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SHOW LOW Waltners RV Resort 4800 S. 28th St. Show Low, Az 85901

(928) 537-4611 www.apolloproperties.com/waltners.htm

TUCSON Parklane Estates 5255 S. Park Ave. Tucson, Az 84706

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Quartzsite Burrwood RV Park PO Box 334, 928-927-6661 160 RV sites, full hookups. Clubhouses, horseshoes, laundry. Yuma Cactus Gardens RV Park 10657 S Avenue 9 E, 928-342-9188 www.rvinthesun.com cactus@digitaldune.net 480 space park, shopping within 5 min, heated pool & jacuzzi, activities galore and great staff. Yuma Foothills. Computer rooms and wireless internet access. Park model rental and sales available. Capri Mobile Park 3380 S. 4th Ave., 928-726-0959 www.rvinthesun.com caprirv@digitaldune.net 203 RV spaces. cable TV, phones, sewer & water, outdoor swimming pool & spa, showers, club house with kitchen, lighted shuffleboard courts, horseshoe pits, card room. Activity director on site. Caravan Oasis Resort 10500 E. Frontage Road 928-342-1480, 800-342-1480 www.laquintasresort.com lasquintas1@aol.com 460 RV sites. Pets allowed. Internet hookups, red hall, game room, restrooms, showers, handicapped access, laundry. Desert Paradise RV Resort 10537 S. Ave. 9E, 928-342-9313 www.rvinthesun.com desert@digitaldune.net 260 spaces, pull thru spaces with 50 AMP service. Full hookups. Heated pool and spa, paved roads, pets welcome, rec hall, full kitchen, restrooms and showers, laundry, phone hookups, propane delivery, shuffleboard, horseshoes, pool tables, planned activities with activities director on property, entertainment. Computer room and wireless internet access. Park model sales.

Free Camping & RV Resources • Near Canyon de Chelly National Monument is Cottonwood Campground, just 1/2 mile south of the Visitor Center. There are 104 RV and tent sites available on a first come, first served basis. Facilities are open from April to October and there are flush toilets, picnic tables and drinking water available. No fee required to stay here. Adjacent to the Thunderbird Lodge on the North Kaibab Trail. Chinle, Arizona • Unless posted, many Wal-Mart stores allow RVers to spend the night for free in their parking lot. Please look for signs indicating otherwise. • Sedona/Cottonwood Area - There is government land located between Sedona and Cottonwood that permit up to two weeks for RVers and campers to stay in the middle of desert range land with the occasional cattle herds crossing. Dump stations and groceries are available in nearby Cottonwood.

WESTWIND RV & GOLF RESORT 9797 E. Frontage Rd., Yuma Az 85365 928-342-2992 • Toll Free: 1-866-440-2992 Visit our website at: www.westwindrvgolfresort.com Par 3 executive 9 hole golf course Call for tee times: 928-342-4535

• Globe - Apache Gold Casino, 7 1/2 miles east of Globe on Highway 70 permits free overnight parking in the parking lot. The RV Park charges a fee; there is a dump station available there. • Kayenta - Free camping is available at Navajo National Monument, located only 30 miles from Kayenta. The primitive campsite has 30 paved sites to accommodate RVs up to 25 feet. Facilities are limited but offer a bathroom and drinking water. • Phoenix - Harrah’s Ak Chin Casino just south of Phoenix permits overnight stays in the parking lot. • Yuma Public Lands - Contact the Bureau of Land Management, 2555 Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, AZ 85365 or call 520-317-3200.

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Las Quintas Resort 10442 E. Frontage Road 877-975-9005, 928-305-9005 www.lasquintasresort.com lasquintas1@aol.com 460 RV sites. Age restrictions, pets allowed. Cable TV, Internet hookups, red hall, game room, restrooms, showers, handicapped access, laundry. Mesa Verde RV Park 3649 S 4th Ave, 520-726-5814 www.rvinthesun.com mesaverde@digitaldune.net 262 sites, laundry, restrooms, showers, 2 swimming pools and jacuzzis, 6 shuffleboard court, rec hall. Activities. Suni Sands RV Resort 1960 E 32nd St, 928-726-5941 www.rvinthesun.com suni@digitaldune.net 320 RV spaces. Pull thrus available. Large clubhouse, swimming pool and therapy spa, activity and computer center with wireless internet access, shuffleboard, horseshoes, golf practice cage. RV rentals available. Westwind RV and Golf Resort 9797 E.S. Frontage Rd. 928-342-2992, 866-440-2992 www.westwindrvgolfresort.com info@westwindrvgolfresort.com 1075 sites. Laundry, showers, restrooms, 3 par 9 hole golf course, pro shop, activity office, library, email station, craft room, billiard room, lounge, ballroom, fitness center, shuffleboard court, volleyball court, cafe.

NORTH Camp Verde Zane Grey RV Park 4500 E. Highway 260 928-567-4320, 800-235-0608 www.zanegreyrvpark.com info@zanegreyrvpark.com From I-17 (exit 287) east on Hwy. 260 9 miles. Entrance on left after bridge. Extra large, level, shaded pull thrus and back ins; big rig sites; meticulously clean, well landscaped Full hook ups 20-30-50-amp, new laundry, spa, showers, restrooms, modem friendly, LP gas, on running creek. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! Flagstaff Black Bart's RV Park 2760 E Butler Ave, 928-774-1912 www.blackbartssteakhouse.com blackbarts@safeaccess.com 174 RV spaces with full hook-ups. Pull through sites. Pets allowed, no age restrictions. Restrooms, showers, dump station, laundry room. Internet hook-up, steakhouse, market, general store and antique store on premises. RV supplies available. Credit cards accepted. Pinetop Hon-Dah RV Park 777 Hwy. 260, 928-369-7400 800-929-8744, www.hon-dah.com 198 spaces, no age restrictions, pets allowed, satellite TV, LP gas, showers, handicap access, dump station, internet hook-up, restrooms, laundry, recreational hall. Adjacent to HonDah Resort Casino featuring 500 slots, poker, great food, and live entertainment.

RIO BEND RV & GOLF RESORT 1589 Drew Rd., El Centro, CA 92243 760-352-7061 • Toll Free: 1-800-545-6481 Visit or website at: www.riobendrvgolfresort.com Executive 9 hole golf course. Slope rating of 102 Call for tee times: 760-352-6638

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Show Low Venture In RV Resort 270 N. Clark Rd., 928-537-4443 www.rvinthesun.com rvresort@wmonline.com Billiard room, shuffleboard courts, therapy pool/jacuzzi, craft room, large rec (and Bingo) hall, beautiful outdoor park and play area, computer room with wireless internet access. Park model sales and rentals available. Activity director on property. Waltners RV Resort 4800 S. 28th St., 928-537-4611 www.apolloproperties.com/waltners.htm 146 RV sites with full hookups. 30 amps. Laundry facilities, showers, restrooms, cable TV available, BBQ, rec hall, card games, Bingo, pool tables, ping pong, craft, library, golfing programs, horseshoes, hiking and fishing. Winslow Meteor Crater RV Park I-40 Exit 233, 35 mi. east of Flagstaff 928-289-5898, 800-478-4002 www.meteorcrater.com info@meteorcrater.com 71 gravel sites, 71 pull-thrus (30x60), big rig sites, tent sites, modem hu/office, restrooms, showers, clean-out station, security, public phone, laundry, limited groceries, limited RV supplies, rec hall, playground.

SOUTH Clifton North Clifton RV Park PO Box 1415, 928-865-4146 www.townofclifton.com jvarming@townofclifton.com New! 55 paved spaces with BBQs, tables, electric and water, dump station, showers, restrooms, landscaped, pets ok. Located on the banks of the San Francisco River in the historic mining town of Clifton and the south end of the Coronado Trail. Mild year round climate. Quiet setting. Huachuca City Tombstone Territories RV Park 2111 E. Highway 82 520-457-2584, 877 316-6714 www.tombstoneterritories.com info@tombstoneterritories.com 102 HUGE pull-through lots with full hookups. We love pets! Large rec room with kitchen, table tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, darts and more! Pool, spa, and BBQ. Miles of hiking / riding / biking trails. Good Sam, Passport America, Happy Camper members welcome. Very competitive rates. Top Rally Site. 102 (40’ x 80’) sites with FHU w/cable-20/30/50AMPS. 2 laundry rooms, showers, modem friendly, propane, and many more amenities. Wonderful views, See our Ad in this issue.

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Truck Stops in Az CENTRAL Casa Grande - I-10 exit 200 Petro Truck Stop 5235 N. Sunland Gin Rd., 520-836-3983 Iron Skillet Restaurant, deli with premium coffee. ATM/Check Cashing, 14 showers, travel and convenience store, mail services, internet kiosks, arcade, movie theater, laundry room, lighted parking, phones. Eloy - I-10 exit 203 Travel America Travel Center 2949 S. Toltec Rd., 520-466-7363 Country Pride Restaurant, Taco Bell, A & W. Parking, showers, RV dump, laundry room, travel store, driver’s lounge. Gila Bend - I-8 & Hwy 80 exit 115 Love’s Travel Stop #296 928-683-2210 Taco Bell. Parking, showers, RV dump, ATM, phone banks, calling cards, mail services, driver rest area, trucking supplies, convenience store. Phoenix - I-10 exit 137 Flying J Travel Plaza 6700 W. Letham, 480-963-1118 The Country Market, Pepperoni’s, Magic Dragon. ATM and phone room. Tonopah - I-10 exit 103 Rip Griffin Travel Center 1010 N. 339th Ave., 623-386-6443 Country Fare Restaurant, Subway, Pizza Hut. Parking, showers, travel store, phones, lounge, game room, laundry.

COLORADO RIVER REGION Ehrenberg - I-10 exit 1 Flying J Travel Plaza Box 801 S. Frontage, 928-923-9600 The Cookery Restaurant. ATM & phone rms

Kingman - I-40 exit 53 Flying J Travel Plaza 3300 E. Andy Devine Ave., 928-757-7300 The Cookery Restaurant. ATM and phone rooms. Petro Truck Stop - I-40 exit 66 Blake Ranch Road, 928-757-2799 Iron Skillet Restaurant, deli with premium coffee, Pizza Hut Express, Baskin Robbins. travel/convenience store, filling station, ATM/check cashing, showers, video game arcade, movie theater, laundry room, AT&T/SmartStop phones, mailing services, internet kiosks, lighted parking Quartzsite - I-10 exit 17 Pilot Travel Center #328 928-927-7777 Parking, showers, ATM, public laundry, convenience store.

NORTH Winslow - I-40 exit 255 Flying J Travel Plaza 400 Transcon Lane, 928-289-2081 Country Market Restaurant. ATM, phone rooms.

SOUTH Rio Rico - I-19 exit 12 Pilot Travel Center #279 520-377-0001 Parking, showers, ATM, public laundry, convenience store. Willcox - 1-10 exit 340 Rip Griffin Travel Center 1501 Fort Grant Rd., 520-384-5311 Arizona Taco, Country Fare, Subway. Store, lounge, laundry, phones, showers, parking.

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Tombstone Trail Riders Motel & RV Park 13 N. 7th St., 520-457-3573, 800-574-0417 www.tombstone1880.com/trailriders/ trailriders@tombstone1880.com Motel Mini RV park, 10 spaces available, free morning coffee, CATV, large clean rooms, phones.

Prince Park RV Park 38 W. Prince Rd., 520-293-5967 25 RV spaces, full hookup. No age restrictions, pets allowed. Cable TV, swimming pool, BBQ area, ramada, bocce court, laundry, restrooms and shower rooms. Close to Tucson Mall, convenient to downtown restaurants, centrally located.

Willcox Grande Vista RV & MH Park & Self-Storage 711 Prescott Ave., 520-384-4002 connet1@vtc.net 34 spaces. Full hookups. Mobile home rentals and self- storage. Pets allowed. No age restriction. Cable TV, internet hookup, restrooms, showers, laundry, handicapped access, dump station, rec hall.

Voyager RV Resort 8701 S. Kolb Rd., 520-574-5000 800-424-9191, www.VoyagerRV.com info@voyagerrv.com From Jct. of I-10 and Kolb Rd. (Exit 270), S. 0.5 mi. on Kolb Rd. (L). 1,576 full hookup sites with patios, includes back-ins, big rig sites, and 100 foot pull thrus, modern hu/site. Telephones available at sites. Restrooms and showers, dump, security, public phone, laundry, groceries, RV supplies, food service. Heated pools, spa, rec hall, activities, 9-hole golf course, tennis & shuffleboard courts, 36 room Inn, Day Spa, Massage Center, and planned activities.

Tucson Cactus Gardens Home Community 2333 W. Irvington Pl., 520-883-4771 www.sunhome.biz, info@sunhome.biz 75 spaces. Pets allowed. Laundry, CATV, beautiful mountain setting. Parklane Mobile Estates 5255 S. Park. Ave., 520-889-5101 www.apolloproperties.com/parklane.htm Clubhouse, fully-equipped kitchen, lounge & fireplace, billiards, shuffleboard, heated pool, jacuzzi, modern laundry facility, playground. Az Tourist News is distributed statewide at participating JB’s Restaurants.

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APACHE JUNCTION Gold Canyon RV and Golf 7151 E. US Highway 60 877-465-3226 Electric, water and sewer hookups, laundry, snack bar, pets OK, CATV, LP gas, instant phone hook-up, internet, game room, recreation hall, swimming.

BENSON Cochise Terrace RV Resort 1030 S. Barrel Cactus Ridge, 800-495-9005 520-586-0600 www.cochise-terrace.com.

CASA GRANDE Palm Creek Golf & Resort 1110 N. Hennes Blvd, 520-421-7000

1089 RV sites, 55+, no tents, gravel, patios, full hookups, (30/50amps), city water, modem h/u site, CATV, restrooms & showers, security, public phone, laundry, heated pool, spa, adult’s room, horseshoes, shuffleboard & rec hall, game room, planned activities.

FLAGSTAFF Black Barts RV Park 2760 E Butler Ave, 928-774-1912

MESA Fiesta RV Resort 3811 E. University Dr., 480-832-6490 877-506-0071 336 full hookups, 23 pull-throughs, Cable TV, restrooms, showers, laundry, recreational facilities, library, shuffleboard, horseshoes, billiards, driving cage, ceramics, heated pool & spa, and golf nearby.

HON-DAH Hon-Dah RV Park 1 Highway 73, 928-369-7400, www.hon-dah.com 198 spaces, no age restrictions, pets allowed, satellite TV, LP gas, showers, handicap access, dump station, internet hook-up, restrooms, laundry, recreational hall. Adjacent to Hon-Dah Resort Casino featuring 500 slots, poker, great food, and live entertainment.

LAKE HAVASU Havasu Landing RV Park & Campground 760-858-4593, www.havasulanding.com Full hook-ups, laundry, showers, deli, security, boat launch, swin beach.

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River Breeze RV Resort 50202 Ehrenberg-Parker Highway 928-923-7483, 866-226-4641 www.riverbreezerv.com Rrec room, handicapped access, pool, spa, restrooms, showers, full hookups, cable. Open year round.

TOMBSTONE Tombstone Territories RV Park 2111 E. Highway 82, 520-457-2584 Trail Riders Motel & RV Park 13 N. 7th St., 800-574-0417 Motel Mini RV park, 10 spaces available, free morning coffee, Color Cable TV, large clean rooms, phones.

TUCSON Voyager R.V. Resort 8701 S. Kolb Rd., 800-424-9191

YUMA Westwind RV 9797 E.S. Frontage Rd. • 866-440-2992 www.westwindrvgolfresort.com

WINSLOW Meteor Crater RV Park I-40 Exit 233, 35mi east of Flagstaff. 928-289-5898, 800-478-4002 www.meteorcrater.com 71 gravel sites, 71 pull-thrus (30x60), big rig sites, tent sites, modem hu/office, restrooms, showers, clean-out station, security, phone, laundry, limited groceries, limited RV supplies, rec hall, playground.

Clifton RV Park 210 N. Coronado Blvd., 928-865-4146 www.cliftonrvpark.com Camping and RV spaces, pull thrus, dump station, showers.

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CALIFORNIA Borrego Springs Palm Canyon Resort 221 Palm Canyon Resort Drive 760-767-5341, 800-242-0044 www.pcresort.com frontdesk@pcresort.com All 130 sites have full hook-ups with cable TV. Phone hook-ups are available in some sites for long term guests. Restaurant, lounge, store and laundromat all on the property. 60 unit hotel with swimming pool and jacuzzi. Mojave Sierra Trails RV Park 21282 Hwy. 14, 760-373-4950 877-994-7999, dstrv@aol.com www.sierratrailsrvpark.com 60 sites. Full hookups. An oasis with grass and trees on our 5 acres. Pool, community room, lawn, cement patio, BBQ pits, picnic tables, horseshoe pits, satellite TV. Death Valley National Monument is half day drive which makes our desert oasis a fine enroute stop-over. Newport Beach Newport Dunes Waterfront RV Resort 1131 Back Bay Dr., 949-729-3863 www. newportdunes.com info@newportdunes.com 406 sites. Full hookups, 12 cottages. 75acres with 25 acre lagoon, marina, pool. Activities, restaurant, market, laundry, showers. Niland Bashford's Hot Mineral Spa 10590 Hot Mineral Spa Rd. 760-354-1315, www.bashfords.com bashfordspa@yahoo.com 143 full hookup sites. Adult park. Open October through May. Quiet, relaxing, friendly. By scenic Chocolate Mtns. Hot mineral water baths. Showers, rec room, dances, bingo, other activities, RV storage. Pay fishing ponds. Church services. Horseshoes, billiards, card room. Blythe Rancho Ventana RV Resort 4410 N. Arrowhead Blvd. 760-921-3600, www.ranchoventanarv.com ranchoventanarv@i10net.com Country club living at a fraction of the price! Located on 18 hole golf course, gated community. 212 sites, 30/50AMP, sewer, water, cable TV, internet hook-up, natural gas, telephone. Laundry, restroom, showers, clubhouse with kitchen, heated pool, jacuzzi, pool table, ping-pong, horseshoes, golf tournaments. Age restricted, open October April.

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Durango Alpen - Rose RV Park 27847 Hwy. 550 N. 970-247-5540, 877-259-5791 www.alpenroservpark.com www.campatalpenroservpark.com 108 sites, 30/50 amps AAA, AARP and Good Sam discounts. Big rig sites, heated swimming pool, game room, Internet access, laundry, breakfast 7 days a week, lounge/rec center, full bathrooms with showers, volleyball, tetherball, putt-putt, basketball, pavilion, fishing pond, convenience store, movie rentals.

Las Vegas Las Vegas International RV Resort 6900 E. Russell Rd., 702-547-5777 877-977-1700, buzz1948@msn.com www.vegasrvresort.com 220 sites, full hookups. Clubhouse, fitness equipment, wet bar, library, big screen TV, dartboard and pool table, jacuzzi and spa, patio area, phone hookups, high speed internet access.

NEW MEXICO Carlsbad Carlsbad KOA 2 Manthei Road, 505-457-2000 877-457-2002, www.carlsbadrv.com carlsbadkoa@pvtn.net 100 sites on 22 acres. Full hookups. Hot tub, playground, live bait and fishing supplies, restrooms, laundry, clubhouse. Deming Little Vineyard RV Park 2901 Motel Drive East 505-546-3560, 800-413-0312 www.littlevineyardrv.com 90 sites, full hookups. Restrooms, showers, laundry, indoor heated pool, hot tub, rec hall, craft room, 2 laundromats Santa Fe Santa Fe Skies Campground & RV Park 14 Browncastle Ranch 505-473-5946, sfskysrv@swcp.com www.santafeskiesrvpark.com 96 sites, full hookups. 50 AMP, pets welcome, clubhouse, convenience store, internet, laundry, propane, theater lounge, big rig friendly. The Trailer Ranch RV Park 3471 Cerrillos Rd., 505-471-9970 www.trailerranch.com trailerranch@aol.com Located in the heart of Santa Fe, NM. Full RV hookups, clean restrooms and showers, a laundry facility, an activity center, library, cable TV and city bus services to nearby plaza and shopping. A seasonal pool is also available.

Road Runner RV Park 4711 Boulder Highway, 702-456-4711 www.roadrunnerrvpark.com info@roadrunnerrvpark.com 200 sites, full hookups. Pool, jacuzzi, restrooms, laundry. Pahrump Saddle West Hotel, Casino & RV Resort 1220 South Hwy. 160, 775-727-1111 800-433-3987, www.saddlewest.com kevin@saddlewest.com 80 extra wide pull-thru spaces, full hookups. Discounts for Good Sam, AAA, seniors, weekly & monthly stays. Easy highway access, downtown location, showers, cable TV, laundromat, 24 hour security, golf packages, dump station, pool & spa, 24 hr restaurant, fully landscaped, nearby shopping.

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Bluff Cottonwood RV Park Hwy. 191, 435-672-2287 www.bluff-utah.org 30 sites. Full hookups. Restrooms, showers, laundry, playground, basketball, picnic tables and grills at every site.

• All Makes of RV’s

Springdale Zion Canyon Campground & RV Park 479 Zion Park Blvd., 435-772-3237 www.zioncanyoncampground.com zioncamp@infowest.com 110 sites. Full hookups. Laundry, restaurant, conference room, swimming pool, river swimming.

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El Centro Rio Bend RV & Golf Resort 1589 Drew Rd. 760-352-7061, 800-545-6481 www.westwindrvgolfresort.com info@westwindrvgolfresort.com 500 sites. Cable TV, cafe, country store, heated pool and spa, laundry room, shuffleboard, library, clubroom, billiards room, golf course and golf shop, horseshoes, lakes. Winterhaven Sans End RV Park 2209 W. Winterhaven Dr., 760-572-0797 members.aol.com/sansendrv sansendrv@aol.com 170 full hookup sites. 32 are pullthrus. Clean air, cool winter nights, warm days. 2 miles from Yuma and its very full program of activities for winter visitors. RV storage. Age restrictions, 2 separate rec halls, restrooms and laundry facilities.

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