Arizona Goes to the Moon – Sedona

Red Rock Visitor Center and Ranger Station 8375 State Route 179, Sedona, AZ, Sedona, AZ, United States

Arizona played a key role in preparing to send humans to the moon in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The Apollo astronauts themselves traveled to the Grand Canyon and volcanic fields […]

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Four Corners: The Southwest’s Cultural Crossroad – Sun Lakes

Ed Robson Branch Library 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ, United States

The Four Corners is a common name for the region within 150 miles of the marker where Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, Arizona meet. The Four Corners reflects a wide […]

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Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns – Surprise

City of Surprise City Hall - City Council Chambers 16000 N Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then […]

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Artist on the Southwest Road: Willard J. Page – Florence

Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United States

Willard J. Page, 1885-1958, worked as a quick-draw artist with the Redpath-Horner Chautauqua, but when that work ended about 1920, he turned to painting miniature landscapes, souvenirs, or “suitcase art.” […]

The Woman Who Shot Cowboys: Rodeo Photographer Louise L. Serpa – Kingman

Mohave Community College Kingman Campus 1971 E Jagerson Ave, Kingman, AZ, United States

Anyone who has ever stared down an angry bull coming full throttle across an arena will understand why rodeo photographer Louise Serpa often uttered the adage, “Never Don’t Pay Attention.” […]

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Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns – El Mirage

El Mirage Senior Center 14010 El Mirage Rd, El Mirage, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66 – Sun City

Oakmont Recreation Center 10725 W Oakmont Dr, Sun City, AZ, United States

U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path […]

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