We arrived at the Pimeria Alta Museum in Nogales on a hot day in mid-July 2023 only to find it closed. It was noon and their website said it was open at 11:00 PM, but … So we headed for Ragazzi Italian Restaurant for lunch. What a great surprise. Here … Continue reading
Matthew Brennan wrote “Miles To Go: An African Family In Search of America Along Route 66” in 2022. It reminds me of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America which I read in college. But de Tocqueville wrote it in 1831, nearly 200 years earlier. Yet, there seemed similarities, particularly the … Continue reading
This article was first posted in June 2020. Updated July 2023. Most of the trip is still true but some changes are in the works. Of course, everything is open again. After a long three months of quarantine, Jim and I ventured out on a Saturday in Mid-June 2020. Although … Continue reading
This video was first published in August 2017. We are all hopeful that the life-giving rains of the monsoon season will soon be with us. The summer rains are awesome indeed, but must be treated with respect. Over the years, 68 people have lost their lives at or near Carr … Continue reading
Sally, she of Sonoita, and I exchange emails frequently. Last month, she sent me some photos of Los Milics Vineyards and they seemed so unusual, I we wanted to visit the place. So we arranged to meet Sally, and her husband, Bryce, there later in the month. I had made … Continue reading
(The following story was written by Mike Anderson, a Bisbee resident and historian. It was written for Southern Arizona Guide in Summer 2020.) Bisbee’s Evergreen Cemetery, like many historic burial grounds, is a monument to the community’s past. Its most prominent occupants include George Warren, one of the earliest prospectors … Continue reading
Warren Earp was killed July 6, 1900. This article appeared in the Arizona Range News, July 11, 1900. The Headquarter Saloon was located on Railroad Avenue where the Birds and Barrels Tasting Room is currently located. Warren Baxter Earp is buried in the Historic Willcox Pioneer Cemetery off North 3rd … Continue reading
We arrived at La Posada with barely an hour to spare before our dinner reservation. Actually, we did not have a reservation. We had been put on the waiting list. #2. But somehow or another we managed to get seated. It appears that it was actually pert of the bar … Continue reading
San Pedro River Videos are important to keeping the history and culture of the Sonoran Desert alive. Mike Foster seeks to preserve the memory of endangered cultures and the environment. The Friends of the San Pedro River work tirelessly to preserve this historical and environmental treasure. Please support them by … Continue reading
On a Friday in mid-June, 2023, Friend Rosemary and I dined at the Sausage Deli on Grant Road in Tucson. Neighbor Roy and I had eaten here several years ago before the pandemic. Then he had an Italian Grinder and I had a hot pastrami sandwich. Rosemary ordered our lunches. … Continue reading
