Brief History Of Tucson: A Timeline
I find the history of Tucson fascinating, and enjoy leading our Southern Arizona Guide Tucson History & Libation Tour one Sunday a month. It is much easier to get my mind around all that has happened here over the past many centuries when I can put it all into context. … Continue reading
Tucson History: The Death Of Dr. John Handy
In the 1880’s through the early 1890’s, Tucson was still a rough, often violent town. Geronimo had surrendered in 1886 and his Chiricahua Apaches hauled off to exile in Florida. But even after the Apache threat was largely history, Tucson and all of Southern Arizona continued to be known for … Continue reading
This Week’s Pic & Last Week’s Winner
Does anyone know where this place is? This is iconic. Located in SouthEastern Arizona somewhere. Send your best guess to: [email protected] with the heading: Where is this? Good luck. I bet not many will recognize this place. LAST WEEK’S WINNER Congratulations to Ed Bass who correctly identified this as the mural at … Continue reading
Miracle On An Orphan Train To Arizona
In late 19th & early 20th century New York, newly arrived Irish Catholics were considered low-class by other ethnically “Anglo-Saxon” groups, such as German, English, & Dutch, who were mostly Protestant.
The Irish
“Low-class” is perhaps too mild a term. The Irish were considered hardly better than Negroes, whom most whites believed were sub-human. Odd as it may seem to us today, the fair-skinned, blonde or red-headed Irish were not considered white in an era when white supremacy was a given.
Continue reading“Tucson is Awesome” by Brad Holt
We found these three videos on Vimeo, from Brad Holt and his buddy “Aerial Drone”. We have dreamed about doing this. The first video is Mt. Lemmon; The second, scenics around town; and the third is Tanque Verde Falls, a popular swimming hole and #4. Downtown Tucson. (Be careful in … Continue reading
Aravaipa Farms Country Inn: A Lodging Review!
Editor’s Note: Update: 4/4/18. Aravaipa Farms was purchased in the summer of 2016 and has reopened as Aravaipa Farms and Inn. One Saturday in late August 2014, Ms. Karen & I headed for the west entrance of Aravaipa Canyon to check out a place of lodging we had heard good … Continue reading
Tucson Summer Camps and Classes 2018
Sign up for Summer Classes for Kids NOW! Updated 3/30/18 – Summer’s is not far off. And the time is upon us to find meaningful, yet fun, things for our children to do during their time off while we still toil the daily grind. Here is a list of ideas … Continue reading
Texas John Slaughter: Arizona’s Meanest Little Good Guy!
John Slaughter, who was a Confederate soldier, Texas Ranger and Cochise County sheriff, loved this porch. He was sitting there one day with his family when a cloud of dust swirled up from the south. Pancho Villa and his army rode onto Slaughter’s ranch.
Continue readingEttore DeGrazia born in Morenci
Did you know that painter Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia was born in the mining town of Morenci in northeastern Arizona? His Gallery in the Sun is located in Tucson. Here is a very interesting bio of Ted Degrazia. … Continue reading
Arizona Winemaking Taps Into High Tech
Southern Arizona’s wine industry is thriving due to the 16th century Jesuit missionaries who first planted vines here. Some of the original Spanish vines are currently being propagated through the efforts of the staff and volunteers at Mission Gardens, located at the base of “A” Mountain, the site of Tucson’s … Continue reading
