WINSLOW — Most Chamber of Commerce office buildings are just that — office buildings. But the structure that houses the Winslow Chamber of Commerce is an important slice of history.
Sculpture Garden at Yavapai College Features a Fancy, 5-Foot Frog
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PRESCOTT — Yavapai County is a dandy place for those people who delight in seeking out giant frogs. Their most famous destination is a 16-ton boulder painted to look like a frog that sits along Highway 89 north of Congress. But there’s another, more sophisticated, oversized pond dweller…
The Mysterious Snoopy Rocket in Wikieup
January 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
WIKIEUP — On the north side of town, a white rocket ridden by four cartoon characters welcomes visitors to Wikieup. The rocket appears to be a sawed-off telephone pole, painted white and outfitted with a red nose cone and tail fins.
Unusual Grave Marker for an Ajo Teacher
November 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AJO — During his lifetime, Louis Conde was known as a teacher with unusual ideas, particularly for the early years of the 20th century. After he died in 1931, his wife decided that his teachings shouldn’t end with his death, so she had some of them placed on his grave marker — in an unusual fashion.
A Lumpy Goose Sculpture in Arivaca
November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ARIVACA — Main Street here runs about three blocks long with little to distinguish it from major thoroughfares in other small towns. But the community does have a goose sculpture, and it is a very lumpy goose. Created by the late Robert Friccione, it sits in front of an art gallery and serves as its sign.
