Dose of History
Go for the Story, Stay for the Food: La Posada is a Must-See Along Rt. 66
If you’re traveling along the Historic Route 66, a necessary stop along the way should be the La Posada Inn in Winslow, Arizona. Designed ...Who Was Journalist Don Bolles?
On the morning of June 2, 1976, Don Bolles, a reporter for the Arizona Republic, wrote out a brief note on his typewriter. “John ...From Hideaway to Mass Grave: Apache Death Cave Near Winslow
After a group of Apaches raided a Navajo encampment near the Little Colorado River and killed all but three people, the Navajo leaders sought ...Get a Dose of Ancient History at Petrified Forest National Park
If you love fossils, ancient civilizations and stunning views, Petrified Forest National Park is for you. While its name implies that you’ll be greeted ...Experience the 1950s at Bisbee’s Vintage Trailer Park
Visitors to Bisbee don’t have to stay in a stuffy hotel – The Shady Dell Vintage Trailer Court provides unique sleeping quarters in the ...Tucson Museum Keeps Pharmacy History Alive
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to visit a pharmacy 100 years ago, you’re in luck: The History of Pharmacy Museum in ...Prescott Funeral Home Won in Gambling Bet
Once the Territorial Capital of Arizona, Prescott is brimming with colorful history. At one time populated by lawmen, gunslingers and gamblers prone to big ...Before Google Earth There was the CORONA Program
CORONA was America’s first satellite program, developed as a safer way to gather intelligence after a U-2 aircraft was shot down and the pilot ...Clyde Flies to Pluto
FLAGSTAFF – In early 2015, Clyde Tombaugh passed within 7,800 miles of something he discovered 85 years earlier. Tombaugh's ashes are flying on NASA's ...That Was One Big Sarah With a Dynamic Past
YUMA – Sarah Bowman was a large woman. So large that she was nicknamed “the Great Western,” after a huge ocean-going steamship known throughout ...
