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  • World's Largest Petrified Tree in Holbrook
    Natural SurroundingsSmall Town Scene

    World’s Largest Petrified Tree in Holbrook

    By Sam Lowe
    May 9, 2015
    JOSEPH CITY -- The folks at Geronimo Indian Store don't have to worry about anybody walking off with their prize attraction because most people ...
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  • Wigman Motel in Holbook, Arizona
    Odd ObservationsSmall Town Scene

    Stay in a Tepee in Holbrook

    By Sam Lowe
    May 3, 2015
    HOLBROOK -- The Wigwam Motel is where memories are born and people from all over the world still carry them around. The motel has ...
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  • Odd ObservationsSmall Town Scene

    Get a Whiff of This Old Arizona Party Spot

    By Sam Lowe
    February 13, 2015
    PINAL MOUNTAINS -- Despite its name, Limburger Rock was, for many years, a popular gathering place in the Pinal Mountains. It received the aromatic ...
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  • Small Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    The Legend of How Eloy Got Its Name

    By Sam Lowe
    January 6, 2015
    ELOY - Sometimes, a legend is to good to let die, even though there's nothing to support it as truth. One of them is ...
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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    How Nutrioso Got Its Name

    By Sam Lowe
    December 7, 2014
    NUTRIOSO -- This Apache County community, located at the south end of Dry Valley, got its name because the Spanish settlers who first arrived ...
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  • Salome Frog Mascot
    CultureOnly in ArizonaSmall Town SceneValley of the Sun

    The Story Behind Salome’s Fighting Frogs

    By Sam Lowe
    July 28, 2014
    SALOME -- The Salome High School teams are probably the only athletes in the country nicknamed the Fighting Frogs. It's a tribute to a ...
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  • Light House Club
    Odd ObservationsSmall Town Scene

    Keeping the Riverbanks Lighted in Lake Havasu City

    By Sam Lowe
    June 15, 2014
    LAKE HAVASU CITY -- Although it's in the desert, many miles from any ocean, Lake Havasu City has something in common with the rocky ...
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  • Odd ObservationsSmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    Eternal Flickers at Patagonia Shrine

    By Sam Lowe
    April 21, 2014
    PATAGONIA -- Near a small jog in the pavement south of Patagonia, cars pull into a small area where a set of cement stairs ...
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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    The Mine That Ate an Arizona Town

    By Sam Lowe
    March 5, 2014
    MORENCI -- If you ever dug up your mom's garden with a tin scoop shovel and hauled the dirt away in a toy dump ...
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  • CultureSmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    Why Why is Why

    By Sam Lowe
    January 25, 2014
    WHY -- Many years ago, Peggy and Jim Kater homesteaded at the base of the Little Ajo Mountains near the junction of State ...
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