Tourism

Fresh snow in the high county has outdoor enthusiasts pulling out their snow gear in anticipation of what Arizona Snowbowl expects to be its best season yet. As a reminder that the ski season is only 50 days away on the San Francisco Peaks, the ski resort received three to five inches of new snow last night, a sign for skiers and snowboarders to get those boards waxed and those discounted season passes picked up. Arizona Snowbowl crews are preparing the snow guns that soon will be fired up and … [Read more...] about New Snow — 50 Days to Skiing

The National Park Service today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Arizona that will allow Grand Canyon National Park to re-open and temporarily operate during the government shutdown.       Due to the lack of appropriations from Congress, the Department of the Interior was forced to close all national parks across the country last week and furlough more than 20,000 National Park Service employees who ensure the safety of visitors and the … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon Open Despite Shutdown

Sharlot Hall Museum is proud to present the 35th Annual Folk Music Festival this coming October 5th and 6th. This festival has become a major event for fans of traditional, roots and Americana music. A mix of performances, workshops and opportunities to participate in the fun makes this an event not to miss! This year’s performances will be comprised of over 150 artists from Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and other states, all making music on four separate stages throughout the … [Read more...] about Folk Music Festival Offers Music, Workshops and More

Prescott Powwow Committee, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, Smoki Museum, City or Prescott and the Granite Mountain Gourd Society are pleased to present the 7th Annual “Elders Embracing Youth” Powwow at Watson Lake Park on September 27, 28 and 29th.  This Social Intertribal Powwow is drug and alcohol free, and all ages are welcome to attend.  A $2 parking fee will be collected at the gate, but admission to the Powwow is free.   Hundreds of dancers, from all over the southwest are … [Read more...] about Prescott PowWow this Weekend

“The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul.” ~ Greg Brown If we could see the world from the edge of a flying carpet, how could we ever measure it again? On September 21, Sharlot Hall Museum will take visitors to a world rarely visited by humans. For 40 years, Greg Brown – flight instructor, photographer, artist, and author – photographed the world from 7,000 feet above. From his personal Flying Carpet, Missouri fields become crazy quilts; the edge of the Painted … [Read more...] about Sharlot Hall Presenting Views from the Flying Carpet

True West Magazine named Prescott the third most western town in America. The honor does not come as a surprise to residents and business owners in Prescott. Many folks hold dear the western culture. In fact, western culture bolsters Prescott's economy. "Prescott is a wonderful place for Old West fans," said True West Executive Editor Bob Boze Bell in an article earlier this year. "The town offers so much to do and see. It's a great example of what a community can do to preserve and share its … [Read more...] about Embracing the Region’s Western Heritage

With the closing of the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas, and the end of the 42-year-old Dale Evans and Roy Rogers Museum in Branson, Mo., it seems as if the struggles experienced by local museums are not unusual. “Unfortunately when you have a museum focused on personality, it’s too narrow, too generational,” said John Langellier of Sharlot Hall Museum. “Dale Evans and Roy Rogers were great people, I knew them quite well from my work with the Gene Autry museum, but they are known by only one … [Read more...] about Local Museums Pushing Forward