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Table of Contents

FEATURES Why Arizona? ...... 4 Canadians are visiting Arizona in record numbers. Find out why

Phoenix and Central Arizona ...... 8 The perfect balance of city comforts and wide-open spaces

Tucson and Southern Arizona ...... 28 Wild West history and a progressive modern city

Northern Arizona ...... 36 8 Timeless natural wonders and the historic “Mother Road” North Central Arizona ...... 42 Cool, pine-scented forests and mountain retreats

Arizona’s West Coast ...... 46 Desert sunshine meets the cool waters of the Colorado River

The ART of Selling Arizona ...... 50 Industry expert Steve Crowhurst’s tips on selling the Grand Canyon State

ARIZONA INFO Canadian Tour Operators Selling Arizona . . .51 36 Chamber Listings ...... 53

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Arizona is a melting pot of cultures beginning with the prehistoric inhabitants of the area and moving through native tribes and Spanish explorers. Clients can view the heritage at historic sites, museums and archaeological digs around the state.

Natural Resources Boasting a movie-backdrop landscape, Arizona offers natural attractions and adventure in one of the world’s most varied and beautiful playgrounds. Snaking its way 443 kilometres across the desert, Arizona’s Grand Canyon is the main attraction in northern Arizona. This vast, multi-hued chasm receives more than five million guests a year, while the red sandstone spires of Monument Valley pierce the sky on the Navajo Nation Reservation. At the other end of the state, the grottoes of Kartchner Caverns State Park descend underground and the eroded volcanic spires of Chiricahua National Monument reach for the sky. And then, there is the desert. Saguaro National GREATER PHOENIX CVB Park near Tucson is a showcase for the Sonoran Selling Arizona is so easy because there’s so much to and art, while the nearby Casa Grande Ruins are Desert with its forests of saguaro cactuses. Clients can do and see in its five distinct regions. Phoenix and thought to have been used for astronomical observa- learn more about the desert at the renowned Arizona- Central Arizona exude a quiet sophistication, while the tion. Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park, near Sonora Desert Museum, also near Tucson. highlands of the North Central region offer a comfort- Globe, is considered one of the best pre-Columbian In southern Arizona, birders flock to Sierra Vista to able respite from the desert heat. The Grand Canyon sites in the Southwest. And near Camp Verde is see hummingbirds and sandhill cranes in Willcox, and dominates Northern Arizona, the West Coast – yes, the spectacular Montezuma Castle National Arizona has a west coast – is THE place for water- Monument, a five-storey cliff dwelling built by the sports and Tucson and Southern Arizona preserve the Sinagua more than 600 years ago. We’re here For You Old West experience and traditions. Native American The Spanish reign lasted until 1854, but the The Arizona Office of Tourism’s Canadian office history, the Spanish influence and the culture are language, food and customs of its conquistadors and is here to help you sell the Grand Canyon State all showcased against the spectacular desert and priests enliven the state today. Visit the lovely more effectively. Contact us at: mountain scenery. Mission San Xavier del Bac, near Tucson, and the remains of Spanish establishments at Tubac Living History Presidio State Historic Park and Tumacacori Arizona Office of Tourism Arizona is a melting pot of cultures beginning with the National Historic Park. 55 Town Centre Court, Suite 642 prehistoric inhabitants of the area. These unknown For a taste of the Wild West, visit Tombstone, Toronto, ON M1P 4X4 souls left relics of stone and clay, galleries of rock art, “The Town Too Tough To Die”, which offers re-enact- Tel: (416) 861-1240 and wood and stone houses scattered across the ments of the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Fax: (416) 861-1108 state. Fortunately, the dry climate has helped to To follow in the footsteps of the earliest settlers E-mail: [email protected] preserve many of the artifacts that identify and illumi- head to Tubac and the start of the Arizona portion of the Websites: nate the lives of these ancient people. Anza Trail. The route traces the one taken by colonists www.ArizonaGuide.com In Phoenix, the Heard Museum offers one of the who trekked to San Francisco in 1775 and stops in www.ArizonaVacationValues.com most extensive displays of Native American artifacts Tucson and Yuma. www.ArizonaScenicRoads.com

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head to the world-famous Madera Canyon in the popular, the FBR Open, draws more than 400,000 Why Canadians Love Santa Rita Mountains. On the west coast, near Yuma, spectators a year. Arizona the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Betty’s Kitchen Fans also flock to other professional sports. Major and Mittry Lake Wildlife area attract Canada geese, League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks,NBA’s There’s no question Canadian travellers love egrets and great blue herons. Phoenix Suns and NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes, the Arizona because this year-round destination has Hikers, walkers and trailriders can follow the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and the Arena Football so much to offer, including a wide variety of activ- Arizona Trail a continuous, 1,280-kilometre, non- League’s Arizona Rattlers play in Phoenix, and the ities; family adventure; golf and spa opportuni- motorized trail that stretches across Arizona from NFL’s Arizona Cardinals play in Tempe. ties; excellent accommodation, from luxury to Mexico to Utah, linking deserts, mountains, canyons, Major League Baseball’s Cactus League pre- more affordable choices; Native culture; Mexican communities and people. season games let fans see the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, heritage; and, most importantly, excellent value. Yes, it is true, your clients can ski in Arizona. When the Anaheim Angels in Tempe and the Colorado The Arizona Office of Tourism’s Web site – the snow falls, they can head to Mt. Lemmon, near Rockies, Chicago White Sox and Arizona www.arizonavacationvalues.com – offers easy Tucson, Sunrise Ski Resort near Pinetop-Lakeside or Diamondbacks tune-up for their season in Tucson. access to year-round discounted accommoda- to the dry powder conditions of the Snowbowl Ski tions and packages, many commissionable to Resort near Flagstaff. Resorts to Ranches travel agents. Updated daily, the site features For some people, an unforgettable vacation means more than 100 discounts to the state’s cultural Golf & Sports being pampered at a luxury resort, with elegant restau- and heritage attractions, resorts, entertainment Golf is a passion in Arizona. Boasting approximately rants and full-service spas a short stroll away. Matched venues, retail outlets, golf courses, day tours and 325 golf courses and counting, Arizona has a tee time with superb golf courses and relaxing spas, these air travel. and a skill level for every player. In fact, there are more award-winning properties are destinations unto them- • Most Visited Places: Phoenix and Scotts- golf courses per capita in Arizona than anywhere else selves. Other people opt for spending days in the dale, Tucson, Sedona, Grand Canyon. west of the Mississippi, all of which offer enough tee- saddle and nights sleeping in a bedroll under the stars. • Undiscovered Gems: White Mountains, times for 2.5 million golfers. Several of the state’s Arizona offers guest ranch and dude ranch vacations Yuma, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu, Route 66, courses are included in Golf Digest’s list of America’s and plenty of outfitters who guide clients into the desert Arizona’s Scenic Byways. Greatest 100 Golf Courses, and 15 holes are on its list and mountains for extended pack trips. For still others, • Native Heritage: 21 tribes in Arizona of the top 500 in the world. The PGA and LPGA each a true vacation means relaxing for a night or two in a include the Apache, Navajo, Hopi, Pima. hold two tournaments in the state, and the most historic hotel or a mountain lodge. ✹ • Golf: Approximately 325 courses throughout the state range from traditional desert- style to links-style courses. • Outdoor Recreation: Whitewater rafting Good Grub along the Colorado River, mountain climbing, hiking trails, horseback riding, fishing, Culinary tourism is one of the fastest growing niches boating, jet skiing, house boating, hot air in Arizona. Cuisine of every kind, much of it by ballooning, Jeep and Hummer tours. award-winning chefs, can be found in every corner • Accommodation to Suit all Types: Self- of the state, ranging from continental creations to catering apartments, budget motels, bed authentic Native American and Mexican food. and breakfasts, ranches, R.V. parks, chain It’s also no surprise that once back home people hotels, luxury spa and golf resorts and con- long to recreate some of the delicious meals they dos, all-suite style. experienced. Fortunately, Arizona food manufac- •Spas: An unbelievable collection that in- turers understand this desire. Many now sell their cludes some of the very best in the U.S. products in shops scattered throughout the state, • Extended Stays: Many Canadians spend as well as online. winter down in Arizona; popular spots are Arizona’s modern wine industry started 1973, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tucson, Green and now boasts more than a dozen vineyards GREATER PHOENIX CVB Valley, Yuma, Prescott, Lake Havasu and across the state in various microclimates, some as Sun City. far south as the border of Mexico, and others as far north as Jerome, Sedona and Kingman. Arizona’s • Packages: Travel agents can book a vari- award-winning wines have earned international acclaim, and have been served at the White House ety of packages from the more than 60 since 1989. Canadian tour operators who offer Arizona. To help you tie it all together for your clients the Arizona Office of Tourism has developed a “Gazing Packages range from simple fly/drives, to and Grazing” itinerary that combines gourmet dining with great sky-gazing in Scottsdale and Tucson. sports packages, spa, golf, motorcoach, Check it out on www.arizonaguide.com. and special interest themes.

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Tempe Town Lake is a three- Framed by dramatic mountain ranges and located in restored to look the way they did when Arizona the heart of the Sonoran Desert, the Phoenix metro- attained statehood. kilometre stretch of shimmering politan area balances the comforts of a contemporary • Heard Museum: One of the most extensive dis- water that draws experienced rowers city and with the natural pleasures of wide-open plays of Native American artifacts and art is on and sightseers alike to its shores, spaces. With more than 325 sun-splashed days display. Clients can also learn about the heritage of annually, this area draws people who want to enjoy its North America’s many tribes and view the muse- where they can rent pedal boats, outdoor activities and varied attractions year-round. um’s signature display, HOME: Native People in canoes, kayaks and electric boats or Encompassing more than 20 thriving communities, the Southwest. board excursion boats that tour the the Phoenix metropolitan area is so vast that it is • Pioneer Living History Museum: Shoot-outs and divided into three distinct sections: Phoenix and the costumed interpreters bring the 19th-century Old lake on weekends. West Valley; Scottsdale and the Northeast Valley; and Mesa, Tempe and the East Valley. What’s New Phoenix PHOENIX • Phoenix Convention Center Keeps Growing: The Phoenix Convention Center expansion project Living History will triple the size of the current facility, moving it from the 67th-largest convention centre in the U.S. into the top 20. The demolition of the old North Building is a major milestone of Phase Two, which is Phoenix is proud of the mix of Native American and due for completion in the Fall of 2008. The new four-level North Building will include meeting space pioneer history that helped build the city. Hidden gems and exhibit space, retail shops and a food court, plus an underground exhibition hall that will connect like the Historic Sahuaro Ranch Park in Glendale to the new West Building, forming 28,520 square metres of contiguous space. The new Phase One are reminders of the region’s agricultural past, while West Building opened July 15, 2006 and provides 14,350 square metres of conference centre-style Downtown Heritage Square in Phoenix preserves meeting space on four levels. pioneer homes next to the Phoenix Museum of • High-Flying Tours: High-end travellers can now view more of Arizona’s spectacular natural wonders History, both illustrating how early settlers lived. in less time, from the comfort of a private plane aboard Westwind Aviation’s collection of tours. Along with sky-high views of breath-taking vistas, the pilots will land the plane so clients can step off and take More Historic Sites: a ground tour. Tours start at US $320 to the Grand Canyon, US $225 for Sedona and US $495 for a • Arizona Capitol Museum: Period offices in the trip to Monument Valley. historic copper-domed building have been

8 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 48 LET THE MOMENT CAPTURE YOU. You couldn’t have set the scene more perfectly. It was the toughest hole you’d faced in Phoenix, the elusive birdie was hanging in the balance. But you hit the sweet spot and sent the ball soaring in front of a gallery of stately, green Saguaros.

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West to life. Visit the Victorian home, dance hall, blacksmith shop, church and miners cabins. • Phoenix Heritage Square: Rosson House is the cornerstone of a city block of museums, shops and restaurants housed in buildings that date back to the 1800s. • Phoenix Museum of History: Interactive and educational exhibits chronicling the city’s growth from dusty desert town to modern city. • Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park: Prehistoric Hohokam ruins and full-size replicated dwellings depict the lifestyle of the area’s early agricultural society. Located in Phoenix, the site includes a Mayan-like ball court. Cultural Connections A partnership of past and present contributes to Phoenix’s enjoyable and educational cultural environment. For example, the Heard Museum houses an internationally recognized collection of Native American art and artifacts, while the Phoenix Art Museum showcases significant collections of 20th-century, Latin, European and Modern art. Clients can discover local visual arts on First Friday GREATER PHOENIX CVB tours that are free, self-guided itineraries past dozens of downtown Phoenix galleries, studios and art spaces held on the first Friday of every month. The Only Arizona Golf Resort With 54 Inspired Holes of Championship Golf. More Museums: Count Them Yourself. • Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum: A record of the state’s rich mineralogi- cal history and resources. • Deer Valley Rock Art Center: Thousands of well-defined petroglyphs, plus an interpretive centre, at this research centre for the Arizona State University. • Hall of Flame Firefighting Museum: The world’s largest collection of firefighting equipment, including pieces dating back three centuries. Prime Performers Music lovers and theatre-goers find plenty of entertainment in Phoenix. Phoenix Symphony Hall, adjacent to the Phoenix Convention Center, is the setting for most of the orchestra’s 160 annual concerts. Herberger Theatre Center is an elegant two-stage complex where Ballet Arizona, Arizona Opera Company, Arizona Theatre Company and others perform. Enjoy top-name entertainment at the Dodge Theatre and the historic, beautifully restored Orpheum Theatre.

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14 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 54 been named one of the top 10 antique shopping spots in the U.S., and hosts “That Thursday Thing”, with the What’s New third Thursday of the month from October through May full of themed activity in the historic downtown. THE WEST VALLEY • Online Resource for National Sporting Main Stays Events: www.glendalesgotgame.com offers With well over 50,000 hotel and resort rooms, match- play-by-play information, driving directions, ing client’s tastes and budgets to accommodations shopping and dining options, and much more. options is easy in the Phoenix area. Major chains, luxury resorts, five star hotels, golf resorts, decadent 9,700 hectare man-made lake, the largest in the spas, quaint bed and breakfasts and value-priced establishments cater to everyone, from frequent busi- metro Phoenix region. ness travellers to family vacationers. • White Tank Mountain Regional Park: 35 kilometres of hiking trails through 10,500 hectares of mountain scenery. The West Valley Games People Play • Glendale Arena: The NHL Phoenix Coyotes play The communities of Glendale, Wickenburg, Peoria, here September through April. Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Litchfield Park, • Cardinals Stadium: Home to the NFL Cardinals, Surprise, Sun City, Sun City West, El Mirage, and the future site for Super Bowls and College Youngtown and Tolleson make up one of Greater Football Fiesta Bowl National Championships. Phoenix’s fastest growing regions. Defined by stuning • Peoria Stadium: Spring training base for both the mountains, sparkling lakes and bustling development, San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners the 13 communities offer a diverse lineup of outdoor, baseball teams luxury, cultural, historical and fun vacation options. • Surprise Recreation Campus: Cactus League home of the Kansas City Royals and Museums Texas Rangers. • The Bead Museum: The world’s largest collection of antique and contemporary beads in Glendale. • Desert Caballeros Western Museum: Houses the history and art of the west including works by Scottsdale and Russell and Remington. In Wickenburg. • Historic Sahuaro Ranch: Seven restored century- the Northeast old buildings on seven hectares of land in Glendale. • Robson’s Mining World and Vulture Mine: Valley Display local mining history and heritage. Living History Attractions Scottsdale’s Native American, Hispanic and Old West heritage is celebrated throughout the city. Visit • Challenger Space Science Center: This space the Heard Museum North, a branch of the education centre features a mission control room acclaimed Heard Museum, or the Scottsdale modelled after NASA’s Johnson Space Center Historical Museum and the 1909 Little Red and offers two-hour simulated Space missions. Schoolhouse that contains artifacts, documents and In Peoria. photographs chronicling the city’s history. • Wildlife World Zoo: Feed giraffes and parrots, board a train or boat ride, explore three indoor exhibits and discover Arizon’a largest collection of More Museums exotic animals. In Litchfield. • Hoo-Hoogam Ki Museum: Chronicles the cultures of the Pima and Maricopa tribes on the Salt River Natural Resources Indian Reservation bordering Scottsdale through exhibitions, classes, programs and artifact collections. • Hassayampa River Preserve: Operated by the • Native American and Environmental Learning Nature Conservancy, clients can spot more than Center: Clients can learn about Native American 230 species of birds. • Lake Pleasant: Sailing, fishing and water-skiing on continued on page 18

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What’s New SCOTTSDALE AND THE NORTHEAST VALLEY • Downtown Scottsdale Goes Wireless: The Scottsdale Wireless Network guide, meet and greet at the shopping centres, personal service, and refresh- gives computer users and people with hand-held devices access to the ments in-store, as well as a special gift to remember the experience. The Internet in their hotels, visiting businesses, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and shopping packages are available in morning and afternoon sessions of along the streets of downtown in the shops and restaurants within the serv- approximately four hours, with itineraries that can be tailored to the group’s ice area. Users wanting quick and handy travel tips, event information, dining interests and style preferences. Each shopping package is US $395 for the suggestions, nightlife listings, information on “must-see” attractions and more first four people and US $100 for each additional person up to seven people. have free access to the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau website, • Golf-Inspired Spa Treatments: With nearly 200 golf courses in the www.ScottsdaleCVB.com and the Scottsdale Downtown website Scottsdale metropolitan area, a number of Scottsdale spas provide treat- www.scottsdaledowntown.com, as well as all other sites operated by the city. ments designed for golf enthusiasts. These treatments reduce aches and Charges to log into the service while downtown range from US $3.75 per pains, protect skin from sun exposure, and revitalize the body in order to hour to US $29 per month for additional standard service. Fees for enhanced better prepare each player for their next trip to the greens. service with greater speed are slightly higher. • Culture Quest Scottsdale Guide: The Guide explores the varied experi- • Calling All Shoppers: The Art of Shopping recently introduced two new ences – from culinary and equestrian events to art galleries and performing luxury shopping packages: The Trendsetter Tour and The European Chic arts that make Scottsdale renowned as an arts Mecca. Culture Quest Tour, incorporating the best of the best in shopping from one-of-a-kind bou- Scottsdale includes features and listings on events, film festivals, youth pro- tiques to high-style European stores at Kierland Commons, Scottsdale grams, holiday happenings, art gallery exhibitions, museum exhibits, and per- Fashion Square, Biltmore Fashion Park and The Borgata. The shopping forming arts productions along with a map of downtown Scottsdale that packages offer chauffer-driven limousine transportation, an expert shopping includes the trolley route and stops.

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More Galleries: • Art Galleries: Fine art is on view at galleries on Main Street, Marshall Way, Fifth Avenue and Stetson Drive. • Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: Dedicated to presenting thought-provoking works by Arizona artists, architects and designers. Noteworthy Attractions Scottsdale is the perfect playground to indulge in adventure. Clients can reach new heights with a hot air balloon ride. Or see the beauty of the Sonoran Desert up close with a morning trail ride in the McDowell Mountain foothills. Or go biking, climb a mountain, take a Jeep tour. Awesome Adventures Clients can satisfy their need for speed at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving,or learn the ropes at the Arizona Cowboy College. Jet boat rides on Bartlett Lake offer waterborne thrills and AZ On The Rocks, Arizona’s largest indoor climbing facility will test anyone’s head for heights.

18 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 58 For travel information, contact the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-782-1117 or www.scottsdalecvb.com.

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• Tennis: Clients can lob and volley shots on a number of city tennis courts or watch the first ATP outdoor events of the season. • Water Sports: Bartlett, Horseshoe and Saguaro lakes offer sailing, water- skiing and fishing. Top Shops Shopping ranks high among activities preferred by visitors to Scottsdale, partly because of the extensive and eclectic choice of merchandise and partly because of the ambiance of the shopping districts. The Borgata places 50 boutiques and cafes in a replica 14th-century Italian village setting. Moroccan meets Southwest at el Pedregal Festival Marketplace, a uniquely designed shopping spot featuring 40 stores and restaurants, as well as a branch of the world renowned Heard Museum. More Stores: • Kierland Commons: An upscale Main Street development with more than 70 high-end specialty stores, dining and entertainment. • Old Town Scottsdale: Historic district with unique shops, art galleries, bars and restaurants in downtown Scottsdale. • Scottsdale Fashion Square: The largest mall in the Southwest offers miles of styles for power shoppers. Among its 225 stores and restaurants are 70 shops found nowhere else in Arizona. • Scottsdale Waterfront: Residential, retail and office development along the northern bank of the Arizona Canal features the Fiesta Bowl Headquarters and Museum, plus restaurants, outdoor amphitheatre, public art and recreation paths. PHOTO CREDIT: SCOTTSDALE CVB Main Stays A unique complex of experimental, concrete buildings Accommodations in the Scottsdale area encompass a wide range of prices and designed by Paolo Soleri, world recognized architect and experiences. Settle guests into a luxury resort complete with golf and spa facilities, or book them into comfortable national chain hotels and motels or unique originator of the “arcology” concept, Cosanti is an Arizona boutique properties; there are more than 60 properties from which to choose. Historic Site. Clients can browse the studios where the Soleri Bronze and Ceramic Windbells are made and sold. Mesa, Tempe, Chandler Spa Scene and the East Valley Honey that soothes the skin as well as the sweet tooth, oat scrubs that are considered friendly carbohydrates, seaweed wraps and lavender salt; Living History Scottsdale spas offer a menu of delicious spa treatments that sound good • Arizona Historical Society Museum: Upscale cultural centre in Tempe focuses enough to eat. Drawing on the city’s Sonoran Desert setting and rich heritage, on natives and newcomers who developed the valley during the 20th century. many treatments incorporate indigenous desert ingredients and ancient • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Although few Hohokam dwellings Native American healing techniques. Book your clients into the ultimate relax- remain, one prime example is this four-storey pueblo near Casa Grande, about ation and rejuvenation experience. 70 kilometres southeast of Phoenix. • Goldfield Ghost Town: Clients can ride a narrow-gauge railroad and tour the Games People Play buildings of this genuine ghost town, a remnant of an 1892 gold strike in the Recently named “America’s Best Place to Live for Golf” by the Robb Report, Superstition Mountains. Scottsdale is home to an amazing collection of courses offering layouts that • Mesa Historical Museum: A collection of items donated by local founding fam- range from the rolling green fairways of traditional course architecture to the ilies that tells the city’s history. cactus-studded excitement of desert golf designs. • Park of the Canals: This 12-hectare park in Mesa preserves evidence of the ancient Hohokam canal system. More Sports: • Peterson House Museum: Restored Queen Anne-style home built in 1892 by • Scottsdale Stadium: The San Francisco Giants baseball team holds spring one of Tempe’s earliest settlers. training here, nestled in the heart of historic Old Town Scottsdale. • Sirrine House: Period antique furnishings showcase frontier life.

20 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 60 For travel information, contact the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-782-1117 or www.scottsdalecvb.com.

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• Tempe Historical Museum: The story of Tempe from prehistoric Hohokam Indians through pioneer What’s New farmers to the first businessmen is told through arti- MESA, TEMPE, CHANDLER AND THE EAST VALLEY facts, photos and hands-on exhibits. • Tempe Marketplace: When completed in mid-summer 2007, Tempe Marketplace will be the largest center of its kind in the U.S., boasting a 20-screen state-of-the-art Cine Capri Harkins movie theatre, Cultural Connections outdoor fireplaces, raised dining patios, a 300-seat amphitheatre and incorporated light and lasers that Various theatrical presentations are on stage at the will be visible when arriving or departing from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Tempe Performing Arts Center, the Paul V. Galvin • Tempe Center for the Arts: Scheduled to open in January 2007, the facility will feature a 600-seat Playhouse and the Grady Gammage Auditorium theatre, a 200-seat studio theatre, meeting and administration space and a seven-hectare Arts Park, in Tempe, and the Mesa Amphitheatre. Tempe is also and will host the Tempe Symphony Orchestra, Childsplay, Tempe Little Theatre, Desert Dance home to the ASU Art Museum, with its extensive Theatre, Actors Renaissance Theater, A Ludwig Dance, Arizona Academy for Performing Arts and Latin American, American and Contemporary collec- Tempe Community Chorus. tions, and the Northlight Gallery, which displays • Mesa-Vegas Services Takes Off: Vision Airlines has begun passenger service between Williams contemporary and historical photography. Gateway Airport and North Las Vegas, just a short distance from The Strip. This is the first regular pas- More Live Theatre: senger service from that airport. In addition to commercial passenger service, Williams Gateway • Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre: Professional serves a variety of aircraft including charter, corporate, cargo, general aviation and military. productions of Broadway musicals and comedies are packaged with buffet dinners. In Mesa. arts centre that features changing exhibits and fighter pilots. The grounds are also home to the • Mesa Arts Center: Affectionately known at the hands-on activities. Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum and the “Mighty MAC”, the Center is the largest and • Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park: Confederate Air Force Museum. most comprehensive arts centre in the state of Showcasing more than 3,000 species of plants, • Mesa Arizona Temple: Stroll the beautiful gardens Arizona and the home venue for several local including 800 types of cacti. and take in the annual Easter pageant and arts companies. • Dolly Steamboat: Replica paddlewheel steamboat Christmas Light display. • Rockin’ R Ranch Chuckwagon Dinner Theater: that cruises Canyon Lake past steep canyon walls • Mesa Southwest Museum: Arizona’s natural A Wild West stage show and barbecue buffet. and cliffs covered in saguaro cactus. history, including the largest dinosaur exhibit west Noteworthy Attractions • Fighter Combat International: Aerobatics and air- of the Mississippi River. • Arizona Museum for Youth: Child-oriented fine to-air combat in real planes with military trained • Rawhide Western Town: Authentic 1880s Western frontier town with gunfights, stagecoach and train rides, burro and camel rides, sundown cookouts, gold panning, shooting gallery and shops. • Schnepf Farms: Country fun on the farm with train rides, petting barn, u-pick gardens and orchards and gift shops. • Tempe Town Lake: Three-kilometre recreational haven for kayaking, rowing, sailing, jogging, skating or picnicking and venue for major events and festivals. Games People Play • Golf: Book your clients a round on one of the many well-manicured courses that welcome guests. Or, they can be part of the gallery at a professional tournament. • HoHoKam Park: The Mesa home for Chicago Cubs spring training. • Kiwanis Park Tennis Center: Fifteen lighted courts, with cushioned hard-playing surfaces. • Sun Devil Stadium: Home of the ASU Sun Devils football team. • Tempe Diablo Stadium: Where the Anaheim Angels tune up for the season. continued on page 26

22 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 62 Suggested Tour VALLEY HIGHLIGHTS A tour through Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, DAY SIX Send your clients on a Jeep tour of the Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra and browse the Mesa Chandler and Glendale, the fifth-largest metropolitan Superstition Mountains in Mesa. They can see full- Center for the Arts, the largest arts complex in area in the U.S. includes cultural venues, historic size dinosaurs at the Mesa Southwest Museum, go Arizona. In the evening the Broadway Palm Dinner sites, family attractions and shopping galore. to Organ Stop Pizza to see the world’s largest Theater offers dinner and Broadway shows.

DAY ONE Clients can soak up Phoenix’s history and attractions on a downtown city tour, then head over to the Heard Museum, which has been preserving Native American Culture for more than 75 years. After lunch at the Phoenix Art Museum, the largest museum in the Southwest, they can spend the afternoon shopping at one of Phoenix’s finest shopping areas, the Biltmore Fashion Park. DAY TWO Scottsdale is home to Taliesin West, an architectural wonder by Frank Lloyd Wright, where guided tours include the former living quarters of this renowned architect. The heart of Scottsdale, known as “Old Town”, is famous for art galleries, dining, shopping and culture. Clients can head out on a nighttime Hummer adventure tour and view the desert wildlife and the night sky with night vision goggles. DAY THREE In Glendale clients can go back in time at the Historic Sahuaro Ranch, then enjoy a walking tour of the best-preserved ranches in the Salt River Valley or visit the Bead Museum. Historic downtown Glendale boasts more than 90 specialty and antique shops. The city is also home to the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes, the National Lacrosse League’s the Arizona Sting, Phoenix International Raceway’s NASCAR series. It’s also the Cactus League Spring Training home of the MLB’s Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. DAY FOUR Clients can start their visit to Tempe with a tour of Gammage Auditorium (call for reservations). The Arizona State University campus is the home of this beautiful venue, as well as Old Main where President Theodore Roosevelt once stood. Cruising along Tempe Town lake is a great way to spend the afternoon, as is shopping at the Arizona Mills Mall. Tempe’s Mill Avenue offers several great dining options. DAY FIVE Chandler, where ostrich ranching was once a prominent part of life, celebrates its history at the annual Ostrich Festival in March. Clients can also visit the Zelma Basha Salmeri Gallery of Western American and Native American Art, then go for a self- guided walking tour of Historic Downtown Chandler to see a variety of museums, galleries and historical sites. The Chandler Center for the Arts hosts evening performances of plays and musicals.

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Calendar

• Fiesta Bowl Football Classic, January, Glendale • Rock ’n Roll Arizona Marathon, January, Phoenix • Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction, January Scottsdale • High Noon’s Wild West Collector’s Show & Auction, January, Phoenix • FBR Open PGA Tournament, January, Scottsdale • Glendale Chocolate Affaire, February, Glendale • Arizona Hoop Dance Festival, February, Phoenix • Annual All-Arabian Horse Show, February, Scottsdale • Annual Tour of Historic Florence, February, Florence

PHOTO CREDIT: MESA CVB • Arizona Scottish Highland Games and Clan The unique landscape of the Sonoran desert influenced the design of the Mesa Gathering, February, Mesa • Goldrush Days, February, Wickenberg Arts Center. Affectionately known as “The Mighty MAC”, it is the largest and • Arizona Renaissance Festival, February through most comprehensive arts centre in Arizona, boasting state-of-the-art theatres, March, Apache Junction • Major League Baseballs’ Arizona Cactus League galleries and exhibition space. continued from page 22 Spring Training, March, Greater Phoenix Natural Resources • Heard Museum Guild Annual Indian Fair & Best Western Tempe • Apache Trail: Demanding bike trail, originally built as Market, March, Phoenix a construction supply road for the Roosevelt Dam. • National Festival of the West, March, Phoenix by The Mall • Float Adventures: Rafting or tubing the Salt and • Southwest Salsa Challenge, March, Tempe 5300 S. Priest Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283 Verde rivers through Tonto National Forest. • Ostrich Festival, March, Chandler • Superstition Mountain Wilderness Area: Hiking • Culinary Festival, April, Scottsdale and backpacking trails in the area that is home to • Jesus the Christ Easter Pageant, April, Mesa the legendary Lost Dutchman Gold Mine. • Celebrity Chef Golf & Spa Invitational, October, Scottsdale Top Shops • Cowboy Artists of America Sale & Exhibition, • Arizona Mills: Tempe’s best bargains at more than October, Phoenix 175 manufacturer outlets. • Smithsonian Culturefest, November, Scottsdale • Chandler Fashion Center: Southeast Valley • Fountain Festival of Arts & Crafts, November, • Free Breakfast • Exercise Room shoppers can browse more than 180 stores Fountain Hills • Free High Speed • Easy Access to and restaurants. • Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship, Internet Airport and ASU • The Mill Avenue District: There are more than November, Wickenburg • Guest Laundry • Pet Friendly 170 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and retail shops • Thanksgiving Day Parade, November, • Free Lobby • Non-Smoking on and surrounding Mill Avenue, which is within Fountain Hills Business Computer Hotel walking distance of Arizona State University, the • Glendale Glitters Holiday Light Display, • Microwave/ • AARP and Senior Refrigerators Discounts Tempe Town Lake recreation area and the desert November to January, Glendale beauty of Papago Park. • Las Noches De Las Luminarias, • Superstition Springs Center: Five major anchors November/December, Scottsdale plus 150 specialty shops and eateries make up this • The Annual Pueblo Grande Indian Market, Mesa mall. December, Phoenix • Stroll in the Glow, December, Fountain Hills • The Festival of the Arts, December, Tempe Tel: 480.820.7500 Main Stays • Celebration of Basketweaving and Native Foods Toll Free to Hotel: 800.822.4334 Mesa, Tempe and the East Valley boast a wide Festival, December, Phoenix www.bestwesterntempe.com variety of hotels, motels, resorts and bed and e-mail: [email protected] breakfasts. Options range from first-class, full service properties to intimate, cozy inns.✹

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Hundreds of movies and television episodes have been filmed at Old Tucson Studios, a theme park dedicated to the Old West that boasts gunfights, stunt shows, stagecoach rides, miniature train and musical revues.

theatre, home of the Arizona Theatre Company and other performing arts groups. • Tucson Museum of Art: Travelling exhibitions and permanent collections of 6,500 pieces of pre-Columbian, Hispanic, Western, Asian and contemporary art. • The University of Arizona Museum of Art: Renaissance and later European and American art. DAVID JEWELL/METROPOLITAN TUCSON CVB Works by Arp, Benton, Dali, Jimenez, Morandi, Southern Arizona covers the eastern part of the More Living History Rembrandt, Rothko, Vigee-LeBrun and Zuniga. Sonoran Desert and the northwestern tip of the • Arizona State Museum: Exhibits depicting Chihuahuan Desert, ranging from Picacho Peak ancient and contemporary Native American cul- Noteworthy Attractions (site of the only Civil War battle in the southwestern ture, including a life-like recreation of the Yaqui Its multicultural roots and modern infrastructure give United States), south to the Mexican border, west to deer dance ceremony. Tucson a fascinating array of attractions ranging from Ajo, and east to New Mexico. • Fort Lowell: Tour the ruins of the former headquar- museums and galleries to historic sites and live per- While much of this region remains in a natural ters of the Sixth U.S. Cavalry. formance venues. A favourite with residents and visi- state, it also includes one of the fastest growing • Mission San Xavier del Bac: The 200-year-old tors alike is the internationally acclaimed Arizona- urban areas in America: Tucson. Once a rowdy structure is recognized as one of the finest exam- Sonora Desert Museum, with its naturalistic habitats frontier town, Tucson has entered the 21st century ples of mission architecture in the United States, for such desert denizens as prairie dogs, bighorn as a progressive city, incorporating the influences with recently restored hand-painted frescos. sheep and mountain lions. of its heritage with a full range of cultural attractions. Surrounding it are stately mountains and More Attractions: rugged canyons that attract birds migrating Cultural Connections • Biosphere 2: “Under Glass” guided tour offers a Tucson enjoys a lively performing arts scene that between Canada and Mexico, with trails that make behind-the-scenes look at this living laboratory. features works and performances by renowned the region one of the most popular hiking and bik- • Downtown Walking Tour: The Tucson Visitor artists. Take in a performance by the Arizona ing places in the U.S. Center has brochures, maps and other information, Opera Company, Ballet Arizona and the Arizona From Tucson, visitors can reach almost all parts outlining heritage buildings, art facilities, museums Theatre Company. Enjoy the many events in the of Southern Arizona within three hours, but most and more within a one-kilometre radius. revitalized downtown Arts District. are just a one- or two-hour drive away.

More Cultural Connections: What’s New Tucson • Arizona Historical Society Museum: Permanent TUCSON and special exhibits recount Arizona’s colourful • More Groups: The Tucson Convention and Living History cultural history from Spanish colonial times Visitors Bureau now offers the same free The great scripts of American western history were through territorial years. services to smaller leisure groups that have acted out boldly on the stage of Tucson and • The Center for Creative Photography: Museum, been offered only to larger groups in the Southern Arizona. Visitors remain drawn to the mix research institution and archive dedicated to pho- past. Visitors planning girlfriend getaways, of Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and pioneer tography as an art form and cultural record. The family vacations, golf vacations and grand- roots, that created Tucson’s unique character. Old PrintViewing program allows public access to the parent/grandchild trips can all call the MTCVB Tucson Studios is a recreation of an 1880s frontier vast collection of more than 60,000 works by 2,000 to obtain hotel rates, activity suggestions and town originally built as the set for the 1939 Western artists including Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, pricing, restaurant suggestions and pricing film Arizona. Sosa-Carillo-Fremont House is a Louise Dahl-Wolfe, W. Eugene Smith, Edward and many other services that were once restored 19th-century residence that sheds light on Weston and Garry Winogrand. reserved for larger leisure groups. Tucson’s social past. • Temple of Music and Art: Refurbished 1927

28 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 68 • Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium: only in the Sonoran Desert. Scan the heavens then visit the hands-on • Saguaro National Park West: Mountainous terrain Major Communities differs from that found at its sister park to the east. science exhibits. City Population • Starr Pass: Intermediate bikers appreciate this two- • Fox Tucson Theatre: A movie theatre and per- Tucson ...... 486,699 hour loop over Starr Pass in the Tucson Mountains formance venue, the Fox Tucson Theatre, built in Sierra Vista ...... 37,775 west of the city. 1930 and recently restored and reopened, is a stun- Oro Valley ...... 29,700 ning Southwestern art deco movie palace that is list- Nogales...... 20,878 ed on the National Register of Historic Sites. Games People Play • International Wildlife Museum: Interactive natural With several dozen courses to choose from, golf is history museum featuring more than 400 different the number one sports attraction in Tucson. Almost all restaurants and a cineplex with 15 screens. species of mammals, birds, and insects from around of the courses are open to the public year-round, but • La Encantada: Outdoor specialty shopping the world. the prime season is January through April. Be part of centre featuring plazas, fine dining and elite • Pima Air and Space Museum: The world’s only the gallery at the Chrysler Classic Tucson, an official fashion retailers. ballistic missile museum enhances this collection of stop on the PGA tour, in February. • Tucson Mall: The city’s largest indoor shopping more than 250 aircraft. mall offers more than 200 specialty shops and restaurants, including six major department stores. • Reid Park Zoo: Clients can see hundreds of More Sports: exotic animals in naturalistic settings and learn • Hi Corbett Field: Hosts spring training for the about conservation. Colorado Rockies baseball team. Main Stays • Tohono Chul Park: Clients discover the history, • Randolph Tennis Center: A total of 25 lighted courts. From ranches to resorts, Tucson has quality accom- culture and ecology of the Sonoron Desert. • Tucson Electric Park: Spring training ground for modations to suit every taste and budget. Book • Tucson Botanical Gardens: Authoritative collec- both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White clients into renowned resorts with full spa facilities for tion of regional plants in 15 specialty gardens, Sox baseball teams. a pampering vacation, or reserve a week at a local including a historical garden planted in the early guest ranch where they can ride the range and learn 1900s and a children’s discovery garden. desert lore. Bed and breakfasts, motels and inns offer • Tucson Children’s Museum: Ten exciting galleries Top Shops comfort and southern Arizona hospitality. of hands-on exhibits and challenging activities. From bustling contemporary malls to south-of-the-border souvenir stands, Tucson offers many opportunities Natural Resources: to buy indigenous works of art. Old Town Artisans, Southern Arizona located in the historic El Presidio neighbourhood, is The variety of terrain and climate zones in and around an adobe complex occupying an entire city block, with Tucson provides many opportunities for outdoor Living History shops opening onto a landscaped central courtyard. The Spanish influence in southern Arizona is older adventures. Santa Cruz River Park Trail and Rillito than the European settlement of the East Coast of the River Park Trail offer urban hikes along dry riverbeds. More Stores: United States. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park preserves the ruins of a 1751 Spanish colonial fort, More Outdoor Activities: • Fourth Avenue Shopping District: More than 100 eclectic boutiques, galleries and restaurants feature including portions of the foundations, walls and plaza • Sabino Canyon Recreational Area: Clients can unusual and artistic items. floor near the commandant’s headquarters. hike the paved trail into this riparian wilderness; the • Casas Adobes Plaza: Old World plaza with 25 narrated tram ride is fun and informative. upscale shops and five eateries, specializing in More Living History: • Saguaro National Park East: Rolling foothills soft- apparel, art, home decor, garden items and gifts. • Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park: Considered ened with trees, shrubs and grasses provide a set- • Foothills Mall: Billed as a “fun place to save one of the best pre-Columbian sites in the ting for the massive saguaro cactus, which grows money” thanks to a collection of designer outlets, as Southwest, the ruins at the park include more than well as a mix of more than 80 retail stores, five 200 rooms, ancient dwellings and a ceremonial chamber built by the Salado Indians in the 13th and 14th centuries. Near Globe. The Pima Air & Space Museum is • Fort Bowie National Historic Site: Relive the past the largest aviation and space at this historic fort, built to protect Apache Pass. • Fort Huachuca:Active U.S. Army fort, in Sierra Vista, museum west of the Rockie that was home to the Buffalo Soldiers from 1913 to Mountains boasting more than 250 1931, and to the all-African American 92nd and 93rd aircraft and exhibits that range from Infantry Divisions during the Second World War. • John Slaughter Ranch: Tour the turn-of-the-centu- pre-Wright Brothers flying machines ry grandeur of this restored ranch and museum. • McFarland State Historic Park: The original adobe METROPOLITAN TUCSON CVB to space travel.

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Noteworthy Attractions ed or self-guided tour through the spectacular Calendar rock formations. • Amerind Foundation and Art Gallery: Housed • Madera Canyon: Many trails, including a wheel- in beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival style build- • Wings Over Willcox Sandhill Crane Festival, chair accessible trail in the lower canyon, cover a ings, the Amerind Museum contains one of the January, Willcox range of life zones, from desert grassland to finest collections of Indian artifacts in the world. • New Year’s American Indian Competition mountain forest. The art gallery features both Native and Anglo- Powwow, December-January, Tucson • Organ Pipe National Monument: Established to American art works, and the museum store offers • La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Tucson Rodeo & protect the organ pipe cactus and its Sonoran Native American crafts as well as books. Parade, February, Tucson Desert habitat, the monument supports 26 other • Asarco Mineral Discover Center: Public mine • Accenture Match Play Championship, species of cactus as well as a multitude of wildlife. tour and exhibit centre at a modern working open- February, Tucson • Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve: Stately pit copper mine. • La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, February, Tucson groves of cottonwoods and dense willows stand • Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum: Exhibits • Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, along Sonoita Creek on this Nature Conservancy about the area’s minerals and rich mining heritage; February, Tucson preserve that supports more than 275 species. train ride into the Queen Mine offers Arizona’s only • Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering, • Picacho Peak State Park: Site of a resistant lava underground mine tour. February, Sierra Vista flow, estimated to be 22 million years old, the park is • Colossal Cave Mountain Park: On the National • Tubac Festival of the Arts, February, Tubac also noted for its colourful display of wildflowers in • Civil War Battle Re-enactment, March, Historic Register, the 800-hectare park showcases Picacho Peak crystal-filled Colossal Cave and historic La Posta • International Mariachi Conference, Quemada Ranch and offers cave tours, museum, What’s New Western trail rides and picnicking. April, Tucson SOUTHERN ARIZONA • Discovery Park: Clients can tour and go star-gaz- • Ha:san Bak: Saguaro Harvest Celebration, • Tubac Golf Resort Gets Bigger: The resort ing at Mount Graham International Observatory and July, Vail has added many new boutique shops, including visit a re-creation of the Gila River Valley as it was • Southwest Wings Birding Festival, August, Poncho’s, selling Mexican tile, handmade furni- 100 years ago. Sierra Vista ture, fountains and pots. Nine new holes of golf, • Kartchner Caverns State Park: Multi-coloured cal- • Augustfest, August, Elgin plus a new wedding chapel, will open at the end cite formations continue to grow within this pristine • Bisbee Blues Festival, September, Bisbee of September, while Don Silos, a Mexican wet cave, considered by many to be more spectac- • Gila Valley Cowboy Poetry and Music restaurant is scheduled to open in February. ular than Carlsbad Caverns. Gathering, September, Safford/Thatcher • More Places to Stay: Sierra Vista will be • Kitt Peak National Observatory: Tour the • Art in the Park, October, Sierra Vista adding many more hotel rooms to its current world’s greatest concentration of telescopes for • Patagonia Fall Festival, October, Patagonia inventory of 1,200 hotel, motel and bed and stellar, solar and planetary research. The • Rex Allen Days, October, Willcox breakfast rooms. Two hotels will open in Whipple Observatory in the Santa Rosa • Helldorado Days, October, Tombstone October, 2006 and an additional four hotels Mountains offers exhibits on astronomy, natural • Juan Bautista de Anza Days, October, Tubac have been approved for construction. science and cultural history. • Annual Apache Jii Day, October, Globe/Miami • How The West Was Fun: The Sierra Vista • Rex Allen Museum: See memorabilia of legendary • Bisbee’s Annual Historic Home Tour, CVB recently produced a new driving tour CD. country singer Rex Allen. The Cowboy Hall of Fame November, Bisbee How The West Was Fun features the melodic chronicles the life of local ranching families, the voice of Rex Allen, the late singing cowboy Pima County Courthouse holds the collections of Chiricahua Regional Museum displays artifacts from movie star, and Bud Strom, local rancher and Ernest W. 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Many bed and breakfasts in the area cater to birders. Culture to Cowboys Games People Play SUGGESTED TOUR • Mount Lemmon Ski Valley: Southernmost ski Southern Arizona has it all, wildlife, history, arts throated and White-eared, have been spotted. resort in the continental United States with two lifts and culture, shopping and a chance to experi- DAY FOUR Clients can continue south along and 21 scenic trails lined with Ponderosa pine and ence the old west. Arizona 90 to Bisbee, a mile-high city located in Douglas fir. Season operates from mid-December to DAY ONE Start your clients in Tucson with a the Mule Mountains of Southern Arizona. They April, depending on snowfall. Summer visitors hike driving tour of Saguaro National Park West, just can get a feel for this mining town on the Queen and bike the trails. 24 kilometres west of downtown, and a breath- Mine Tour, where they’ll head underground to • Rio Rico Resort and Country Club: High desert taking view of thousands of saguaros, the experience the daily life of a miner. Lunch at resort with challenging championship golf course, giants of the desert, followed by lunch and a Dot’s Diner where personality is the daily special plus tennis and horseback riding. tour of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, (closed in June and July), a jeep tour along the • Tubac Golf Resort: Setting for the Kevin Costner which tells the unique story of the Sonoran narrow back roads and a stroll past Bisbee’s Desert region. Afterward they can see more many art galleries and eclectic shops rounds out than 400 different species of insects and mam- the day. Book clients to stay and dine at mals from around the world at the International Arizona’s oldest continuously running hotel, the Wildlife Museum, then spend the rest of the Copper Queen Hotel. Brewery Gulch, an area afternoon at Old Tucson Studios. once know for its notorious saloons and broth- DAY TWO A narrated tram trip around the els, offers a variety of restaurants and bars. Sabino Canyon Recreation Area features the DAY FIVE From Bisbee, clients can drive north most photographic scenery in the Tucson area. along Arizona 90 to Arizona 80 and end at Clients can visit the De Grazia Gallery in the Tombstone, known as “the town too tough to Sun, built to showcase the unique Southwest die.” Here, they can walk in the footsteps of the art of famed artist Ted De Grazia known as an infamous Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, and the artist for the people. The gallery is a unique Clanton and McLaury families, key players in adobe construction with beautiful decorative the gunfight at the OK Corral, experience a gun features, then tour La Encantada, Tucson’s lat- slinging shoot out, take an old fashioned car- est upscale, outdoor specialty shopping centre. riage ride while learning the history of this old They can blast off at the Pima Air and Space western town and grab a meal at one of Museum, where there are more than 200 air- Tombstone’s saloons. In the afternoon send crafts on display. them to Boothill Graveyard and the Bird Cage DAY THREE Heading south on Interstate 10 Theatre, historic landmarks of the Old West. then south on Arizona Highway 90 clients will They can dance the night away at the Crystal arrive at Sierra Vista, where they can catch up Palace Saloon and stay overnight in on their Arizona military history at Fort Tombstone. Huachuca home to the 92nd and 93rd all DAY SIX The tour heads north up Arizona African American Infantry divisions known as Highway 80 to Benson, home of Kartchner the Buffalo Soldiers during the Second World Caverns State Park. Clients can find out what a War and visit both the Fort Huachuca Historical stalagmite is on a guided tour of this great nat- Museum and Military Museum. In the afternoon ural wonder. Discovered in the 1970s, this near- send them to the Ramsey Canyon Preserve for pristine living cave is a wonderland of a variety some great bird watching. Up to 14 species of of colourful formations and home to bats and hummingbirds, including the Magnificent, Blue- other cave creatures.

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From the mid-1920s through the late 1950s, Northern A popular way to travel between Williams and the Grand Canyon is aboard the Arizona became the most familiar part of the state to Grand Canyon Railway, which operates daily excursions complete with mock families taking road trips on Route 66. Known as the “Mother Road,” the first completely paved cross- train robbery. For those who want to see the canyon from a different perspective, country highway in the United States spanned Arizona hop aboard an exciting flightseeing tour. from the Petrified Forest to the Mohave Desert. Travellers today continue to be awestruck by the unchanging beauty of Northern Arizona: Monument Noteworthy Attractions bird species, 88 mammal species and 58 species of Valley’s sandstone spires; Flagstaff’s forested moun- reptiles found in the Canyon. • Grand Canyon IMAX Theatre: Grand Canyon: The tains; Sedona’s crimson cliffs; Grand Canyon’s formi- • Plan ahead, Grand Canyon accommodations and Hidden Secrets showcases the canyon’s immense dable dimensions; and Lake Powell’s blue waters. tours are often at a premium and should be booked beauty, extraordinary history and awesome wildlife. ahead of time. In Tusayan. The Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Facts • The Canyon was formed about five million years ago. Williams Without a doubt, the biggest attraction in Arizona is • The Canyon’s width from rim to rim is 28.8 kilome- The town of Williams, 30 minutes west of Flagstaff Grand Canyon National Park, 95 kilometres north tres at its widest point. offers the chance to re-live the history of the Old West of Williams. • There are about 1,500 flowering plant species, 305 from the 1880s to the 1900s. Take a stroll down the boardwalk and visit the General Store, Territorial Tour the Canyon Museum, Photo Shop, Saloon, and Blacksmith. • Bright Angel Trail: One of the most famous hiking Major Communities Experience shootouts, jailbreaks, and bank robberies trails in the world follows the route of an ancient Indian on the streets of Old West Main Street. Visit the path from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Community Population Planes of Fame Museum and see vintage aircraft from • More Hikes: Clients can join a guided multi-day hike Flagstaff ...... 52,894 the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. where gear, food and permits are supplied. Kingman ...... 20,069 Seven lakes and reservoirs around Williams make • Riding: Mule trips take clients down into the Canyon. Sedona ...... 10,192 fishing a popular pastime. Favourite spots include • Rafting: Private and commercial guided white-water Winslow ...... 9,520 Dogtown Lake, Kaibab Lake and White Horse trips through the canyon range from a day-and-a-half Tuba City...... 8,225 Lake. Paradise Forks is rated as one of the best rock to two weeks. climbing sites in Arizona, with more than 150 routes.

36 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 76 North Rim, Page & Lake Powell What’s New The town of Page began as a construction camp for the massive Glen Canyon Dam and Power Plant that THE GRAND CANYON created Lake Powell. The community was named • Over The Edge: The Glass Bridge construction of the Skywalk at Grand Canyon West is estimated to after the Honourable John Chatfield Page who be completed by late 2006. The Glass Bridge will be suspended more than 1,215 metres above the served as a commissioner of the Bureau of Colorado River on the very edge of the Grand Canyon, enabling visitors to walk beyond the canyon Reclamation from 1937 to 1943. In 1993, it was walls and become surrounded by the Grand Canyon. The Skywalk will include a high-end café and named the “third-best” small town in America in restaurant with outdoor patio and rooftop seating on the edge of the canyon, as well as meeting and Norman Crompton’s book The 100 Best Small Towns wedding facilities. in America. Page also boasts a 16-kilometre urban • Westwind Gets Regular: Westwind Air Service has launched weekly scheduled service from its Deer trail featuring spectacular views of Lake Powell, Glen Valley headquarters to Grand Canyon International Airport. The one-hour flight will depart Deer Valley Canyon and the Navajo Reservation, and plenty of Airport in Phoenix at 6:45 a.m. and return at 4:45 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday for US $169 per pristine slick rock for mountain bikers to explore; plus person roundtrip. the Lake Powell National Golf Course, rated four • More Is Better: Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters has expanded its daily Grand Canyon tour opera- stars by Golf Digest. tions to include Flagstaff and Sedona. Tours include round-trip hotel pick-ups from Flagstaff and Sedona, motor coach ride to the Canyon, park entrance fee, North Canyon helicopter flight and ground excursion Natural Resources into the park. •Lake Powell: Houseboat, speedboat or jet-ski rentals. Clients can take a daycruise and hike to Rainbow Bridge National Monument, or hike into Antelope Canyon along Lake Mead & Grand the shore, or book a tour to Canyon X, a newly discov- Canyon West • Lake Mead: Boating, water-skiing, jet-skiing, fishing, ered slot canyon on the Navajo Reservation. • Tour the Canyon: Narrated bus tour on the Hualapai diving or swimming. • Fishing: World-class trout fishing; clients can hire Indian Reservation. local guides at Lees Ferry. • Havasu Canyon: Hiking into this lush oasis, on the Main Stays • Kaibab National Forest: Clients can join a guided Havasupai Reservation and splash in the water- Grand Canyon accommodations are often at a jeep safari. falls and pools. premium and should be booked in advance.

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Flagstaff Canyons and Monuments Noteworthy Attractions Adventure Its humble beginnings as a logging town remain evident in popular Flagstaff attractions. Riordan Mansion State Historic Parkfeatures the 1904 wood and stone Arts and Crafts- style home of Timothy and Michael Riordan, founders of the Arizona Lumber and Timber SUGGESTED TOUR Company. And many wooden structures still stand in Historic Downtown Flagstaff. Clients can experience Northern Arizona and some of its most famous attributes, from the Grand Canyon to the Navajo Nation on this More Attractions: six-day route. • Arboretum at Flagstaff: Wildflowers, shrubs and trees of the region’s high country provide a backdrop for bird walks, nature programs and other activities. DAY ONE Flagstaff, just two hours north of Phoenix, is the largest city in • High Spirits Distillery & Mogollon Brewery: The first and only distillery in the Northern Arizona. From here the route heads north on Highway 89 to the Southwest, the High Spirits Distillery is turning out top shelf and specialty vodkas. Colorado Plateau’s most recent volcanic eruption (between AD 1064 and Group tours provide information on distillation of vodka and whiskey, beer brewing, 1180), Sunset Crater National Monument. Clients can hike Lava Flow Trail, tasting and sales. then follow the loop road through incredible changing scenery and into • Lowell Oberservatory: Tour this astronomical research facility where the planet Wupatki National Monument. The monument’s Visitors Center is a great Pluto was discovered in 1930. place to stop for a picnic lunch. It is also located near Wupatki, a large • La Posada: Restored Grand Railway hotel, designed by Mary Colter and built by ancient pueblo and a great place for an easy walk. Overnight in Flagstaff. the Fred Harvey Company for the Santa Fe Railway. DAY TWO The itinerary continues north to the seldom-crowded East • Museum of Northern Arizona: Permanent exhibits highlight the region’s anthro- entrance of Grand Canyon National Park. The historic Cameron Trading pology, geology, biology and fine arts. Stroll the Rio de Flag Nature Trail and Post, just north of the park turnoff offers Navajo Tacos and wonderful Native discover local plant life. arts and crafts. Highlights include the canyon’s Desert View Drive, the longest stretch of road open to the public along the South Rim, the Desert View Watchtower, designed by renowned architect Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, just past the East Rim entrance, Lipan Point and Grandview Point, Grand Canyon Village, the El Tovar Hotel and the Bright Angel Lodge. The day ends with the magnificent sunset on the canyon and a gourmet meal at the El Tovar Lodge. Overnight in the national park. DAY THREE The day starts with the sunrise over the canyon, then a drive to Page. Clients shouldn’t miss the John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum to learn of his Colorado River Voyages back in the late 1800s. A 4-wheel drive trip to remote Canyon “X”, a slot canyon, just a few feet wide but more than 50 metres deep, a sunset over Lake Powell or take a dinner cruise on the Canyon King round out the day. Overnight in Page. DAY FOUR Suggest a boat trip to Rainbow Bridge National Monument, the world’s largest natural bridge (schedules vary by season). This sacred bridge spans 83.5 metres across the river and is 88 metres high. The cruise offers a lunch and will dock so clients can walk to the bridge for magnificent photo opportunities. After the leisurely cruise back, there is dining and dancing at the Dam Bar and Grill. Overnight in Page. DAY FIVE The route turns east toward Chinle, and an afternoon guided Jeep tour into Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Canyon de Chelly is home to sheer cliffs and hundreds of Anasazi ruins, as well as modern Navajo homes and farms. Overnight in Chinle. DAY SIX The loop closes by driving south towards Ganado and the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. This historic site offers weaving demonstrations and still trades goods with Navajo artisans. It continues towards the Petrified Forest National Park, one of the world’s largest and most colourful concentrations of petrified wood. There are many opportunities to photograph archeological sites, historic structures and the multi- hued badlands known as the Painted Desert.

38 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 78 The Museum Club in Flagstaff is an historic roadhouse that is the Southwest’s largest log cabin. Originally built to house Native American artifacts and a unique taxidermy collection, today the club showcases country music performers. FLAGSTAFF CVB

• Pioneer Museum:Artifacts, like fire-fighting equipment, old toys and games, medical items and ranching and logging tools, documents and photographs tell the history of Flagstaff and Northern Arizona. • Walnut Canyon National Monument: Daytrip from Flagstaff with more than 300 dwellings. Games People Play The Flagstaff Urban Trails System is a citywide network of trails connecting neighbourhoods, businesses, schools and parks. The trails are designed for use by walkers, joggers and bikers.

More Sports: • Arizona Snowbowl: One of the oldest ski areas in the United States offers alpine and Nordic skiing in winter and hiking and biking in summer. • Elden Hills Golf Course: Narrow Ponderosa pine-lined holes, open meadows, lush fairways and fast greens. • Flagstaff Nordic Center: More than 40 kilometres of groomed cross-country trails through the Coconino National Forest. Training facility for Olympic and world-class athletes. Natural Resources • Hiking and Biking: Hike to the alpine meadows and trails of Kachina Peaks Wilderness Trail, Buffalo Park and Mount Elden, all in the San Francisco Peaks. Or, wander the trails in Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Bike the trails in Coconino National Forest. • Meteor Crater: Guided rim tours offer varying views of the impact site. Apollo astronauts did lunar training here. •Wupatki National Monument: Visit well-preserved pueblos once inhabited by farmers and traders of the Anasazi and Sinagua people, in the shadow of Sunset Crater. Main Stays Flagstaff offers a wide selection of accommodations that ranges from national hotel and motel chains to comfortable bed and breakfasts.

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FLAGSTAFF • French For Flagstaff: Flagstaff welcomes French speaking Canadian visitors with a new French language brochure, available by request or is downloadable as a PDF file at www.flagstaffarizona.org. • Music Under The Stars: The magnificent new Pine Mountain Amphitheatre at Flagstaff’s Fort Tuthill County Park is Northern Arizona’s newest and largest outdoor amphitheatre. In its inaugural season this state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to host a wide variety of events ranging from the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra to some of the biggest names in music.

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annual Jazz on the Rocks and Sedona International Film festivals. What’s New •Sedona Heritage Museum: Learn about local SEDONA pioneers and the golden age of western movie-making. • Sedona SuperPass: Available at Sedona Chamber of Commerce Uptown, South Games People Play Gateway Visitor Centers, some local businesses The towering cliffs and magnificent red rocks of the and online at www.VisitSedona.com, this US $10 Sedona area make spectacular backdrops for local booklet contains 88 coupons with an estimated golf courses. Courses include nine-hole layouts and value of over US $2,500. Sample coupons 18-hole, championship courses. include 50 per cent off massage, 2 for 1 dinners and $10 off two theatre tickets. More Sports: • Beep! Beep!: Sedona RoadRunner city transit • Trail Horse Adventures: The only permitted horse- service begins scheduled trolley service this fall back outfitter for the Coconino National Forest in between the Hillside Galleries on SR 179 and Sedona schedules dinner rides and sunset tours. the north end of Uptown Sedona on 89A, • Oak Creek: Fly-fishing paradise regularly stocked Sedona’s highest density of commercial activity during the summer months. and traffic. Two mid-sized trolleys will provide approximately 10-minute frequency for the Natural Resources majority of the daytime hours. Red rocks and sacred places inspire people to visit Sedona. Both are featured on a variety of off-road, hot • Route 66 Gift Shop, Museum and Visitor Center: air balloon and flightseeing excursions. Former barbershop is now the place to “get your • Bell Rock: Towering Red Rock Butte said to be an kitsch” on Route 66. energy vortex; a popular spot for UFO watchers. • Red Rock Crossing/Crescent Moon Ranch: One of the most photographed scenes in the U.S. Holbrook & • Red Rock State Park: Naturalist-led walks daily along a 10-kilometre trail system. NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE • Slide Rock State Park: Natural water slide is the Winslow •Chevelon Canyon: Hundreds of petroglyphs on a centrepiece of this Oak Creek Canyon recreation area. Guided mule trips down to the Canyon guided or self-guided tour from Rock Art Canyon Ranch. • Holbrook: Old-style diners and gas stations of the floor are just one way the tour the Top Shops classic Route 66 era, and museum at the Navajo Grand Canyon. Other options include Sedona’s acclaimed galleries showcase the works of County Courthouse. several hundred local artists. The largest grouping is guided and unguided day and mulit- • Homolovi Ruins State Park: Six major 14th-century found at Tlaquepaque, a Spanish colonial-style pueblos and more than 300 archaeological sites, day hikes, and a range of whitewater complex patterned after a Mexican village. near Winslow. trips that range from a day-and-a-half Main Stays • Petrified Forest: Collection of petrified trees and to two weeks. fossils scattered over multi-coloured hills. Visitor Sedona area accommodations range from creekside centre houses dinosaur remains. cabins and quaint bed-and-breakfasts to fine hotels and • Standin’ on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona: exquisite resorts. Monument to 1970s’ hit Take It Easy, performed by Sedona the Eagles. • Old Trails Museum: Santa Fe Railroad and Route 66 Noteworthy Attractions Historic Route 66 Sedona has a solid reputation as an artists’ enclave • Kingman: Known as the “Heart of Historic Route attracting artists with its natural beauty and collectors 66,” more than 60 local buildings are on the Reservation Etiquette with its array of galleries. National Registry of Historic Places. Visit the Power- house Visitor Center, the Bonelli House and the • The Hopi closely guard their privacy and religious More Attractions: Mohave Museum for a look at the past. Take a rituals. Visitors are reminded to respect areas not • Chapel of the Holy Cross: Striking memorial built walking tour. open to the public and to leave all cameras, between Twin Buttes. • Grand Canyon Caverns: Clients can take an sketchpads and recording devices in the car. • Sedona Cultural Park: Setting for performances elevator 21 storeys underground, then walk on well- • The Navajo and Hopi nations have no casinos and from the symphony to Shakespeare, and site of the lighted paved paths to view illuminated formations. no alcohol is served.

40 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 80 www.visitsedona.com Calendar Rejuvenate with a • International Film Festival, October, Sedona massage or special treatment at • Route 66 Fun Run, May, Seligman/Topock Sedona's New Day Spa – • Rendezvous Days, May, Williams a space of cool quiet beauty • Pine Country Rodeo, June, Flagstaff amidst the red rocks! • Old West Celebration & Bucket of Blood Races, August, Holbrook Pink Jeep • Relaxing or Therapeutic Massage • Grand Canyon Music Festival, September, 1/ 6 spec • Wraps, Sedona Clays, Desert Grand Canyon Herbal Treatments • Sedona Jazz On The Rocks, September, AD • Healing by Design Sedona • Cleansing and Luxury Facials • Window Rock Navajo Nation Fair, September, • Nail Care, Waxing, Xtreme Lashes Window Rock • Packages & Specials • Route 66 Days, September, Flagstaff • Plein-Air Festival, October, Sedona • Sedona Arts Festival, October, Sedona • Trappings of the American West, October, Call or e-mail first, or stop on Flagstaff your way into town. • Hot Air Baloon Regatta, November, Page • Luminarias Festival of Lights, December, Sedona Sedona’s New Day Spa • Great Flagstaff Pinecone Drop, December, 1449 West Highway 89A Ste.1 Sedona, AZ 86336 Flagstaff www.sedonanewdayspa.com memorabilia are among items depicting life in Winslow [email protected] tel: 928 282 7502 fax: 928 282 7512 from stone-age to modern times. Northeastern Arizona • Canyon de Chelly National Monument: The canyon (pronounced “d’shay”) can be explored by foot, horseback or four-wheel-drive vehicle with an authorized Navajo guide. North of Ganado. • Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: The only place in the United States where you can simultane- ously be in four different states: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. • Hopi Cultural Center: Complex in Second Mesa includes a restaurant, inn, museum and gift shop. • Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site: Authentic trading post in the village of Ganado sells Navajo rugs, jewelry and Kachina dolls. • Monument Valley Tribal Park: Masterpieces of red rock erosion: monoliths, spires, buttes, mesas and canyons. Near Kayenta. •Navajo National Monument:Clients can ride a horse or hike 13 strenuous kilometres for a close look at Keet Seel, the largest Anasazi ruin in Arizona, located near Kayenta. • Old Oraibi:The oldest continually inhabited community in the U.S. On the Hopi reservation. • Walpi: Community on First Mesa where the way of life that hasn’t changed for 1,000 years. ✹

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Major Communities

Prescott is an City Population outdoor Prescott...... 33,938 recreation Prescott Valley...... 23,535 paradise. The Payson...... 13,620 area has more Camp Verde...... 9,451 than 720 km of Cottonwood...... 9,179 multi-use trails stories of pioneers who settled Arizona and the West. winding • Smoki Museum: This Prescott museum contains a through large collection of historic and prehistoric Native ponderosa American artifacts from throughout the Southwest. • Yavapai College Gallery and Sculpture Garden: pines, granite Showcases local regional and national artists in the boulders and gallery and shows a diverse collection of contempo- past ancient rary sculpture in the outdoor garden. Indian Games People Play petroglyphs, • Golf: Four public courses offer 108 rounds of and pristine affordable golf. • Granite Mountain Wilderness Area: World-class lakes. cliffs make this area a rock climber’s haven. • Prescott National Forest: Variety of trails for hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. • Fishing: Fish rise to the bait at Goldwater, Lynx, AOT Granite Basin and Watson lakes and Willow The cool, pine scented forests of North Central Arizona Granite Basin Lake Loop and the Prescott Springs Reservoir. prove that the state has more to offer than just hot, dry Peavine Trail. • Trail Riding: Horse trails on Granite Mountain and deserts. Among the region’s popular spots are Groom Creek. Prescott, the Verde Valley and Rim Country. Noteworthy Attractions •Area Lakes:Five lakes in the Prescott area, Goldwater, Accommodations in the region range from rustic • Fort Whipple Museum: Tells the story of this Union Lynx, Watson, Willow Springs or Granite Basin offer cabins and guest ranches through renovated heritage outpost. The museum maintains many of the original plenty of opportunities to get out on the water. homes to modern motels and inns. Fort buildings. •Thumb Butte: Natural landmark that defines Prescott’s • Heritage Park Zoo: Animals and exhibits entertain western skyline. kids of all ages. Prescott • Highlands Center for Natural History: Provides Nowhere else is Arizona’s territorial history as well outdoor science education to children and adults What’s New preserved as in Prescott, which served as the state’s through summer day camps, workshops, nature original territorial capital from 1864 to 1889. Prescott clubs and youth programs. PRESCOT boasts more than 500 buildings in the National • Phippen Art Museum: Contemporary and historic Distinctively Prescott: The National Trust for Register of Historic Places, many of them beautifully art of the American West. Historic Preservation™ has named Prescott restored Victorian-era homes and bungalows of a • Prescott Courthouse: A 1916 white granite edifice one of “America’s Dozen Distinctive Destin- later time. in the centre of town. ations.” Prescott started out as a mining town Prescott is also an outdoor recreation paradise. • Professor Hall’s Cinema Museum: A private in the 1860s and today has more than 700 Located in the heart of the Prescott National Forest, museum open by appointment only, housing a 40- buildings that are listed on the National the area has more than 720 kilometres of multi-use year collection devoted to the history of cinema tech- Register of Historic Places. The town features trails winding through ponderosa pines, granite boul- nology and Arizona film. Victorian homes, a huge courthouse square, ders and past ancient Indian petroglyphs, and pris- • Sharlot Hall Museum: The museum’s 11 heritage saloons and antique shops. tine lakes. Local favourites include Thumb Butte, buildings span the years from the founding of Groom Creek Loop, Little Granite Mountain Trail, Prescott in 1864 to the present. Exhibits tell the

42 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 82 Noteworthy Attractions What’s New • A Ride Back in Time: Horse-drawn carriage rides What’s New through the historic mining town of Jerome. VERDE VALLEY VERDE VALLEY • Blazin’ M Ranch: Walk the streets of an Old West • Zane Grey Cabin: Destroyed by fire, the • Montezuma Castle National Monument town, practice roping and shooting, then enjoy a Zane Grey cabin is back, giving visitors a Centennial: Since the late 1860s, when chuckwagon dinner. look at how “the father of the western novel” soldiers from Fort Verde would visit the site • Fort Verde State Historic Park: Illustrates the life of lived during his frequent visits to Arizona’s and bring their families for a picnic, a frontier soldier. Rim Country. The new, full-size historically- Montezuma Castle has been a favourite • Gold King Mine: Museum of mining equipment accurate replica of the cabin appears destination for visitors to the Camp Verde and memorabilia. almost exactly as it did when built in 1922, area. One hundred years ago, Montezuma • Historic Downtown Clarkdale: Originally built by near the headwaters of Tonto Creek. Castle and 64 surrounding hectares of land William Andrews Clark in 1914 as a smelter town for near the town of Camp Verde were officially the United Verde Mine, now on the National Register established as a National Monument. Many of Historic Sites. • Tuzigoot National Monument: A partially activities, observances and lectures will be • Jerome State Historic Park: The Douglas Mansion, restored 110-room Sinagua community that scheduled over the course of the year to built in 1916, features exhibits devoted to history, sprawled over a hillside between 1125 and 1400. celebrate this milestone, including cultural mining and geology. Outside Cottonwood. demonstrations and speakers. • Montezuma Castle National Monument: Built by • Verde Canyon Railway: Narrated four-hour scenic • Facelift for the Verde Canyon Railroad: the Sinagua more than 600 years ago, this five-storey rail excursion that winds along sheer cliffs above All eight first-class and two coach cars, cliff dwelling occupies a huge limestone alcove near the Verde River, over bridges, through a long plus six outdoor viewing cars have been Camp Verde. tunnel, past historic mines and Indian ruins. Board painted to complement the tranquil • Out of Africa Wildlife Park: Interact with more than in Clarkdale. colours of the Verde Canyon. The most 400 animals from around the world. The Serengeti difficult car to paint was the Santa Fe Bell Safari is an authentic African Photo Safari; the because it’s the longest, measuring 29 Wildlife Preserve is a one-hour educational tour, on Natural Resources metres. The Santa Fe Bell is also the a tram or trolley; the Predator Feed offers an oppor- • Dead Horse Ranch State Park: A well-stocked oldest car, dating back to 1938. tunity to see and learn how large animals, such as lagoon keeps anglers busy year-round. lions and tigers, eat in the wild; Tiger Splash is • Sycamore Canyon Wilderness: Only hikers and scheduled to open in 2006. horse riders are allowed. Top Shops NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE • Prescott Courthouse Plaza: The centrepiece around which Prescott was built is now lined with eclectic boutiques and art galleries. Built by the Sinagua • Whiskey Row: A hangout for gamblers and “good people more than time girls” back in the early mining days, it once housed 26 saloons. Today, it’s a great place to shop 600 years ago, and dine. archaeologists believe that the 20 rooms at The Verde Valley Montezuma Castle Northeast of Prescott, on the other side of Mingus National Monument Mountain, is the “ghost” town of Jerome. A mining housed about 50 boomtown of the late 1800s, Jerome nearly disap- peared when the mines closed in 1953. But it was people and the 45 brought back to life through the efforts of members of rooms in the lower the Jerome Historical Society and other residents. structure held Clarkdale, built as a company town by William A. Clarke, owner of the United Verde Copper Company many more. and Cottonwood also preserve the spirit of days gone by. To the south, near Cortes Junction, is Arcosanti, architect Paolo Soleri’s futuristic community.

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NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE Clients can explore re-created rooms at Tuzigoot National Monument, a partially restored 110-room Sinagua community that sprawled over a hillside between 1125 and 1400, and imagine life in a pre-historic village.

Calendar

•Pecan, Wine & Antique Rodeo, August, Payson Festival, February, Camp •White Mountain Bluegrass Verde Festival, August, Pinetop- •Jerome Home Tour, May, Lakeside Jerome •The Arizona Cowboy Poets •Phippin Western Art Show, Gathering, August, Prescott May, Prescott •Fall Festival, September, •Annual Crawdad Festival, Pinetop-Lakeside June, Camp Verde •Fort Verde Days, October, •Frontier Days and World’s Camp Verde Oldest Rodeo, July, Prescott •Arizona’s Largest •Annual White Mountain Native Gingerbread Village, American Art Festival, July, November-December, Prescott Pinetop-Lakeside •Chili Cook-Off, August, Alpine •World’s Oldest Continuous

• Verde River: 32-kilometre waterway that runs through three National Forests. • West Clear Creek: Canyoneers, using inflatable rafts and swimming gear, go over waterfalls, down waterslides and through narrow chasms. Payson & Rim Country • Fishing: Local creeks and lakes offer bass and crappie, brook and rainbow trout. • Head into the Wilderness: Llama treks and Jeep tours of the Mogollon Rim Country. Hike the 81-kilometre Highline Trail below the rim, or the historic General George Crook National Scenic Trail, originally built as a military supply road in the late 1800s. • Pine-Strawberry Museum: Tells the story of the communities’ history from prehistoric times to the present. •Rim Country Museum: Replicas of historic buildings tell the history of the area. • Shoofly Village Ruins: Explore the ruins, and see the remains of an 80-room complex that was occupied between 850 and 1260 A.D. • Tonto National Forest: Camping and miles and miles of hiking trails. • Tonto Natural Bridge State Park: Cool, water-filled grottos and swimming holes and the world’s largest natural travertine bridge. • Zane Grey Museum: Houses the work of the American West’s most famous author.

44 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 84 Suggested Tour NATIVE AND NATURE TRAILS

For thousands of years, people have shared this beautiful region of above the Verde River. Clients can head to the tables at Cliff Castle Arizona with wildlife and for good reason. The Verde River and its Casino on the Yavapai-Apache Nation, and enjoy dinner. Overnight in tributaries give life to birds, other wildlife and plant species. This lush Camp Verde. region still provides a place to enjoy nature as well as appreciate how DAY FOUR The leisurely drive south on Historic Highway 89A life was for pre-historic inhabitants. over Mingus Mountain to Prescott Valley traverses a road that is DAY ONE The tour starts at the stunning red rocks of Sedona, just two visually and physically enclosed by vegetation and canyon walls. In hours north of Phoenix with a visit to Honanki and Palatki – large and Prescott, the area lakes, Goldwater, Lynx, Watson, Willow Springs or beautiful ancient ruins with impressive displays of rock art. A hike along Granite Basin offer great recreation. Clients can fish, kayak or the scenic Boynton Canyon Trail through the once-sacred land of the canoe on any or spend some time panning for gold in Lynx Creek, like Native Americans, and a Jeep tour on the backroads of beautiful Red the miners who built Prescott, Arizona’s original capital. The day ends Rock Country fill the afternoon. Overnight in one of Sedona’s Bed & with dinner at one of the restaurants and microbreweries in Breakfasts or luxury resorts. historic downtown Prescott and saloon-hopping on Whiskey Row. DAY TWO A shopping excursion through Sedona’s local shops and Overnight in Prescott. galleries for Native American jewelry, pottery, crafts, rugs and gifts DAY FIVE The last day of the tour starts in Prescott with starts the day. Then lunch at one of the restaurants at Tlaquepaque, a walking tour of Victorian homes, then a visit to the an exceptional collection of Sedona’s fine shops and galleries. If it’s Smoki Museum to explore Native American history, and finally Sunday, be sure to brunch at The Enchantment Resort, the view moving on to the Phippen Museum for one of the state’s best displays of of Boynton Canyon alone is worth the price, then drive to Clarkdale Western art. Alternatively, there is the option to play a leisurely and the Verde Canyon Railroad train depot. The four-hour train ride round of golf on any of five public courses or drive east to passes Native American ruins and historic sites, and plenty of wildlife Cordes Junction and visit architect Paolo Soleri’s futuristic city, Arcosanti. like bald eagles and herons along the way. Day Two ends with a short The tour ends heading back to Sedona or the Verde Valley. If your clients drive to Blazin’ M Ranch for a cowboy supper and entertainment. choose to make their Overnight in Cottonwood. way down to the Greater DAY THREE Montezuma Castle is a five-storey, 20-room “castle,” Phoenix area, suggest a which stands in a cliff recess 30 metres above the valley floor. Nearby stop at the Rock Springs is Montezuma Well where clients can climb down into the sinkhole Café in Black Canyon (not the water) and see the caves and the outlet of the springs. Back City to try the pie, we in Cottonwood, Tuzigoot National Monument is an entire village guarantee they’ll buy centered on a pueblo two storeys high, built on a hill, 36 metres one to take home.

High Country lush forests and the beautiful White Mountains. Discover Northern Arizona's premier • Alpine: Endless outdoor recreation, including 320 • Snowflake: More than 100 preserved 19th-century getaway, the Prescott Resort and kilometres of trout streams, 11 lakes, excellent golfing, Mormon homes, six on the U.S. National Register of Conference Center in Prescott, Arizona. camping, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Historic Homes, and three have been made into Located just 90 miles northwest of Phoenix, the Prescott Resort is a great • Casa Malpais Archaeological Park:Tours originate museums. escape for a relaxed weekend, a at the museum in Springerville and visit the remains of • Sunrise Ski Resort: Arizona’s largest ski area, on family vacation, corporate meeting, or a pueblo built by the Mogollon people and abandoned the White Mountain Apache Reservation with double, retreat in Northern Arizona. around the year 1400. triple, and high-speed quad chair lifts to three peaks, • Fishing: More than 50 natural lakes in the 60 trails and a 300-metre vertical drop. Also cross- Pinetop-Lakeside/White Mountain Apache country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice Reservation area. fishing, horseback riding, and sleigh riding, plus • Fort Apache Historic Park: Restored buildings of fishing and hunting in summer. 1500 Highway 69 what was a base for General Crook’s troops in the • White Mountain Trail System: Acollection of 25 to Prescott, Arizona 86301 Apache Wars of Geronimo and Naiche. 30 interconnecting multi-use trails that accommo- Website: www.prescottresort.com Reservations Number - 1-800-967-4637 • Golf: Tee off on local golf courses, surrounded by date bikers and equestrians.✹

85 Canadian Traveller • September 2006 • ARIZONA 45 ARIZONA’S WEST COAST

Yuma boasts a rich natural environment, plus a wealth of historic sites. Highlights include the Historic Downtown District, Yuma Territorial Prison State Park and St. Thomas Mission, built in 1922 on the grounds of the original mission founded in 1780.

• Sanguinetti House Museum: One of Yuma’s oldest buildings, this former home of a pioneer merchant now displays artifacts, furnishings and photographs of Arizona’s territorial period. • St. Thomas Mission: Built in 1922 on the grounds of the original mission founded by Father Graces in 1780. • Yuma Quartermaster Depot: Military supply hub for Arizona Territory until it closed in 1883. Tour original buildings, including the commanding officer’s quarters. CREDIT: YUMA CVB • Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park: Flowing from Hoover Dam to Mexico, the Colorado More Historic Sites: Former penitentiary that housed many of Arizona’s River defines Arizona’s West Coast. Two focal points • Century House Museum: Preserved by the Arizona most dangerous and notorious criminals between along the way are the cities of Yuma and Lake Havasu Historical Society, tour artifacts, photographs and 1876 and 1909. City, with their beaches, lakes and coves providing furnishings from the territorial era, then stroll the plenty of opportunities for water sports. gardens and aviaries. Noteworthy Attractions • Cocopah Indian Museum: Displays of tribal bead- • Armed Forces Park: Honours military veterans, both work, arts and crafts, tribal dolls. Clients can also living and dead from all branches of the services. Yuma browse the gift shop. • Imperial Date Gardens/The Dome: The Gardens Although a growing city, Yuma is surrounded by a rich • Fort Yuma-Quechan Museum: The buildings date are one of the leading medjool date producers natural environment, thanks to its Colorado River back to 1849 and the exhibits illustrate early Quechan offering up fresh dates, produce, nuts and candies. setting. It is a premier bird-watching destination, life, the arrival of the missionaries and the history of • The Peanut Patch: Learn all about peanuts, see hosting such species as the burrowing owl, the the fort. products made from them, and try samples of fresh vermillion flycatcher and the Yuma clapper rail. Its roasted peanuts and fudge. national wildlife refuges are popular with hikers, • Roxaboxen Park: Unique park, based on the book cyclists and equestrians. by Alice McLerran, where clients can use their imag- What’s New ination and the rocks that are there to create their own Living History home away from home. YUMA The first inhabitants of Yuma were the Quechan, • Yuma Art Centre: The complex houses four art Yuma Riverfront Development: Ground has Cocopahs and the Mohaves, tribes that gathered galleries and the Historic Yuma Theatre. been broken on the US $80 million private/public along the banks of the Colorado. The U.S. Army • Yuma Proving Ground Heritage Center: Depicts project that will include a full service hotel, followed with the founding of Fort Yuma in 1849, then the military history of Yuma Proving Ground from its conference centre, restaurants and retail outlets steamboats and the railroad brought merchants and inception in 1942 to today. Exhibits include Post and will anchor Yuma’s West and East Wetlands settlers. Yuma’s history lives today in its Downtown Commander’s office, Army uniforms and military vehi- projects with the city’s Historic North End. Historic District where restaurants, shops and cles, equipment and munitions that have been tested galleries have blossomed in heritage buildings. at YPG over the years.

46 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 86 On Tour • Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: The Canada • Colorado King I Paddleboat: Climb aboard the Goose Drive is a 6.5-kilometre route that offers close What’s New double-deck sternwheeler for a narrated excursion views of wintering waterfowl and sandhill cranes. • Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: Hike the on the Colorado River. LAKE HAVASU CITY Painted Desert Trail, go bird-watching, or try to spot • Yuma River Tours: See birds and wildlife and view Lighthouses of Lake Havasu: Exact replicas of bighorn sheep, wild horses, burros, mule deer and historic Indian petroglyphs during a jet boat tour on 11 working lighthouses that currently exist other wildlife. the Colorado River. throughout the United States have been recreated • Kofa National Wildlife Refuge: Hike through Palm • Yuma Valley Railway: Travel in a 1922 Pullman in one-third scale along the shores of Lake Canyon and see desert wildlife, including desert coach along the winding banks of the Colorado River Havasu. The lighthouses may be viewed by shore, bighorn sheep. within sight of Mexico, while a guide relates folklore or enjoyed as an additional sight on boat tours. and historic facts. • Martinez Lake: Great lake for fishing, boating, water skiing or playing on personal watercraft. • Picacho State Recreation Area: Guided nature Natural Resources photo exhibits that chronicle the construction of walks, hiking and fishing from October through May. • Betty’s Kitchen: Take a comfortable walk along a Parker Dam. well-maintained trail while watching for warblers and • The Parker Strip: A 25-kilometre strip of the other migrating birds. Tee Time Colorado River that attracts water skiers, wake- Golf Digest magazine has rated Yuma, with 16 diverse boarders, canoeists, personal watercraft riders, and challenging courses, including three champ- boaters and anglers. ionship-calibre 18-hole layouts, as the 11th best city in the United States for golf. The Desert Hills Municipal Golf Course is rated by the magazine as one of Arizona’s top municipal golf courses. Lake Havasu City Merry Old England meets modern America in Lake Top Shopping Havasu City, which has grown up around London Bridge, moved there by the city’s founder during the • Historic Downtown District: Browse through shops 1960s. The biggest attraction in the area, however, and galleries, then stop to eat at a wide variety of remains the lake itself. People come primarily for the restaurants housed in beautifully restored buildings. boating, waterskiing, jetskiing, windsurfing and sailing. • Algodones: Cross the border into Mexico and shop for bargains, then dine out in shaded courtyards. Noteworthy Attractions Main Stays • Havasu National Wildlife Refuge: Explore Topock Gorge, a 20-kilometre section of the Colorado River • Choose from a wide range of motels, hotels, inns and that protects bald eagles and peregrine falcons. RV resorts that cater to every budget. • Lake Havasu Museum of History: Exhibits depict the area’s development, from prehistoric times to the present. Parker • London Bridge: The “world’s largest antique” was Rated as one of the best recreational boating sites in purchased in 1968, disassembled in England, and the Southwest, the season runs from March through shipped to Arizona for reassembly. November, Parker is also the site of Parker Dam,the deepest dam in the world. Both Buckskin Mountain On Tour: State Park and River Island State Park offer camping • BlueWater Jet Boat Tours: Enjoy a fully narrated

LAKE HAVASU TOURISM BUREAU and launch facilities for boaters. scenic and historic tour of Topock Gorge and Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. The biggest attraction in the Lake • Colorado River Indian Tribes Museum: Learn Havasu area is the lake itself. Clients about the Mohave and Chemehuevi tribes, and their history at the museum plus three National Historic Major Communities can rent all kinds of watercraft, hike Register sites: Old Mohave Presbyterian Mission the shores to see bird and wildlife, Church, the historic town site of La Paz and several Community Population along with petroglyphs or camp huge drawings etched into the desert floor. Yuma ...... 77,515 •Fishing:Cast a line into the Colorado River and its dams Lake Havasu City ...... 41,938 alongside the water and enjoy the and lakes for bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish and trout. Bullhead City ...... 33,769 stunning natural beauty. • Parker Historical Society Museum: Displays San Luis...... 15,322 Native American and mining artifacts, along with

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• Gem and Mineral Pow Wow, January, Quartzsite • Yuma Lettuce Days, January, Yuma • Winter Blast Fireworks Displays, February, Lake Havasu City • Lake Havasu Lighthouse Festival, March, Lake Havasu City • Midnight at the Oasis Festival, March, Yuma • Yuma Birding & Nature Festival, April, Yuma • World Jet Ski Finals, September/October Lake Havasu • London Bridge Days, October, Lake Havasu City •Annual Relics & Rods “Run to the Sun” Classic Car Show, October, Lake Havasu City • Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival, November, Yuma • Festival of Lights, November, Lake Havasu City • Boat Parade of Lights/Festival of Lights, December, Lake Havasu City

• Dixie Belle: Replica of a Mississippi paddlewheeler offers a daily tour schedule. • London Bridge Gondola: Picturesque waterfront tours aboard hand-crafted gondolas, complete with serenading boatmen. Natural Resources • Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge: Spot more than 275 species of birds. • Crossman Peak Natural Scenic Area: Join a guided four-wheel-drive tour and learn about the ecology, geology and early history of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. • Hualapai Mountain Park: Hike 25 kilometres of developed and undeveloped trails and keep an eye out for deer, eagles and raccoons. • Lake Havasu State Park: Launch a boat at one of five ramps or hike the 2.5-kilometre nature trail that runs along the shoreline. Tee Time Golfers in the Lake Havasu area can choose from four courses, three of them 18-hole layouts and a nine-hole course, that include championship and executive lengths.

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LIVING ON THE EDGE The Colorado River is Arizona’s border on the west, and has made agriculture and water recreation major attractions for the cities “on the edge” of the river. This itinerary stimulates the mind, the palate, and the spirit of adventure.

DAY ONE This tour begins in Yuma, the winter vegetable capital of the U.S., three hours southeast of Phoenix. Clients can see what it was like to travel across the desert back in the day with a drive on Old Plank Road in the Imperial Sand Dunes. The Dunes were also a film location for Star Wars. Yuma produces 95 per cent of the nation’s lettuce – clients can take an agricultural tour led by an expert from the agricultural program at Arizona Western College. Or jump on the Yuma Valley Railway for a tour of history along the banks of the Colorado. Trains run on Saturdays and Sundays October through May. The day ends with an evening at Britain Farms Chuck Wagon supper club with live entertainment along with an old town gun fight. Overnight in Yuma. DAY TWO Golf Digest Magazine has rated Yuma as the 11th best city in the United States for golf. So book your clients a tee time on one the area’s 16 diverse courses, then on a guided tour of Imperial Date Gardens, they have to try the date shakes – mm-mm-good! Or, a tour of the Peanut Patch and taste fresh peanuts, peanut brittle and peanut fudge. Day Two winds down with a nighttime canoe trip down the Colorado River to spot nocturnal animals. Overnight in Yuma. DAY THREE This day starts with a drive north to Fisher’s Landing at Martinez Lake and a cruise aboard Yuma River Tours’ (including lunch) jet boat up through Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, stopping to see an old miner’s cabin, Native American petroglyphs and river wildlife. Continuing north the route hits Parker, where clients can water ski or jet ski the Parker Strip, a 25-kilometre section of river above Headgate Dam; rentals are widely available. The day ends at the tables of the Blue Water Resort and Casino. Overnight in Parker. DAY FOUR Send clients on a tour of the Colorado River Indian Tribal Museum for a look at the Native American history of the river. From there the route heads Free upgrade north to Lake Havasu City, home of the London Bridge. The water offers a great perspective of the London Bridge and many photo opportunities. Rentals of just They’ll ride into a about any type of watercraft imaginable. Clients should keep an eye out for the replica lighthouses along the shore. Overnight in Lake Havasu. one-horse town in style DAY FIVE The last day starts with a dawn hot air balloon ride over the lake and the surrounding desert. Or, a round of golf, with a view, from the course at one of Havasu’s championship or executive courses. Later clients can take an off- road trip in a six-wheel Drive Pinzgauer to see stunning desert views, the Mohave Mountains and historic sites. Overnight in Lake Havasu.

Main Stays • Book into a wide range of properties, including national chains, condos and water- Must be booked using front resorts. Coupon Code SUN. Bullhead City • Colorado River Museum: Examine displays of steamboats, mining and Mohave Indian life. • Hoover Dam: Discover the secrets of this engineering marvel on a guided tour. alamo.ca 1 800 4-AGENTS • Oatman: Wander through this former gold mining town on Route 66 and feed the Reserve a 4 door compact to midsize car. They automatically get a free upgrade. One coupon per rental. Upgrade wild burros that wander the streets. is subject to availability at the time of pick up. Offer is subject to standard rental conditions. Blackout dates may apply. 24 hour advance reservation required. Not valid with any other discount or promotional rates. Good only at • Gold Road Mine: Join a tour of the mine, which tunnels under Route 66 participating locations. Valid for one free upgrade to the next car category. Minimum 5 day rental. Travel Agents’ GDS/SI-C-SUN. Offer valid until December 2006. ® Registered trademark of Alamo Rent A Car (Canada) Inc. near Oatman. ✹

89 Canadian Traveller • September 2006 • ARIZONA 49 HOW TO SELL ARIZONA

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Your mission, if you choose to accept it is to find the most awe-inspiring images of Arizona and push them out as ‘eye candy’ to your customer base through any and all marketing means at your disposal. You may have to go big on this one. First thing to think about is where you would and could show off this image. Is there room in your agency window, in the lobby of the building that houses your agency, in a co-op partner’s office or building such as a Chapters bookstore? Once you have identified where your image will be located, find a local firm that can produce giant enlargements up to 90 cm x 210 cm. Now this size image is not worth a thousand bucks. You can buy a 1 x 2-metre image for $200 or less depending upon the material it is copied to – paper, canvas or vinyl.

A Thousand Pictures Are Worth A Word You may not need that many but you will want and need enough to create a non-stop presentation that can play on your website or be e-mailed out as an attachment (more a link back to your website) – with your goal to turn your customer’s eyes to a place where they will see image after wonderful image of Arizona. You want your customers to be mumbling “A-r-i-z-o-n- a…” in their sleep. Although we’re focusing on images here, you will still need a word or two “out there” pushing your clients to go view your presentation. Your push will be via your NATIONAL PARK SERVICE newsletter, e-mail signatures and of course right there Take your clients on a photographic journey. Find the most awe-inspiring images of on your website with the link to the images under your Arizona, the type that create an “oooh” and “aaaaaaaah” response, and push them out as call to action. Here’s another website to click to where you can view images of the state: www.arizona ‘eye candy’ to your customer base through any and all marketing means at your disposal. scenicroads.com/main.aspx By Steve Crowhurst

When it comes to selling a destination like Arizona we Did You Know? try to conjure up all sorts of ideas, tips and techniques for you to take this state to market and push it out to • 2005 visitation* from Canada to Arizona was cities across Canada in the fall of 2006. The film your clients to initiate a positive response. Most of the 422,700, representing an increase of 19 per Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets will be hitting time we’re talking about word-power; how to create cent over 2004 visitations. IMAX screens in Vancouver September 18, slogans that pull the eyes and minds of your clients to • More than US $356 million was spent in Arizona Calgary September 21, Toronto September 26 your Arizona promotional campaign. This time around by Canadians in 2005. and Montreal September 28. There will be a one- we’ll focus on images that create an “oooh” and • Arizona-Canada trade amounted to more than week trip for two to Arizona awarded in each city. “aaaaaaaah” and a “that’s the one” type of response. US $3.1 billion in 2005. Canada is Arizona’s The prize package includes accommodation, You’ll want to take your customers on a photo- second largest trading partner. airfare, car rental, tours and admission to some graphic journey, a through the lens view of Arizona’s • In 2006/07 the Arizona Office of Tourism will exciting Arizona attractions. statewide photogenic side. You may have to wrap a once again reach out to consumers with an • The Canadian Cactus Newsletter offers up few words around your images as the human mind has advertising campaign scheduled to run in both news and tips that are useful for selling Arizona. been trained to look, see, read, sift and sort the infor- print and onlinemedia. Subscribe today at azinfo@travelmarketing mation the brain receives. However the main grabber • The Arizona Office of Tourism is bringing a spec- experts.com. here will be the image. tacular Grand Canyon IMAX film to four major *visits of one or more nights

50 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 90 Organize camera tour/safaris of Arizona. One possible theme is First Nations Heritage. Through the AOT you might be able to gain access to places and people not available to the average visitor.

The Great Canadian All Arizona Photo Competition Here’s your chance to win some bookings to Arizona, offer your clients a chance to gain their 15 minutes of fame and possibly a trip to Arizona and put yourself in the picture, too. That would be the financial picture. A picture with a green hue no less! Work with the Arizona Tourism team and arrange SCOTTSDALE CVB a competition along the lines of “The Great Canadian All Arizona Photo Competition” – you’ll have two main Shooting The Shot images for any and all marketing. So now you start to routes to generating a return in terms of commissions All dressed up and nothing to click! So what’s the think about how you will use these images to generate and repeat customers. theme, the angle, the story; what do you want your more business to the Grand Canyon State. One niche clients to shoot? What’s the shot of shots to shoot? market seems to jump right up and shout “click here!” • The winning shot must have been taken during a One Arizona theme is The Grand Canyon State. So trip to Arizona purchased through your agency. hey, let’s go with that for a paragraph or two. The Grand Camera Tours / Safaris: You are in control here. You This arrangement generates up front cashflow and Canyon, a wonder of the world, right there in Arizona, can work with the AOT Team and create a tour for commissions/service fees and also delivers a fine waiting, posing, with a wide smile, too. This could be photographers that will take them to the most scenic selection of Arizona images for your next program. your theme. Or, you could focus in on something else. places and vantage points in the state or to specific An activity? A sport? areas/locations. The subject matter of certain tours • The client can enter their photo of a past trip to could be stated up front. For instance you might choose Arizona to win a future trip to Arizona. Here you Grand Canyon: What can you ask for? So much to First Nations Heritage as the theme for one of your tours. will be banking on the competition generating interest shoot. You can go for the usual, you could add a twist. Through the AOT you might well be able to gain access and inquiries from participants who do not win and But let’s try these: Sunrise; Sunset; Mystical, Magical, to places and people not available to the average visitor. non-participants who have developed an interest Unbelievable Colours; Action and Activity; Gorge; based on the images used in the overall campaign. River; Trekking. Beginners to Advanced: The majority of travellers own a camera and range from beginners to advanced. The prize(s) could be a return trip to Arizona or it could Golf Shots: Golf in Arizona is big business and be any other type of prize, which should probably be chances are there would be some classic images to be linked to photography as this allows you to seek and scored through the lens. Think about the subject Airlines engage a marketing partner from the camera matter: Most Horrendous Driving Position; Best Hole- sales/photo finishing digitial imaging/software industries. in-One Fist in The Air; An Incredulous Look of Despair; •Air Canada offers daily non-stop serviced to Happiest Couple in a Golf Cart; come on, you can think Phoenix Sky Harbour International Airport from The rules of the game are all important. Here are up the rest. Toronto and seasonally from Calgary. three links to click to for a variety of rules and regula- • America West/US Airways offers daily non-stop tions – one of them showing how an Australian travel Dining Out: Now this could be funny, show good times service from Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and agency has conducted their photo competition. – we’re talking food, cuisine, yummie stuff, happiness, Edmonton. Another link will take you to the CBC’s rules for a recent bliss – so lets try for the: Best Location; Best Signage; • WestJet offers seasonal daily service from photo competition they ran. You will be able to apply Best Ambience; Best Group Smile After Dessert shot. Calgary, and will increase its flights from some or most of the information these websites offer to Winnipeg to three times per week as of October your own campaign. Click to: www.cbc.ca/nature Post Competition Action 29 and will introduce four times per week ofthings/2006rulesregs.pdf or www.intrepidtravel.com/ Lets move on to the time when your competition is service from Edmonton on October 29. photo.php_or_www.intrepidtravel.com/pdf/photocomp over. What you’ll have in your hands will be, should be, •Alaska, American, Continental, Delta and _flyer.pdf?PHPSESSID=85edec216692a29e323a43 a photo essay based on Arizona’s very own “come and United all fly daily via their various hubs. 82f7094596 see me” shots. Your fine print gave you the use of these

91 Canadian Traveller • September 2006 • ARIZONA 51 HOW TO SELL ARIZONA

There is another market here that could be tapped. The School of Fine Photography could be born of your agency as you link with professional photographers based in Arizona to host workshops and more.

And Now For Something Professional You want to see what the pro’s shoot? Want to see Arizona at it’s finest? Well let’s visit www.arizonahigh- ways.com/ and find the most glorious images along with terrific articles, all based on what your customer can see, do and experience, and what you can, and should be, packaging and selling. Arizona Office of Tourism Canada Right on the Arizona Highways home page is a Team: left to right, Bill Miller, Julian link that will take you to Photo Workshops. Hey… who Wong, Chris Ryall and Sean Devlin. knew? www.friendsofazhighways.com/ is where you SCOTTSDALE CVB will find ready made workshops that you should be • Seminars: One-on-one or group training at An Arizona photo contest is a great way able to build into your own packages. Now how easy your agency. to generate commissions and repeat is that? • Sales Material: Brochures, posters, videos, cd- roms, contacts and just general information and customers. Themes could include the Working With Travel Agents consultation. Or, visit the Arizona Web site at Grand Canyon, Dining Out, and of The Arizona Office of Tourism’s Canadian office is www.ArizonaGuide.com. course, Golf. here to help you sell the Grand Canyon state more • Fam Trips: Fams for select agents can be organ- effectively. Here’s how: ised in conjunction with Canadian tour operators and/or airlines. • Commissions: Agents can register on to our website Tour Operators Selling Arizona and then start earning commissions on packages through our www.arizonavationvalues.com website. There are more than 60 Canadian tour operators selling Arizona product from air only, FIT, golf and spa • Sales Leads: Agents (or tour operators/planners) packages, etc. with a group of 10 or more seeking accommodation, tours, etc. can call the Arizona Office of Tourism in Adventure Touring RV Rentals Golf Holidays West Ottawa Valley Tours Canada, for assistance. The office will send out the Air Canada Vacations Golf the World Vacations/ Pacific Sunspots Tours faxes, e-mails, phone calls, etc., and get the Arizona- Aliotours Globespan Pathway Tours based suppliers to send the required information and Ancaster Tours Great Canadian Holidays and Queensway Tours rates directly back to you. Anderson Tours Coaches Rivers Tours Cardinal Tours Groupe Voyages Quebec Roadtrips Inc. Contact the office at: Carte Postale Tours Gryphon Golf & Spa Romantic Planet Arizona Office of Tourism Collette Vacations Experience Royal Pacific Destinations 55 Town Centre Court, Suite 642 Contiki Holidays Hanover Holidays Tours Royal Scenic Holidays Toronto, ON M1P 4X4 Cosmos Limited Sacred Earth Journeys Tel: (416) 861-1240 DeNure Tours Hillcrest Tours Group Ltd. Senior Tours Canada Fax: (416) 861-1108 Ellison Travel & Tours Holiday House Skylink Travel E-mail: [email protected] Escapades by Huntington Insight Vacations Sportvac Tours Web sites: www.ArizonaGuide.com Fairway Golf Vacations Intair USA Standard Tours www.ArizonaVacationValues.com Fehr-way Tours International Golf Vacations Total Vacations www.ArizonaScenicRoad.com✹ Flextour Irwin’s Seniors Tours Tours Chanteclerc Franklin Tours ITN Canada Inc. Tours Cure-Vac Fun Sun Vacations Ltd. Maverick Vacations Trafalgar Tours of Canada Steve Crowhurst, CTC, of Vancouver-based SMP G.A.P. Adventures Merit Travel Group (Golf Trek Holidays Training Co., is a management trainer/consultant to GAP Traveller Holidays) Ultimate Golf Vacations retail travel agents, wholesalers, airlines, departments GeoTours Inc. Misa Tours International Voyages Gendron/Flextrip of tourism and hospitality- and leisure-based compa- Globespan MPT Marco Polo Travel WestJet Vacations nies in Canada and the US. He specializes in new busi- Globus Company Limited Year Round Travel Inc. ness generation. The above ideas and suggestions are Gold Crest Tours Nagel Tours Inc. from Steve and do not represent policies of, or an Golf Away Tours Neo Tours endorsement by, the Arizona office of Tourism.

52 ARIZONA • September 2006 • Canadian Traveller 92 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITOR’S BUREAU LISTINGS

Ahwatukee Cave Creek El Mirage Havasupai Tribe www.ahwatukeechamber.com www.carefree-cavecreek.com www.northwestvalley.com www.havasupaitribe.com (480) 753-7676 (480) 488-3381 (623) 583-0692 (928) 448-2121/(928) 448-2141

Ajo City of Chandler Eloy (Sunland Visitors) Hayden www.ajochamber.com www.visitchandler.com www.eloychamber.com www.copperbasinaz.com (520) 387-7742 (480) 782-3037 (520) 466-3411 (520) 363-7607

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Ash Fork Cochise County Fountain Hills Jerome (928) 637-0098 www.explorecochise.com www.fountainhillschamber.com www.jeromechamber.com (480) 837-1654 www.azjerome.com Benson/San Pedro Valley Cocopah Indian Tribe (928) 634-2900 www.cityofbenson.com www.itcaonline.com Fredonia (520) 586-4293 (602) 258-4822 (928) 643-7241 Kaibab-Paiute Tribe www.kaibabpaiutetribal.com Bisbee Colorado River Indian Tribe (928) 643-7245 Gila Bend www.bisbeearizona.com www.critonline.com (866) 2-BISBEE (928) 669-9211 www.gilabendaz.org Kearny (866-224-7233)/(520) 432-5421 (928) 683-2002 www.copperbasinaz.com Coolidge (520) 363-7607 Black Canyon City www.coolidgeaz.com Gilbert www.blackcanyoncity.org (520) 723-3009 www.ci.gilbert.az.us Kingman (623) 374-9797 (480) 892-0056 www.kingmantourism.org Cottonwood (866) 427-7866/(928)753-6106 Bouse www.chamber.verdevalley.com/ Glendale www.bouseazchamber.com tourism www.visitglendale.com Lake Havasu City (928) 851-2174 (928) 634-7593 (877) 800-2601/(623) 930-4500 www.golakehavasu.com (800) 2HAVASU (242-8278)/(928) Buckeye Dolan Springs Globe 453-3444 www.buckeyevalleychamber.org www.kingmantourism.org www.globemiamichamber.com (877) 850-2600/(623) 386-2727 (928) 767-4473 (928) 425-4495 Marana www.maranachamber.com Bullhead City Douglas Golden Valley (520) 682-4314 www.bullheadchamber.com www.goldenvalleychamber.com (800) 987-7457/(928) 754-4121 www.explorecochise.com (928) 565-3311 Maricopa Chamber Camp Verde Duncan www.maricopachamberofcom- www.townofduncan.com Graham County merce.com www.campverde.org www.graham-chamber.com (928) 567-9294 (928) 359-2791 (520) 548-2844 (888) 837-1841/(928) 428-2511 Carefree Eagar Mayer Area www.carefree-cavecreek.com www.eagar.com Grand Canyon www.mayerareachamber.org (480) 488-3381 (902) 333-2656 www.grandcanyonchamber.org (928) 632-4355 (888) 472-2696/(928) 638-2901 Casa Grande Ehrenberg McMullan Valley www.casagrandechamber.org www.coloradoriverinfo.com/ Green Valley www.azoutback.com (800) 916-1515/(520) 836-2125 ehrenberg/chamber www.greenvalleychamber.com (928) 859-3846 (800) 858-5872/ (520) 625-7575 Catalina Elgin Mesa www.the-chamber.com www.sonoitaelginchamber.org Guadalupe www.mesacvb.com (520) 297-2191 (520) 455-5498 www.guadalupeaz.org (800) 283-6372/(480) 827-4700

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