Parks
Town of Duncan: Centennial Park is a mecca of recreational fun centrally located along side Old West Highway US 70 on the East side of Country Chic. Take a break from your travels and enjoy this wonderful roadside park that hosts amenities such as covered picnic tables, plenty of roomContinue Reading
Scenic Byways
The legendary Coronado Trail Scenic Highway (US 191), aka “The Devil’s Highway” (Old Route 666) leads travelers from high desert landscapes to alpine forests (or vice versa) via more than 200 switchbacks and many hairpin turns so the views are ever-changing and as beautiful as they are varied. The BlackContinue Reading
Rockhounding
Search for fire agate and geodes in first class rockhounding areas! Ash Peak is adjacent US 70, “The Old West Highway”, as you enter Greenlee County on the west side. Explore the valley below the peak with a visit to the Ash Peak Mining District. Visit the old mines andContinue Reading
Discover Greenlee Newsletter | July 2024
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Celebrating the Spirit of America: A Tribute from the Greenlee County Tourism Council
by Kindle Spears | GTA ChairmanAs the sun rises over the rugged beauty of Greenlee County, Arizona, casting its golden lightupon our breathtaking landscapes, we are reminded of the boundless spirit that defines ournation. Today, as we gather to celebrate the 4th of July, the Greenlee County Tourism Councilextends aContinue Reading
ACA’s Small Business Boot Camp – A Statewide Resource for Entrepreneurs
Over the past four years, the Small Business Boot Camp has become a key resource for Arizona’s small business community. Each session is presented by leading companies, universities, community college programs, nonprofits, and small business owners who are experts in their fields.Continue Reading
Pareidolia: Look Up! What Do You See?
by Akos Kovach | GTA Board Member According to Psychology Today: “Pareidoliais a phenomenon wherein people perceive likenesses on random images—such as faces, animals, or objects on clouds and rock formations. It is not a clinical diagnosis nor is it a disorder. The brain has a tendency to assign meaningContinue Reading
What is the Right Job for You?
by Leslie Ray | Greenlee Visitors Center Manager It’s taken me over 55 years to find the perfect job for me. A job where I can do what I know how to do. TALK! Several years ago I was a clerk on my probation period at a fast service convenienceContinue Reading
Why Greenlee is the best Arizona county to live in?
Out of Arizona’s 15 counties, only one can be the best, and a new ranking claims to have found it. Greenlee County was rated the best Arizona county to live in as the best county for families and to buy a home, according to Niche’s list of the 2024 BestContinue Reading
Does the name Stonebridge Ring a Bell?
Two sisters and their cousin, with the maiden name of Stonebridge, came in to the visitors center with a scrapbook of memories of their fathers when they were born and lived in Clifton in the 1920s. There were twin brothers and another brother. The two sisters’ father was Donald oneContinue Reading
Discover Greenlee Newsletter | June 2024
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Fiesta Latina Coming June 6-9 at WNMU
Western New Mexico University acknowledges the deep roots New Mexico shares withMexico. The territory of New Mexico gained statehood in 1912, yet the people living inthe border regions and beyond continue to be influenced by these roots in all aspects ofculture– art, food, music, language and customs. As a HispanicContinue Reading
Greenlee Gardens – Clifton Site
It may be called Greenlee Gardens – Clifton Site, but over the last decade we have gardened with residents from all parts of the county. On Saturday, April 13th,garden members welcomed gardeners, old and new, to look over the garden, take home some free plants, learn about identifying which weedsContinue Reading