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
San Francisco River Revitalization Kick-Off
Recently, the Tourism Council receive a grant to develop a plan to revitalize the river and its valley. An event St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2023 will mark the Kick-off of the plan with a community celebration. All are invited to join the fun at the Clifton Soccer Field nextContinue Reading
What Brings You to Greenlee? | Gila Watershed Partnership
I run a nonprofit in Safford, AZ, which does riparian habitat restoration along the Gila River, but purports to serve the entire Gila Watershed of southeastern Arizona. One of the ways we do that is by running river cleanups and water quality testing along tributaries such as the San FranciscoContinue Reading
Who needs the Greenlee County Tourism Council?
By Steve Ahmann It is just another organization designed to frustrate you because: Besides, Greenlee County already has everything I want. Great scenery; wide open spaces; healthy climate, air, and water; great elected officials that work hard for me; excellent schools; low taxes; wide, safe, clean streets and roads; sidewalksContinue Reading
Greenlee – Becoming a destination
by Akos Kovach | GTC Vice Chair Once upon a time in a land close and dear ran a river from the mountains filled with wolves, cattle and deer. It took me just a little while to embrace this huge big place, so much to see and so much toContinue Reading
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE.
I WILL NEVER AGAIN BE AS YOUNG AS I AM TODAY. By Will Collins Clichés true enough, however these two statements are facts of which I remind myself daily. This mantra starts my day with an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE (I love clichés). A more positive way to look at the opportunitiesContinue Reading
Greenlee Newsletter | January 2023
Kicking Off 2023 in Greenlee (mailchi.mp)Continue Reading
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Announces 2022 Greenlee County Community Investment Grant Recipients
PHOENIX, AZ, December 6, 2022 –– Freeport-McMoRan is pleased to announce the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation has awarded nearly $2.9 million to 41 projects in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico through our Community Investment Fund. Recipient organizations will receive their monetary awards and be recognized by Freeport-McMoRan and members of the CommunityContinue Reading
Thousands of Stories – one at a time
By Akos Kovach As we begin the year 2023, we are reminded of the history that has been seared into the stone and granite of this slice of earth known as Greenlee County. How many millennia have passed since this place began to take shape? We will leave that complexContinue Reading