It took approximately three years of Tom Foster’s life to move an 1882 salvaged steam hoist from the Harqua Hala gold mine in western Arizona to the Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center. In order to do so, Foster, the museum’s executive director, had to disassemble it completely, to the …
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This fall, Globe’s Apache Drive-In will close its gates on September 28. As the state’s last drive-in, with a capacity of just 200 cars, it has outlasted most. Within the last 25 years, Arizona has had all but two of its nearly 50 drive-ins close one by one. The Apache …
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If you are like many people, you might enjoy visiting old cemeteries even if you don’t have relatives there. They are a tangible link with the past and as you stroll the grounds of any old cemetery and read the headstones you can’t help but wonder about the lives lived. Linda GrossWriter, …
Read More »You know that old saying about putting the cart before the horse? Well, actually Cows came first. Then horses. And now Ore Carts. They all represent a large scale public art event intended to draw attention – They Do! And in the cases of the Cow Parade and Painted …
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During its reign, the Old Dominion mine, which sits in the hills overlooking highway 60 and Globe, was the major employer of this area. Though it still pumps water to the Pinto Valley mine about six miles away, things look a lot different at the Old Dominion these days. An …
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In an age where shopping malls and super highways rule our lives, the downtown district of Globe, with its “Main Street” of small shops, walk-able sidewalks, park benches and local traffic is something locals may take for granted, but visitors find charming. It’s more human scale satisfies the senses. Since moving to …
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GLOBE-MIAMI WILDFLOWERS Botanists predict the spring of 2010 should be a memorable year for wildflowers, but even in lean years Globe-Miami attracts photographers in search of vernal color. Why? Poppies, for one – robust patches of goldpoppies usually appear by late February bordering highway 60, beautifying the otherwise industrial drive …
Read More »The first time you drive through Six Shooter Canyon in search of the “Salsa Garden”, it is easy to miss the small weather-worn sign and simple home which marks the “Sunrise & Sunset Chile & Herb Garden.” But once there you discover that visiting the “Salsa Gardens” is no Wal …
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According to a benchmark study done on travel and tourism in the Globe-Miami area, Besh-ba-Gowah ranks in the top ten attractions in the area, and it is estimated 45-50,000 people visit it each year. But if it hadn’t been for the intervention of a local Councilman, Louie Aguirre, in the …
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The Historical Museum hosts a Smithsonian exhibit, a first for the area. Globe-Miami was one of six rural Arizona communities to host the exhibit. The exhibit Between Fences examines the impact fences have had on our lives and our nation’s history.
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