The National Park Service (NPS) will again offer shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and the neighboring town of Tusayan, Arizona in 2012. The Tusayan Route shuttle will be available from May 12 through September 7 and will run at 15-minute intervals between 8 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon Shuttle Service Resuming
Tourism
Bear Aware Week Underway in Northern Arizona
May 1st-May 7th is Bear Aware Week at Bearizona Wildlife Park. During Bear Aware Week, the park provides information to visitors about how to live and recreate in areas that are inhabited by black bear. The first 100 people to download and complete the Bear Aware Quiz from our … [Read more...] about Bear Aware Week Underway in Northern Arizona
Grand Canyon–an Economic Driver
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that almost 4.4 million visitors spent more than $415 million in Grand Canyon National Park and in gateway regions around the park in 2010. In addition, visitor spending supported 6,167 jobs in the local area. The four economic/job sectors most … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon–an Economic Driver
Flagstaff Sno-Park Proposing Sustainable Business
Two Flagstaff natives are working with the City of Flagstaff to open a snow-play park within the city limits. John Crowley and T.J. Dana promise a first-class tubing park that will offer activities for all ages – if they can get a lease agreement and approval from the city. Plans for Flagstaff … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Sno-Park Proposing Sustainable Business
Valentine Diners – A Slice of History
Nothing captures the romance of Old Route 66’s heyday like its roadside stops – tiny trading posts and hole-in-the-wall diners that fed travelers as they crossed the country from Chicago to Los Angeles – and nothing embodies that romance more than a Valentine Diner. The tiny prefab diners that … [Read more...] about Valentine Diners – A Slice of History
Sale of Plastic Water Bottles Banned in Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park is eliminating the in-park sale of water packaged in individual disposable containers within 30 days under a plan approved today by National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional (IMR) Director John Wessels. Free water stations are available throughout the … [Read more...] about Sale of Plastic Water Bottles Banned in Canyon
Lowell Observatory’s Expanding Universe
It's not only with the new Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) that operations are getting bigger at Lowell Observatory. They've also been hiring new staff, revamping the website and expanding outreach activities. A lot of the money to fund the upswing in research activity at the observatory has come … [Read more...] about Lowell Observatory’s Expanding Universe
Partnering for Watchable Wildlife
One of the great advantages of living in Northern Arizona is the chance to see all sorts of wildlife. Now, knowing where you’ll have the best chance to do that in the Flagstaff area should soon be easier. Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is developing a new Watchable Wildlife program for the … [Read more...] about Partnering for Watchable Wildlife
Canyon Ranger Wins Prestigious Harry Yount Award
Grand Canyon National Park Supervisory Park Ranger Lisa Hendy was awarded the National Park Service’s (NPS) 2011 Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award for excellence in the field of rangering. The award is named after the nation’s first park ranger (hired in Yellowstone National Park in 1880) and … [Read more...] about Canyon Ranger Wins Prestigious Harry Yount Award
Bearizona’s Fall Festival Underway
Bearizona Wildlife Park is ushering in fall with their Howly Growly Owly Fall Festival, going on the entire month of October. Feel the crisp mountain air as you hop on their Howl-O-Ween Express Bus, which takes visitors through the animal enclosures, with a knowledgeable tour guide at 10am and 12pm … [Read more...] about Bearizona’s Fall Festival Underway