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| How Prescott got its name |
| To understand why Prescott's founding fathers chose to name their fair city after a man who basically had no connection to this area, today's residents have to know that William Hickling Prescott was somewhat of a rock star in the mid-1800s. |
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| Prescott's main street named for man who never stepped foot in town |
| A man whose name is prominent enough to be uttered thousands of times a day in Prescott never came anywhere near a region that particularly intrigued him - the West. |
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| Photographer's work depicts Western lifestyle
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| Cammon Bender, an amateur photographer in Prescott in the 1940s, took photos of branding on Fain Ranch and presidential candidate Thomas Dewey at a campaign stop, but he preferred to take photos of landscapes or scenes rather than people, said his son Larry Bender. |
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| Lindley: A man for all seasons, especially baseball |
Summertime brought Ken Lindley's favorite sound - the crack of the ball bat.
A true sportsman he was - propped in front of football games on television in the winter, and an avid fisherman and hunter, when he had the time. But, it was always baseball, softball, and slow-pitch that held a bigger place in his heart. |
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| Arizona can be very wet - and very dry |
Visitors from outside the Southwest often are shocked to hear that Arizona experiences an annual monsoon.
It usually starts around the Fourth of July and ends in mid-September. ... |
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| TEE TIME: Area golf courses offer world-class play |
| It's said a bad day on the links is better than a good day ... doing anything else. Following is a listing and profile of the Prescott area's golf courses: |
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| The Prescott Way: Hikers, cyclists have plenty to choose from among local trails |
| Ask local hiking and biking enthusiasts to name a favorite area trail, and don't expect to get an easy answer. "My favorite? That's hard; there are so many," was a common response from the locals who advocate for trails. ... |
