From the issue: "Proudly decked out in her nation's colors, an all-American Jessica Reed, age 9, stars in the children's parade, just one in a swirl of events that make up Prescott's Frontier Days."
From the issue: "Proudly decked out in her nation's colors, an all-American Jessica Reed, age 9, stars in the children's parade, just one in a swirl of events that make up Prescott's Frontier Days."
The Dinneh, a painting by R. Brownell McGrew. From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. M. McArthur Jr., Davenport, Iowa.
From the issue: "'Navajo Shepherd' by Beatien Yazz. 'Little No Shirt,' this talented Navajo artist, was the dominating figure in Alberta Hannum's book, Spin a Silver Dollar, for which he did illustrations."
From the issue: "Our cover page is from a 'color' shot of lower Oak Creek canyon by Norman G. Wallace, for the Photo Shop in Phoenix."
From the issue: "A prairie falcon casts a wary eye on the stalking photographer, in Arizona backcountry." Photograph by James Tallon.
From the issue: "The Navajo's hogan is his castle. The scene pictured on our cover is a classic scene in Navajoland. This is the rugged Lukachukai high country, one of the more fertile areas on the reservation because of the heavy snow cover during the winter months." Photograph by Esther Henderson.
From the issue: "'Invitation to Roam' by Allen C. Reed. Here is a road typical of the many country-style back roads to be found winding through the forests of Arizona's White Mountains."
From the issue: "On the front cover page of this month's Arizona Highways is a picture of Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson."
A project to preserve the Grand Canyon's oldest surviving historic structure will be honored in an award ceremony at Grand Canyon National Park this month.
The Buckey O'Neill Cabin, built by the Arizona legend himself on the South Rim around 1890, was the focus of the three-month restoration project by a team of personnel from Grand Canyon National Park, park concessionaire Xanterra, Loven Contracting, Page and Turnbull Architects, and the University of Delaware.
The structure had suffered damage from wood-boring insects, wood decay and water damage, and it had been painted with thick layers of historically inappropriate latex paint. It also needed a new roof. The team removed and replaced compromised logs, re-roofed the cabin and made other adjustments to restore the building to how it looked around 1935.
The recently completed project has been recognized with a Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Award, and a ceremony is planned for June 13 at the site.
The cabin is available for overnight stays. To learn more, visit the Grand Canyon lodging website.
Wes Holden, whose lengthy tenure on the staff of Arizona Highways included a stint as interim editor, died Friday, May 24, in the Phoenix area. He was 81.
Holden first appeared on the masthead of Arizona Highways as associate editor in January 1972. He served in that role until 1979, when he spent several months as acting editor following Tom Cooper's retirement.
After Gary Avey took over as editor in 1980, Holden became managing editor. Later in the 1980s, he moved to the Related Products Division (later renamed the Books Division) and led that department for nearly a decade, until his retirement in the mid-1990s.
Holden's widow, Suzi, tells Arizona Highways that her husband loved Arizona and its people, and she recalls one of his favorite sayings: "Do as much as you can for as long as you can, and then say thank you for a good run."
Peter Ensenberger, the magazine's former director of photography, remembers Holden as "a gentle soul and a kind spirit — one of the nicest people you'd ever meet." He adds, "He was a joy to be around, and he could weave a tale and tell a joke with the best of them. There was no such thing as a brief conversation with Wes."
In particular, Ensenberger recalls a staff trip down the old Butterfield Stage route. "Wes regaled us all with his knowledge of this historic trail," he says. "He knew all the twists and turns of the route like the back of his hand, and shared the legend and lore of its history."
Vicky Snow, who now is Arizona Highways' webmaster, worked on books with Holden toward the end of his career. She remembers him as "a gentle, kind of soft-spoken man" with a great sense of humor and a high-pitched laugh.
"He wouldn't just give me the edits to make from a printed proof," she says. "He'd come over to my workstation and take a seat next to me, and we would systematically apply his edits together, at my screen. He was very deliberate and in no hurry to crank projects out."
Cindy Bormanis, the magazine's operations and IT manager, also briefly overlapped with Holden. "He was a wonderful, kind man who enjoyed storytelling and photography," she says. "He always had a smile on his face and a story to tell."
Holden was of no relation to Win Holden, who retired as publisher of Arizona Highways in 2018.
A memorial service is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Green Acres Mortuary and Cemetery in Scottsdale.
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