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Wickenburg’s Jail Tree was chosen as an Official AZ Centennial Witness Tree
You can find info posted at www.aztrees.org/azcentennial. In the next couple of days there will also be a brochure posted on the website that will be printed and distributed at various centennial and tree events throughout the year.
The Town will receive a 14x17 cast bronze plaque to install near the tree where it can be easily viewed by the public.
The Town of Wickenburg and the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce submitted information and photographs for the nomination!
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Wickenburg Chamber Of Commerce Welcomes Desert Caballeros Riders and Families - April 13-21, 2012
Enjoy "Spring Fling" Merchant Sales -Friday & Saturday . We'll Send You Off On Monday, April 16 For Your 66th Annual Ride
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Wednesday, April 11
Nana's Wine Tasting - 48 N. Tegner Street, 5:30 -8:30 p.m. - $20 per person (928) 684-5539
Friday, April 13
Rancho Bar 7 - Entertainment on Patio, order off menu for dinner and cocktails planned for Friday, April 13
(928) 684-2492
Friday & Saturday - Spring Fling Merchant Sales
Monday, April 16
12 Noon - DC Send-Off
Desert Caballeros Western Museum- Scottsdale Artists' School sponsors Cowgirl Up! artist demonstrations in the Cultural crossroads Learning Center 4:00 - 5:30 / from 5:30 - 7:30 Up close and personal conversations as Executive Director James Burns interviews Cowgirl Up! artists. Experience the rare opportunity to chat one-on-one with the stars of the Western art world as you enjoy hors d'oeuvres, hosted bar, silent auction and lots of fun! $25 per person. RSVP (928) 684-2272
Rancho de los Caballeros "DC Wives & Sweethearts" Cocktail Hour - 6-7 pm
Tuesday, April 17
Taco Tuesday at Anita's Cocina - 5-8 PM - $2 Margarita's - 57 N. Valentine (928) 684-5777
Wednesday, April 18
The Hassayampa River Preserve will offer an interpretive nature walk from 8:30 – 10 a.m. For the DC rider’s families. Fee is $5, kids 12 & under are free. Coffee, tea and pastries available for them from 8-8:30 am Reservations by calling (928) 684-2772
Las Senoras de Socorro Cowgirl Night Out! - 5-7 pm, Cultural Crossroads Learning Center at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum. $25 per person, appetizers, wine and shopping opportunities. (928) 684-2272.
Thursday, April 19
The Chapparal - High Noon Western Tea. The Western Tea would include lunch, assorted desserts,
choice of beverage, tea tasting, live Western music and games. Our event will be from High Noon till 2:00pm
The cost is $15.00 person, if they make reservations and pre-pay by April 14th the cost is $12.00.
Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts is the location for entertainment on April 19th where the Wickenburg Performing Arts
Boosters will be holding their "Wickenburg’s Got Talent" competition at 7 pm. For information call (928) 684-6624
Saturday April 14 & 21
Horse and Carriage 11AM to 3:30PM. Tegner and Apache April 14 and 21
April 13-22
Los Caballeros Golf Club - DC Special - $50 member guest rate for golf and 30% off in the golf shop for anyone affilitated with the ride. (928) 684-2704
Rancho de los Caballeros Spa - 20% off for DC Riders and Family (928) 684-4869 |
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 100 Years, 100 Ranchers- Scott Baxter
Western photographer Scott T. Baxter has spent the past eight years photographing families who have been ranching in Arizona since 1912 or earlier.
The fruit of his labor, dubbed “100 Years, 100 Ranchers,” is on display in the form of large-format, black-and-white photographs.
The monochromatic images not only preserve a component of the state’s history and identity; they allow the spirits of the Arizonans pictured to emanate from beneath crinkled hats, dusty Western shirts and bushy mustaches.
“100 Years, 100 Ranchers” is an official Arizona Centennial Legacy Project. It will be exhibited May 17 through Oct. 7 at Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg
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Historic Vulture Mine - Update
On Wednesday, February the 15th
Vulture Peak Gold will begin offering two-hour, dirt path, guided walking tours at historic Vulture Mine. This historic mine offers you a glimpse of the olden days through a tour of some of the remaining buildings of a once booming mining town.
One tour per day is available Wednesday’s through Saturday’s and starts promptly at 10am. The front gate opens at 9:30am and closes at 10am. $10 Donation per person, cash only is required. Flyers are available at the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce.
We ask that groups attend our regularly scheduled tours.
Please contact us at vulture_mine@yahoo.com, to let us know if you have a group larger
than 20 and if you have any special needs.
Directions: 36610 N. 355th Avenue - Wickenburg, AZ 85390
From the intersection of US Route 60/Wickenburg Way and Vulture Mine Road in the town of Wickenburg, turn south onto
Vulture Mine Road (Near the Safeway Shopping Center) and travel 12 miles to the mine entrance on the north/right hand
side of Vulture Mine Road. The entrance is ½ mile after mile marker 15.
Portable Restrooms are available. Please bring water.
An adult must accompany any child under the age of 18. In addition, if the adult accompanying the child is not a
parent or legal guardian, the Parental Consent Guardianship Form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.
This form must be presented to a VPG Representative at the time of the tour, and the acting legal guardian must have
ID that matches the name on the form. |
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 New Book Celebrates the History of Wickenburg
Local authors pen history of western town through vintage photographs
New from Arcadia Publishing, Lynn Downey and Desert Caballeros Western Museum is Wickenburg. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images giving readers a unique opportunity to reconnect to the history that shaped their community.
Once known as the “Dude Ranch Capital of the World” Wickenburg, Arizona, has had many lives since its founding during the Civil War years. When German immigrant Henry Wickenburg discovered the Vulture Gold Mine in the fall of 1863 and put down roots as a miner and farmer, he also set down the beginnings of the city that would be named in his honor.
Early residents and visitors included miners, ranchers, gunslingers, newspaper editors and saloon keepers. Families made their way to town in the early 20th century and opened businesses, established churches and a library, and sent their children to local schools.
In the 1930s, dude ranches blossomed in and around the city limits and tourists were enchanted by the real Wild West ambience. As the century progressed, people remained in town for generations, while newcomers regularly moved in to enjoy Wickenburg’s desert setting and modern amenities.
Join the Authors for a Book Signing!
Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers.
Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.
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 All Aboard the Drover Caboose!
During the past three years, chamber volunteers Jim and Jeanne Bansner have seen a total of 6,020 visitors go through the historic Drover Caboose, located on Frontier Street next to the Chamber of Commerce. Pictured to the right is Jim in his locomotive engineer attire. The chamber manages the Drover Caboose for the Town of Wickenburg as requested by the late Viola Wellik. The caboose closes for the summer months and will re-open Friday, Oct. 14. It will be open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. through May. For more information, call the chamber at 684-5479. |
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 Western Range Catering - Fine Chuck Wagon Cuisine Catering
Western Range Catering, owned by Joe & Vicki Jones is a full range catering outfit that can accommodate all of your occasions.
Weddings, reunions, family get together, private parties, corporate events, promotional outings, historical gatherings, festivals and everywhere in-between.
The original 1800's chuck wagon can set up with all the extras to make it an original cowboy camp and can cater to your occasion in that style of
cooking with open pits, irons, dutch ovens, and they also have big smokers and grills so can cover most all menus and party themes.What a great addition our community!
Take a moment and check out their web site: www.westernrangecatering.com or contact them at 307-248-2483.
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 Recharge at The Ranch!
Who says a ranch vacation has to be all about working hard and getting dirty? The best thing to do after a nice long ride through the Sonoran Desert is pamper yourself with some rest, relaxation and an indulgent treatment from our full-service spa.
If you haven’t had an opportunity to visit The Spa at Los Caballeros, it’s definitely something to put on your “to-do” list for your next trip to The Ranch. Whether you’re looking for relief from sore muscles after a round on our championship golf course, or just an hour or two of complete peace and tranquility, we have exactly what you need to make all of your tension and stress melt away.
Here’s a small taste of the unique treatments you can find at The Spa at Los Caballeros:
- Desert Oasis Massage: Paradise in the desert. A masterful blend of tropical flower essences and exotic sweet lime make up our tropical mango massage oil. This unique blend provides relief of stress, anxiety and depression, while providing emotional optimism. This oil balances the tart and sweet, evoking images of a lush oasis after a desert crossing.
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“Rusty” Brown Sugar Scrub: Reveal your softer side with this sweet, one-of-a-kind treat infused with brown sugar, oils of sweet almond, apricot kernel and jojoba. This exceptional exfoliating and mega-moisturizing treatment will energize your senses with orange, tangerine and mandarin essential oils.
Next time you visit The Ranch be sure to call us at 800-684-5030 and ask for The Spa, or call directly at 928-684-4869 to book your indulgence—after all, that’s what vacations are for! Our spa is very popular, so we recommend reserving your spa services at least 7 days prior to arrival. |
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 Surrey Rides Are Back!
Surrey rides resume each Saturday, starting on October 1st through May. Take a ride throughut the historic Wickenburg Downtown District! Event Flyer (pdf) |
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Wickenburg Chamber Of Commerce Publishes Wickenburg Hispanic Pioneer Families: “Nuestras Memorias”
While the flamboyant pages of Arizona history like to linger around Wickenburg’s gold mining days and the colorful characters and stories from them, some of Wickenburg’s most memorable moments of courage, faith, and public service from its familias. Convinced they could find a better life amidst the social inequities that roiled before the Mexican Revolution, Hispanic pioneers traveled from their Sonora, Mexico homes to this northern reach of the Hispanic ranching frontier.
Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce's book, Nuestras Memorias, recall Wickenburg’s Hispanic Pioneer Families and celebrate the town’s rich cultural heritage with photographs and anecdotes from Mexican pioneers that helped tame this desert mining town, as well as their descendants that still live here today. These homesteaders established the town’s first school, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Cattle ranches, worked the area mines, and opened businesses to accommodate the growing community. These are the people who helped make Wickenburg the culturally rich town it is today. Meet the people, their remembrances, and the traditions that make Wickenburg the kind of place where people put down roots.
This160 page book, published by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce through a grant from the Arizona Office of Tourism, and written for the Chamber by Julia Macias Brooks, a 5th generation descendant and Executive Director of the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, who collected and curated all of the photographs. Juan C. Jimenez of Jimenez Design designed the layout with the author.
This book is available from the Wickenburg Chamber Visitor’s Center, and in selected local stores will serve for many years as Wickenburg's Historical Hispanic Families reference, as well as the book of choice for those wanting information on genealogy.
Log onto the publisher's website www.wickenburgchamber.com or www.outwickenburgway.com for additional information on this western community.
Special discounts available for multiple orders. Call The Chamber at 928-684-5479 or email info@wickenburgchamber.com | Order Form (pdf) |
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Desert Caballeros Western Museum presents The Grandest Ride by acclaimed photographer Tom Brownold
The Grandest Ride is a breathtaking photographic exhibit of mule trains on their journey into the majestic Grand Canyon. Accompanied by a video, these images reveal the daily lives of the wranglers, barns, and mule trains of the Grand Canyon. Don’t miss a special lecture at the Museum by Tom Brownold on September 22 at Noon! More Information >>
Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier St. Wickenburg, AZ 85390 westernmuseum.org | Tombrownold.com |
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 Birding in Wickenburg
By Richard Fredrickson, Resident Naturalist at Rancho de los Caballeros
Wickenburg is becoming a not-so-well-kept secret area for birding in Arizona – with over 280 species of birds confirmed! The jewel in our birding crown is undoubtedly the Hassayampa River Preserve, owned by The Nature Conservancy, and stretching five miles along the Hassayampa River. For most of it’s course through the desert, the Hassayampa runs beneath the surface and is invisible except for the cottonwoods and willows tracing it’s flow; however through the Preserve, the water is forced above ground by the granite bed rock.
There are also natural springs and a small man-made lake at the Hassayampa River Preserve. Water in the midst of the Sonoran Desert is the draw for many of those 280 species: bitterns and herons (7); geese and ducks (19); raptors (20), with probably 7 species nesting including the first ever recorded nesting of red-shouldered Hawks in the state; hummingbirds (6); “flycatchers” (17); warblers (21); sparrows (21) blackbirds and orioles (11).
A short trip up the Hassayampa River puts you in Box Canyon, often showing surface water to draw many species, including Peregrine Falcons.
Wickenburg’s two golf courses have become oasis for many species of desert wildlife, certainly for many birds. The Wickenburg Country Club and Los Caballeros Golf Club course are both home to resident Harris’ Hawks, the Los Caballeros course also is blessed with resident Vermilion Flycatchers. Late spring and summer bring Orioles and Zone-tailed Hawks to the courses.
Last, but certainly not least, Wickenburg is surrounded by thousands of acres of Arizona Uplands sub-division of the Sonoran desert. Gila Woodpeckers and Gilded Flickers nest in the saguaros, and their abandoned nests provide homes for at least a dozen species of secondary cavity nesters, including Kestrels, Elf Owls, and Ash-throated Flycatchers. Phainopeplas are abundant, with plenty of Canyon and Abert’s Towhees.
With more and more people birding, sightings of “rare” birds are on the increase, the last couple of years have brought us Ruddy Ground Doves, a Rufous-backed Robin, and Lawrence’s Goldfinches.
Bring your binoculars and enjoy the beautiful outdoors birding “Out Wickenburg Way!”
HOWDY! BIENVENIDOS! WILLKOMMEN! BIENVENUE! WELCOME!
Experience the Old West - "Out Wickenburg Way!"
Our old west ambience will bring you through the passage of time. The historic district has unique shopping and dining experiences, and offers you a glimpse of Wickenburg as it did at the beginning of the 1900's. Many of the local businesses have specialty gifts and services, some of the merchants you'll find personal gift & shopping service, western wear apparel and tack, art galleries, antique stores, old time photography, Mexican furniture and gifts, jewelry designs and Southwestern items, Native American jewelry and handcrafts, women's apparel & designers who can create your own sense of style right in their store.
Walk around the historic district, feel the experience of true western hospitality as you stop for refreshments or a bite to eat at one of our local eating establishments. You'll find treats such as sweet fruit smoothies, Café Mocha & Espresso, delicious pastries & homemade ice cream, sandwiches & wraps, Mexican Food, Steaks & Chops, Chicken Fried Steak, Hamburgers, Seafood, Italian, Chinese & German cuisine. And of course all of the brand name fast food restaurants. Leaving the historic district will take you out west along Wickenburg Way, for more shopping and dining pleasures, and leading you many other attractions.
Take an adventure back in time, while exploring the area's attractions. Visit the 45-year old Desert Caballeros Western Museum, featuring Native American and 19 th century decorative arts, as well as 19 th & 20 th century Western American paintings and sculptures, including many Remington and Russell. Period rooms give you a glimpse to the early 1900's of what Wickenburg was, including an exhibit of living out on the ranch!
The Historic Vulture Mine and Robson's Arizona Mining World offer you an outdoor experience from the early gold mining era. Other outdoor adventures include: Hot Air Balloon Rides, Jeep Tours, Hiking, Horseback Riding, or scheduling tee times to hit golf balls at Los Caballeros Golf Club and Wickenburg Country Club. ( Summer hours change, please call the Chamber for updates! )
To get your bearings in Wickenburg, it's helpful to make the stop at the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, housed in the restored 109-year old Santa Fe Depot, located on Frontier Street. You'll find pleasant and helpful employees who will answer your questions, assist you with dining reservations, and provide you local information on the area attractions and business services. The Chamber also keeps an updated Calendar of Events list, along with other seasonal activity information and contacts. We can be contacted seven days a week - 24 hours a day online at: www.wickenburgchamber.com
"Der Wickenburg Weg"
Ein freundliches "Willkommen" liegt in der Luft. Freundlichkeit und
Gastfreundschaft sind in Wickenburg genauso allgegenwärtig, wie der schier endlose Vorrat an Sonnenschein, der sich über die gesamte Region ausbreitet. Der Besucher trifft überall auf Wärme und Freundlichkeit, egal, ob auf einem Geschäftsbesuch , als Tagestourist oder bei einem Aufenthalt auf einer der Guestranches, die zu den gastfreundlichsten der Welt gehören.
Wickenburg ist eine Stadt, in der Besucher, unabhängig von der Dauer ihres Aufenthalts, immer willkommen sind.
Es ist nicht wichtig, woher Sie kommen, oder wer Sie sind - das Wichtigste ist, dass Sie hier sind.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Wickenburg ist eine Stadt mit reicher Geschichte. Sie verdankt ihre Gründung im Jahre 1863 Henry Wickenburg, der die heute noch zu besichtigende Vulture Mine entdeckt hat. Besuchen Sie das Desert Caballeros Museum, welches Ihnen einen guten Einblick in die Gründerzeit bietet, oder verbringen sie den Tag mit "bummeln" in der historischen Altstadt. Die zahlreichen kleinen Geschäfte und Galerien bieten ein grosses Angebot an authentischen Kunstgegenständen, Antiquitäten, Souvenirs und typischer Südwest Bekleidung. In den gemütlichen Cafés und Restaurants findet der Besucher alles was das Herz begehrt, von hausgemachter Eiscreme bis zu deftiger Mexikanischer Küche.
Bleiben Sie in einem der gastfreundlichen Motels oder Bed & Breakfast Pensionen über Nacht, und erkunden Sie die Umgebung auf Wanderwegen, zu Pferd oder per Jeep - es lohnt sich!!
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