Those acquainted with Arizona know that the Town of Snowflake receives its share of snow occasionally, but the naming of the town comes from a more interesting story, and the heroic-sized bronze monument on Main Street depicts the event.
Snowflake, AZ MonumentsFrom 500 B.C. through 1350 A.D., early Native American tribes left petroglyphs and pictographs, gracefully simple designs scratched into cliff walls, overhangs, and monoliths. Common symbols include spirals, chevrons, antlered dancers, Kokopelli (the flute player)
Snowflake, AZ PetroglyphsThe Town of Snowflake's community golf course consists of an 18-hole course, and a 9
Snowflake, AZ Golf CoursesWhen the Flakes entered the Silver Creek Valley, they found two adobe structures that had been erected by James Stinson, owner of the ranch. Eventually, the two structures were joined together into one continuous building that visitors see today as the Stinson Museum.
Snowflake, AZ MuseumsOnly the 108th temple worldwide, and the 51st in the Continental United States, the temple serves nearly 35,000 Latter-day Saints (LDS, or Mormon) living in northeastern Arizona and neighboring New Mexico. The 17,500
Snowflake, AZ TemplesOn May 16, 1870, an army post was established near the present town of Whiteriver in order to assist the White Mountain Apach...
A self-guided tour through this ancient village site will show you how the native people lived here between AD 1000 and 1250....
While in Winslow, you will want to take Rt. 87 north to visit Homolovi Ruins State Park and the Little Painted Desert County ...