YUMA, ARIZONA
Celebrating Over 100 years as ‘The Gateway to the Great Southwest’!
Featured Yuma Parks & Rec guests include: Debbie Wendt, Lindsay Benacka, Esther Markle and Drew Smith on Big
CASA GRADE RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT
One of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America, its purpose remains a mystery. Located in Coolidge, in Southern Arizona, just 1 ½ hours west
TUBAC, ARIZONA
Established in 1752 as a Spanish Presidio, Tubac is a vibrant and historic southwestern art village in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, less than an hour’s drive south of Tucson and the T
TUCSON, ARIZONA
The “Old Pueblo” of Southern Arizona!
Sprawled across the Sonoran desert valley at an elevation of 2,400 feet, and surrounded by four mountain ranges, Tucson is the second most po
DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN
The DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun is a 10-acre National Historic District designed and built by acclaimed Arizona artist Ted DeGrazia.
Located in Tucson, Arizona, the gat
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
African-Americans, Native Americans, Caribbean Islanders, Latinos and other men and women of mixed racial heritage were tested and trained to see if they could f
DISCOVER PATUXENT RIVER PARK’S OSPREY POPULATION
By Julie Dee Suman
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Travel writer and photographer Julie Dee Suman discusses the Osprey Conservation efforts and recreational, bi
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA: FROM PARANORMAL TO NATURE
By Kathleen Walls
Tourists heading for Central Florida make the mistake of thinking just Disney, theme parks, and tee shirt shops. One county bor
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ARTIST TED DEGRAZIA’S CABEZA DE VACA COLLECTION
Lance Laber, Executive Director of the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, Arizona, talks about artist Ted DeGrazia’s Cabeza de Vaca Collection,
BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER & RECREATION AREA – KENTUCKY
Encompassing 125,000 acres of the rugged and forested Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is loca
