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Table of Contents<br />
Welcome to the<br />
<strong>Spring</strong>/<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Edition of <strong>Gateway</strong><br />
Roosevelt Lake: Reaching new heights ... ... ... ... ...4<br />
Hiking the trails at Round Mountain ... ... ... ... ... ...8<br />
Map ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...12, 13<br />
Globe’s first fire wagon. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .14<br />
State flower enriches the Copper Corridor ... ... ... .15<br />
Seneca connector route . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .16<br />
Award winning wines and more ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .18<br />
Prickly pear cactus fruit jam, jelly & syrup .. ... ... .20<br />
Let’s go to Clifton . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .21<br />
Antiques and more ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .22<br />
Paul Wolterbeek<br />
The sun is out and the pool is open! This issue of the Copper Corridor<br />
combines all things spring and summer into a fun trip around the corridor.<br />
We revisit some old favorites like Bruzzi Vineyard and take a fresh look<br />
at lake life with Roosevelt Lake reaching the highest recorded level since<br />
the dam was built. So pack up the camping gear and load up the kids, itʼs<br />
time to rediscover the Copper Corridor.<br />
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Globe, AZ 85502<br />
928-425-0355<br />
www.coppercountrynews.com<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> Staff<br />
To advertise in the <strong>Gateway</strong> to the<br />
Copper Corridor, contact:<br />
~Publisher Mike Caywood<br />
mcaywood@silverbelt.com<br />
~Sales Representative, Kathy Riley<br />
kriley@silverbelt.com<br />
~Editorial, David Sowders, dsowders@silverbelt.com<br />
~Design, Andrea Justice<br />
Contributors:<br />
Paul Wolterbeek<br />
Cover photo:<br />
Cover photo was taken by Paul Wolterbeek<br />
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Roosevelt Bridge<br />
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Cottonwood Cove<br />
Roosevelt Lake:<br />
David Sowders/Copper Corridor<br />
Reaching new heights<br />
BY DAVID SOWDERS<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2023</strong> was a historic season<br />
for one of Arizona’s largest<br />
lakes, with water levels unseen<br />
since its creation.<br />
A wet winter more than refilled<br />
Roosevelt Lake, northwest of Globe,<br />
after years of drought. In late March<br />
the lake, created by the construction of<br />
Roosevelt Dam in 1911, was around<br />
105% full (rising to 106% on the<br />
29th); on June 7 it was still at 99% capacity.<br />
Salt River Project Director of<br />
Water Supply Charlie Ester said this<br />
was Roosevelt Lake’s highest recorded<br />
level since the dam was built, with<br />
winter bringing a tremendous amount<br />
of rain and snow to the Salt River watershed.<br />
“We have seen 180% of normal<br />
precipitation,” said Ester. “Some<br />
areas of the watershed have had not<br />
this much snow since 1973.” He added<br />
that full reservoirs like Roosevelt<br />
Lake help restore water supplies and<br />
“go a long way toward helping restore<br />
the watershed after years of drought<br />
conditions.”<br />
This spring, colorful wildflowers<br />
– nourished by the same winter<br />
rains – lined the Senator Hardt Highway<br />
(State Route 188) from Globe to<br />
See ROOSEVELT, page 6<br />
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ROOSEVELT continued from page 5<br />
Roosevelt Lake, a popular<br />
destination for boating,<br />
camping, fishing, hiking,<br />
birdwatching and more.<br />
Though its historic water<br />
levels mean shoreline<br />
camping is unavailable at<br />
the moment, the lake still<br />
offers plenty of developed<br />
recreation sites that campers,<br />
boaters, picnickers<br />
and anglers can enjoy as<br />
the summer heat comes<br />
around. For more information,<br />
including fees and<br />
required permits, call the<br />
Tonto Basin Ranger District<br />
at (602) 225-5395 or<br />
visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/recarea/?recid=35797.<br />
The Roosevelt Lake<br />
Marina offers boat slips<br />
and rentals, as well as<br />
shoreline or indoor dining<br />
at Ffinch’s Waterfront<br />
Restaurant. Just a few<br />
yards from the marina,<br />
the Roosevelt Lake Visitor<br />
Center provides fascinating<br />
exhibits and information<br />
on the lake, along<br />
with maps, passes and<br />
permits. For visitors interested<br />
in history, across the<br />
highway from the marina<br />
a short, paved trail leads<br />
Fernando Shipley<br />
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Roosevelt Lake on a late spring day<br />
up to Roosevelt Cemetery,<br />
where workers on the<br />
Roosevelt Dam are buried.<br />
From there, hikers can<br />
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proceed to the Thompson<br />
Trail and a stretch of the<br />
Arizona Trail that winds<br />
among the hills south of<br />
the lake.<br />
Not to be missed is a<br />
visit to the dam itself,<br />
about three miles past the<br />
marina; to get there, take<br />
the Highway 88 turnoff.<br />
Just before you reach Roosevelt<br />
Dam, a viewing area<br />
offers a panoramic view of<br />
the Roosevelt Bridge –<br />
named one of the nation’s<br />
top 12 bridges by the<br />
American Consulting Engineers<br />
Council in 1995.<br />
And, of course, along the<br />
southern side of the lake,<br />
on the way to campgrounds<br />
and the marina, is another<br />
place worth visiting; Tonto<br />
National Monument, with<br />
its Salado cliff dwellings.<br />
To reach the lake from<br />
the Globe area, take<br />
SR188 northwest for 27<br />
miles. From Mesa, take<br />
SR87 (Beeline Highway)<br />
north for about 60 miles to<br />
the junction with 188, then<br />
turn right and take 188 for<br />
26 miles.<br />
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Hiking the trails at Round Mountain<br />
BY DAVID SOWDERS<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
Round Mountain<br />
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at the end of<br />
South Street off Highway<br />
60 in Globe, is home to<br />
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Night-scented stock turns the hills of<br />
Round Mountain Hiking Park purple in<br />
over six miles of trails for<br />
everyone from beginners to<br />
experts, with benches and<br />
shaded ramadas throughout.<br />
The park’s West and East<br />
Trails both climb to the<br />
summit of Round Mountain,<br />
which offers a sweep-<br />
this spring <strong>2023</strong> photo.<br />
ing view of the city and<br />
surrounding mountains.<br />
From the West<br />
Trail, hikers can<br />
enjoy the scenic,<br />
and short, Bullseye<br />
Rock Loop. Round<br />
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Hiking<br />
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the Boulder Canyon<br />
(which requires<br />
a bit of rock<br />
scrambling in places),<br />
Box Canyon<br />
and Ridge Trails.<br />
The park is op-<br />
erated by the City<br />
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available at http://<br />
www.globeaz.gov/departments/recreation/<br />
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Queen Valley Golf Course<br />
Boyce Thompson Arboretum<br />
Superior Chamber of Commerce<br />
Bullion Plaza Museum<br />
Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce<br />
Gila County Historical Museum<br />
Cobre Valley Center for the Arts<br />
Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park<br />
Round Mountain Hiking Park<br />
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15<br />
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Roosevelt Lake & Visitor Center<br />
Superstition Mountain Museum<br />
12<br />
Dolly Steamboat<br />
17<br />
13<br />
Tortilla Flat<br />
14<br />
Apache Gold Casino & Resort<br />
16<br />
15<br />
16<br />
San Carlos Rec. & Wildlife<br />
Mt. Graham Observatory<br />
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Graham County Chamber<br />
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Clifton AVIC Visitors Center
Looking Back: Globe’s first fire wagon<br />
A Globe, Arizona fire w agon, 1913.<br />
Photo courtesy of Gila County Historical Museum<br />
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State flower<br />
enriches<br />
the Copper<br />
Corridor<br />
BY DAVID SOWDERS<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
In the last weeks of 1901,<br />
the Arizona Republican<br />
newspaper observed that<br />
“misinformation will travel<br />
farther and faster than the truth<br />
can ever hope to go.” They referred<br />
to a New York paper’s<br />
forecast of the saguaro cactus’<br />
“utter extinction” due to the<br />
building of irrigation systems.<br />
The giant cactus’ distinctive<br />
David Sowders/Copper Corridor<br />
A saguaro in bloom along<br />
the Globe-Young Highway.<br />
white blossom had just been<br />
named Arizona’s territorial<br />
flower, and the Eastern paper<br />
predicted that Arizona would<br />
soon have to pick a new<br />
bloom.<br />
Of course neither prediction<br />
came true; 20 years later,<br />
in March 1931, Governor<br />
George W.P. Hunt – a native of<br />
Globe, Arizona – signed a bill<br />
designating the saguaro blos-<br />
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som as Arizona’s state flower,<br />
which it remains today. And<br />
not only is this towering cactus<br />
(Carnegeia gigantea) still<br />
around, its flowers continue<br />
to grace the late-spring Copper<br />
Corridor; from just east<br />
of Apache Junction, where<br />
travelers can hike the trails<br />
(including a desert botanical<br />
walk) of Silly Mountain Park,<br />
to near the Gila Valley community<br />
of Fort Thomas<br />
– and up through Roosevelt<br />
to the Tonto Basin<br />
area.<br />
The Arizona Native<br />
Plant Society has<br />
dubbed the saguaro “the<br />
keystone plant and icon<br />
of the Sonoran Desert<br />
(https://aznps.com/arizona-state-flower),”<br />
and<br />
the plant’s white, waxy<br />
flowers bloom in late<br />
spring (May-early June,<br />
with peak blossoming<br />
in May). One cactus can bear<br />
scores of flowers, which open<br />
at night and close for good the<br />
next afternoon. But their story<br />
continues, as the flowers turn<br />
to plump red fruit that ripens<br />
in late June and early July –<br />
fruit that Native Americans,<br />
including members of the San<br />
Carlos Apache tribe, continue<br />
their tradition of harvesting.<br />
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Award-winning wines and more<br />
at Bruzzi Vineyard<br />
BY DAVID SOWDERS<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
Located in scenic and<br />
historic Young, Arizona,<br />
Bruzzi Vineyard<br />
is the first vineyard in Gila<br />
County and produces some<br />
of the state’s finest wines<br />
– most notably their Vidal<br />
Blanc, which has won local<br />
competitions and earned<br />
awards in the azcentral Arizona<br />
Wine Competition.<br />
Bruzzi Vineyard offers<br />
wine tastings at tasting rooms<br />
in Young and Superior, wines<br />
by the bottle and the case<br />
Bruzzi Vineyard<br />
Young<br />
47209 N Hwy 288<br />
928-462-3314<br />
bruzzivineyard.com<br />
(with free shipping in Arizona<br />
for three bottles or more),<br />
a seasonal farm stand, a delicious<br />
dining menu featuring<br />
fresh local ingredients and<br />
even a chance to meet one of<br />
their llamas up close.<br />
Having worked in hospitality<br />
and landscaping, a<br />
vineyard seemed to make<br />
sense to owner James Bruzzi.<br />
“It kind of started as a hobby,<br />
and just started to grow on its<br />
own,” said Bruzzi. He started<br />
planting the vines in Young<br />
in 2010, and opened his first<br />
tasting room six years later.<br />
Today the vineyard grows<br />
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around eight acres of grapes,<br />
as well as blackberries and<br />
other produce.<br />
While the vines grow<br />
in Young, in 2020 Bruzzi<br />
opened a second wine tasting<br />
room in historic Superior.<br />
Located at 14 N. Magma<br />
Ave., it offers wines by the<br />
glass and the bottle, as well<br />
as wine tasting flights.<br />
Bruzzi Vineyard has a full<br />
kitchen, offering a rotating<br />
menu of prix fixe dinners<br />
– including a series of historical<br />
dinners that spotlight<br />
moments in time. This summer’s<br />
entries include an Old<br />
Pleasant Valley dinner and<br />
the Roman-themed “Terror<br />
in a Toga” murder mystery<br />
dinner.<br />
Visitors can also book a<br />
meet & greet with one of<br />
Bruzzi Vineyard’s retired or<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
rescued llamas, getting to<br />
pet, feed, walk and take pictures<br />
with them, or stop by<br />
the farm stand in Young to<br />
check out seasonal produce.<br />
The vineyard can also host<br />
private events.<br />
Bruzzi Vineyard is located<br />
at 47209 N. Highway 288 in<br />
Young, Arizona. The Young<br />
tasting room is open Friday-Saturday<br />
from noon to<br />
6 p.m. and Sunday from 10<br />
a.m. to 6 p.m. The Superior<br />
tasting room is open Thursday-Sunday<br />
from noon to 6<br />
p.m. Reservations are preferred<br />
at both locations.<br />
To book a tasting or event<br />
reservation, or learn more<br />
about Bruzzi Vineyard, call<br />
928-462-3314, like them on<br />
Facebook or visit their website,<br />
https://bruzzivineyard.<br />
com.<br />
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Prickly pear cactus fruit jam, jelly &<br />
syrup harvested here in Gila County!<br />
If your<br />
only taste<br />
of cactus<br />
fruit juice was<br />
a sugary, socalled<br />
prickly<br />
pear margarita<br />
at a Scottsdale<br />
restaurant<br />
– just<br />
wait ‘til you<br />
try the real<br />
thing; healthy,<br />
100% prickly<br />
pear juice or<br />
syrup harvested<br />
and bottled<br />
by Tonto Basin<br />
Cactus culinary artists<br />
Anne Marie and Chris Hansel.<br />
They also make prickly<br />
pear jams and jellies<br />
blended with everything<br />
from pineapple, pomegranate,<br />
cranberry, or black<br />
cherry raspberry to orange<br />
marmalade and prickly<br />
pear honey. Got a taste<br />
for something a bit more<br />
‘picante’ or robust? Try<br />
their jalapeno jam or garlic<br />
spread; both, of course,<br />
infused with the singular<br />
color and flavor of prickly<br />
pear cactus fruit juice.<br />
Need a gift with a taste<br />
and ‘terroir’ that’s wholly<br />
unique to Gila County? Tonto<br />
Basin Cactus Products<br />
features locally-sourced<br />
prickly pear fruit that Anne<br />
Marie and Chris pick at optimal<br />
mid-summer ripeness<br />
-- then creatively cook into<br />
tasty options ranging from<br />
classic prickly pear jam to<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
blends listed above. Or how<br />
about a cup of prickly pear<br />
tea? Our iconic Sonoran<br />
Desert cactus fruit ripen<br />
during July and August.<br />
Anyone who has scanned<br />
nervously for a diamondback<br />
rattlesnake coiled<br />
beneath a promising patch<br />
of p’pears, or winced at<br />
a handful of painful cactus<br />
spines, will agree that<br />
$9 a bottle is a bargain for<br />
the unique desert nectar.<br />
Unlike some competitors,<br />
Anne Marie and Chris don’t<br />
water down their prickly<br />
pear juice, or doctor it<br />
with unhealthy corn syrup.<br />
Anne Marie and Chris usually<br />
sell their tasty products<br />
beneath a pop-up tent<br />
at craft fairs and festivals<br />
throughout Arizona. Their<br />
website is open 24-7, and<br />
you can also order by<br />
phone, or ask questions,<br />
with a call to 602-370-3940.<br />
How did they get started in<br />
the business of cactus cuisine?<br />
In 2006 they bought<br />
a prickly pear-covered lot<br />
just north of Roosevelt<br />
Lake. It was springtime<br />
and the cactus thickets<br />
“were in their yellow rose<br />
of Texas flowering stage” –<br />
which produced a bumper<br />
crop of juicy, red fruits<br />
a couple of months later.<br />
“We started collecting them<br />
and reading up on their<br />
uses -- wow, did we learn a<br />
lot! We decided to go into<br />
the prickly pear business,<br />
and in the ten years since<br />
we have refined our techniques<br />
and skills so that<br />
today, we now think we<br />
have the finest prickly pear<br />
products in the Southwest,”<br />
said the Hansels. “She does<br />
the cooking, I do the picking.<br />
Our prickly pear products<br />
are all handmade. Each<br />
jar or bottle is produced<br />
in small batches, one at a<br />
time, in our own commer-<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
cial kitchen located on our<br />
prickly pear ranch. We pick<br />
our own prickly pear; we<br />
have a limited inventory.<br />
We don’t have a factory or<br />
warehouse – we’re truly a<br />
‘mom-and-pop’ company.”<br />
Their website, tontobasincactus.com,<br />
has links to<br />
reports of pharmaceutical<br />
studies from across the<br />
planet that confirm what<br />
Apaches and other Native<br />
Americans of the desert<br />
Southwest have known all<br />
along; not only are prickly<br />
pears tasty, but these iconic<br />
cactus fruit may prolong<br />
your life and assuage<br />
ailments from diabetes to<br />
cholesterol and high blood<br />
pressure. Adding prickly<br />
pears, rich in vitamins,<br />
minerals, antioxidants and<br />
bioflavonoids, to your diet<br />
can help level blood sugar,<br />
lower cholesterol and reduce<br />
digestive system inflammation.<br />
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Let’s go to Clifton<br />
Located on the beautiful<br />
San Francisco<br />
River, and tucked<br />
into a rugged mountain<br />
canyon, Clifton, Arizona<br />
offers a wide variety of history,<br />
recreation, attractions,<br />
watchable wildlife and raw<br />
beauty. Some would say<br />
Clifton is magical. It’s like<br />
stepping back in time.<br />
Founded in 1873, the<br />
town was named after Henry<br />
Clifton, an early pioneer.<br />
Others argue that the town<br />
was a contraction of “Cliff-<br />
Town,” so aptly described.<br />
It was the former mining<br />
center of Greenlee County.<br />
Entering Clifton you’ll<br />
see the remains of an old<br />
smelter. Continuing your<br />
drive, you will see the historic<br />
train station, which<br />
houses the new addition<br />
of the Art Depot and the<br />
historical Clifton Visitors<br />
Center. This massive structure<br />
was deeded to the city<br />
by the Southern Pacific<br />
Railway. Daily, sometimes<br />
many times a day, you will<br />
see, and be stopped at railroad<br />
crossings watching,<br />
the Eastern Arizona Railway<br />
and the Freeport Mc-<br />
MoRan train transporting<br />
needed sulfuric acid to the<br />
Morenci mine.<br />
Beyond the visitors center<br />
on the left you will find<br />
the old Clifton Jail, a rock<br />
bastille blasted out of the<br />
side of the mountain in<br />
1878. Here the infamous<br />
were incarcerated. It is one<br />
of the state’s famous jails.<br />
Adjacent to the jail is the<br />
old Copperhead Locomotive<br />
#8, built in 1897. Further<br />
on you’ll find Chase<br />
Creek, once the epicenter<br />
of the town. In 1908 Chase<br />
Creek boomed for over 20<br />
years; however, because of<br />
raging floods this part of<br />
town was almost washed<br />
away. Because of many<br />
people loving this wonderful<br />
area, it now showcases<br />
art galleries, antique shops,<br />
a book and toy store, an<br />
apothecary with many different<br />
local gifts available,<br />
a beautiful church and a<br />
historical museum.<br />
With all the history, expand<br />
your visit to include<br />
photo ops of the watchable<br />
wildlife. If you are lucky<br />
you may come across some<br />
of our magnificent bighorn<br />
sheep, often seen lazily<br />
grazing on the side of the<br />
road or train station lawn.<br />
Clifton also offers many<br />
more activities, including<br />
rock hounding and hiking.<br />
Did I mention bird watching?<br />
There are four trails<br />
within the area.<br />
For more info, contact<br />
the Clifton Visitors Center<br />
at (928) 865-3313 or<br />
P.O. Box 1415, Clifton, Az<br />
85533. We will gladly help<br />
you plan your getaway for<br />
an unforgettable experience.<br />
Nestled high in the<br />
Pellocinno mountains, with the San Francisco<br />
river running by, you will find the North Clifton RV park. With 59 spaces,<br />
club house, Wi-Fi, showers, laundry, a new library walk, new playground equipment and<br />
picnic pavillions, pet friendly / pet area and beautiful scenery anywhere you look.<br />
Recreational activities abound. Birding trails, hiking, rock hounding, biking, river walk, watchable wildlife and if you are<br />
lucky you will see our famous bighorn sheep grazing on the grass in the park.<br />
Our park is in a quaint, quiet area, yet still in walking distance of Chase Creek, our historical district. Clifton, Az offers<br />
the rare blend of history, architecture, romance and adventure all wrapped up in the splendor of an Old West mining town.<br />
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It’s amazing what you’ll<br />
find inside each one<br />
of these shops located<br />
throughout the Globe-Miami<br />
community.<br />
Antiques and more<br />
Jim Coates Gallery and<br />
Studio Cafe, 418 W. Sullivan<br />
St. in Miami, is open<br />
Saturday and Sunday from<br />
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
The Globe Antique Mall,<br />
171 W. Mesquite St. in<br />
Globe, is open Thursday,<br />
Friday and Sunday from 11<br />
a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday<br />
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their<br />
phone number is 928-425-<br />
2243.<br />
Hill Street Mall, 383 S.<br />
Hill St. in Globe, is open<br />
Monday from 10 a.m. to 2<br />
p.m., Wednesday through<br />
Saturday from 10 a.m. to<br />
4 p.m., and Sunday from<br />
noon to 4 p.m. Their phone<br />
number is 928-425-0022.<br />
The Pickle Barrel, 404 S.<br />
Broad St. in Globe, is open<br />
Wednesday through Saturday<br />
from 10 a.m. to 5:45<br />
p.m., and Sunday from 11<br />
a.m. to 5 p.m. Their phone<br />
number is 928-425-9282.<br />
Simply Sarah, 661 S.<br />
Broad St. in Globe, is open<br />
Tuesday through Saturday<br />
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
Their phone number is 928-<br />
425-3637.<br />
Splash of Copper, 656 N.<br />
Broad St. in Globe, is open<br />
Monday through Saturday<br />
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and<br />
Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.<br />
Their phone number is 928-<br />
793-3148.<br />
Turn the Page Vintage<br />
and Western Apparel, 610<br />
N. Broad St. in Globe, is<br />
open Wednesday through<br />
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5<br />
David Sowders/Copper Corridor<br />
p.m. Their phone number is<br />
623-910-9033.<br />
Yesterday’s Treasures,<br />
209 W. Hackney Ave. in<br />
Globe, is open Monday<br />
through Saturday from 9<br />
a.m. to 5 p.m. Their phone<br />
number is 928-425-7016.<br />
Lemonade’s Antique<br />
Store, 413 Gibson St. in<br />
Miami, is open Saturday<br />
and Sunday from 10 a.m. to<br />
4 p.m. and by appointment<br />
during the week. Their<br />
phone number is 480-213-<br />
8817.<br />
Miami Rose Trading<br />
Company, 401 W. Sullivan<br />
St. in Miami, is open Saturday<br />
and Sunday from 10<br />
a.m. to 5 p.m. Their phone<br />
number is 928-473-2949.<br />
Stewart’s Antique Nook,<br />
409 W. Sullivan St. in Miami,<br />
is open Saturday and<br />
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5<br />
p.m. Their phone number is<br />
480-993-8611.<br />
Sullivan Street Antiques,<br />
407 W. Sullivan St. in Miami,<br />
is open from 10 a.m.<br />
to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.<br />
My Mom’s House<br />
DZynes, 526 Gibson St.<br />
in Miami, is open Thursday<br />
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
and Friday through Sunday<br />
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
Their phone number is 480-<br />
980-3202.<br />
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David Sowders/Copper Corridor<br />
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