Archive for June, 2010

10 More Things to Do to Keep Cool This Summer! 1. Visit the aquarium! There are 2 in the Valley. One shares its position with wild animals, J Wildlife World and Aquarium. See them both, close up and personal. 2. Visit another aquarium! The Valley may be hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, but desert dwellers [...]

Arizona Trivia Fifteen tons of copper were used in the construction of the Arizona State Capitol’s dome. This is equivalent to the amount of copper used to create 4.8 million pennies. On February 14, 1912, when President William H. Taft signed the proclamation making Arizona the 18th state, cameras rolled. That signing was the first presidential [...]