Flagstaff Tourism in Sky & Telescope

I really like the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau ad in the December 2008 issue of Sky & Telescope. Sorry I didn't write down the page number when I saw it at Barnes & Noble.

I did jot down a bit of the copy written beside the photograph of the interior of the Clark Observatory at Lowell:

Hot stars.

Big lenses.

{No paparazzi.}

Great job, CVB!

Flagstaff Visitor Center Information

I have mentioned in previous posts about the Flagstaff CVB and the Visitor Center and what a great job I think they are doing. Well it seems Flagstaff visitors agree with me. The Fall Cityscape cites the results of a guest satisfaction survey. It seems that out of 760 surveys returned, 736 were returned with the highest possible scores. Kudos to the hardworking staff.

Last week I stopped in to pick up hard copies of the brochures that I have been raving about in pdf format available on the CVB website. I have to admit I still love the pdf's but these really are great printed brochures.

As usual the Visitor Center was a beehive of activity with friendly and attentive staff all around. Take a few minutes and see how the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau is doing its job.

Haunted Flagstaff 2008

Don't know how I missed this! The Visitor's Bureau is offering (has been all through October) walking tours of "Haunted Flagstaff. Two days left--tonight and tomorrow night, Halloween. Hopefully, you can still make reservations, although it isn't absolutely necessary to reserve a space.

Tours begin at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. from the Flagstaff Visitor Center at the train station downtown. Before you go, you might check out this spooky pdf.

Sounds like a terrific way to spend a Halloween night.

Get more details at the CVB or call 928-774-9541.

Short Trips Around Flagstaff This Weekend

Too many places to be. Too little time. That's how folks in Flagstaff may feel this weekend, July 19-20, 2008.

Here are just a few highlights:

• Lowell Observatory--Special lectures and telescope viewings both tonight and Sunday night. Sunday is Summer Star Fest. See Lowell.edu for details.
• Museum of Northern Arizona--THERIZINOSAUR--Mystery of Sickle-Claw Dinosaur among the most interesting things to see and do at MNA.
• Heritage Square-Downtown Flagstaff--Burnett Family Bluegrass today at 4 p.m. and Grand Canyon Guitar Society Concert tomorrow at 2 p.m.

See the complete weekend calendar at Flagstaff.org because it's shaping up to be a great summer weekend.

Flagstaff Visitor's Center

Here's a destination that you can reach online or on the road. The Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau is not just for tourists. You can visit online here or the Flagstaff Visitor Center is located at One E. Route 66 in the historic downtown train station.

They have some beautiful and informative brochures about Flagstaff, its history and lots of day trips to take from the city. You can download them as pdf's from the website. They also have a daily calendar of events online and a weekly Flagstaff Happenings newsletter that can be downloaded. Instant access, so you don't have to search the Internet for information about the hours for the Arboretum or what's happening at Lowell Observatory or the Museum of Northern Arizona. No outdated, stale information here.

They're doing a great job (and no I don't have any connections.) Just thought you would enjoy this little trek.