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- Cowboy Festival
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/cowboy-festival/…n apparel; artwork; tack and supplies; collectibles; gift certificates for hotel stays or golf play; restaurant gift certificates; instruments; weekend getaways; time spent with well-known artist; baskets filled with goodies; handcrafted items; books; children’s toys; vacation home for a week; professional services, tickets to an entertainment or sporting event; jewelry, edibles – the list goes on and on. Be a Festival Volunteer More than 200 volu…
- The Trip from Los Angeles to Tucson (July 5-13, 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-trip-from-los-angeles-to-tucson-july-5-13-1876/…rizona Governor Anson Safford. Source: Wikipedia July 13, 1876 – Tucson At Last! Hislop writes: “Breakfast at Desert Station at 5:30 a.m., the last place before arriving at Tucson, where we arrived at 12 m. which was our destination, 8000 miles odd from England and here we begin to look for a ranch which I am very glad of as it is tiring work doing nothing. The first thing I did was to have a good warm bath and hair cut as close as it could be don…
- The Search for the Right Ranch (July 14-August 22, 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-search-for-the-right-ranch-july-14-august-22-1876/…he weather is very warm in Tucson now it is over a hundred most every day. Last night we had a sandstorm which lasted about forty minutes. There was so much sand and dust in the air that everyone had to retreat to their houses and keep the windows and doors shut while it lasted.” The Happy Valley Ranch was located on the east side of the Rincon Mountains. Image source: An Englishman’s Arizona, 1965 August 7, 1876 – Setting Out for the Happy Valley…
- Frank & Mary Boice Family Ownership, 1951-1969
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/frank-mary-boice-family-ownership-1951-1969/…Hollywood legerdemain is tall (6 ft.) but neither lean nor limpy, Kirk Douglas. Anything but a typical saddle bum, New York born Douglas rose through Broadway to tough dramatic roles, now heads his own movie company. His co-star is Oscar-winning Anthony Quinn, a man able and willing to say more than “they went thataway” at the drop of a sombrero.” [Arizona Daily Star, 4/4/1958] The photo illustrating this post resulted when Mary Boice suggested to…
- Hours, Map & Directions
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/hours-map-directions/…adquarters. Click here for a schedule of upcoming events and more details. Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA) is open to the public 365 days a year. We recommend visiting during daylight hours, since the buildings and yards have no artificial lighting. There is no charge for entry and permits are not generally required to visit LCNCA. However, commercial, competitive, and large organized group events require a special recreation permi…
- Youth Education
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/youth-education-programs/…at Empire Ranch Headquarters learning about National Public Lands Day and Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. Students rotated through five stations staffed by BLM and Foundation experts. The Empire Ranch history station was located at the Tack Room where the students learned about branding and other ranching equipment. YES! Youth Engaged Stewardship The Cienega Watershed Partnership sponsors the Youth Engaged Stewardship (YES!) program whic…
- Empire Land & Cattle Company, 1883-1887
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/empire-land-cattle-company-1883-1887/…empty shot gun shells. He held one up to his eye and Said “Baby ittle spy-glass – to see some paches comin – Papa get gun and shoot um.” Charles A. Proctor, 1888. Courtesy of Proctor Family In Search of Peterson Murderers – August 1885 In early August Pima County Sheriff Paul enlisted help from the Empire Ranch to search for a group of four Apache Indians who had killed Mr. Peterson, the mail carrier, and stolen horses from ranches in the area. Wa…
- Special Recreation Permits
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/visiting-policies/special-recreation-permits/…e a Special Recreation Permit. Permits are generally required if the group number is over 29, or if the activity needs BLM oversight or will have an impact to public lands and people. Below is the general pre-application interview checklist to use Public Lands (BLM): Are you charging a fee? Do you expect to make money on the event or is the fee to cover expenses? Will there be a competition? Will you advertise? How many people do you expect to att…
- History Overview
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/overview/…. The Ranch House became an extended complex with more than 22-rooms and a number of outbuildings and structures were added. Their original flat earthern roofs were later replaced with wooden gable roofs. Click here to learn more about the Empire Ranch buildings and structures. In 1896, in order to turn his attention more fully to growing corporate holdings in California. Walter Vail moved his family to Los Angeles and established his corporate he…
- Recognition & Awards
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/about/awards/…) awarded to Marti Conroy, ERF Board Member. 2023 Tucson Audubon Society – Las Cienegas National Conservation Area designated as a Globally Important Birding Area 2018 Pima County Board of Supervisors – July 28th declared “Empire Ranch, Walter L. Vail and Arizona Cowboy Heritage Day” National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum – Walter L. Vail inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners 2017 Arizona State Preservation Office – Governor’s Heritage Pre…