Christmas In The Park
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Event Details
The event extends free admission to the museum as a holiday gift to residents and guests. During the day visitors will be treated to hot apple cider, holiday cookies and free entertainment and activities. A fire will burn in the native stone fireplace of the old Jordan house and the museum will be decorated in vintage holiday decor. A tumbleweed 'snowman' will greet all visitors.
Sedona old-timers and descendants of local pioneer families, including two of the Jordan children, Pat Schnebly Ceballos (Sedona’s granddaughter), and Patty Fox (ranch wife), will be in the Museum exhibit rooms telling stories about early Sedona. Guests are also invited to the activity room where volunteers will help them make a cornhusk doll ornament. There will be a free holiday music concert at 1:00 p.m. in the historic Fruit Packing Shed with a performance by Cactus Cats. The Packing Shed is now heated for concert-goers. Museum admission and all activities are free!
A special signing of dvds of “Sedona-the Movie” will take place with the film’s creator and director, Tommy Stovall and with an appearance by the youngest star, Trevor Stovall.
There will also be several simultaneous book-signings by local authors: Pat Naville will be signing his new western classic "Cripple Creek," an Amazon Top 100 Best Seller and his first book "Echo Whispers;" Julie McDonald will be signing her volume two of "Unbreakable Dolls-True Stories of Amazing Pioneer Women" which includes a chapter on Sedona’s own Ruth Jordan; Roger Naylor will be signing his "Arizona Kicks on Route 66" along with local photographer Larry Lindahl; and F. Ruth Jordan Van Epps will be signing her "Following their Westward Star" book about the family that built the Sedona Heritage Museum buildings.
Holiday shopping in the Museum's Gift Shop will be a "must do", as you can take advantage of the shop's annual sale. The Gift Shop carries many items made by local artists and craftpeople, along with many gifts for both kids and adults.
The Sedona Heritage Museum is located in the Walter and Ruth Jordan home and fruit packing sheds, which are on the National Register of Historic Places at 735 Jordan Rd. in the City of Sedona's Jordan Historical Park in Uptown Sedona. For more information, call the museum at 928-282-7038.
Christmas In The Park
Phone : 928-282-7038 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : sedonamuseum@esedona.net
Web: www.sedonamuseum.org
Holidays
Slide Rock State Park Trails
0.25 mile trail with a difficulty rating of easy. This paved, level trail is suitable for all visitors and travels through a portion of the historic Pendley Homestead of Slide Rock State Park. Features along the trail include some of the original apple orchards, Pendley Homestead house, tourist cabins, apple packing barn, various farming implements that were used historically in the homestead, a new orchard of semi-dwarf apple trees, and spectacular views of the canyon walls of Oak Creek Canyon.
Slide Rock State Park Trails
This is a 0.3-mile trail with a difficulty rating of moderate. This primitive route along Oak Creek is the main access to the Slide Rock Swim Area. This is extremely popular area features a natural water slide along Oak Creek.
This path begins near the apple packing barn. It descends to the creek via steps where it then crosses the creek via a small footbridge. During periods of high runoff, the footbridge will not be in place and visitors will need to stay on the west side of the creek. After crossing the footbridge, proceed north along the sandstone shelves. In the summer months, many sunbathers will be using some of this route for sunbathing, therefore, you may have to step over quite a few of them. As you proceed, you may notice a historic rock cabin on the west side of the creek. The original homesteader used this in conjunction with a flume and water wheel to generate electricity for the homestead. You will arrive at an eight-foot wall that can be your turn-around point. If you decide to negotiate the wall, you can explore the remote areas upstream where the route becomes more primitive.
Slide Rock State Park Trails
This is a 0.25-mile trail that begins near the apple barn and offers scenic views of the Slide Rock Swim Area.