ArizonaRealCountry.com 17 July 2017 Visitors are experiencing cooler weather and good eats at the Show Low Main Street Farmers’ Market & Art Walk. Shoppers that come out to the market, what they expect to see is over 60 vendors each week, selling a wide variety of products. The vendors come from all over Arizona and New Mexico. You’ll find local produce growers, local food product producers, jams and jellies, breads, cookies, pies and things like that. Other products people can expect to see at the Festival Marketplace in downtown Show Low include, handmade art work, wine bottle holders to jewelry and paintings all on display. reopen in spring with full slates of classes, driving ranges, tournaments and scrambles. Golfing in the region is becoming very popular with younger players and families as well. Fishing in Arizona’s White Mountains From novice to experienced, all anglers in the White Mountains enjoy dramatic pine and fir forests, dotted with dramatic aspens. The scenery is the perfect backdrop for any fishing, whether you are reeling them in or not. The landscape may be the reason that, throughout the year, fishing never stops. Late spring, summer and fall angling is popular across the region. Winter ice fishing varies from lake to streams and is not for the faint of heart. Boats are generally restricted to electric motors or canoes. Before dreaming of your big catch, make sure your paperwork is in order. A valid Arizona fishing license is required at all state lakes and streams. Licenses are managed by the Arizona Department of Game and Fish and can be purchased online at www.azgfd.gov or from an approved dealer. If you are going to cast away on a lake located on the White Mountain Apache reservation, tribal fishing licenses are also required. They are easily purchased throughout the area at sports shops, convenience stores and gas stations. Native American Culture Casa Malpais Ruins Two miles north of Springerville, the Casa Malpais Ruins are home to the Mogollon Tribe and a national historic landmark. The Mogollon, Sinagua, Anasazi and Hohokam Tribes were the primary inhabitants of the region from 1100 to 1400 A.D. This sixteen acre pueblo complex was built over basaltic lava flows that were laid down about 50,000 years ago. Lyman Lake Created as an irrigation reservoir by damming the Little Colorado River, this 1,200-acre park encompasses the shoreline of a 1,500-acre reservoir at an elevation of 6,000 feet. It is fed by snowmelt from the slopes of Mount Baldy and Escudilla Mountain, the second and third highest mountains in Arizona. Fort Apache Historic District Walking Tour Twenty seven historic buildings make up the core of the 288-acre National Register Historic District. Following maps available at the museum, visitors can explore the district at their own pace. Interpretive signs located throughout the district explain the construction and use of the historic buildings and spaces allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the history of what many consider the best surviving example of an Apache Wars-era military post. Show Low Main Street Farmers’ Market & Art Walk Bottom left: Show Low’s Derby Down the Deuce! Bottom right: Hampton Inn and Suites, Show-Low Pinetop