b'THE KINGMAN ANDY DEVINE DAYS PRO RODEO is held at the Mohave County Fairgrounds the last full weekend in September. Cowboys competegokingman.comin all the Grand Canyon ridge, you will have a view of Kingman and the HualapaiPro Rodeo sanctioned events. Mountains to the east, the Black Mountains, and Golden Valley to the west. Articles about rodeos around Kingman go back as early as the 1880s, especially taking place WHAT TO SEE at surrounding ranches during round-ups but The Bonelli House. One of Kingmans most famousOnce you exit the Route 66 Museum you may want toKingman hosted its first organized Labor Day families is the Bonellisthe family of a Swiss Mormontake a walk. Metcalfe Park has an outdoor seating area,rodeo in 1919. The second annual rodeo in 1920 immigrant, George, who married Effie, the daughter ofideal if you packed a lunch and want to eat outdoors,had purses totaling nearly $4,000. From the the Kingman Santa Fe Railroad station master in the latewhile Locomotive Park, as you might guess from1930s to the early 1950s it was Dig-n-Dogie 19th century. They had nine children and built their firstthe name, is known for its huge old steam locomotiveDays Rodeo," a celebration of ranching and house in 1895, which then burnt down in 1915. It wasand a small memorial dedicated to fallen soldiers frommining skills. That festival eventually phased soon rebuilt and over the years the children graduallyKingman who died during the Vietnam and Korean wars. out as more area mines closed. When rodeos moved away. It remained in family ownership until 1973310 W. Beale Street & 1st Street, 928-757-7919 became big entertainment across the nation when it was bought by the city to be opened as a museumin the 1960s and \'70s, the Jaycees brought in 1978. It is an example of local architecture and itsKingman Railroad Museum is home to famed steamrodeoing back to Kingman with Los Comaneros contents that were typical of a wealthy family of the time. engine #3759. Visitors may get up close and examineRodeo, Kingmans first PRA sanctioned rodeo. 430 East Spring Street, 928-753-1413 this marvel of earlier locomotive structure and designIn 1985, the Rodeo was incorporated into the while listening to the modern trains whizzing by on the The Mohave Museum of History and Arts isnearby railroad tracks. With so much of Kingmans historyAndy Devine Days celebration, to bring back dedicated to the purpose of preserving the heritage associated with the railroad, a museum to remember thosea flavor of Dig-N-Dogie days and Western, of Northwestern Arizona and of presenting thatdays was an obvious development. The museum is locatedcowboy, small-town heritage. Andy Devine Days history to the public. The Hualapai Indian Room andin the Amtrak Depot, covering 14,500 square feet, and isnamesakeAndy Devinewas a popular film the Mohave History Room are two highlights, andadministered by the Whistle Stop Railroad Club. actor whose career in silent pictures began in the library that was added in 2005 holds a mine of402 E Andy Devine Avenue, Suite B, 928-753-7995 the 1920s.Andy grew up in Kingman before information. Local film star Andy Devine is featured,making it to Hollywood and is best known for while a ranching exhibit and mining machinery are The Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum is the his roles in Western movies and television just some of the other things on offer. worlds first electric vehicle museum opened in shows.He appeared in movies with the likes of 400 W. Beale Street, 928-753-3195, MohaveMuseum.org 2014 with displays from 1909 to the present. John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and Guy Madison 120 W. Andy Devine Avenue, 928-753-9889, and his most memorable work was as Jingles in Kingman\'s Route 66 Swap Meet is where you hevf.org/route-66-ev-museum the 1950s television program The Adventures of will find rocks, artwork, antiques, crafts, yard art, Wild Bill Hickokknives, electronics, tools, food, jewelry, car parts,Alpacas of the Southwest is a full operating ranch. furniture, Route 66 souvenirs, and more. Joyce\'s Art with Crias and Alpacas with bloodlines from Peru,The Kingman GCPRA Rodeo will be held Tent for the kids to create artwork, have fun and winBolivia, and Chile. Tours are offered to allow you aSaturday September 25th and Sunday prizes. It is also a Geocaching.com location. chance to get up close and personal with the friendlySeptember 26th, at the Fairgrounds in 4120 E Thompson, 520-491-9837 alpacas. Visitors can also go to the ranch store andKingman, AZ. kingsmenrodeo.orgexperience the softness of luxury alpaca clothing.The Kingman Visitor Center, located inside Socks, sweaters, hats, rugs yarn, and more.Kingman\'s historic Powerhouse, has a great gift 1108 S McCarrel Road, 702-338-7806, shop for buying souvenirs of Route 66. It hosts SouthWestAlpacaTours.comThe Arizona Route 66 Museum where you canexperience and learn about the American culture of years gone by in this tribute to the Mother Road, Historic Route 66.120 W. Andy Devine Avenue, 928-753-6106ArizonaRealCountry.com September 2021 25'