Mormon Lake, Arizona
June 22 – 25th, 2015
Come to the pines of Northern Arizona, just 30 minutes southeast of Flagstaff, to Mormon Lake Lodge. Mormon Lake was a jumping off point for Zane Grey for his Arizona adventures. His party would congregate at Mormon Lake, then head off to the Rim country.
Mormon Lake Lodge is a historic lodge located at Mormon Lake and will be our host for the convention. We will be staying in their cabins and having our business meetings in their authentic western town.
Look for more details soon.
The tentative agenda is as follows:
| Date | Time | Event/Activity | |
| Monday, June 22 | Afternoon | Check-in and Registration. | |
| Evening | Opening BBQ Dinner (Wagon Ride to dinner location) | ||
| Tuesday, June 23 | Early Morning | Memorial Breakfast. | |
| Morning | Morning – opening meetings, Keynote address by Dr. Joe Wheeler | ||
| Afternoon | Annual Auction to benefit the Society | ||
| Evening | Member’s Book Fair | ||
| Wednesday, June 24 | All-day | Bus to Sedona via Flagstaff. Visit Oak Creek Canyon, spend some time in downtown Sedona, have lunch on your own, then back to Mormon Lake Lodge. Evening – Ice Cream social, then a Zane Grey movie | |
| Thursday, June 25 | Morning | Annual Business meeting | |
| Afternoon | On your own. | ||
| Evening | Closing Banquet |
As many of you who have attended a convention know, we have a tradition of having an after convention trip. This typically is to a location that might be less appropriate for a convention, but of great interest to the members, especially those who want to get outdoors to hike or see the scenery. For example, past After Convention Trips have included Trapper’s Lake in Colorado, Crater Lake in Oregon, the Grey family home in Altadena, CA, Monument Valley in Arizona, and Moab, Utah. This year our plan for an after convention trip is to travel to Page, AZ and take a boat tour to Rainbow Bridge on Saturday.
In addition, we’re hoping to make a trip on Sunday before the convention to the original site of Zane Grey’s cabin, under the Tonto Rim, along Tonto Creek, east of Payson, AZ. Look for more details soon.
Contact Terry Bolinger at tbolinger@zgws.org if you need any more information.
So, come to Arizona in 2015- you won’t be sorry!