Uniquely Cottonwood
Because of Cottonwood's location, close to Sedona, just the right distance from Phoenix, many businesses and residents find themselves choosing Cottonwood as their home. Some of these businesses and residents are unique and Cottonwood is proud to call them Uniquely Cottonwood. Allow us to share some of their stories.
Roger Naylor- Hiker, Author, and Lover of Arizona
Roger Naylor is Arizona’s premier travel writer. The longtime Cottonwood resident is a member of the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame. His book, Arizona State Parks, received the prestigious 2020 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Travel. Also in 2020, he became the narrator for Verde Canyon Railroad. His work appears most weeks in the Arizona Republic. He has also written for The Guardian, USA Today, Country Magazine, Arizona Highways, and dozens more. He is the author of several books including Arizona’s Scenic Roads and Hikes, The Amazing Kolb Brothers of Grand Canyon, Boots & Burgers: An Arizona Handbook for Hungry Hikers, and Arizona Kicks on Route 66. For more information, visit: www.rogernaylor.com.
Click here to read more, explore his stories, and view his images.
Click here to read more, explore his stories, and view his images.
Art Glitter- The World's Largest Line of Glitter
Barbara Trombley founded Art Institute Glitter in 1981. She began creating greetings cards by writing with glue on card stock and flooding the area with hundreds of carefully designed colors.
"When I gave my cards to people I noticed how the cards and the glitter always made people smile. I decided I wanted to make a career of bringing that sparkle into peoples' lives," Barbara says; hence, the beginning of Art Institute Glitter.
Now, over 30 years later, Art Institute Glitter Inc. has over 1200 unique colors in many different cuts and sizes, and distributes glitter, adhesives, and accessories all over the world.
Art Glitter's mission is to empower businesses and individuals alike, to use to best products on the market for achieving the most professional results possible. Click here to visit Art Glitter online.
"When I gave my cards to people I noticed how the cards and the glitter always made people smile. I decided I wanted to make a career of bringing that sparkle into peoples' lives," Barbara says; hence, the beginning of Art Institute Glitter.
Now, over 30 years later, Art Institute Glitter Inc. has over 1200 unique colors in many different cuts and sizes, and distributes glitter, adhesives, and accessories all over the world.
Art Glitter's mission is to empower businesses and individuals alike, to use to best products on the market for achieving the most professional results possible. Click here to visit Art Glitter online.
The Science Vortex
The Science Vortex of the Verde Valley whirls locals and tourists into a regional hands-on children’s center immersing them in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEM + Art)! The mission of this non-profit is to positively impact children’s critical-thinking abilities, creativity, and STEM literacy with hands-on, interactive exhibits, enticing learning materials, and engaging programs for children ages 2-12. The Science Vortex has a weekly Little Learners STEM Time on Mondays at 10 AM and a Family Makerspace Night on Thursdays at 4:30 PM. Other programs that are offered include: field trips, private visits, birthday parties, afterschool clubs, and special events. Check out www.sciencevortex.org and The Science Vortex | Facebook to learn more!
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Wild Tonic
Wild Tonic is the big one. This Arizona company specializes in hard and nonalcoholic, jun kombucha — a tonic using raw honey instead of cane sugar, and green tea instead of black in its base recipe. Holly Lyman, artist and owner of Wild Tonic, first formed a relationship with beeswax when experimenting with encaustic painting — a process of mixing pigments with hot wax. This evolved to creating her own recipe of jun tonic, using honey. The company has become one of the more recognized names in this field, and produces multiple flavors. Click here to visit their website.
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