The Motor Lodge Blog

Do you see a thumb?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 by clair3

Do you ever wonder what was going through the minds of the humans that named some of the constellations? Or why some grand places have incredibly obvious names? We do, we also wonder why the settlers in Prescott decided to name Thumb Butte. Maybe we are just cynical, or less creative these days, but does [...]

What a deluge! What does it mean?

Saturday, August 28th, 2010 by clair3

Storms in Prescott tend to be patchy. That was certainly the case today, although where the storm hit, it hit hard. In the middle of the day, black clouds built fast near Whipple St. and broke into a wild deluge. We were wondering if the monsoons were over, but today proved us wrong.
Rain in Prescott [...]

A shot of history

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 by clair3

If the music on the Square, the unique antique shops, and countless cafe’s downtown don’t have you  convinced that a visit to Prescott is in order, perhaps a bit of history will push you over the edge. Whiskey Row has been central to the activity of Prescott ever since the cowboys came and set up camp. In [...]

Time travel is possible!

Friday, August 20th, 2010 by clair3

It’s difficult to stroll around town without ending up in one of Prescott’s many antique or thrift shops. If you have ever wandered down Cortez Street, you know that it’s hard to come back without a some irresistable  by-gone bobble. One of our favorite things to do is to get lost in the history of interesting  treasures to be found at reasonable prices around [...]