All About Sedona Arizona by Southwest Inn at Sedona

Are you excited for the summer? Make the most of your time off and come visit us in Sedona! There are some amazing things happening in the area this month. Check out a couple of the events below. Jun 3rd - Sunday Night All Star Karaoke @ Olde Sedona Bar & Grill. The fun starts at 9pm with no cover charge! Jun 5th - Sanjali Weekly Chant @ Awakenings Yoga Studio. Join this weekly mantra chanting led by Valerie Sanjali Irons. Payment by donation. Jun 7th - Kingdom of The Spiders @ Verde Brewing co. Relive this classic film which was shot in the Sedona area. In the film, William Shatner battles eight-legged invaders trying to spin a web of terror over a Camp Verde, AZ in the ultimate man vs. spider showdown. Jun 16 @ 8:45 am – Jun 17 @ 4:15 pm Sedona Mountain Bike Skills / 2-Day Adventure Camp . Are you trying to take your skills to the next level? This camp is designed for any enthusiastic rider or avid racer that is looking to build up and clean up their ‘toolbox’ of

Since before Sedona as we know it was founded, the Oak Creek Canyon area was known for its natural beauty. The red rocks combined with the trees and forested area around the river attracted all kinds of visitors. In the 1970s, Sedona still had very few permanent residents. The town boasted only one stoplight and around that time a man named Abe Miller began vacationing in the area. Miller was an influential businessman from Nevada with a love for travel. Mexico in particular was one of Miller’s favorite places, but Sedona soon become one as well. He began dreaming of creating a quaint arts village in the area full of the feel of Mexico and fell in love with a piece of creekside property dotted with enormous sycamore trees. At the time, the land was owned by the Girards. When Miller first approached the Girards about his dream for the land, they refused, fearful of a large construction project that would destroy the the sycamores. It took two years for Miller to convince the Girard