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What’s Your Favorite Northern Arizona Vacation Destination? Volume 5 / Issue 6
BEING THERE IS WHY I’M HERE
PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER Adam Toren My parents and adam@northvalleymagazine.com I enjoy camping and fishing at Matthew Toren the scenic Blue matthew@northvalleymagazine.com
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EDITORIAL Managing Editor Crystal Huckabay crystal@northvalleymagazine.com Editorial SUPERVISOR Cassaundra Brooks cbrooks@northvalleymagazine.com
Ridge Reservoir. Swimming and hiking at Box Canyon (near Payson) with friends is fun, too.
Copy Editor Kate Karp kate@northvalleymagazine.com Food Editor Samantha Turner Editorial Interns Alana Stroud, Bill Raznik, Rachael Blume CONTRIBUTORS LeAnne Bagnall, Scott Bohall, Gerald Calamia, Kevin Downey, Jaclyn Douma, Lea Friese-Haben, Laura Henry, Jon Kenton, Carol La Valley, Kevin Madness, Ben Miles, TYSON QUALLS, Greg Rubenstein, Scott Sackett, Marshall Trimble
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PHOTOGRAPHERS Director of Photography Eric Fairchild
I love going to Flagstaff every December and playing in the snow, then following it up with a visit to Macy’s European Coffee House and a sleepover at the Grand Canyon International Hostel.
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Correction Notice: In the August/September 2010 feature, "The Final Resort: Late-Summer Luxury," Hotel Valley Ho's Café ZuZu was misspelled. North Valley Magazine apologizes for the error.
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