Visitors in Tubac

I like being in Tubac through all the seasons the year. The summer heat does not bother me. My husband and I enjoy the fantastic lightning storms which occur in the afternoons and evenings during monsoon season, which is the latter part of the summer. So for us, we have a mini-vacation in Tubac whenever we have the opportunity, and we do not need to go away in the summer to escape the heat.

Most visitors, however, feel the best time to be in Tubac, and in Southern Arizona in general, is from September to April/May. Our area is the destination of choice for these people who are fleeing the hard winters in their hometown. During these months, Tubac hosts many tourists and snowbirds from Canada, the US East Coast, the North, and the Midwest. Some people we've met come from even further away: Europe and Australia. We have been fortunate to meet many nice people who come here to enjoy the weather and the cozy, safe small town atmosphere of Tubac. Everyone seems happy and very friendly, and we meet many visitors simply walking around the town, in the art center, in the library, and in restaurants. They enjoy everything that Southern Arizona has to offer. They go hiking, swimming, golfing, biking, horseback riding, eating out, and reuniting with old friends. They enjoy the Thursday lunch for seniors (this is really a social event in the town; not something targeted for people in difficult economic straits), they attend the breakfast forum every other Thursday (with knowledgeable speakers discussing a wide variety of topics), they search (successfully!) for unique finds and old artifacts using their metal detectors, investigate ghost towns and old abandoned mines, visit the Titan Missile Museum (a scary reminder of the Cold War), and many, many more fun things.

For North America, Tubac is a very old town. I recently came across the following website detailing the history of Tubac through four centuries. http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/tubac/toc.htm It offers some very interesting reading. If you have a chance, come visit Tubac. I quite sure you won't regret it.