Prescott, Arizona: “Everybody’s Hometown”.

Ok, first things first: it's pronounced "Preskett" (press-skit). That’s how you say it in Arizona, and anyone who pronounces it the grammatically correct way (“Press-scott”) will be immediately outed as an obvious “you ain’t from around here”. You see, apparently, the town settlers wanted to sound as “western” as possible, so they purposely mispronounced the …

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Lakes of Prescott, Arizona: Watson, Lynx, & Goldwater.

Prescott, Arizona’s three most popular lakes - Watson, Lynx, and Goldwater - could not be any more different from one another. Watson is a geographical wonder, with rocks that look like they were transported straight from another planet. Lynx and Goldwater are much more typical lakes, pretty and relaxing, but nothing crazy. These are not …

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