Ghost Town Trail - Pearce, Arizona

10/11/2025

07/19/2025

2018!! And we have continued to make changes/improvements to this wonderful property. Enjoy! It is a wonderful place to live, work and play! Yes, it is waiting for its next proprietor. Yet, still under a watchful presence.❤️

01/31/2025

Sometimes it's all in the details: We had a new oak door built for the west attic opening on the Mercantile during the restoration. As time went by, it aged, warped, unlocked regularly, and swung open. That sun from the West just loves to eat wood. Today we installed this awesome steel door made just for the Mercantile! I absolutely love it and think it goes with the architecture, townsite and property just wonderfully! I had to share it!

11/17/2024

Here's a few bottles in the soda and refreshment advertising section of the Pearce Mercantile. I'll be posting a few more items of interest! Although it's been a real trial cleaning, it's well worth it and brings back memories! Enjoy!

11/17/2024

Heating has been going into the front of the Pearce Mercantile. Above the original metal ceiling is 12" of dirt- we're thinking it was the original roof. So, they cut those beautiful tiles to set in vents, etc., and down came the dirt! Whew! It's been a trip!
During this long process of cleaning clumps and dust away, we found this lovely glass bottle. Do you know what it is?

09/29/2024

Many of you may know Beano- the official Pearce greeter along the trail. I brought him over to the Mercantile courtyard this morning. He's had a rough week- up and down with an infection. He's been running around the rust garden annex for over three decades. Kids and adults alike have come to see him. He has loved the apples, mesquite beans and carrots- he still does. Right now, nothing seems to please him except the bermuda grass and dichandra. So we'll see if this pulls him through. He's been such a friend.

09/21/2024

Here's a north to south view of the old Pearce Jail, Generating Station (to west of jail) and the Pearce Mercantile. Note the vintage road signs....my! how this landscape has changed!

09/10/2024

'Just came across an old photo from Pearce Elementary School. Mr. William Slater was the music and band instructor and this was the band. The photo says it all. Enjoy!

01/29/2024

This little fellow is 2" tall. I unearthed him this morning on the south side of the Pearce Mercantile.
We pulled 16 (yes 16) dump truck loads of remnant dirt out of this area to improve drainage and allow the extended Adobe building some breath.
I'm moving small amounts of the remaining 2 piles for landscaping and found this little gem. Life is so bountiful in this treasured ghost town!

11/09/2023

God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.