The next-door replica of an 1890s saloon can be rented for larger parties or special events. And the Alborns, who came to Arizona from Iowa eight years ago, are happy to share stories about the area’s past, which includes the bloody feud known today as the Pleasant Valley War. But Karla Alborn’s comment about another Arizona town might start a feud of its own: “Young has more history than Tombstone, really. It’s just that Hollywood made Tombstone famous.”
“The lazy trout doesn’t get the worm.” If that isn’t a saying, it should be. But lazy is a good thing at Greer’s Lazy Trout, an ideal place for summer relaxation in the cool temperatures of the White Mountains. The motel features eight cozy rooms that can accommodate as many as four people, and the rooms’ front porches face Greer Valley and offer frequent sightings of deer and elk.
Back in the day, the tiny Mormon settlement (later known as Greer) in which the Butlers lived offered pristine woodlands, verdant meadows and the Little Colorado River, which teemed with trout. But the town offered little in the way of creature comforts, so visitors agreed to do chores around John and Molly Butler's homestead in exchange for a hot meal and a roof over their heads. In 1910, Molly's enterprising daughter, Hannah, suggested the family start charging visitors 25 cents per meal. The Butler Lodge was born.
