Tubac has a long history involving a mix of various cultures and a panoply of events. The area was home to the Hohokam/Trinchera peoples. Later, the Sobaipuri, or river O’odham, farmed Tubac’s riparian bottomlands. The first mention of Tubac in the Spanish record was in 1726, when a Jesuit priest baptized Native people there. After establishment of Spanish missions in present day Arizona Tubac became a fertile farm for wheat and other crops. Due to various causes, including a series of epidemic diseases, Tubac was involved in an uprising of the O’odham people in 1751. Most of the O’odham fled the area, afraid of the rebels and Spanish retribution. In 1752, the revolt ended. By 1763, the new Santa Gertrudis church, the Captain’s House, and the barracks surrounded a plaza. From that plaza, in 1775, an expedition was launched that would begin the city of San Francisco. Tubac became a mining boom town in the late 1850s and hosted a number of rising star entrepreneurs from the east coast. The Civil War raised its head and Tubac became the hub of a busy, warring series of fights, not against Confederate soldiers, but against Apaches who recognized opportunity in an empty landscape. By 1885 a town was beginning to take shape and a schoolhouse was built. After the turn of the century Tubac grew slowly supporting a Hispanic community and a collection of ranches. Only 30 years after Arizona was admitted as a state, Dale Nichols, an American landscape artist came to Tubac to paint. His influence as a painter and illustrator of rural landscape paintings, attracted prominent artists Hal Empie, Hugh Cabot, and other landscape artist to Tubac. In 1948 Nichols opened an art school and restoration of the Tubac settlement began, yet again.
Yes, there is a master block of hotel rooms at the Tubac Golf Resort. Please use this LINK (https://reservations.travelclick.com/6172?groupID=4531824) to reserve your rooms by 30 January 2025. You are strongly encouraged to stay at the resort vs. other hotels which are 20 - 30 minutes away. Everything you need is available at the Tubac Golf Resort. Room rates start at $226 per night. Please reserve your room today. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Ball at 262-960-6757 or at kimmarieball@gmail.com.
Tubac, AZ is accessible via direct flights from Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Tucson (TUC). From the Tucson airport, the resort is 40 minutes south. Ground transportation / shuttles will be available from the Tucson Airport to the Tubac Golf Resort courtesy of Julie and Aaron.
Non-Stop Flights from Chicago (ORD) to Tucson (TUC) include: AA 2537 - Departs Chicago at 9:45 am; Arrives 11:41 am AA 639 - Departs Chicago at 8:25 pm; Arrives 10:27 pm UA 743 - Departs Chicago at 8:50 am; Arrives 10:40 am Non-Stop Flights from Tucson (TUC) to Chicago (ORD) include: AA 552 - Departs Tucson at 7:05 am - Arrives Chicago at 12:35 pm UA 2652 - Departs Tucson at 11:35 am - Arrives Chicago at 5:10pm AA 2537 - Departs Tucson at 2:14pm - Arrives Chicago at 7:45 pm As of 15 January 2025, you can't reserve your airline tickets. Kim will be blocking 12 seats on each flight -- if you are interested in one of these direct flights, please let Kim know. Average price is under $500. There are other connecting flights available through Milwaukee and Chicago which may be a better option for you.
As we get closer to the wedding date, and flights are reserved, Kim will coordinate opportunities for groups to travel from Tucson Airport to Tubac Resort. Once at the resort, any group travel off property will be provided.
Please call Kim Ball, Wedding Planner, at 262-960-6757 or email her at kimmarieball@gmail.com. Aaron and Julie are very busy with work and life, please reach out to Kim.