Alice Sliger, whose name is synonymous with the Buckhorn Mineral Wells and Wildlife Museum in east Mesa for decades and played a role in luring baseball teams to Arizona for spring training, died Tuesday.

The effort to preserve the historic Buckhorn Baths should stay on track despite owner Alice Sliger’s death, according to those working on the plans.

Mesa’s Buckhorn Mineral Baths. Did Elvis Presley sleep there? And does his ghost haunt the premises of the 15-acre roadside landmark at the northeast corner of East Main Street and Recker Road?

Alice Sliger spent most of her 103 years amassing a priceless collection of Western art and iconic baseball memorabilia from players who wintered in her Buckhorn Baths resort in Mesa.

Mesa’s Buckhorn Mineral Baths.

Architect Ron Peters spent years trying to get Mesa’s Buckhorn Baths Motel onto the National Register of Historic Places, so it’s fitting that he was one of the first in town to learn it was listed.

Architect Ron Peters spent years trying to get Mesa’s Buckhorn Baths Motel onto the National Register of Historic Places, so it’s fitting that he was one of the first in town to learn it was listed.

Mesa voters have approved a $70 million bond for the city to make a myriad of improvements, according to unofficial results

The 27 stone tubs at the Buckhorn Mineral Wells and Wildlife Museum haven't provided relief to those weary of life's aches and pains since 1999, but there's much more to the northwest corner of Main Street and Recker Road.

Mesa's Buckhorn Baths Motel is no stranger to historic and endangered lists. But this time, it's topped a new one - as the No. 1 pick on the Ten Most Endangered Roadside Places list released this week by the Society for Commercial Archeology, a national preservation organization based in Wisconsin.

Every time I return to the Buckhorn Baths to do a story or column, I’m captivated.

Summer already is a month old, and one of Mesa’s leading ladies has not been able to take a dip into the pool, much less do what she’s best known for — take a dive.

Mesa is considering buying the historic Buckhorn Baths to preserve the place where some of baseball’s most legendary players came for decades to sooth themselves in hot mineral water.

The large black wool banner with the words "New York Giants" in orange lettering was packed away folded inside a closet of Robert Steckner's den for decades.

After experiencing a downturn for the past few years with its historical amenities and watching its landmarks deteriorate as their futures remained uncertain, preservation officials in the city of Mesa now have the means to renovate them in the near future.

Arizona State University may have done a nice job restoring its Old Main building, but the demolition of a former Valley National Bank branch with an unusual geodesic dome early this year has put the university in bad odor with historic preservationists.

Where is The Diving Lady of the Starlite Motel? And when will she return to the springboard?

When Susie Steckner was a kid, she always looked forward to going to spring training games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium with her father, an ardent San Francisco Giants fan.

One of the city's most popular historical exhibits soon will have new digs in downtown Mesa.

A multimedia history project dedicated to preserving the history of spring training in Arizona is one step closer to getting a museum of its own in Mesa.

Off the beaten base path, a baseball dream is waiting to grow from sandlot proportions to state-of-the-art stadium-style flair.