After a series of renovations, Helldorado Town's Mad Miner's Miniature Golf Course should re-open in just under two weeks.

Tommy Bird-Rosser, who runs the miniature golf course and operates the attractions in Helldorado Town, says the golf course-spruce up might just be the start of renovations.

"We are trying to improve the miniature golf course by upgrading many of the holes that were pretty rundown and also trying to make it look nicer," Bird-Rosser said. "We want this to be a much more attractive place for people to come."

Tombstone's youngsters are eager for the re-opening.

Ramon Santiago, 10, who spent some time in Helldorado Town with friends and family recently, said he's excited.

"It's a fun time coming here and I love playing golf with my friends," Santiago said.

But, Bird-Rosser said the miniature golf course is more than just a children's attraction.

The privately funded course touts an 18-hole putting green that rests on the backside of Helldorado Town.

He says the renovations emphasize the course's historical significance.

Bird-Rosser said a lot of old mining tools and railroad remnants adorn the course and the rocks that separate one hole from another were from Tombstone's mines.

Accordingly, each hole has a sign bearing a Tombstone history lesson.

"We want the golf course to be as much of an attraction as a way to teach the great history of the town, because it makes it easy for people to understand it when they are playing golf," Bird-Rosser said.

"The whole course is full of history and what we want to do is make people understand that."

And, the course, literally, is full of history.

Duke Losey, a longtime Helldorado Town entertainer, is buried near the 10th hole.

"The course was kind of made for him and this is a tribute to him for everything he did," Bird-Rosser said.

Bird-Rosser suggested that this might just be the start of renovations.

He said Helldorado Town owns much of the land beyond the golf course and plans to put in a new rodeo stadium, as well as new lights and improvements to the area's infrastructure.

Linda Freden, who works at the Larian Motel in Tombstone, said she's happy that the renovations have a historical slant.

"I believe that what they are doing could be great, because I don't want the town to lose its history," Freden said. "This town is about its history and I think that this will be good for the area."