Dotty McNulty

Kingman Arizona, Real Estate

Lake Havasu AZ Area Guide

Lake Havasu City is located in Mohave County, Arizona.  The city is home to 56,355 community members as of the 2006 census.  Lake Havasu City was founded in 1964 on the shores of Lake Havasu and the Colorado River.  The area is known as a popular year round tourist destination that offers a comfortable climate and friendly atmosphere.  With a highly attractive living environment for a variety of tastes and life styles, Lake Havasu offers a pleasant climate, fishing and water sports, arts and entertainment, and a small town environment for raising a family. 

Lake Havasu History
(The following information on Lake Havasu’s history has been directly sourced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Havasu_City,_Arizona.  To learn more, please click on the link provided.)

Lake Havasu City was established in 1964 by Robert P. McCulloch (of McCulloch Chainsaws) as a planned community. McCulloch had purchased 3,500 acres (14 km²) of property on the east side of Lake Havasu along Pittsburgh Point, the peninsula that eventually would be transformed into "the island". The city was incorporated in 1978. The present city grew around an old mining town established in the early 20th century.
The lake was formed in 1938 by Parker Dam on the Colorado River. One cannot reach the Grand Canyon from Lake Havasu, however, due to the dams: Davis Dam (creating Lake Mohave) and Hoover Dam (creating Lake Mead) and Parker Dam.

Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation
(The following information on Lake Havasu parks and recreations has been directly sourced from: http://www.lhcaz.gov/parksAndRecreation/parks.html.  To learn more, please click on the link provided.)

The Parks Maintenance Division develops and maintains city-owned parks, facilities, landscapes and streetscapes; assist the recreation division with special event activities and programs; maintain city-owned flags; provide equipment and operations for city sponsored events; place and remove event banners on McCulloch Blvd., oversee the Memorial Tree/Bench Program the tree relocation program, and the shade shelter program; maintain city buildings; and maintain athletic fields and school related facilities as described in the intergovernmental agreement between the city and the Lake Havasu Unified School District.

Click here for a list of city parks and facilities
http://www.lhcaz.gov/parksAndRecreation/parks.html

Lake Havasu City Events and Attractions
(The information and descriptions of each of the following events and attractions has been directly sourced from each of their individual websites.  To find out more details about any of these events or attractions, please click on the links under each name.)

Annual London Bridge Seaplane Classic
The premier R/C Float Fly in the southwest!  Learn more by visit them on the web at: http://www.deserthawksrc.com/.

Bridge
A popular tourist attraction in Lake Havasu City is the London Bridge, which crosses a 930ft (280 m) long man-made canal that leads from Lake Havasu (on the Colorado River) to Thompson Bay. It was bought for US$2.5 million from the City of London when the bridge was replaced in 1968. The bridge was disassembled, and the marked stones were shipped to Lake Havasu City and reassembled for another US $7 million. It opened in October 1971.

Events

Lake Havasu City is an active destination for a wide range of people. During the spring months, the community is joined by university students during Spring Break (indeed, the city has a reputation for being a spring break party town) while the California boaters begin to stream in as the weather warms. March to September are the prime boating months on Lake Havasu. The city is also home to the International World Jet Ski Final Races, multiple professional fishing tournaments, custom boat regattas, the Western Winter Blast pyrotechnics convention, and the Havasu Half Marathon.
During the winter months, the community is joined by retirees from colder regions of the country and Canada. During this period, multiple events are held on McCulloch Boulevard.
Click here for the Lake Havasu City calendar of events
http://www.golakehavasu.com/events.html

Click here for Things To Do in Lake Havasu City
http://www.golakehavasu.com/things-to-do.html