by Jim Hinckley | Nov 7, 2021 | Chamber News, history, Homepage, Uncategorized, website
Union Pass marks the summit after the long climb from the Colorado River Valley on highway 68. For the observant remnants of the areas rich mining history are seen from the highway. Some of the earliest mining activity in Mohave County took place on the western slopes...
by Jim Hinckley | Sep 5, 2021 | Chamber News, history, Homepage, website
Designed by Domingo Marcucci the side wheeler steamboat Uncle Sam was delivered in pieces to the Colorado River Delta by James Turnbull, a contractor who provided supplies to Yuma, in 1852. It marked the dawning of a new era on the Colorado River. The 65-foot long...
by Jim Hinckley | Aug 15, 2021 | history, Homepage
Aside from the advent of air conditioning, it was the construction of Bullhead Dam, now Davis Dam, and the creation of Lake Mohave that are the foundation for the oasis that is Bullhead City. It and the construction of other dams along the Colorado River transformed...
by Jim Hinckley | Jul 27, 2021 | history, Homepage, Uncategorized, website
In August 1959, at the height of the monsoon season, a torrential downpour in the barren Sacramento Mountains west of Needles, California became a disaster of epic proportions. As often happens with monsoon storms, the deluge in the mountains transformed dry stream...
by Jim Hinckley | Jun 19, 2021 | Chamber News, Homepage, Uncategorized
Heat is as much a part of summer in Bullhead City, Arizona and the Colorado River Valley as snow and sub zero temperatures are in Duluth. Both heat and cold pose serious risks. Both, however, can be mediated with applied knowledge and a bit of common sense. The...
