by Jim Hinckley | Apr 21, 2019 | Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
At the west end of Locomotive Park in Kingman, Arizona is a monument to the nations veterans, and another dedicated to Lt. Beale and his camel caravan. On the opposite of Beale Street, on the corner with Grandview Avenue is Metcalf Park, another delightful oasis. At...
by Jim Hinckley | Mar 30, 2019 | Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
With the passing of time legend and fact, history and myth become so entwined it can become difficult to separate fact from fiction. The story of Kingman has become tangled a web of history and myth, and the latter has often been repeated enough to be taken as fact....
by Jim Hinckley | Mar 19, 2019 | Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
The evidence is overwhelming. Route 66 is the most famous highway in America. Attendance of the second European Route 66 Festival in Zlin, Czech Republic last August was counted in the tens of thousands. There are active Route 66 associations in Europe, Japan, Canada,...
by Jim Hinckley | Mar 16, 2019 | Golden Valley, Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
The Beale Wagon Road proved to be a popular trail for westward bound immigrants in the post Civil War period and into the 1870s. It would also play a pivotal role in the development of the Arizona territories. The experiment with the use of camels wasn’t quite as...
by The Bee | Mar 15, 2019 | Bullhead City, Crime, Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, Our Area
Earlier this week, a man reported that someone came to his house claiming to be from a satellite TV company to conduct a “free” update for $12. When then man came into his house, the resident became suspicious and took a photo of the man. The man got angry and quickly...
by The Bee | Mar 12, 2019 | Lake Havasu City, Our Area, Press Release
The Lake Havasu Metropolitan Planning Organization (LHMPO) is actively seeking public participation at Focus Group meetings on March 18th, 2019 for the Regional Transit Feasibility and Implementation Plan. The purpose of this Focus Group is to gather information,...
