IT’S REALLY DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE THE LAKE HAVASU AREA BACK IN THE 1920’S OR FOR THAT MATTER BACK IN THE 1950’S.  PARKER DAM WAS BUILT IN THE 30’S AND LAKE HAVASU WAS JUST THE COLORADO RIVER.  MAYBE THERE WERE A FEW EARLY SETTLERS IN THE AREA ON THE ARIZONA SIDE AND THERE WERE MORE THAN ENOUGH INDIANS ON THE CALIFORNIA SIDE.  IN THE 1950’S UP UNTIL THE EARLY 60’S LAKE HAVASU CITY DIDN’T EXIST.  THEN ALONG CAME ENTREPRENEUR AND INDUSTRIALIST ROBERT P. MCCULLOCH SEARCHING FOR PROPERTY ALONG LAKE HAVASU TO USE AS A TEST SITE FOR HIS OUTBOARD MOTORS.  MOST OF US RECOGNIZE THE NAME MCCULLOCH AS THE BRAND OF A CHAINSAW.  THE CITY FOUNDER OF LAKE HAVASU CITY IS THAT SAME MCCULLOCH.  A TRUE VISIONARY MCCULLOCH SET ABOUT BUILDING MANUFAC-TURING PLANTS TO BUILD HIS CHAINSAWS.  HE ALSO BUILT AN AIRLINE COMPANY AND AFTER HIS PURCHASE OF OVER 26 SQUARE MILES OF BARREN DESERT PROCEEDED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY BY FLYING THEM IN AT NO CHARGE TO WINE & DINE THEM AND SELL THE REAL ESTATE THAT HE HAD PURCHASED FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA.  IN 1968 MCCULLOCH BOUGHT THE LONDON BRIDGE AND BUILT A CANAL ON THE PITTSBURGH PENINSULA.  THIS IS THE MAJOR ATTRACTION TODAY FOR LAKE HAVASU CITY.  OF COURSE, THE 48 MILES OF STATE PARK LAKE HAVASU DRAWS BOATING ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL.  THE PARKER DAM, SOUTH OF LAKE HAVASU CITY IS THE DEEPEST DAM IN THE WORLD.  HAVASU LANDINGS, THE CASINO ACROSS THE LAKE ON THE CALIFORNIA SIDE CAN BE REACHED BY TAKING THE DREAMCATCHER ACROSS THE LAKE.  THE RIDE FROM LAKE HAVASU CITY TO PARKER IS A SUPER RIDE WITH STOPS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER.  TAKE SOME TIME TO VISIT THE LINKS ON THIS PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE LAKE HAVASU CITY AREA.  LAKE HAVASU CITY CAN BE REACHED GOING SOUTH FROM I-40 OR NORTH FROM I-10.  STAY COOL AND ENJOY THE TRIP!