Page Community Spring Craft Fair, 9 am - 3 pm Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Page Community Center in Page Arizona.   Check out what creations from local artisans! Page / Lake Powell Cruizin' Car Show is 9 am, May 7th at Page City Park.  Come see - classic cars, antique cars, specialty vehicles, plus fun and food for all. 05/02/2011

Announcing the 1st Annual Powellapalooza Music & Boating Festival!!September 23 - 26th A 4 day Music, Camping and Boating Festival based out of Page, AZ on Lake Powell. Tickets on sale here (early bird specials are available now) WHAT TO EXPECT: Lodging... Patrons will be able to camp at the amphitheater venue, rent houseboat hotels or stay at the local area hotels. Houseboat Hotels ($200 per night and sleep up to 20) stay docked at Antelope Marina. They have 4 bedrooms, a fold out couch, cushioned benches on upper deck, plenty of floor space, hot tub, full kitchen, two bathrooms, a water slide, an upper deck full bar area with fridge and a stereo system. Entertainment... 50+ Bands covering the Hip Hop, Electronica, Reggae, Funk, Rock n Roll, Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Blues, and Jam Gen... 08/13/2010

Lake Powell is a 200-mile long reservoir in Utah and Arizona with more shoreline than the coast of California.  This high-desert lake is surrounded by red rock sandstone cliffs and sandy beaches.   Spring brings wild flowers, blooming cactus, and increased fishing activity.  Fisherman's delight - home to several species of fish including bass throughout the year.  Large open bays of smooth water are perfect for water skiing and other water sports.    In summer months, Lake Powell warms to 80 degrees for people of all ages to swim and play in the clear waters and houseboating is popular.   With slick rock and slot canyons, hiking is very popular for all ages and all levels.  Thousands of acres of public lands in Utah make it easy to enjoy nature via 4-wheel drive vehicle, ATVs, horseback... 04/04/2010

Once again time is drawing near for our annual Relay for Life event in Page Arizona. This years relay will be held September 19 and 20 at the Page Sports Complex. RELAY FOR LIFE OF PAGE   September 19/20 2009   HELP US FIGHT CANCER JOIN US IN SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL SURVIVORS HONORING THOSE WHO STILL FIGHT REMEMBERING THOSE WE HAVE LOST JOIN US FOR FUN, FOOD, RAFFLES, MUSIC AND A GREAT TIME FUNDS RAISED GO DIRECTLY TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RAFFLES INCLUDE: 2- $80 CERTIFICATES FOR CUSTOM CUT MEATS FROM KANAB CUSTOM MEAT (sales tax is already pd) Page residents can get it delivered 50/50 CASH RAFFLE   $75.00 Gift Certificate from White Tornado UPCOMING EVENTS: RUMMAGE SALE FOR RELAY SEPTEMBER 12 AT LAKE POWELL BOAT, RV, MINI STORAGE FROM 8-2 (donations being accepted) SILENT AUCTION ITEMS:... 08/08/2009

April 25th, 2009 is the 28th annual Page Attacks Trash event in Page, Arizona   Details 2009 Page Attacks Trash When: April 25, 2009 Time: 7 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Pick up Trash 10:30 a.m. Give Out T-Shirts 11:30 a.m. Lunch Where: Come to the Townhouse on North Navajo Drive for clean up assignments Lunch: Bring your t-shirt for the free lunch History of Page Attacks Trash: · In 1980, Jim Popovich, a Glen Canyon National Recreation Area interpreter, came to Jerry Jones, Navajo Generating Station public affairs representative, to propose the idea to establish a partnership between NGS, the City of Page, the National Park Service, and later the Navajo Nation for a community clean-up. · In the spring of 1981, the program began as a one-day community wide clean-up effort. It started with 1,200 vo... 04/10/2009

While I don't live in Page, AZ, I do work there and it is the center of activity for the Lake Powell area. Shopping, doctors, restaurants and entertainment are all based in Page. For the past several months I've been doing a considerable amount of floor time at our Burton Brokerage real estate office, have acquired a couple of beautiful home listings and have been driving around the residential communities daily. I've noticed over the past 17 years the amount of For Sale By Owner signs in Page but it was not until a few weeks ago I really started to mull over the WHY behind the daunting amount of them. One Realtor told me last week "the residents don't think they need us". Another one said "they don't trust us". And finally a broker I respect said "they think they can do it easier witho... 02/04/2009

The East Valley Tribune newspaper in Phoenix ran a excellent article on Lake Powell last week and I would encourage everyone to follow the link to read the entire piece. The article appeared under their Life and Leisure section called Explore Arizona. Lake Powell is unique in so many ways and Byron Marlowe gets several of them right out of the gate. I particularly like this opening statement "Nowhere else are you able to find an area with this amazing beauty, culture and recreation" Beginning with a brief description of the Navajo Nation he moves quickly to the history and foundation of Page, Arizona, as a man-camp for the building of Glen Canyon Dam. The article goes on to describe his boat trip up-lake to Rainbow Bridge, his hike in Antelope Canyon and being able to relax at the Quali... 01/28/2009

Over at the Lake Powell Real Estate Blog I am doing a series on current area developments. Tuscany, a Basic Development project, headed up by Boyd Docksteader, is well underway and looking wonderful. There are five models to choose from which are reasonably priced from $229,000 to $325,000. The quality of workmanship is noticable walking through not only the completed homes, but also touring the homes still under construction. Clicking the above photo will take you to a more detailed article on the Tuscany Development at Page Lake Powell. Today we got the five floorplans posted which can be viewed here TUSCANY FLOOR PLANS Tuscany is a beautiful development and is worth stopping by to see what is going on in the Page Lake Powell Real Estate market. Tuscany Map   Page Lake Powell Homes an... 12/07/2008

There are so many wonderful events and activities in the Page Lake Powell area each year it can be a challenge to keep up with them as well as a difficult for organizers to get the WORD out. The Lake Powell Real Estate Community Calendar is active From the events at the Paria Outpost to the Lake Powell Concert Association and the Glen Canyon Lecture Series to the Hot Air Balloon Regatta there is just always something going on in the Page Lake Powell Area. Besides being accessed at The Lake Powell Real Estate Blog, the calender is public at can be accessed at Google, Calenders. Lakepowellrealestate@gmail.com is the calender name, or you can search Calenders for Lake Powell. Events can be added there or by emailing me at lakepowellrealestate@gmail.com, heather@heatherrankin.net or calling... 11/20/2008

I have posted at The Lake Powell Real Estate Blog about 75 photos of the 2008 Lake Powell Hot Air Balloon Regatta. Click the thumbnails on the links below to get the full sized images. Photos from Friday October 31 of the Hot Air Balloon Launches and Flights Photos from Saturday November 1 of the Hot Air Balloon Flights Photos from the Saturday Night Lake Powell Hot Air Balloon Glow Over the last weekend in October the Page Lake Powell area was host to a wonderful array of hot air balloons. The sixth annual Page Lake Powell Hot Air Balloon Regatta kicked off on Thursday, October 30th, with pilots visiting local schools and explaining the principles of Hot Air Balloons. Friday morning was the first official launch and it was a bit cool and overcast. I  stayed at the balloon launching sit... 11/13/2008

Interesting news from the Wall Street Journal today September New-Home Sales Jumped 2.7%, Prices Fell; Wall Street Journal   "As the median sales price for new homes slipped to its lowest level in four years, sales of single-family homes increased by 2.7% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000, the Commerce Department said. Economists had forecast a September sales rate of 455,000. Sales in most regions of the country declined or remained virtually flat, while the West saw a 22.7% increase in new home sales." Interesting indeed for the Lake Powell area housing industry. A market comparison for the six weeks that ended 10-24-08 shows: The same number of single family lots on the market as last year Home Prices fro stick built homes have increased an average of $10,000... 10/28/2008

Beginning on January 5th, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Glen Canyon Natural History Association will charge $5.00 per adult with a discount for children and seniors. For as long as tours having been going at Glen Canyon Dam they have been free of charge while tours at Hoover Dam have been paying. Currently to tour Hoover Dam it costs $10.00. I wrote a post a couple of months ago about the Top Ten Things to do Under 5 Bucks at Lake Powell and Tour the Dam was high on the list. From 1996 to late 2002 I worked in the tour program at Glen Canyon Dam and loved the time I spent there. After the September 11th attacks our tour program was closed for two weeks. When we reopened we had a security program in place which included folks having to sign up for the tour, go with a guide and be tra... 10/18/2008

Last Sunday, October 6th, 2008, the Salt Lake Tribune ran a feature article on Lake Powell fishing and quoted Wayne Gustaveson heavily. Wayne G. has been a local fixture at Lake Powell for 33 years and writes not only a weekly article for our local Lake Powell Chronicle but has the awesome fishing resource page Wayne's Words. Wayne is the go-to guy here at Powell for fishing, and is the head biologist of the Lake Powell Project for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The Tribune article was informative and made several great points. It may be odd that a state employee runs a blog the size of Wayne's Words, but our visitors are the best fish management tool for a fishery the size of Powell. The forage fish are what drive the Lake Powell system but there are plenty of predators. It's... 10/12/2008

In a move that makes sense, the Page, AZ, Pumpkin Festival and the Page Lake Powell Annual Fall Festival have merged this year and will be occurring Oct, 24th through the 26that Page City Park. It was sad to see the Pumpkin Fest, which had won for most pumpkins lit up at one time for many of the years it entered in the state tally, go the wayside. This year, in a combined effort from Page's Helping Hands Agency and the Page Youth Center there will again be pumpkins glowing at city park. There are so many activities over the three days it's hard not to find something to enjoy. Entertainment, Arts, Crafts and Food Vendors, Games, Activities and Other Events. HOURS: Friday, Oct 28 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.      Saturday, Oct 25 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct 26 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Stuff ... 10/04/2008

Greenehaven and Page, AZ, real estate market report for the third quarter of 2008 ending Septempter 30th. CLOSINGS Single Family Homes Sold: 6 Average Sold Price$270,667 Average Listing Price $276,967 Average Days on Market: 76 Manufactured Homes Sold: 2 Average Sold Price: $107,000 Average Listing Price: $118,500 Average Days on Market: 123 Land, Lots, Property Sold: 5 Average Sold Price: $94,600 Average Listing Price: $105,480 Average Days on Market: 144 Commercial Sold: 2 Average Sold Price: $ 267,500 Average Listing Price: $318,750 Average Days on Market: 113 Total 3rd Quarter Sales 2008: $2,846,000 Total 3rd Quarter Sales 2007: $7,063,953 Difference from 2007 to 2008: $4,217,953 CURRENTLY ON MARKET: PAGE Commercial Buildings: 5 Commercial lots: 4 Manufactured Homes: 12 Mobile Homes... 10/01/2008

I'm going to preface this by saying #1 - I am not a mortgage broker and #2 - this is just plain confusing even to those in the business of explaining to the rest of us. That said.... The Page Lake Powell area has always had a rather insular real estate market. ie. people come here on purpose. Most don't just wake up one morning and say "hey, lets move to Lake Powell". Our housing market has remained stable through the up's and down's as people who choose to come here know Lake Powell and know our industries, ie. the power plant and the tourism. Doing a search this morning I can find two bank owned properties in Page for sale. I am sure there are more, but it give you a feel for the idea we did not hit a huge "boom" here. The market was brisk for a couple of years but not crazy. And yet ... 09/27/2008

This is an awesome event that the residents of the Page Lake Powell area work very hard on every year with amazing results. *********************** American Cancer Society- Relay For Life of Page September 12-13 Page Sports Complex Fundraisers benefiting Relay For Life Kathy’s Angels - Rick Parsons Flight for 2 over Grand Canyon, donated by Monte Parsons, Grand Canyon Airlines Value: $ 276.00 Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 OLD QUILTS of all sizes to be sold, all proceeds to ACS Relay for Life Drawing 1ST Prize: Aramark 59’ Discovery Houseboat – 7 days/6 nights, sleeps 12 plus, must be used 10-1-08 to 5-1-09 or 10-1-09 to 12-31-09 Value: $5,000 2nd Prize: 2 nights Lodging @ Lake Powell Resort and Rainbow Bridge Cruise for 2 Must be used 9-15-08 to 5-15-09 Value: $500 3rd Prize: 2 ... 08/21/2008

Lake Powell's water level continues to rise this week to the tune of 6 to 9 inches a day. As of last Friday the lake crossed the less than 100 feet low threshold ~ an exiting event! In another ten days or so we would expect the Lake Powell Castle Rock Cut to be open again and boaters happily heading upstreeam without the 11 mile detour to Glen Canyon Dam. Currently the rivers that feed Lake Powell are running at 124% of normal. By the time July rolls around the lake should be about 61 feet below full, the highest it has been since 1999. For locals and tourists alike this is a joyous event. Also power production at the dam will be increased about 12% over last year with the higher water levels. The CUT at Castle Rock being opend means less gas used to get upstream and out of Wahweap Bay.... 05/26/2008

I was driving home this afternoon from Page, AZ to Big Water, Utah and there was a storm blowing in. I decided to take five and shoot a couple of photos. The Lake Powell area is truly unique and when the storms blow in, wow. 95% of Lake Powell is in Utah, 5% in Arizona, but the business side is mostly Arizona. The Glen Canyon Dam as well as Wahweap Marina are both on the Arizona side of the line. I sized these down to about 1/2 of what they were shot at but the clarity still looks good. The top two photos are in Arizona and the bottom one in Utah. Stateline Marina is the dividing line and is just out of the photo to the right in the bottom picture. The Lodge is behind the trees. Castle Rock is the large rock on the left. In another two months there will be water over the land to the rig... 05/15/2008

1st Quarter Real Estate Market Report for the Page-Lake Powell-Greenehaven area. Total Sales - $2,893,201 Total Units Sold - 15 * 1 - Commercial Business * 1 - Commercial Lot * 5 -Manufactured Homes * 6 - Single Family Homes * 1 - Single Family Lot * 1 - Patio Home Two commercial leases were also completed. Average Days on Market: 195 Average price per square foot residential: $108.43 First quarter last year sales: $3,226,226 For more informationCall me - 928-691-6444 Lake Powell Arizona Utah Real Estate Blog  05/07/2008