The Blythe Chamber of Commerce – in conjunction with the Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism – held a well attended ribbon cutting and business mixer at the River
John Lane can’t wait for the snowbirds to leave town this year.
In search of warmer weather and wide-open spaces, the seasonal visitors flock south and west each winter in their RVs and camper vans, quadrupling the population of this Arizona desert town.
They are usually greeted warmly as they fill their ample free time and boost the local economy zipping around town in golf carts to take in gem shows, dine in restaurants or patronize the shuffleboard courts. But in the midst of the pandemic, many of the part-time visitors have focused on a more high-stakes activity: seeking out doses of COVID-19 vaccine.