Additional information about St. George

image above...bird on snow (brrrrrr). Wouldn't this bird like to come to St. George in the winter and be a snowbird?

St. George is the most southwestern town in Utah and closest to the Nevada state line. It is only 119 miles from the famous city of Las Vegas and many travelers heading to the bigger city often stop by in St. George for a night or two.

In recent years, the St. George economy has boomed and with it brought an increase to the city’s population. Tourism is the greatest attributer to the economy of St. George and many come for recreation and sights.

St.George is famous for its “snowbirds”. These aren’t actually birds, but what is referred to as the people who come and spend their winters in St. George and then about March or April, they will go back to their regular homes in northern Utah and other places. The mild winter weather draws many senior citizens to move permanently to St. George or at least to become “snowbirds”.

With the city expanding steadily, it has plans to build a new, much larger airport by 2010, which will keep the flow of buyers into the region and increase the economic gains due to tourism.