Reminisce Extra – September 2019

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CANYON, INDIAN WOMAN, COLTER, RIVER: COURTESY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

T

ruetoitsname,GrandCanyonNationalParkis

anythingbutsmall. Withmorethan 1 millionacres

alongthe 18 -mile-widegapfromtheNorthRimto

theSouthRim,thecanyoninnorthwestArizona

inspiresallwhopeeroveritsedges.OnFeb. 26 ,

1919 ,PresidentWoodrowWilsonsignedintolawanactof

CongressestablishingGrandCanyonNationalPark,which

soonbecameapopularattraction.Itnowdrawsmorethan

6 millionvisitorsayear.Intributetothisbeaconoftheall-

Americanroadtrip,backdropoffavoritefamilysnapshotsand

symbolofthenation’sruggedbeautyandadventurousspirit,

welookatmomentsinitsremarkablepast.

America’s greatest geological

wonder celebrates 100 years

as a national park.

A GRAND CENTENNIAL

Anniversary

EARLY HISTORY

Tribal peoples, including Havasupai

(above), Hualapai, Navajo and Hopi,

flourish in and around the canyon.

At least 11 tribes are connected to

the area today.

BY RACHAEL LISKA