Stories by author "William Knapp, Northern Arizona University": 5
Stories
Glen and Bessie’s Colorado River Trip, Part 3: Hermit Camp
Hermit Camp was a campground for wealthy tourists, owned and operated by the Fred Harvey Company. Under contract from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, the firm opened the campground in 1912 to cater to wealthy tourists trekking on the…
Glen and Bessie’s Colorado River Trip, Part 2: Kolb Studio
Founded in 1901, Grand Canyon Village is a historic, national park community located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, 5,000 feet above the Colorado River. Originally composed of several privately-owned businesses catering to tourists, the…
Glen and Bessie’s Colorado River Trip, Part 1: Lee’s Ferry
John D. Lee, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded Lee’s Ferry in the early 1870s to function as a link between the Latter-day Saint heartland in Utah and new settlements in Arizona. A committed polygamist, Lee built…
Glen Hyde’s Prior River Experience
River travel was one of Glen Hyde's passions, born out of a childhood spent outdoors. In his first significant river excursion in 1919, Glen and his friend Jess Nebeker made a six-month canoe trip through the rivers of British Columbia and the…
Life at “the Murtaugh Place” and Longing for Adventure
Glen Hyde and Bessie Haley met on a ship steaming from San Francisco to Los Angles in the early summer of 1927, and it was clear to their friends and family that the two were immediately attracted to one another. Glen and Bessie were both…