Elzada Clover: The Botanist Of The Grand Canyon
Elzada Urseba Clover was born in Auburn, Nebraska in 1897, the seventh of nine children of Maynard French Clover and Sarah Gates Clover. She had…
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Nampeyo: The Hopi Potter
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo revitalized Hopi pottery by creating a contemporary style inspired by prehistoric ceramics. Nampeyo made clay…
Barbara Washburn: The ‘Accidental Adventurer’ Who Mapped The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon National Park, preserving more than 1.2 million acres of the country’s most spectacularly scenic land, has attracted more than six million visitors…
Mary Colter: The Architect Behind Your Favorite Buildings at the South Rim
To celebrate National Women's Day, Christianson Tours has prepared an article to remember Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter. If you’ve sipped a lemonade at Phantom…