In addition to a pre-symposium train ride from Williams, the 2007 symposium included field trips, meal-time presentations and historic movies.

Kolb Studio and Residence Tour
National Park Service Ranger Stew Fritts, in character as Grand Canyon pioneer photographer Ellsworth Kolb, will guide attendees on a tour of historic Kolb Studio’s private residence.

Museum Collection Tour
Surround yourself with historical artifacts that are part of the Park’s museum collection, which are housed in the Archive Building on Albright Road.

Historic Boat Renovation Tour
Join National Park Service staff for a tour of the park’s historic boat collection, presently undergoing restoration.

Buffet Lunch with Keynote Address by Scott Thybony
“Mooney’s Fall, A Cross-bedded History”
Scott Thybony is an author, former Colorado River guide, and archaeologist. His work has appeared in many major magazines and newspapers, and on National Public Radio. Thybony is the author of the award-winning Official Guide to Hiking Grand Canyon and several trail guides published by the Grand Canyon Association (GCA). He is presently at work on The Incredible Grand Canyon, a book on canyon historical events to be published by GCA in 2007.

Opening Night Banquet and Program
“The Journey of the Human Spirit,” Michael Kabotie
Michael Kabotie is a Hopi painter, poet, and silversmith whose work incorporates the traditions of his tribe and his mentors, including his father, Fred Kabotie, who painted  the murals in Desert View Watchtower at Grand Canyon.

“Growing up on the Rim: Childhood Memories of School Days, Social Groups, and the Ways We Entertained Ourselves,” moderated by Steve Verkamp.
Panel members: Mervin Wadsworth, Patrick Lauzon and Susan Verkamp.

“A Collegial Challenge,” Pam Frazier
Pam Frazier is the Deputy Director, Grand Canyon Association and she oversees the association’s publishing and exhibit programs. 

“Arizona, Land of Anomalies and Tamales,” Marshall Trimble
As Arizona’s Official State Historian and while enjoying the reputation of being one of America’s most popular raconteurs of this nation’s colorful folk history, Marshall Trimble is also considered the dean of Arizona historians. He is the author of nineteen books, including Arizona: A Cavalcade of History, A Roadside History of Arizona and Arizona: A Panoramic History of a Frontier State. In addition to being Arizona’s Official State Historian, Trimble has taught Arizona and western history at the college level for more than 30 years.

An Afternoon at the Movies 

National Geographic Society’s film In Search of Grand Canyon’s Past 

In Search of Grand Canyon’s Past touches on Grand Canyon’s prehistory, including the archaeological excavations of symposium presenter Dr. Douglas W. Schwartz, who worked on the North Rim and in the inner canyon at Unkar Delta in the late sixties and early seventies. The movie is 30 minutes in length.

Linda Thompson, granddaughter of Ambrose Means, will discuss the life and times of her grandfather and show the movie Ambrose Means and the 1917 Cougar Hunt. The movie and comments by Linda are 30 minutes in length