Formed in 2009, the Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition includes the following member organizations.

Coalition of NPS Retirees
Grand Canyon Private Boaters Assoc. Grand Canyon River Guides
Grand Canyon River Outfitters Assoc.
Grand Canyon River Runners Assoc.
Grand Canyon Trust
National Trust for Historic Preservation

 

Mission Statement

To assist and support the National Park Service’s development of a dedicated Grand Canyon river heritage museum permanently housed within the historic Laundry Building at Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim Village, with the Park’s historic boats and related artifacts and stories forming the core of the museum’s exhibits and interpretative visitor experience.

 

Click here to view a PDF of our current Feasibility Study.

 

 

 

The Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition is a newly formed group of organizations and individuals dedicated to supporting and advocating for the proposed Grand Canyon River Heritage Museum at Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim Village.

We are working with our partners, the National Park Service and the Grand Canyon Association, to help bring this exciting museum proposal to life within a refurbished Laundry Building. Located in an eye-catching site just south and across the railroad tracks from the Bright Angel Lodge, this impressive stone structure is one of the Park’s principal historic buildings.

We will soon post a wealth of information on this site about the Coalition and its efforts, about this exciting project, and about Grand Canyon National Park's irreplaceable collection of historic river boats and related artifacts. We are now able to gratefully accept your tax deductible donations to support this important work. Please click the on the button below to donate by credit card, or mail us a check along with your name and address to the address listed below. We greatly appreciate your support!

Please check back soon and stay in touch with this wonderful project. With your help, the Grand Canyon historic boat collection and related artifacts will at long last find a permanent home where this unique cultural material can be properly cared for while remaining accessible to the public.

We invite you to join with us in strengthening this important link between the "rim and the river" for park visitors as we work to capture the rich stories of explorers and adventurers who tackled the mighty Colorado River, reveal the evolution of river running in Grand Canyon, discover how this history underlies today's river experience, and discern what the future may hold

Thank you very much!

Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition
P.O. Box 936
Flagstaff, Arizona 86002

The Grand Canyon River Heritage Coalition ("GCRHC") operates under the auspices of the Grand Canyon Colorado River Fund, Inc. (Federal tax ID number 86-0835679), a 501(c)(3) non-profit chartible corporation operated by the sixteen licensed Grand Canyon National Park river concessioners.  Donations to the GCRHC program are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.  Management of GCRHC and its programs is accomplished on a volunteer basis by representatives of the Coalition's member organizations.  All donations to the GCRHC program will be used solely to advocate for and support the Grand Canyon River Heritage Museum proposal.  Grand Canyon National Park’s official fund-raising partner, the Grand Canyon Association, will begin accepting donations for building renovation and museum content design, fabrication and installation at a later time.