A number of officials and staff members of the National Park Services, Bureau of Reclamation, Navajo Tribe, and other agencies listen to speakers at the Powell Commemorative Ceremony on the shore of Lake Powell. At far right is naturalist Bill Taylor of Arches-Canyonlands complex.
Bill Diamond, professional river runner, portrays Major John Wesley Powell in an exhibit at the Powell Commemorative Ceremony at Lake Powell. Exhibit includes a boat that is representative of the type used by Powell in his expeditions. The sign positioned by the boat reads: "Early day boating through the canyons of the Colorado utilized heavy wooden boats like Powell's and like this one which was used between 1938 & 1942."