The history of the Colorado and Green Rivers is full of daring exploits and fascinating individuals. The John Wesley Powell River History Museum is dedicated to commemorating them all. The museum’s mission is to celebrate the significance of river history through the cultures and landscapes found on the Colorado Plateau, and the River Runner’s Hall of Fame is an integral part of that mission. Since 1990, the museum has inducted over 30 individuals and groups for remarkable contributions to the history and protection of the Colorado River system and positive impacts to its river running community.

The River Runners Hall of Fame Committee is honored to announce the 2024 induction of two river running pioneers, Don and Ted Hatch; the preeminent river historian and retired multimedia archivist at the University of Utah’s Marriott Library, Roy Webb; and Bernard de Colmont, Antoine de Seynes, and Genevieve de Colmont, “the French kayakers.” Genevieve de Colmont is the first woman to pilot, in 1938, her own craft the length of the Green River and on through Cataract Canyon. Film footage documented the trip and the trio achieved broad acclaim for the achievement in their native country, France.