Grand Canyon River Guides began
producing a newsletter upon its inception in 1988. At first it was
a semi-annual flier, then quarterly. By 1991 it had grown to 20 pages
and gained the makeshift title, The News. Another three
years passed and it approached 40 pages, and gained its current name,
boatman's quarterly review. The BQR for short.
The BQR features news, commentary, art, creative writing, history,
Science, and humor pertaining to the Colorado River, Grand Canyon
and the river running community. In 1993 the BQR began carrying
oral histories of river runners as its feature article, as part
of the Grand Canyon River Guides Oral History Project.
In addition to the BQR we occasionally issue a special publication,
perspectives, to help analyze issues of particular
import to the river community.
We hope, eventually, to make the majority of BQRs and their contents
available online. However, if you find yourself interested in what
the BQR has to offer, you are doing yourself a disservice by not
joining Grand Canyon River Guides. The quality of the photographs
and fine printing of the publication will never come across on screen
as it does in your hand.
Especially if you're on the River.
Search the BQR's!