Teddy Roosevelt, America's 26th president, and John Hance, the first non-native resident of the Grand Canyon, paid the Grand Canyon a visit on Saturday.
Well, not the real people (both passed away in 1919), but impersonators made their way to northern Arizona where they shared Roosevelt and Hance's past with the national park...and they added in several jokes.
Sure, some jokes were corny, but their visit was filled with historical tid-bits and the videos are very entertaining.
The impersonators, dressed in their best costumes, talked via Periscope. They first spoke at the canyon where they interacted with visitors and then moved towards a train station where they greeted passengers.
During his presidency,Roosevelt was a big supporter of conservation and helped create five national parks as well as 18 new U.S. national monuments. According to historians, Hance led visitors on tours at the canyon and also opened the first tourist trail at the canyon; he was the first person who was buried at the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery.
