Fire Ban In Effect At Olympic National Park
A ban on wood and charcoal fires took effect in Olympic National Park on Friday due to heightened fire danger.
- By Compiled From N... - August 18th, 2023 10:17am
Travel
New Cape Breton Festival Celebrates Atlantic Salmon Recovery
A festival that celebrates the iconic Atlantic salmon debuts this weekend in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Fishtival runs Aug. 18 to 20 in the Nova Scotia park.
- By NPT Staff - August 17th, 2023 2:30am
Fire Ban Takes Effect Friday At Mount Rainier National Park
Increased fire danger at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state has led to a ban on wood and charcoal fires that takes effect Friday.
- By Compiled From N... - August 17th, 2023 2:30am
Blue Ridge Parkway Campground Closing Early Due To Staffing Shortage
An inability to hire enough staff for this summer is forcing Blue Ridge Parkway officials to close the Otter Creek Campground for the season on August 24.
- By Compiled From N... - August 17th, 2023 2:30am
Marine Adventures In Nunavut's Protected High Arctic Waters
As the M/V Ocean Endeavour pushed cautiously through a challenging patch of sea ice on route to clearing customs in Resolute, a couple of harp seals frolicked in the water of Lancaster Sound just off the ship’s bow. Their heads popped straight up so they could playfully stare us down for a few seconds before disappearing briefly and then bobbing to the surface in a never-ending loop.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 29th, 2024 2:19pm
Gros Morne National Parks Celebrates 50th Anniversary
It will be free to enter Gros Morne National Park this weekend to mark the Newfoundland park and UNESCO World Heritage Site’s 50th anniversary.
- By NPT Staff - August 25th, 2023 2:15am
Bandelier National Monument Camping Fees Going Up October 1
A jump in camping fees at Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico is coming October 1.
- By Compiled From N... - August 11th, 2023 2:30am
Elevator Woes Strike Wind Cave National Park, Stop Cave Tours
Elevator woes have again hit Wind Cave National Park, forcing a stop in cave tours at least until early September.
- By NPT Staff - August 9th, 2023 10:29am
Belatedly Giving Louis Riel His Due In Winnipeg
Métis leader Louis Riel, the Father of Manitoba, never actually lived in the white wooden house with forest green trim in Winnipeg that’s a national historic site bearing his name. But his mother did and, in a rather sombre twist, his body lay in state here for two days after he was hanged in 1885 for treason.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 29th, 2024 2:21pm
Celebrating The Stone Of Canada’s Oldest Stone Fort
As people meander through Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site, engaging with costumed interpreters acting like they’re living in a booming fur trade complex in the 1850s, I only have eyes for the inanimate stone walls.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 29th, 2024 2:22pm
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