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Work Continues To Reconnect Gardiner, Cooke City To Yellowstone National Park

Work is progressing to reconnect Yellowstone National Park to Gardiner and Cooke City/Silver Gate in Montana, the three communities that were the most impacted by devastating flooding in June that shredded the roads linking those towns to the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2022 12:51pm

Waterton Lakes Gets Belated Ceremonial Opening

A ceremonial opening for the Waterton Lakes National Park visitor drew Káínai Nation Chief Roy Fox and Parks Canada President/CEO Ron Hallman.

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By NPT Staff - August 3rd, 2022 2:45am

Scotts Bluff National Monument: Portal To The West

William Henry Jackson's short life as a bullwhacker quickly convinced him that that was not the career for him.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Waiting For Whales At Cape Spear Lighthouse

At the most easterly point of land in Canada, people come to watch and wait.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

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If Keji's Ancient Rocks Could Talk

Barefoot, we carefully step onto a slate outcrop along the shore of Kejimkujik Lake and start looking for ancient Mi’kmaq images carved in the soft rock.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Trails I've Hiked: Shadow Mountain Lookout

On the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, where the Colorado River drains out of Shadow Mountain Lake and heads down a short course to fill Lake Granby, is a path that leads to the shoulder of Shadow Mountain. There, in an opening in the piney forest, stands a fire lookout built in the 1930s.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 28th, 2022 2:30am

Learn-To-Camp Sessions On Tap In Newfoundland

Two Parks Canada spots in western Newfoundland are hosting free learn-to camp sessions this summer. Port au Choix National Historic Site will run the program Aug. 6-7, while Gros Morne National Park will offer it Aug. 13-14.

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By NPT Staff - August 11th, 2022 1:31pm

Where Mi'kmaq, Acadian, French And British Cultures Converged

In a quiet patch of forest just off Skmaqn Trail and not far from eroding cliffs overlooking Charlottetown Harbour, Lucas Milligan waits patiently in a clearing beside a wigwam and a wigwam in progress. The Parks Canada heritage presenter is here to explain the Mi’kmaq connection to Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst National Historic Site, and that story usually starts with a translation of the word that’s pronounced Ska-MAA-kin.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

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A Literary Pilgrimage To Prince Edward Island

Fact blends with fiction as I meander down Lover’s Lane in the literary heart of Prince Edward Island, tracing the steps of author Lucy Maud Montgomery and her globally adored fictional character Anne Shirley, she of the spunky disposition and signature red braids.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

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Oak Fire Next To Threaten Yosemite National Park

A wildfire burning about a dozen miles west of Yosemite National Park is pumping huge clouds of smoke into Yosemite and raising concerns that it could threaten the park in the coming days.

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By NPT Staff - July 24th, 2022 3:19pm

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