The American Revolution: Official National Park Service Handbook -- Everything That an NPS Handbook Should Be
Kudos to the National Park Service and Eastern National. This new handbook on the American Revolution is a gem.
Visiting the Parks
Voyageurs National Park Offers Birch Bark Weaving Class
Birch bark was a key building material for Native Americans and the fur trappers who traveled across Canada and the northern United States. It was used for baskets as well as canoes. If you've got time, you can learn how to weave your own creations with birch bark at Voyageuers National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 18th, 2009 2:02pm
The Only Planetarium in the National Park System
Some units of the National Park System offer premier sites for enjoying the night sky, due to their location far from cities and the accompanying light pollution. One park which doesn't have the advantage of dark skies has something else—the only planetarium in the National Park System.
- By Jim Burnett - March 14th, 2009 9:20pm
Spring Blooms Not Too Far Away in Shenandoah, Blue Ridge Parkway, And Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sunflowers, violets, trillium and other wildflowers are just around the proverbial corner in the Appalachian Mountains. You can spot these and dozens of others in Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, as well as along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Cape Cod National Seashore To Sell ORV Permits Beginning April 10
If you like to leave the pavement for the sand dunes at Cape Cod National Seashore, mark April 10 on your calendar. That's when the seashore will begin selling this year's off-road-vehicle permits.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:50pm
Campgrounds Opening This Weekend In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spring must be here. Or nearby. First the bears are coming out of hibernation in Yellowstone, and now Great Smoky Mountains National Park is opening many of its campgrounds.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2009 6:19pm
Upon Further Review – Is My Room in Paradise Ready?
Now that most of the country has sprung forward into daylight saving time, can summer be far behind? For some parks, summer is still a coming attraction, and just getting the snow off the road can be quite a job. In one park in years gone by, opening the road to Paradise was a highly anticipated annual event that created a different kind of challenge for another group of workers.
- By Jim Burnett - October 22nd, 2011 11:07am
Ahhh, When it Snows At Bryce Canyon National Park....
If you were lucky enough to be in Bryce Canyon National Park on Tuesday, you would have been surrounded by one of the prettiest days of the year, as these photos clearly show.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2009 6:52am
Tailgating With the Symphony? It's Possible at Great Smoky Mountains National Park In June
When was the last time you tail-gated before a symphony concert? You'll be able to do just that this June at Great Smoky Mountains National Park when the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra helps the park celebrate its 75th birthday.
Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas Offers New 62-foot-long Houseboat This Year
Not every national park visitor likes to spend their nights in a sleeping bag, cook over a campstove, or paddle across a lake. That's why there are houseboats.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 5th, 2009 5:37pm
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