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Acadia National Park Getting New Maintenance Facilities

The National Park Service has awarded a roughly $33 million contract for demolition of outdated structures and construction of new maintenance facilities at Acadia National Park headquarters. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, the project is expected to provide park staff with enhanced facilities to better serve visitors and protect park resources.

NPS Seeking Operator For Kettle Falls Hotel At Voyageurs National Park

The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus for the operation of one of its most unusual lodging facilities, Kettle Falls Hotel in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota. The prospectus also involves such associated services as retail, boat rental and portage, marina services, guest transportation, and food and beverage service. The hotel is accessible only by boat or float plane and is the only Park Service lodging facility within the park. Transportation for guests can be scheduled when room reservations are made.

Around The Parks: Vandalism At Acadia, Low Water At Glen Canyon, Blue Ridge License Plates

Vandalism at Acadia National Park, low water levels in Lake Powell that are placing Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in a bind, and new speciality license plates for fans of the Blue Ridge Parkway are among the stories circulating around the National Park System this week.

Traveler's View: Past Time For Transparency For Recreation.Gov

It shouldn't require a lawsuit to provide some transparency into the inner workings of Recreation.gov, but now that one has been filed it hopefully will reveal how much it costs Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., to operate the national portal for recreating on public lands, the process it follows to set its add-on fees, and how much it is earning from the public's desires to enjoy their federal lands.

Local Novelists To Help Lead First Smokies Park Writers Conference

The inaugural Tremont Writers Conference is the coordinated effort of two educational park partners, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont and Great Smoky Mountains Association. Set on the lush, secluded Tremont campus, the event will immerse a small group of selected writers in an intensive retreat of brainstorming and fine-tuning their work while learning about nature and writing in small groups from Wednesday, October 25, through Sunday, October 29.

Photography In The National Parks: Capturing Atmospheric Phenomena

Chances are, during a national park visit, you’ve probably photographed – intentionally or accidentally – an interesting event involving the play of light known as an atmospheric phenomenon. This manifestation may show up as the subject of your composition, or perhaps as an accessory highlighting your subject.

UPDATE | Lawsuit Alleges Recreation.Gov Is Cluttered With "Junk Fees," Seeks Refunds

A lawsuit seeking class-action status alleges that Recreation.gov, a national portal for accessing recreational activities on federal lands, is cluttered with unauthorized and possibly illegal “junk fees.
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