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Research Shows Signage Behind Dramatic Wreck Reduction On Blue Ridge Parkway
A Blue Ridge Parkway study shows that National Park Service signing seems to be reducing the number of accidents on the high road.
- By Randy Johnson - July 8th, 2012 8:14am
Yankee Fans Stunned: Fenway Park Listed On National Register Of Historic Places
Saturday was a black day for Yankee fans, as National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis traveled to Boston to add Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, to the National Register of Historic Places.
- By NPT Staff - July 8th, 2012 3:00am
Incredible Video Details Climbing Accident, And Rescue, In Grand Teton National Park
Climbing in the Tetons of Wyoming can be one of the most incredible experiences in the national parks, but it is not without risk. Fortunately, as this video shows, the climbing rangers of Grand Teton National Park are well-prepared to help you in an emergency.
A Long And Winding Road: The Blue Ridge Parkway—And Insider Travel Tips From The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Stretches of road elsewhere in the country are as spectacular, but nothing matches the manicured, uniquely uncommercialized, half-a-thousand-mile thoroughfare of the Blue Ridge Parkway through the lofty heart of America’s first frontier. The scenery is great, but equally memorable is the encounter with history and traditional Appalachian culture and music.
Access Returning To Storm-Struck Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Roads and some facilities in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are beginning to reopen in the wake of a killer storm that left two park visitors dead.
- By NPT Staff - July 7th, 2012 6:23pm
Personal Watercraft Accident Leaves Two Dead At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
A possible lack of attention has led to the deaths of two vacationers at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and left a juvenile with minor injuries, according to the National Park Service.
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- By NPT Staff - July 7th, 2012 8:14pm
Eastern National Announces the 2013 Passport to Your National Parks® Photo Contest
Eastern National just announced the 2013 Passport To Your National Parks® Photo Contest. The contest is open to active Park Service employees and Volunteers-In-Parks. Ten winning national park photos will be featured on the 2013 Passport To Your National Parks® annual stamp series.
- By NPT Staff - July 7th, 2012 3:00am
Virginians Offered Incentive To Cool Off In Shenandoah National Park
As an enticement to get folks back into the mountains after recent storms tour through the mid-Atlantic states, the lodging concessionaire at Shenandoah National Park is offering a $25 voucher for folks who book a room there.
- By NPT Staff - July 7th, 2012 3:00am
UPDATE: Deadly Storm Kills Two In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A thunderstorm packing winds gusting to 70 mph tore through Great Smoky Mountains National Park, downing hundreds of trees, killing two visitors, and injuring several others. By early afternoon Friday officials believed everyone was accounted.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 6th, 2012 5:29pm
