The upcoming three-day Martin Luther King, Jr., Day weekend offers a chance to not just celebrate the life of one of the country's foremost civil rights advocates but also an opportunity to reflect on the equality we enjoy in the United States.

A fire reported at Cumberland Island National Seashore a week ago is almost fully contained, park officials said Wednesday.

When do you feel you've done a park? Is it when you've been to the visitor center? Spent a day walking its trails?

Big Bend National Park is a land of borders. Situated on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande, it's a place where countries and cultures meet. It's also a place that merges natural environments from desert to mountains, where south meets north, and east meets west, creating a great diversity of plant and animal life.