National Park Mystery Spot 27 Revealed: A Home for a Man Who Sure Could Write
That dairy goat clue is a lot more important than it might appear.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 15th, 2011 10:23am
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Friends of Carl Sandburg Home Announces Hobo Ball
Every unit of the National Park System, regardless of its size, needs friends - a group that will raise money for all the activities that can't be funded by the National Park Service.
- By [email protected] - September 7th, 2010 8:47am
Easy Park Hikes - Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Small historical parks are often overlooked as possible locations for easy park hikes, and that's a shame, because many of them offer some fine opportunities. That's definitely the case at Carl Sandburg Home National Historical Site in North Carolina, which includes both an easy hike or two plus just a little exercise on a nice network of trails.
- By Jim Burnett - August 10th, 2010 1:15am
National Park Quiz 76: Ringer I
Only nine of these ten statements about national park-related personalities are true. Can you spot the bogus one?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 7:05am
National Park Quiz 54: Authors
This week’s quiz will find out if you are as well-read as you think. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write a ten-page essay explaining, with appropriate illustrations and citations, the difference between an author and a writer.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 28th, 2011 11:02am
The 110th Congress is Now History – What Were the Results for the NPS?
A report released by the NPS Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs offers a summary of park-related actions by the 110th Congress, which ended its work last month.
- By Jim Burnett - January 5th, 2009 4:05pm
National Park Quiz 14: Historic Houses
There are lots of interesting historic houses in our national parks, and if you know a thing or two about them you’ll do just fine on this week’s quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you wash windows.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 7:57am
First Lady Visits Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
During her recent visit to Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, First Lady Laura Bush toured Sandburg’s Connemara residence, petted dairy goats, talked with children in the Junior Ranger program, and announced a $50,000 National Park Foundation grant to expand the park’s Junior Ranger and youth education programs.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 29th, 2008 5:05pm
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