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News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

AXS Wayside: A Walk in the Woods

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

Reflections from Lake Superior

News Release: Light Waves-Abstract Photographs of Reflections from Lake Superior.

AXS Wayside: Exploring Schoodic

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

AXS Wayside: Tide Pool Tenants

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

AXS: Wayside: Up Close and Personal

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

AXS Wayside: Mariners Beware

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

AXS Wayside: To The Top

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

AXS Wayside: Summit to Sea

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

Celebrate Independence Day with music at the mill on July 1

News Release: EMINENCE, Mo: Ozark National Scenic Riverways will celebrate Independence Day with a summertime concert on Saturday, July 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Alley Spring and Mill.

AXS: Hulls Cove Visitor Center

News Release: Access Acadia: Inclusive Descriptions of Park Destinations.

Terminus: A Glacier Memorial Project will be shown at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

News Release: PORT ANGELES, Wash - On Friday, July 7th, Olympic National Park in partnership with the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Washington’s National Park Fund, and Discover Your Northwest, will kick off the summer of “Terminus: A Glacier Memorial Project" with the opening exhibit reception at the Fine Arts Center from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

SAVE THE DATE: 13th Annual Blue Heron Ghost Mine, September 9, 2023

News Release: Mark this exciting and fun event on your calendar and join us on Saturday, September 9, at 8:00 PM (ET), as we celebrate Appalachian tradition during the 13th annual Big South Fork Ghost Mine at the Blue Heron Outdoor Museum. Experience the beauty of Kentucky and the solitude of Blue Heron Mine-18 as you hear chilling tales spun from the hills and hollows of the Cumberland Plateau by five talented local storytellers.

Two Visitor Fatalities in Big Bend

News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - On Friday, June 23 at approximately 6:00 pm, Big Bend National Park’s Communications Center received a call requesting emergency assistance along the Marufo Vega Trail. A father and his two stepsons from Florida were hiking the Marufo Vega Trail in extreme heat. Temperatures...

Week ending June 10: Interior Department publishes 24 notices

There were 24 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending June 10, according to the Federal Register.

National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions discussed on June 23 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival to perform twice this summer

News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce that the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival (CSF) will present two outdoor performances of Shakespeare plays this summer on the grounds of James A. Garfield National Historic Site. Both performances will be free and open to the public.

Stacking the Deck: Escape Cards of World War II

News Release: During World War II, American and British intelligence agencies collaborated on a top-secret mission with the US Playing Card Company. To help Allied prisoners of war escape from Nazi prison camps, the company devised a way to hide a map of Germany inside playing cards.

Dentzel Carousel

News Release: Installed at Glen Echo Park in 1921, the carousel was made by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The carousel features a menagerie of animals who gallop to the music of a Wurlitzer band organ. More than 1,000 lights sparkle from the carousel and are reflected in the mirrors on the rounding board and on the inner drum. The carousel turns at about 5 revolutions per minute.

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