Grand Portage National Monument: small in area, but large in history
Last week we talked about national park units in Minnesota. One of them, Grand Portage National Monument, is such an…
National Park Units in the Superbowl State
As we plan to gather with family and friends in front of our televisions this coming weekend to watch the…
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
As we were watching the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction last night, we thought about the role of the automobile and the place…
Another US Territory with a National Park: Virgin Islands
The US Virgin Islands is a US Territory, taken over from Denmark in 1917, comprised of three main islands –…
Venturing South of the Equator: American Samoa
Visiting all of America’s National Parks must include a trip to National Park of American Samoa, the only National Park…
Another Hawaiian Destination: Haleakala
On the Island of Maui is Haleakalā National Park. There are many ways to see this amazing park; home to…
Mele Kalikimaka from Kalaupapa
Mele Kalikimaka. Merry Christmas from Hawaii. As we get closer to our goal of all 417 National Park Units, they are…
Happy Birthday to the National Park Foundation
December 18th is the 50th birthday of the National Park Foundation, Chartered by Congress in 1967 as the official charity of…
Happy Hanukkah from an affiliated National Park Unit
There is one National Historic Site that preserves the history of religious freedom in the United States. It is Touro…
Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks to the National Park Service
Does Thanksgiving make you think of National Parks? Not me. I think of turkey with all the trimmings, squash, corn,…