Voyageurs National Park’s Tour Boat Reservations Available Now
You can start planning your vacation to Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota now by reserving a seat on the park's tour boat, Voyageur.
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Ticketed Entry Returns To Dinosaur National Monument's Exhibit Hall On May 1
Come May 1 you'll be able to visit the Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, but you'll need a ticket as the park staff continues to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Gros Morne Considers Unusual Spruce Budworm Spraying Request
To spray or not to spray? It’s not usually a question that Parks Canada has to grapple with, but the Newfoundland and Labrador government has asked Gros Morne National Park to allow aerial spraying to quash an emerging outbreak of the dreaded spruce budworm.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 14th, 2021
Your National Park Vacation Has Gotten More Expensive
You’re not mistaken. A national park vacation has gotten more expensive than it was 20 years ago. Considerably more expensive in some costs.
Historic Yukon Sternwheeler To Honour Indigenous Connections
For years, the romantic story of the S.S. Klondike revolved around the historic sternwheeler that travelled the Yukon River from 1929 to 1955 carrying silver-lead ore, freight, passengers and tourists. But the tale of how a steam-powered boat retired and found new life as the S.S. Klondike National Historic Site glossed over negative parts of its legacy.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 13th, 2021
Quebec Site Gets Funding Injection To Showcase Canada's First Steel Industry
The Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site in Quebec is getting $613,000 to rehabilitate its access road, redesign its Grande Maison reception area and install new interpretive panels along its interpretation circuit.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 12th, 2021
Major Road Work At Yellowstone National Park This Summer
Travelers heading to Yellowstone National Park will have to be strategic in touring the park, as three major road projects will disrupt travel.
Reservations Return To Yosemite In May
Yosemite National Park will return to a reservation system for park visitors towards the end of May as the staff continues to work to reduce the spread of Covid-19.
- April 9th, 2021
Netting Garbage At Padre Island National Seashore
Seaweed and sea turtles aren't the only objects that wash ashore at Padre Island National Seashore, which is why it's good to have more than a few people lending their time to collect that which doesn't belong.
Kouchibouguac National Park Seeks Public Input On Management Plan
Whether you’ve realized it or not, when you visit one of Canada’s national parks or national historic sites, there’s likely a management plan guiding all the Parks Canada decisions on how to protect, present and operate the site. Every decade or so, management plans come up for review and the public can weigh in.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 5th, 2021
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