Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was so impressed with Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument that he will ask Congress to designate it as a national park, according to Lucas St. Clair.

For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will cross the nation on August 21. Representatives from NASA, the National Park Service, other federal agencies and science organizations will provide important viewing safety, travel, and science information during two briefings at the Newseum in Washington starting at 1 p.m. EDT on June 21.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came away Wednesday from tramping and paddling about Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument impressed by the landscape in northern Maine.

Searchers were down in the Inner Gorge of Grand Canyon National Park on Wednesday looking for a 72-year-old hiker who failed to show up at Phantom Ranch as planned.