Tap Into The 2013 Natchez Trace Parkway Visitors Guide
Considering a drive down the 444-mile-long Natchez Trace Parkway this year? There's a brand new guide out there to help you plan your journey.
- By NPT Staff - January 9th, 2013 3:03am
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Looking For Fall Colors? Consider A Drive Down The Natchez Trace
Fall colors are starting to hit their stride in the East, with colorful displays from Acadia National Park down into Alabama and Mississippi. If you live in the South, a ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway will offer you a kaleidoscope of fall foliage.
- By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2012 3:03am
Spring In the National Parks: Where Can You Find Wildflowers?
Spring is showing up in more and more corners of the country, which means it's a perfect time to check out what's blooming in the National Park System. Here's a quick list of some reliable sites to catch wildflowers in the weeks ahead.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 2nd, 2012 10:14am
Fears Rise That Congress Could Open More Units Of National Park System to Hunting
Few units of the National Park System are open to hunting, but there are fears that legislation now working its way through Congress could clear the way for hunting across dozens of parks in the system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 21st, 2011 3:00am
Camper Killed As Severe Storm System Thrashes Natchez Trace Parkway
On April 26th and 27th, a 300-mile stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway was impacted by several major storm systems that inflicted heavy property damage and killed a camper in his tent.
- By Bob Janiskee - April 29th, 2011 2:08pm
The National Park System's Cultural-Historical Wing: America's Story in 10 Chapters
The more than 200 national parks established to preserve nationally significant cultural-historical resources "tell America's story" by interpreting about ten broad themes that increase our awareness and understanding of what American culture is and how it got that way.
- By Bob Janiskee - February 15th, 2011 4:15am
Kentucky's Sen. Bunning Singlehandedly Idles Road Construction Projects Nationally, Including Many in National Parks
Jim Bunning, Kentucky's contrary U.S. senator, singlehandedly has shut down road construction projects across the nation, including many in national parks, because he doesn't want to help middle-class families weather the economic storm, U.S. Department of Transportation officials said Monday.
Natchez Trace Parkway is Rehabbing the Meriwether Lewis Site
The National Park Service is using economic stimulus funds to make extensive improvements to the Meriwether Lewis Site on Natchez Trace Parkway.
- By Bob Janiskee - November 27th, 2009 4:01am
The Hunt for Red (and Yellow) October. It's Officially Fall - Let the Quest for Color Begin!
Fall is officially here in the northern hemisphere, and for many travelers that means getting outdoors to enjoy the weather—and some fall color. Most of us are familiar with areas that are justifiably famous for their annual display of red and yellow leaves, so here are a few suggestions for some lesser-known options.
- By Jim Burnett - September 24th, 2009 5:27pm
Suicide? Murder? What Secrets Lie in that Grave on the Natchez Trace?
Famed explorer Meriwether Lewis is said to have committed suicide while overnighting at an inn along the old Natchez Trail in 1809. Many skeptics, however, believe he was slain. The Lewis descendants want his remains exhumed for examination, but the Park Service won’t allow it.
- By Bob Janiskee - June 8th, 2009 1:32pm
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