Apollo Astronauts Visited Craters of the Moon
You know that Apollo astronauts visited craters on the moon, but did you know that some of them also visited Craters of the Moon right here on earth?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 27th, 2011 6:18pm
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Remains of Sunken Ferryboat “Ellis Island” are Removed from Island Slip
Once used to shuttle recently-admitted immigrants from Ellis Island to Manhattan, the ferryboat “Ellis Island” was retired in 1954 and sank at its berth in 1968. Now a difficult salvage operation has retrieved the historic ship‘s rusted remains.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 26th, 2009 6:47pm
A New Exhibit at Ellis Island Tells the Story of the Lenape, the People Who Were There First
A new exhibit at the Ellis Island Museum sheds light on a seldom-noted fact; when Henry Hudson discovered New York Harbor, the Lenape were already there.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 6th, 2009 7:45pm
In Honor of Labor Day: "Other Duties as Assigned" at Winsor Castle
Have you ever stopped to consider the wide variety of duties performed by employees at a national park? In honor of Labor Day, here's a peek back to a bygone era at some of the duties for the first NPS employee assigned to take care of Winsor Castle.
- By Jim Burnett - September 7th, 2009 7:03am
National Park, New Jersey, Reached for the Gold Ring
National Park, New Jersey is not a national park, nor is it even associated with one. This little town on the Delaware River near Philadelphia got its interesting name because its founding fathers dreamed of bigger things.
- By Bob Janiskee - June 22nd, 2009 10:01am
At the Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson Delivered an Easter Sunday Performance for the Ages
Martin Luther King, Jr., was not the only renowned African American to use the Lincoln Memorial to make a statement about racial injustice in the land of the free. On Easter Sunday 70 years ago, Marian Anderson thrilled a huge crowd with one of the most memorable concerts ever delivered on Federal property. Thank goodness a Newsreel camera crew was on hand.
- By Bob Janiskee - August 22nd, 2010 12:13pm
Aging Activists Gather at Congaree National Park to Recall a Nick-of-Time Rescue
The spectacular old-growth forest of the Congaree floodplain would have been lost forever had it not been for a grassroots campaign that achieved a highly implausible victory back in the 1970s. Veterans of the campaign gathered at Congaree National Park this past weekend to share memories of that long-ago struggle.
Sullivan’s Island Was the African-American Ellis Island
Charleston, South Carolina, was North America’s main port of entry for African slaves, and hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children were quarantined at Sullivan’s Island before being passed along to the slave markets and a life of toil. “African Passage,” an exhibit that will open on March 22 at Fort Moultrie National Monument, will tell this painful story.
- By Bob Janiskee - March 4th, 2009 6:24am
Paving the Way to Denali National Park & Preserve
Completion of the Parks Highway in 1971 quite literally paved the way to Mount McKinley National Park, tripling its visitation within two years. The park now named Denali celebrates its 92nd birthday today, and the Parks Highway remains its only automobile-friendly link to the world.
- By Bob Janiskee - February 26th, 2009 9:27am
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve is One of the National Park System’s Best Kept Secrets
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve scarcely appears on the national radar screen, and that's a shame. This million-visit park is a real gem.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 23rd, 2011 2:11pm
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