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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Georg & Flora Schmidt Farm
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Isle Royale National Park

Current Conditions at Isle Royale
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Make sure to check the current conditions before your next trip to Isle Royale.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Brinegar Cabin
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For nearly sixty years, Martin and Caroline Brinegar lived on this 125-acre farm leading lives based on hard work, self-sufficiency, and an abiding religious faith. Descendants of their three children often come here to visit the homeplace.

Boston African American National Historic Site

William H. Jenkins
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An affluent landowner, William Jenkins provided shelter to freedom seekers heading north on the Underground Railroad on his estate north of Boston in Andover, Massachusetts.

Richmond National Battlefield Park

Glendale Battlefield and National Cemetery
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Katie Shepard Hotel
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This large, one-and-a-half-story, shingle-style house was constructed in 1895 or 1896 for Mrs. William Shepard and her daughter Katherine, who was popularly known on the island as "Miss Katie." The house was allegedly designed in the style of the Shepards' residence in New Orleans. A detached kitchen and dining room was located behind the house. After the Cottage Row dining room closed around 1900, Katie Shepard converted her cottage into a summer hotel.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Mead Museum
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The Mead Cultural Education Center, located in Yankton, South Dakota, was constructed in 1909 by Dr. Leonard C. Mead. Originally serving as part of the women’s ward for the Dakota Hospital for the Insane, the building was in use until the 1980s. Today, however, it houses the Dakota Territorial Museum and is upkept by the Yankton County Historical Society.

Forest Regeneration 2024
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Forest regeneration in the National Capital Region continues to slowly improve, especially in parks that manage their deer populations. A look at forest regeneration capacity based on monitoring data from 2024.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

St. Francis Hotel
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The St. Francis Hotel has lived many lives: first as a place of business operated by early settlers Zachary and Jenny Fletcher, then as private residence and restaurant of the Switzer family. The original two-story limestone structure was built in 1881 and was a successful hotel in Nicodemus. The Switzer family bought the building in 1921 and built several additions while they lived there.

Homestead National Historical Park

Cupid Steward
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In 1879, Steward submitted homesteadapplication number 9952at the Huntsville, Alabamalandoffice, requesting a patent for160and19/100 acres of land atthesouthwest quadrantof Section 14, Township3S, Range 6E in JacksonCounty, Alabama.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Township Hall
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Built from 1937-1939 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project with local limestone, the Nicodemus Township Hall has served as a central meeting place for the community for decades. Representing the pillar of self-determination in African American communities, this building hosted everything from voting and township meetings to dances and roller-skating. It currently houses the site's visitor center.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Glen Haven General Store
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There was only one place in the late 19th century and 20th century that provided the necessities for life-meat, produce, fabrics, communication and tools: the General Store. It was the hub of D.H. Day's company. The lumbermen and dock workers were paid in company "scrip" so they could only shop at this store. At different times in its history, the store served as a post office, ticket and freight office for steamers, telegraph station, lumber salesroom, and more.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Blacksmith Shop
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Built around 1867, the Blacksmith Shop was an indispensable component of the maritime village. Not only did the shop forge metal works, but it also served as the town's carpentry center. Nearly everyone in town had some need for the blacksmith's services, which included crafting and repairing oxen yolks, tools, and carriages, shoeing horses, and constructing pre-built homes, dining halls, and horse barns.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Glen Haven Cannery and Boat Museum
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By the 1900s D.H. Day owned Glen Haven, 5,000 acres around it, 5,000 cherry and apple trees, a farm with hundreds of hogs, and a massive lumber company. Day was a visionary. He could see that the demand for lumber was falling rapidly, and he would need to diversify. So he started a canning company. The Glen Haven Canning Company processed cherries, raspberries, and peaches and shipped the finished canned goods to Great Lake cities.

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Carriage Barn Visitor Center
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The Carriage Barn was built on the foundation of an earlier stable in 1895 to house the Billings Family horses, carriages and sleighs. The building is currently used as the headquarters and visitor center for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. The building is open 10am-5pm, Memorial Day weekend until October 31. The building contains an exhibit on conservation stewardship, a bookstore, reading area, and restrooms.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Evolution of Agriculture at Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Learn how farming and agriculture in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has changed over time.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Kirby Nature Trail
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1½ to 2½ miles roundtrip | Experience the Big Thicket on a gentle loop hike through different kinds of forest. See majestic bald cypress trees and knees and Village Creek.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

A Rollicking Past
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VIEW FROM THE WAYSIDE: This wayside is in a small offshoot off the main boardwalk. The offshoot is surrounded by 3 to 4 foot tall scrubby bushes. Directly overlooking the wayside, the flat, scrubby grassland can be seen in the distance. Behind where you are standing are two benches, both facing the flat grassland. Turning to face the benches, the vast expanse of the rolling hillside can be seen in the distance.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Horseshoe Pond Trailhead Information
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The Horseshoe Pond area was once part of the historic Bishop Farm. By the second half of the 1900s, the Bishops were planting and selling Christmas trees. Take the Tree Farm Trail to see how nature is reclaiming these old fields.

Keweenaw National Historical Park

Hanka Homestead Museum
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The Hanka Homestead was occupied by members of the Hanka family, Finnish immigrants, from 1896 until 1966. Herman Hanka settled here with his family after he was injured in a copper mining accident. The farm was originally homesteaded at a time of mass immigration from Finland to the United States. The homestead is relatively intact and unaltered from its appearance in the 1920s. This museum is an official partner of Keweenaw National Historical Park.