NPS urges folks to ‘find your park’
ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2014
Professional photo guide Vincent Lawrence of Seal Harbor, Maine, left, and his client Frank Gallagher of Silver Spring, Md., move to a new position while photographing the rocky coast of Maine’s Acadia National Park at dawn. Acadia is taking part in the centennial of the National Park Service this year while marking its own centennial.
Looking for that one big event where you can take part in the celebration of the National Park Service centennial?
Sorry to disappoint, but the Park Service isn’t compiling any top-10 lists of can’t-miss birthday parties.
Instead, the National Park Service wants you to “find your park.”
Every park was asked to come up with a unique way to mark the milestone. So, says NPS spokeswoman Elizabeth Stern, just go to FindYourPark.com and start browsing.
You can search by state at findyourpark.com/find or look at listings for centennial events in chronological order at findyourpark.com/find#centennial_events. Events include a tractor relay Sunday across Nebraska, performances in late July at the Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site in Danville, Calif., and an Aug. 22 recitation of the historic speeches that marked the 1916 conservation of land in Maine that became Acadia National Park.
Stern noted that parks in different regions have different peak seasons, so some parks may have already held their signature events, while others might be scheduled for summer or fall.
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Resort’s guests arrive by seaplane
Why fly all the way to an airport when you can just get dropped off in your hotel’s backyard?
Luxury travelers looking to stay at Key West’s Casa Marina resort now have that option. The hotel is the first in Key West to offer the exclusive experience, which includes airfare for two guests on a seaplane from most Florida airports directly to the Waldorf Astoria resort’s pier.
The $6,250 summer package also includes a two-night stay at the 311-room historic property, a beach butler, personalized landing photo and two pairs of Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses — what else? — waiting for guests in their rooms.
Travelers coming in on one of Key West Seaplanes’ colorful planes will bypass pesky check-in lines and be escorted directly to their lanai room or oceanfront suite.
