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Joshua Tree National Park is teeming with blossoms
Extensive stands of Joshua Tree National Park’s peculiar namesake plants are festooned with clumps of white and yellow flowers that are drawing tourists eager to take in the scenery before the bloom wilts in the harsh desert sun. “It’s...
Tags: Science and Technology, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Gardens and Parks
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Beauty of Blue Ridge Parkway can cause conflict between bikers, drivers
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterWDBJ7 will have exclusive live coverage of the Blue Ridge Marathon coming up next weekend. In the days leading up to race day, we're taking a look back at the history of the marathon and the Blue Ridge Parkway. We found out that the Parkway is such...Tags: Services and Shopping, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Road Transportation, Sports, Vehicles
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Australia: Hikes explore Flinders Ranges National Park
Trek through rugged mountains with creeks, gorges, wildlife and cultural sites by day and return to a comfortable cabin each night on three- and five-day walking tours in southern Australia (the state of South Australia). The guided hikes explore...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Monday Morning Reads: National parks, Medicaid and tuition bills
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Monday to you. Here's what we're reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel looks at the winners and losers of this session. * The Sun-Sentinel reports that Broward hospitals will take a hit under a current... -
America's grand front yard
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — My cabin was the ultimate in location, location, location. Don't misunderstand; it was a perfectly pleasant little cabin, if not a bit small (some might say cozy), with log walls, matching wood furniture and a...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Beaches, Rental Service, Mushrooms, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Boosters want to turn Pullman into national park
A group of Chicago residents and preservationists are working to win federal approval to turn the entire Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side into a national park. If approved by Congress or proclaimed a national monument by the president,...
Tags: Architecture, Tourism and Leisure, Business, Gardens and Parks, Pullman
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Bond bill seeks $175,000 from state for improvements at C&O National Historical Park in Williamsport
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bond bill introduced by Sen. George C. Edwards, R-Garrett/Allegany/Washington, during the current session of the Maryland General Assembly seeks $175,000 from the state for improvements to Lock 44, Lockhouse 44 and the Maryland Railroad Lift Bridge,...Tags: Annapolis, Maryland General Assembly, Arts and Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Corporate Officers
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Public invited to register for tree planting at Flight 93 memorial
Daily American Staff WriterLast April more than 600 volunteers braved rain and winds to plant thousands of tree seedlings along the approach road to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township. Volunteers are being invited to again dress for cold, windy, wet and muddy...Tags: United Air Lines, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Human Interest, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Maryland governor's capital budget allocates $100,000 for lock, lockhouse renovations
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comGov. Martin O’Malley’s capital budget bill that cleared the Senate on Wednesday sets aside $100,000 for renovations and repairs to Lock 44, Lockhouse 44 and the Western Maryland Railroad Lift Bridge in Williamsport as part of improvements to...Tags: Arts and Culture, The Herald-Mail, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Executive Branch
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Emerald ash borer killing ash trees
Daily American Staff WriterMore than 17 million acres — almost 60 percent of the commonwealth — is covered by a quality hardwood forest, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Five hundred thousand private forest landowners...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Forestry and Timber, Butler County
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From Our Files for March 31, 2013
100 Years Ago - 1913 The People’s Bank of Perryville has just received a large shipment of the new nickel five-cent piece from the United States Treasury. Cashier C.D. Minor came to Danville by automobile and carried the coins back to Perryville....
Tags: Politics, Government, National Government, Landforms, Washington, DC
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Waiting on plans for Fort Monroe's Wherry Quarter
The Fort Monroe Authority’s short-term goals have been pretty apparent for the past eight months, even if they aren’t necessarily laid out in a formal master plan. Get people back into the historic homes. Then wrangle the biggest expenses...Tags: G. Glenn Oder, Fort Monroe
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