The dulcet sounds of dulcimers, the earthy smell of an overturned field ready for spring planting, backwoods crafts and more will greet travelers who attend Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area's 24th annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 27.
Summer months usually bring about the most stargazing events in the National Park System, but winter is pretty good, too, in part because of the clearer atmospheric conditions. Upcoming events take place at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, and Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada.
Road paving in Acadia National Park, a special luminaria presentation at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, and a trail opening at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are some of the news events showing up across the National Park System.
Railroad history returns to the present later this month during the second annual Pullman Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois.