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In 149 years, Yellowstone National Park has moved from horse-based transportation for visitors to the first testing of an electric shuttle capable of operating without a driver.
After covid-19 forced many people to spend most of their time at home over the last year, eager travelers may finally be ready to get out and enjoy a vacation this summer. For the first time since the start of the pandemic, 63% of people plan to leave their homes
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A new superintendent has been named to oversee operations at Gulf Islands National Seashore about six months after the previous superintendent retired.
Darrell Echols will take over as the park s superintendent on July 18, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the National Park Service.
Echols worked most recently as regional chief of science and natural resources management for the park service s South-Atlantic Gulf region, which is based in Atlanta.
For the past three months, he has been serving as the acting superintendent at Gulf Islands, which spans 160 miles from Cat Island, Mississippi, to the Okaloosa Area east of Fort Walton Beach in Florida.
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A sign in the window of Max’s Italian Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills asks customers for understanding as the restaurant grapples with COVID rules and short staffing. Variations of the same plea are posted at businesses up and down the Outer Banks, sometimes right beside “Help Wanted” signs.
With the pandemic easing its grip, the summer vacation season that unofficially begins this weekend is expected to set tourism records on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
That’s great for the local economy, which relies on visitors. But a major labor shortage means business owners won’t be able to take full advantage of the crowds.