INDIAN SHORES — The Civitan Beach House on Gulf Boulevard has been around a long time. It’s been around so long, in fact, that on April 8 it received the
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Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore is closing for 4 months of restoration and road repairs
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Heavy equipment works at Drakes Beach, which is undergoing a four-month closure for wetland restoration and road and parking lot work.National Park Service
Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore will be closed for nearly four months starting Monday. The popular Marin County destination will undergo wetland restoration, along with road repairs and construction, the U.S. National Park Service announced.
Access to the beach from Drakes Beach Road, via Sir Francis Drake Boulevard off of Highway 1 near Inverness, will remain closed to the public from Monday through August 31.
The National Park Service is opening a rare opportunity for skilled shooters to help reduce the number of bison roaming the far reaches of northern Arizona.
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The Second Baptist Church in Hinton is one of 17 stops along New River Gorge National Park and Preserveâs African American Heritage Tour.
Courtesy photo/New River Gorge National Park & Preserve New River Gorge celebrates Black History Month Feb 14, 2021
Feb 14, 2021
The Second Baptist Church in Hinton is one of 17 stops along New River Gorge National Park and Preserveâs African American Heritage Tour. Courtesy photo/New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
GLEN JEAN â February is Black History Month and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is highlighting the parkâs African American Heritage Tour (AAHT), available for free in CD format at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. The tour can also be found on the park website at African American Heritage Auto Tour - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
The Historical Significance of Shiskinoow, the “Sapling Fort”
The Tlingit clans built Shiskinoow (also spelled Shís’gi Noow and translated to the “sapling fort”) to bolster their defenses against the Russian army . An
Antiquity press release for the new paper explains the story behind the creation of this culturally significant Alaskan fort:
“In 1799, Russia sent a small army to take over Alaska in order to develop the fur trade, but the Tlingit successfully expelled them in 1802. Expecting the Russians to return, the Tlingit built a wooden fort over two years – the trapezoidal-shaped Shiskinoow. The Tlingit armed it with guns, cannons and gunpowder obtained from British American traders.”