On August 25, 2024 the National Parks System will be celebrating their 108th Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! The NPS was established on August 25, 1916, with President Woodrow Wilson signing what is now called the Organic Act to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Parks System for the enjoyment education,…
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#430 – New Park
Last week a new national park got approved to be the 430th park. It is located in Texas. Its called Blackwell School NHS. It’s close to Marfa, TX. New park added to my list to see in the future.
Happy 2nd Anniversary
Today we are celebrating the second anniversary of my blog Touring America’s Parks with Shayne. Thank you for letting me show you all the adventures that I have been to in my life. I have alot more to go. I have pictures for you to see and things to write down for you to read….
Star-Spangled Banner
On March 3, 1931 – The Star-Spangled Banner Became Our National Anthem for America. The lyrics come from the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry” written in September 14, 1814 by Francis Scott Key. The Star-Spangled Banner was first recognized for official use by the US Navy in 1889. On March 3, 1931, the US Congress…
Smokey Bear
During World War II, the cause of preventing wild fires became a patriotic one, and the U.S. Forest Service joined the National Advertising Council to developing promotional materials to encourage fire awareness. In August of 1944, a smiling Smokey Bear wearing a ranger hat was introduced to the world as a symbol for fire prevention….
Happy Birthday National Parks!!
Today on this date 107 years ago they made up the National Parks Service. There are over 400 parks to check out in the USA. They keep saving parts of our country. Happy Birthday!! How many parks have you gone too? Right now I am up to 114. There is a lot more to see…
Happy Birthday America!!
Today we are celebrating the Birthday of the United States. America will be 247 years old. On this day the Declaration of Independence was ratified by the US Second Continental Congress. Some of the people that were part of Congress were John Hancock, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Peyton…
Happy 1st Anniversary
On this date 6/12/2022 a year ago I started working on this blog. This has been a great year for traveling. I will be putting more stuff up of all of my trips over the years. Thank you for stopping by and reading my stories. Thank you Shayne Touring America’s Parks with Shayne
5/29/2023 – Memorial Day
Memorial Day is for remembering the men and women soldiers that lost their lives during the wars. There is a lot of places that you can go to pay your respects to the soldiers in the National Park Service. I have been to a couple of places. These places are in DC. Korean War Veterans…
National Parks Scrapbook
For a while now I have been wanted to do a scrapbook for my travels of the national parks and other places. It’s not going to be fancy but something I can keep. I am using paper, my stickers, post cards and what ever I can find in my stuff. Its just going to be…