Touring America's Parks with Shayne!
National Parks, State Parks & Other Places
In August of 2023, me and my mom went to the Carl Sandburg House National Historic Site in North Carolina. We were meeting up for a convention of The National Park Travelers Club. Who is Carl Sandburg? He was into poetry, journalism, biography, children’s stories, prose writing, and social activism. He lived at this house…
In 1604 the first French attempt to colonize the territory they called I’Acadie. One of the earliest European settlements in North America. The expedition was led by Pierre Dugua. Spring of 1605 the Passamaquoddy befriended by the French returned from their winter sojourn to the shores of Saint Crox Island. They traded game for bread…
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is a place unlike any on Earth, ancient landscapes enchant the eye and age old traditions warm the heart. Distinctive landscapes of the North Carolina Mountains and foothills combined, craft, music, agriculture and Cherokee heritage. Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
On 10/1/2023, me and my family went to Acadia National Park. It was so beautiful to see all the green and also all the mixed colors too. Also got to see the water. Here are some pictures of us with the signs. 1st pic is me in front of the National Park sign. 2nd pic…
In October 2023, me and my dad went up to Canada to see the Roosevelt Campobello International Park. It is a beautiful cottage and area. The parents of Franklin Roosevelt, James and Sara Roosevelt like the area so much they bought some land to build a summer cottage for summer. Both families of his parents…
On 10/2/2023 – at our last stop for the day was a cute place called Wild Blueberry Lands. This is where you can get anything that is made out of blueberries. They were about to close for the season but we did get a blueberry pie that was very good. I never had a blueberry…
While I was in Maine last October 2023 we went to a town called Bangor, Maine to visit some Stephen Kings Sites. My step-mother Cathy had a good idea to check some places. Here is where we went. First stop was a old white house that was inspiration for the movie Pet Cemetery. Second stop…
On my last day of my vacation in October. Me and mom went to the Huhugam Heritage Center located in Chandler, Arizona. This a center with info and a museum about the Hokokam Pima Tribe. Hohokam culture, prehistoric North American Indians with lived approximately from 200 to 1400 ce in the semiarid region of present-day…
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….
On one of the Wednesday this month of September I went to the Western National Park store located in Tucson, AZ. The film was about Colorado’s Spectacular. Great film about the parks. Here is what the paragraph: Experience the wonders of Colorado! The Rocky Mountains, brilliant blue skies, ferocious storms, blankets of snow, steep canyons,…