Local Profile

1. On the Road - Shenandoah National Park & Skyline Drive

   November 14, 2022
   After visiting Acadia in Maine, the next stop on my trip was Shenandoah National Park and the historic Skyline Drive. Ideation for the park began in 1923 when National Park Service Director Stephen Mather brought up plans to create a park in the Appalachians to the Secretary of the Interior…

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2. On the Road - Acadia National Park

   October 25, 2022
   Acadia National Park, located on Mt. Desert Island, is one of the most visited National Parks in the U.S with 4.07 million visitors in 2021. The park was established in 1919 as Lafayette National Park by President Woodrow Wilson. It wasn’t until 1929, when Congress authorized the donation of the…

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3. Hiking the Adirondack 9ers

   October 11, 2022
   Lake Placid 9’er is a hiking challenge created in 2018. The mission of this challenge is “…to attract seasoned hikers as well as those who are new to hitting the trails, offering a chance to explore some of the Lake Placid and High Peaks region’s smaller peaks, all of which…

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