Another relatively quiet news day over-all. Great Smoky continues to really dominate the story lines.
-JM
Acadia National Park News:
Acadia National Park to be free for 3 summer weekends
Entrance fees will be waived at Acadia National Park three weekends this summer as part of the National Park Service’s effort to encourage more Americans to visit national parks.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/107827.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
At 75, Great Smoky Mountains still stunning if a little tattered
On the cusp of its 75th birthday, America's most-visited national park remains a stunning place to give your heart.
http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/798291.htmlBirdlife: Bird songs of the Smokies
You'll hear far more birds than you'll ever see on a June visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/07/bird-songs-of-the-smokies/Former superintendents relished time at Smoky Mountains park
Those who have been superintendents of Great Smoky Mountains National Park say they consider the job a choice assignment in the National Park Service and have many memories from their time, both of the scenery and the challenges of being the boss.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/07/former-superintendents-relished-time-smoky-mountai/Stories to tell
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it’s easy to get lost in the past. The nation’s most-visited national park has nearly 80 historic buildings scattered throughout its 800 square miles, evidence that until the 1930s children attended school there while their parents coaxed corn from the hardscrabble soil of the southern Appalachian Mountains.
http://www.buffalonews.com/494/story/695623.html**********
Misc. National Park News:
I Do…for Less (Editor's Shameless Plug - I will go to ANY National Park to photograph a wedding....)
As the economy shrinks, so do wedding budgets
Budget weddings are in vogue this recession.
More couples are trimming their guest lists, bargaining with florists or doing away with expensive favors like personalized miniature cakes, says Michelle Preli, editor in chief of Brides.com, a Condé Nast Publications Inc. site.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203353904574145520680497830.htmlFilmmaker Ken Burns sees national parks as 'democratic '
The latest project of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and his longtime colleague Dayton Duncan is "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." The six-part series took six years to create and will air on PBS in the fall.
http://www.adn.com/life/arts/story/822809.html**********
