The week has been difficult and eye-opening here at Park Chasers. As many of you know, for the past 15 years we’ve called the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul home. Last week our beloved city was thrust into the center of a long-building crisis, exposing some of the worst of what our country has too…
Did you know that more than 80 different units in the National Park Service preserve and protect a fort? National park forts have become some of our favorite spots to visit on our journey to visit all 400+ units in the NPS. They’re a chance to step back in time and get to know the…
Among all of the different types of National Historic Sites, forts have quickly become some of our favorites. And of all the different forts we’ve been to so far, Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas ranks among the top. What we thought was going to be more of a ‘get the stamp and get…
Trivia time: How many national parks are dedicated to the childhood, life, presidency, and death of President Abraham Lincoln? Among all of the former Presidents of the United States, Lincoln is one of the best commemorated in the National Park Service. To date, there are at 12 national parks honoring President Abraham Lincoln. February marks…
What better way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day than by visiting a national park? Every year on the third Monday in January, the National Park Service honors the legacy of one of our nation’s greatest heroes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In honor of the 1929 birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King…
Have you been following along our Arizona national park road trip? Next stop, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, Arizona. Park #73 on our quest to visit the 400+ units in the National Park Service! Like many of the sites we visited on this trip, we didn’t know a lot before we arrived. The…
Hamilton Grange National Memorial in the heart of Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood is a busy place these days. While the National Park Service first opened at the current location in 2008, the record-breaking musical ‘Hamilton’ sparked new interest in the site. Visitor counts rose as people flocked to see where one of the Founding Fathers…
While the world watched the harrowing stories from Hurricane Harvey’s destruction on the Gulf Coast last week, the nation suffered another heartbreaking blow some 1,900 miles away. Despite the heroic efforts of firefighters from around the country, on Thursday August 31st, the historic Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park succumbed to wildfire. The Sperry Chalet…
On the banks of the Upper Missouri River where it crosses the border between Montana and North Dakota, lies Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. Built in 1828 as an outpost for the American Fur Company, Fort Union quickly changed the landscape of the region. While it was never a military outpost, Fort Union…
Every year on February 22nd, the United States celebrates our first president and Founding Father George Washington. While the National Park Service may not have been around during his time, there are many areas in the National Park Service that commemorate Washington. As a tribute to Washington’s Birthday (and because there can never be enough…