by Jason Scarpello | Dec 19, 2018 | Park Story
A grant from Eastern National helped Obed Wild & Scenic River develop two new interpretive wayside exhibits that enhance the park’s Dark Sky Initiatives. Obed was recently designated an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky...
by Jason Scarpello | Dec 19, 2018 | What's New
Five young chefs competing on episode 10 of Top Chef, Jr. were awarded copies of Passport To Your National Parks® Junior Ranger Edition and National Park Service annual passes courtesy of Eastern National. The episode’s top...
by Jason Scarpello | Dec 19, 2018 | Field Notes
Last month Eastern National was proud to host a series of poignant events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial. Over the course of Veteran’s Day weekend, thousands of people came to the National Mall from...
by Jason Scarpello | Nov 27, 2018 | Park Story
A grant from Eastern National helped fund the first-ever Cane River Fall Fest, hosted by Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc., on October 27, 2018 at Oakland Plantation. Attendance at the festival topped 525 people—the...
by Jason Scarpello | Nov 27, 2018 | Field Notes
Staff from Eastern National and Vicksburg National Military Park came together this fall to bring a taste of the park to the local community during the long-standing Old Court House Flea Market and the first annual Vicksburg Porchfest. The team at the Old Court...