The Washington Monument reopened to the public last fall after a multi-year $10.785 million improvement project. In addition to offering an unparalleled view of our nation’s capital, the 500’ elevator ride presents a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about the...
Supporting Experiences: The Washington Canal in Action
Visitors to the National Mall can now use their mobile devices to get a different perspective of the Lockkeeper’s House with a new augmented reality program. Thanks to a donation from Eastern National, the parent company of America’s National Parks™, the enhanced...
Eastern National Grant Helps Immerse C&O Canal Visitors in History
Last summer, visitors to Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park got a peek into 1916 when Swains Lockhouse reopened after extensive rehabilitation. Thanks to a $10,000 grant from Eastern National, the parent company of America’s National Parks™, the...
America’s National Parks™ Helps Visitors Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Young visitors to Martin Luther King, Jr. NHP celebrated the civil rights pioneer’s birthday at a program supported by America’s National Parks™.
America’s National Parks™ Presents Mosquito Story Slam at Cape Cod National Seashore
In August, America’s National Parks™ and Cape Cod National Seashore co-hosted the Mosquito Story Slam. The annual storytelling event featured 10 storytellers—chosen at random—who shared five-minute unscripted stories on the topic of Mother Nature. Ranging from...
Eastern National and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Back the BEARS
The weather is warming, and black bears are coming out of hibernation (or, more accurately, “torpor”) – and they are hungry! This spring, EN teamed up with Cumberland Gap National Historical Park to support Back the BEARS, an event to encourage visitors...
EN Grant Helps Expand Obed WSR Dark Sky Park Initiatives
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...
EN Grant Helps Fund Inaugural Cane River Fall Fest
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...
EN Funds Help Return Sword to Pea Ridge
A sword that once belonged to Civil War General Samuel R. Curtis is now part of the museum collection at Pea Ridge National Military Park thanks to funding from Eastern National. Read on to learn how Chief of Interpretation Troy Banzhaf leveraged the park’s...
Eastern National Grant Brings Unique CaveSim Experience to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
A $10,000 grant from Eastern National helped fund a visit from CaveSim at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park’s Celebrating a Legendary Land event, held August 31 to September 2, 2018. CaveSim, the world’s only cave simulator, allows visitors to safely and easily...