Waves of
beauty and
adventure
Between the U.S. National Park Service’s centennial
in 2016 and Canada’s 150th anniversary this year,
park sites across the two North American nations
have been receiving a lot of attention lately.
More than 600 NPS and Parks Canada sites are
welcoming the influx of visitors with an innovative
group of tours and programs.
The following pages include information on
popular activities at coastal parks in Alaska, Québec
North American national parks
include coastal sites that showcase
whales, glaciers and whole lot more
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and four national lakeshores in the U.S. Midwest, as
well as details on adventurous options in Montana’s
Glacier National Park and Newfoundland &
Labrador’s Gros Morne National Park.
And if travel planners needed additional incentive
to feature park sites on their tours, Parks Canada is
offering free admission through the end of December
as part of the country’s sesquicentennial celebration.
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June 2017