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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 COMPILED BY PAT HENDERSON 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. 20 June 2017