Dole Whip mix and Mickey-shaped ice cream bars are two Disney treats you can buy to enjoy at home. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Disney Parks; Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images Many food products specific to Disney parks can be delivered to your front […]
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Retro Airstream trailer parks offer unique summer vacations
Get a blast from the past when you book your next vacation at a trailer park resort that features vintage-chic travel trailers. The parks, a retro trend, are popping up throughout the country, with a handful in Southern California. They feature refurbished campers from the ‘50s to the ‘70s and […]
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Winona seeks input on parks plan
Waylon Pelowski took full advantage of Levee Park’s new fountains. Steve “Fish” Shaw caught a northern pike at the Prairie Island spillway. by CHRIS ROGERS Winona’s parks system is full of potential and in need of repairs. Local citizens and […]
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State officials unveil plan to remediate Liberty State Park’s 234-acre interior
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection unveiled its plans to remediate the contaminated interior of Liberty State Park, 234 acres of parkland that has been long fenced off from the public. David Haymes, director of the DEP’s Division of Enforcement, Technical and Financial Support, said during a public meeting […]
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Good Morning: Waiver gives fifth-graders free entrance to national parks | Short Takes
DES MOINES, Iowa — While at Neil Smith National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed an order that waives entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters managed by the Department of the Interior for fifth grade students and their families […]
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To Mend a Broken Internet, Create Online Parks
As we head into the most consequential, contentious election in our history, it’s time to fix some of the structural problems that led us to this moment. Let’s face it: Our digital public sphere has been failing for some time. Technologies designed to connect us have instead inflamed our arguments […]
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CA Gov Gavin Newsom says theme parks won’t be reopening soon
Disneyland, and other large theme parks in California, won’t be reopening any time soon. That’s the message California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent when asked about it during a press conference on Wednesday. The question came in the context of Disney Chairman Bob Iger’s recent departure from Newsom’s COVID-19 economy recovery […]
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Family fun: From state parks to museums, fill your fall with outdoor escapades
School might be taking up your kids’ weekdays, but weekends are still fair game! When the homework is finished and the fall weather is too good to be ignored, here are a few family-friendly activities to fill up your weekend calendar. Johansen Farms Children’s Zoo and Pumpkin Patch 710 W. […]
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California parks, playgrounds can reopen under COVID-19 rule
California playgrounds can now reopen statewide under all coronavirus risk tiers, according to new guidance released by the state. The California Department of Public Health on Monday issued guidance explaining how outdoor playgrounds and other recreational facilities must be used during the COVID-19 emergency. The guidance does not cover indoor […]