|
Do you know…
• how many locations there are in the National Park Service—and their different designations?
• there’s a park where taking a bath is a common activity?
• who the first park rangers were?
• what American wars are—and aren’t—covered by national park sites?
• how is George Takei, Sulu on the original Star Trek television series, associated with the national parks?
These are just a few of the questions I pose in a quiz I hand out to attendees as they arrive for my program, “Fascinating Stories from Our National Parks.” This gets them thinking about the breadth of our park system, that the sites not only showcase our country’s beautiful scenery, but also relate our history.
In my hour-long PowerPoint presentation, I provide the answers plus many more intriguing facts about our parks, incorporating over 50 photos, handouts and audience interaction. I also offer my book, Life Lessons from the National Parks: Meeting God in America’s Most Glorious Places, for sale at the conclusion.
In addition to my book, I’ve written several articles about our parks, and was the first Artist in Residence at Homestead National Historical Park, a unit of the park service.
Over 125 libraries, senior residences and community groups have hosted “Fascinating Stories from Our National Parks”:
|
|
|
|
Abbey Delray, Delray Beach
Advent Christian Village, Live Oak
Allegro—Boynton Beach, Fleming Island,
St. Augustine, Stuart & Tampa
Alliance Community for Retirement Living, Deland
All Seasons Naples
Amavida Living, Fort Myers
Aravilla, Sarasota
The Arbor at Delray, Delray Beach
The Arlington, Naples
Aston Gardens, Venice
Atria Meridian, Lantana
The Atrium at Gainesville
Augustine Landing, Jacksonville
Bay Village, Sarasota
Brookdale—Lake Worth, North Boynton Beach &
Palm Beach Gardens
Buena Vida Estates, Melbourne
Calusa Harbor, Fort Myers
Camellia at Deerwood, Jacksonville
The Carlisle, Naples
Cascades at Estero
The Coves at River Garden, Jacksonville
Cypress Cove, Fort Myers
Desoto Beach Club, Sarasota
Devonshire at PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens
Discovery Village--Tampa & Vero Beach
Edgewater Pointe Estates, Boca Raton
Élan Buena Vista, The Villages
Elison Senior Living, Largo
Estates at Carpenters, Lakeland
Five Star Living—Ft. Myers, Plantation
& Pompano Beach
The Floridian Club, Venice
Forest Trace, Lauderhill
Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay, St. Petersburg
Glenmoor, St. Augustine
Good Samaritan Society, Deland
The Glen Brooke at Palm Bay
The Grande, Brooksville
Gulf Coast Village, Cape Coral
Harbor Chase at Dr. Phillips, Orlando
|
|
Holiday by Atria—Eustis, Lantana, Ocala,
Ormond Beach & Oveida
Holiday Cherry Laurel, Tallahassee
Isles of Vero Beach
Jacaranda Trace, Venice
The Lake Club, Lakewood Ranch
Lakehouse West, Sarasota
Lakeview Terrace, Altoona
Las Palmas, Palm Coast
The Lenox at Merritt Island
Lexington Place, New Smyrna Beach
The Marbella, Naples
The Mayflower, Winter Park
Merrill Gardens—ChampionsGate & Kissimmee
Moorings Park, Naples
Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Gainesville
Oakmonte Village, Lake Mary
Osprey Village, Amelia Island
Palace Suites, Miami
Plymouth Harbor, Sarasota
The Preserve at Palm-Aire, Pompano Beach
Regency Residence, Port Richey
Renaissance Senior Living, Tampa
St. Andrews Estates, Boca Raton
Sandalwood Village, Naples
Seaside at Fort Myers
Shell Point Retirement Community, Fort Myers
Sonata, Lake Mary
Sterling Court, Deltona
The Summit of Fort Meyers
The Terraces at Bonita Springs
Veranda Club, Boca Raton
Vi at Aventura
Village on the Green, Longwood
Village on the Isle, Venice
The Villages at Gainesville
Water’s Edge of Bradenton
The Waterford, Juno Beach
Westminster—Bradenton (2), Jacksonville, Orlando,
St. Petersburg, St. Augustine,
Tallahassee & Winter Park
|
|
|
