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Some states pick up the tab to keep national parks open during federal shutdown

Don't cancel that camping trip just yet: Utah, Arizona, and Colorado state governments will foot the bill to keep some national parks open — and tourist dollars flowing — during the shutdown.

WEKU

Government shutdown would mean locked gates, furloughed rangers at national parks

The majority of more than 420 national park units will be off-limits to the public starting Monday, Interior officials said. The governors of Arizona and Utah vowed to use state funding to keep some of the most iconic parks, including Grand Canyon and Zion, open.

Chicago Sun-Times

US national parks set to close in event of government shutdown

The interior department’s contingency plan emphasizes the need to protect park resources and ensure visitor health and safety

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From First Nations to Festivals: Immerse yourself in Canada’s vibrant cultural kaleidoscope

Lose yourself in the cultural landscape of Canada with our guide to some of the country’s best historical attractions, indigenous sites and festivals

The Independent UK

Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if shutdown occurs

Arizona and Utah will keep the iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide

The Independent UK

Our night in an igloo bed: Naomi Harris’s best photograph

‘When I told Americans I was Canadian, they used to say, “Oh, do you live in an igloo?” So when I saw this hotel room in Edmonton, I knew we had to book it’

The Guardian - UK

Public to weigh in on whether wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay

The National Park Service has turned to the public to help decide whether the famous wild horses in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay or go

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‘His work seems endless’: music stars pay tribute to the incredible life of Moondog

The eccentric musician, dressed like a Viking playing songs on the streets of New York, is being celebrated by names such as Rufus Wainwright and Jarvis Cocker on a new album

The Guardian - US

Leaf-peeping influencers are clogging a Vermont backroad. The town is closing it

Social media influencers take note: You'll no longer be able to snap that fall foliage selfie in your autumn attire at one popular Vermont spot

The Independent UK

Thrill-seekers left dangling upside down for 30 minutes on amusement park ride

One of the riders reportedly vomitted while hanging upside down

The Independent UK

Fat Bear Week 2023: Here’s how to vote for your favourite chunky bear

Fat Bear Week begins on 4 October and ends on 10 October, when the fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve will be crowned

The Independent UK

Ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down, 75 feet up, for half an hour

The oscillating Lumberjack ride at Canada's Wonderland theme park stopped suddenly, in mid-air, on Sunday. Videos posted to social media captured the sounds of passengers crying for help.

WEKU

Vermont town shuts down scenic road to keep out ‘poorly behaved’ influencers and tourists

‘It was too much,’ said one local farmer Mike Doten

The Independent UK

Danes make bikes work; so can we.

In Europe, bikes are an important part of urban transportation because of “infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure.” And attitude.

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Attack of the influencers: Vermont town shuts road to prevent Instagram hoards in leaf-peeping season

‘It was too much,’ said one local farmer Mike Doten

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Bike etiquette to a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel

Strong thoughts on bike etiquette, a photo of a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel and an Illinois high school angler topping a skills event are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

$1 billion plan to improve Union Station infrastructure needs quick signature from Biden

It’s time for President Biden — whose fondness for train travel earned him the nickname “Amtrak Joe” — to do his part for Chicago and sign off on money that will benefit millions of riders every year.

The Independent UK

Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows

Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R

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ICF announced the next class of the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame

The Illinois Conservation Foundation announced its latest class for the Illnois Outdoor Hall of Fame, to be inducted next spring.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: 30 Sun-Times photos from this week in news

A star-studded Riot Fest gets rained on, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords visits a Chicago training seminar for gun violence survivors, and hundreds flood the Loop to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.

The Independent UK

Fat Bear Week 2023: Alaska national park prepares to crown its fattest bear before hibernation

Fat Bear Week begins on 4 October and ends on 10 October, when the fattest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve will be crowned

WEKU

From hangry to chonky: Fat Bear Week is coming

There can be only one — and they shall be rotund. The brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been plumping themselves up, to prepare for a new hibernation season.

The Independent UK

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

The Independent UK

Vermont town shuts down scenic road to keep out ‘poorly behaved’ influencers and tourists

Residents are fighting back after visitors ‘damaged roads, trampled gardens and defecated on private property’

The Independent UK

Town shuts down road to keep out ‘poorly behaved’ tourists and influencers

Residents are fighting back after visitors ‘damaged roads, trampled gardens and defecated on private property’

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