During the two months I have been at Fort Frederica National Monument, Ranger Jamieson has been learning to weave. Ranger Jamieson is a young ranger who is trained as an archaeologist. She was hired at Fort Frederica to work with the archaeology program. But she really enjoys the living history program as well and has …
From National Parks
Rangers Do Living History Too!
This year has been a first for us at Fort Frederica National Monument: the rangers do living history with us. For the previous five years, just the RV volunteers have done living history. Which sometimes means just Tom and I. Tom and I would be the only ones doing living history this year, except that …
Changes Going On Around Here
When we returned to Fort Frederica National Monument this year, we notices that there are some changes going on around here. This is the only park that we have worked at more than once, so it is hard to say whether changes are normal in the National Park Service. But, after years of talking about …
Renovated Fort Frederica Visitors Center
The Visitors Center at Fort Frederica was renovated over the last year. The newly redesigned Visitors Center opened in October and we have been enjoying showing it off to visitors. Tom and I helped with the planning of the redesign, but it is hard for me to imagine what a space is going to look …
Writing Other Duties as Assigned
One of the reasons Tom and I did not volunteer at a national park this last summer was because I wanted to finish writing a book. I always have several outlines for books going but it seems like I never have time to write them. Or, I start writing them, do about 100 pages, and …
Six Favorite Places of 2022
At the end of every year I think about my favorite places that I have been in the year. Are there places to which I am eager to return? What are the best memories and are they tied to the people or the place? This year I have six favorite places I want to highlight. …
North Country National Scenic Trail
While we were in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we realized that we were spending a lot of time hiking the North Country National Scenic Trail. As I saw the signs over and over, I realized that there must be a Passport stamp for that! And so our quest began: to find the passport stamp …
Huffman Prairie Flying Field in Dayton, Ohio
The last National Park site we visited on our September trip was Huffman Prairie Flying Field in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park has five sites: the Wright brothers’ printing office, the bicycle shop, Wright mansion, Paul Laurence Dunbar’s home, and Huffman Prairie Flying Field. Each site requires driving to reach it, and …
Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin
The Ice Age National Scenic Trail runs through Devils Lake State Park. When Tom and I went to the Devils Lake Visitor Center, I was able to stamp my Passport Book with the Ice Age Trail stamp. The Ice Age National Scenic Trail meanders 1,200 miles across the state of Wisconsin. The trail traces the …
Namekagon District of the St Croix Riverway
As Tom and I headed south from the Apostle Islands, we stopped at the Namekagon District of the St Croix National Scenic Riverway. We visited St Croix National Scenic Riverway last year when we were in Minnesota. I got my Passport stamp at that point. This year we stopped at the Namekagon District in order …