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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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• A variety of in-depth information about the park is available on the History & Culture and Nature & Science pages. Many of these features were first published in the park's interpretive newsletter, Spanning the Gap. Use the Spanning the Gap index or the search engine at the top left to find material.

This park's junior ranger program can be used by school groups. For a quantity of Junior Naturalist Activity Sheets or Junior Ranger Explorer Notebooks, contact Kathleen Sandt. (E-mail)

• The Appalachian Trail Adventure Guide for Teens can be downloaded from this website

• Students can become Webrangers with the National Park Service's
On-line junior ranger program.

• The park's bookstores are operated by Eastern National.

A set of 8 various-colored bulletins
Park Bulletins:
Delaware Water Gap NRA
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Sketch leaf of a paper birch tree
Activity Booklet:
Junior Naturalist
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A low long steamboat passing  a riverbank with canoes on it  

Did You Know?
... that a century before this recreation area was formed, the Delaware Water Gap was touted as a Wonder of the World, and drew vacationers via rail lines from Philadelphia and New York City. There were trails to stroll, verandas for viewing the gap, and a steamboat for moonlight cruises.
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Last Updated: June 04, 2009 at 12:54 EST