http://www.nps.gov/piro News releases from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. en-us http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/chapel-close.htm Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EST A road construction project to improve access at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will require a temporary closure in the coming weeks.  The Chapel Road will be temporarily closed from 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13, to 6 p.m., on Friday, October 16. http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/road-projects-underway.htm Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:12:00 EST The road construction project that will improve access at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will require a temporary closure in the coming weeks. The current Alger County Road H-58 upgrade project will require closing an additional section of road between Twelvemile Beach Campground and Hurricane River Campground effective October 5. http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/day-of-service-and-celebration.htm Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:07:28 EST Be part of an unprecedented event on September 26 when Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and national parks across the country invite you to make America’s Best Idea – the national parks – even better.  http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/americas-best-idea.htm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:12:01 EST On Sunday, September 27,  “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” a 12-hour, six-part documentary series, directed by famous film maker Ken Burns and co-produced with his longtime colleague, Dayton Duncan, will premiere on Public Broadcasting Service stations nationwide.  http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/americathebeautifulquarter.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:56:22 EST Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Selected for the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program. Coin will be released in 2018 by the U.S. Mint. http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/artist2009.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:40:29 EST This year's artist, John Agnew, will present a program of his work along with an exhibit of his drawings at the Alger County Heritage Center on Wednesday, September 23 http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/little-beaver-road-ea.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:53:00 EST Superintendent Jim Northup announces that the Environmental Assessment/ Assessment of Effect for the proposed rehabilitation of Little Beaver Lake Road is available for a 30-day public review and comment period.    http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/women-2009.htm Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:21:21 EST The public is invited to attend the fourteenth annual Woman of Honor Observance to be held on Thursday, August 27. http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/bbw-celebration.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:53:13 EST A standing room only crowd packed the Alger County Heritage Center on June 30 for a celebration of the new Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, which was officially created with President Obama's signature on the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act on March 30, 2009. http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/transportation-interpreter.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:58:33 EST Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, in cooperation with Pictured Rocks Cruises, welcomes Catherine Kimar aboard the cruise boats this season as a Transportation Interpreter.  http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/bronze-medallion.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:41:48 EST Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore announces availability of a new bronze medallion, commemorating the natural and cultural history of the park. http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/canoe-builder.htm Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:41:06 EST Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is celebrating Chippewa or Anishnabe culture this week by hosting a birch bark canoe maker. http://www.nps.gov/piro/parknews/bb-wilderness-celebration.htm Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:15:55 EST June 30 Celebration Planned for New Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore