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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
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Fee Free Weekends

America's Best Idea - the National Parks - gets even better this summer...it's FREE! You are invited to come by for a visit, to relax, to learn a little bit more about this great nation and to just have some fun.

Tough economic times call for economical fun, and you can't beat America's National Parks for family time, fresh air, and opportunities to learn about America's history and natural beauty.

This summer the National Park Service in giving you a chance to visit your favorite park free for three weekends.

Mark your calendars for Fee Free Weekends this summer:
• June 20-21, 2009 (Father's Day weekend)
• July 18-19, 2009
• August 15-16, 2009

And there is an additional incentive to visit Historic Jamestown during one of these weekends. The Historic Jamestowne Museum Gift Shop and Glasshouse Gift Shop are each giving a 15% discount on any one purchased item during these weekends. However, this discount may not be combined with any other discount. You not only save money on entrance into the park but on a souvenir too.

It is the best deal in town. Come join Historic Jamestowne on one of these weekends.
Young boy dressing up as Samuel Collier, one of the four boys brought to Jamestown  

Did You Know?
Of the first 104 English settlers at Jamestown in 1607, four were boys. Several boys were sent to live with the Powhatans so they could learn the language and customs and then return to the English to become interpreters.

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Last Updated: June 16, 2009 at 15:18 EST