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Park Offers Free Film Festival and Sneak Peek of The National Parks: America's Best Idea
How would you like to experience national parks across the United States without even leaving New Bedford? You will be able to do just that in September. On September 27, PBS will premiere The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, a 12-hour, 6-part documentary on national parks directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan. The documentary will run for six consecutive nights.

In anticipation of this event, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will host a series of films representing National Park Service (NPS) sites from all over the country that share common themes and stories with the park. From Monday, September 21, through Friday, September 25, beginning at 6:30 PM each evening, the park will show a movie from a different NPS unit each night, followed by a sneak preview of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. More

 
Whaling vessels in New Bedford harbor  

Did You Know?
In 1857, at the height of whaling, there were a total of 329 whaling vessels in New Bedford's fleet, which employed roughly 10,000 men.

Last Updated: October 08, 2009 at 21:09 EST