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Shenandoah National ParkEmma Susan Weakley on the porch of the family homestead at Big Meadows (ca 1920)
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Shenandoah National Park
Doing Business With The Park
 
A closeup view of the delicate pink blooms of Mountain Laurel  

Did You Know?
Although it is native to the Blue Ridge Mountains, much of the beautiful mountain laurel you see blooming along Shenandoah National Park’s Skyline Drive in June was planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
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Last Updated: October 24, 2007 at 10:27 EST