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Contact: Gary Bremen, 305-230-1144 x007 HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- August 25th marks the Centennial of the National Park Service, and Biscayne National Park’s year-long celebration will reach a crescendo next week. Highlights include:
• Virtual Park Circuit – August 22, 3:00 – 6:00 pm – Facebook Live Event - Biscayne National Park participates in a tour of innovation in national parks, inspired by the “Find Your Park Exchange Event” featuring Thomas Edison National Historic Site and the New York City Skyline. • Sunrise Photography Celebration – August 25, 6:00 am – Dante Fascell Visitor Center - Celebrate the start of our second century by taking advantage of early morning opening hours! Our goal is to post 100 sunrise photos to social media outlets with the hashtag #BNP100Sunrise • Citizenship Ceremonies – August 25, 9:00 am and 11:00 am – Dante Fascell Visitor Center - Witness 40 people becoming citizens of the United States in a place they now own. Live music, inspirational speakers and birthday cake at both ceremonies! • Songs and Stories of Our National Parks – August 25, 1:00 pm – WLRN 91.3 Radio - Two Biscayne National Park rangers share compelling music and stories that answer the question “why do national parks matter?” • 100th Birthday Celebration – August 25, 6:30 pm – Coral Gables Museum - Featuring birthday cake, cash bar, and socializing in the museum’s This Land is Your Land: A Second Century for America’s National Parks exhibit that features images, videos, and artifacts from the collections of South Florida’s four national parks. • National Park Service Birthday Party – August 28, 3:00 – 8:00 pm – Dante Fascell Visitor Center - Come Find Your Park with free canoe tours, kids’ activities, a giant map of the national park system, a piñata, birthday cake, lured-up Pokéstops and extended hours at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center overlooking beautiful Biscayne Bay. • Inside Looking Out Art Exhibit – Through September 12 – Dante Fascell Visitor Center - Thirty pieces of art created by the people who often know the parks best: employees, volunteers and partners of South Florida’s national parks.
The celebration of the National Park Service Centennial doesn’t end in August! A new art exhibit opens at Biscayne National Park in September, the Homestead Center for the Arts hosts a celebration featuring The Chance Ensemble in October, and the 17th season of the award-winning Family Fun Fest begins on December 11.
The Dante Fascell Visitor Center is located at 9700 SW 328 Street, 9 miles east of Homestead, Florida.
For more information about Biscayne National Park visit nps.gov/bisc or follow the park on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram at “biscaynenps.”
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Last updated: August 16, 2016