Mackinac Island's Historic Houses of Worship
Mackinac Island is home to four historic churches, Ste Anne's Catholic Church (open year round), Mission Church ( no longer offering regular services but does permit weddings), Trinity Episcopal Church (open most of the year) and Little Stone Church (open May through October). Our temple, Kehilat Hatzav Hagadol offers services on Friday nights during the summer at Trinity Parish Hall. Mackinac Island Bible Church offers services Wednesday evenings at the Bible Church Parsonage and Sunday Services at Mission Point Resort.
Christmas in Manistee | Pure Michigan
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Michigan Winter's are magic no matter where you are, but Manistee captures the season and the Christmas holiday with its own unique charm. A historic city that sits on Michigan's West Coast, Manistee is filled with amazing sights, shops and restaurants. Be sure to check out the Moving Spirit shop downtown, grab a delicious coffee at Goody's Juice and Java, or go sightseeing at the Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse.
History of the National Park Service | Wikipedia audio article
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History of the National Park Service
00:00:38 1 Beginnings
00:00:46 1.1 National Parks 1864–1891
00:03:52 1.2 National Monument line I, 1906–1916
00:07:20 1.3 Mineral Springs line, 1832–1916
00:08:32 2 Establishment, 1916
00:09:18 3 Reorganization of 1933
00:10:49 3.1 National Capital Parks line, 1790–1933
00:12:33 3.2 National Memorials line, 1776–1933
00:15:05 3.3 National Military Parks line, 1781–1933
00:18:02 3.4 National Cemetery line, 1867–1933
00:20:07 3.5 National Monument line II, 1910–1933; War Department
00:21:00 3.6 National Monument line III, 1907–1933; Department of Agriculture
00:24:16 3.7 National Park System areas by category following the reorganization of 1933
00:24:30 4 Growth, 1933–1966
00:27:05 4.1 Natural areas, 1933–1966
00:30:04 4.2 Historical areas, 1933–1966
00:35:48 4.3 Recreation areas, 1933–1966
00:38:45 4.4 National Parkways
00:43:04 4.5 Recreational demonstration areas
00:44:47 4.6 Reservoir-related Recreation Areas
00:47:50 4.7 National Seashores
00:49:41 5 The second 50 years; 1966–2016
00:50:24 5.1 Redwood amendment
00:52:41 5.2 National Lakeshores
00:53:22 5.3 National Heritage Area
00:54:04 5.4 Urban recreation areas
00:54:55 5.5 The Alaska expansion
00:56:22 5.6 Reagan years (1981–1989)
00:56:41 5.7 Bush years (1989–1993)
00:57:01 5.8 Clinton years (1993–2000)
00:57:21 5.9 Bush years (2001–2008)
00:57:47 5.10 Obama years (2009–2017)
00:58:25 6 See also
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Since 1872 the United States National Park System has grown from a single, public reservation called Yellowstone National Park to embrace over 450 natural, historical, recreational, and cultural areas throughout the United States, its territories, and island possessions. These areas include a diverse varieties of areas —National Parks, National Monuments, National Memorials, National Military Parks, National Historic Sites, National Parkways, National Recreation Areas, National Seashores, National Scenic Riverways, National Scenic Trails, and others.
Jacksonville, Florida | Wikipedia audio article
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Jacksonville, Florida
00:02:25 1 History
00:02:33 1.1 Early history
00:05:13 1.2 Founding and 19th century
00:07:36 1.3 20th and 21st centuries
00:07:46 1.3.1 1900 to 1939
00:10:12 1.3.2 1940 to 1979
00:13:48 1.3.3 1980 to present
00:15:23 2 Geography
00:15:32 2.1 Cityscape
00:15:41 2.2 Topography
00:17:29 2.3 Architecture
00:19:30 2.4 Neighborhoods
00:20:27 2.5 Climate
00:24:27 2.6 Parks
00:25:12 2.6.1 National parks
00:25:39 2.6.2 State parks
00:26:07 2.6.3 City parks
00:31:30 2.6.4 Other
00:32:01 3 Demographics
00:38:08 3.1 Religion
00:40:42 4 Economy
00:42:27 4.1 Banking and financial services
00:44:44 4.2 Logistics
00:46:55 4.3 Media and technology
00:50:34 4.4 Military and defense
00:53:41 5 Culture
00:53:49 5.1 Leisure and entertainment
00:59:24 5.2 Literature, film and television
01:02:05 5.3 Museums and art galleries
01:05:35 5.4 Music
01:07:45 5.5 Sports
01:09:47 6 Government and politics
01:09:57 6.1 Government
01:13:02 6.2 Politics
01:14:39 7 Education
01:14:48 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:16:33 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:17:55 7.3 Public libraries
01:19:30 8 Infrastructure
01:19:39 8.1 Transportation
01:19:47 8.1.1 Roadways and bridges
01:23:00 8.1.2 Transit system
01:24:29 8.1.3 Modal characteristics
01:25:35 8.1.4 Rail
01:26:43 8.1.5 Airports
01:27:45 8.1.6 Seaports
01:29:50 8.2 Utilities
01:30:58 8.3 Health
01:32:02 9 Notable people
01:32:11 10 Sister cities
01:32:25 11 See also
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Jacksonville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Florida and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. With an estimated population of 892,062 as of 2017, Jacksonville is also the most populous city in the southeastern United States. The Jacksonville metropolitan area has a population of 1,631,488 and is the fourth largest in Florida.Jacksonville is centered on the banks of the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeast Florida, about 25 miles (40 km) south of the Georgia state line and 340 miles (550 km) north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic coast. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucua people, and in 1564 was the site of the French colony of Fort Caroline, one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the continental United States. Under British rule, settlement grew at the narrow point in the river where cattle crossed, known as Wacca Pilatka to the Seminole and the Cow Ford to the British. A platted town was established there in 1822, a year after the United States gained Florida from Spain; it was named after Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.
Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. Jacksonville's military bases and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military presence in the United States. Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is important to the Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf. People from Jacksonville may be called Jacksonvillians or Jaxsons (also spelled Jaxons).