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The Free Lance-Star (fredericksburg.com) has great Shenandoah National Park news, photos, videos and more
Saturday, Nov 14
Trail guide offers fun, clues
The book, just published by the Shenandoah National Park Association, is something new in the dry realm of hiking guides. The association says it's really a ... and more »
Saturday, Nov 7
Leaves are turning, teams are failing: It must be fall
Because this happens first at higher elevations, we love to dash up to Shenandoah National Park or other parts of the Valley to see hillsides that seem ... and more »
Saturday, Jun 13
COMMUNITY BRIEFS COMMUNITY BRIEFS
VA A new Virginia license plate featuring Shenandoah National Park will soon be available. The plates, which feature the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Skyline Drive and a black bear, were authorized by the General Assembly earlier this year. ...
Wednesday, Apr 29
Shenandoah leader loved mountains as a child
VA But when offered the superintendent's job at the nearly 200000-acre Shenandoah National Park, the 30-year-plus veteran felt a special sort of joy. "My heart has always been in the mountains, from childhood on," said the Tennessee native now in her ...
Wednesday, Apr 22
Stimulus benefits some local parks
VA Shenandoah National Park will get the most money among parks in the region, about $17 million. That will be for utility improvements at Thornton Gap, re-paving 11 miles of Skyline Drive, improving overlooks on the scenic highway, and for rehabilitation ...
Saturday, Apr 18
Hike lives up to its hype
VA - Bill Freehling That's what I figured my wife and I had in store when we decided to make a day trip out of hiking Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah National Park. People have always told us what a great hike Old Rag is, and how strenuous it is. ...
Tuesday, Apr 14
Violation sends Rice back to prison
VA Rice, 41, served 10 years in prison on an attempted kidnapping conviction and was once accused of killing two women inside Shenandoah National Park and being the US 29 Stalker. He was arrested March 19 after admitting to smoking marijuana while under ...
Monday, Mar 30
Rice in jail facing parole violation
VA Rice came to the attention of federal authorities in July 1997 after he accosted a female bicyclist in Shenandoah National Park. He immediately became a suspect in three unsolved slayings from the previous year--the May 1996 killings of 24-year-old ...
