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3 local national park sites great for junior rangers and BARK rangers
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 21, 2021, 4:46am EDT
Saturday, April 24 is National Junior Ranger Day and Sunday, April 25 is BARK Ranger Day this year for National Park Week.
We all powered through a long winter with limited options to get outdoors. With the nicer weather, you might be looking for a place to get outside with your kids and pets. Consider visiting some of the National Park Service sites in the tri-state that welcome dogs and have special programs for kids. Here s three local suggestions:
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The 68-acre Weir Farm National Historical Park preserves the home, studios and grounds of the late 19th-century American artist Julian Alden Weir. (Contributed by Weir Farm)
WILTON, CT Weir Farm in Ridgefield and Wilton has been officially designated Connecticut s first national historic park.
The bill was sponsored by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Representative Jim Himes and signed into law by President Donald J. Trump.
The 68-acre Weir Farm National Historical Park preserves the home, studios and grounds of the late 19th-century American artist Julian Alden Weir. The land was integral to his artistic vision and to the growth of the American Impressionism national style of painting.
Wilton s Weir Farm could become historic national park
Jeannette Ross
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Snowdrops are up at the Weir Farm on the Ridgefield-Wilton line, responding to the recent stretch of spring-like weather. The true coming of Spring is March 19 this year.Bryan Haeffele / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A female elk rests in the fields at Weir Farm National Historic Site.NPS Photo /Whitney HoffmanShow MoreShow Less
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The Art in the Park Annual Festival at Weir Farm National Historic Site on Sunday, August 25, 2019.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Artist Bobbi Eike Mullen, of Georgetown, paints during the Art in the Park Annual Festival at Weir Farm National Historic Site, in Wilton and Ridgefield, on in August 2019. The site was the summer residence of American Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less