This striking photo lets us showcase two noteworthy events in one day, at no extra charge. (You"re welcome.) National Public Lands Day is observed on the fourth Saturday in September, and today"s also part of the Acadia Night Sky Festival, which celebrates the starlit skies over Maine"s gem of a national park.
National Public Lands Day
Today in History
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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Arrone in Umbria, Italy
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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It s Census Day—make it count
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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Happy Independence Day!
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We did not invent this, honest
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Easter
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Celebrating all things Austen
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A predator at risk
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Walking among the giants
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
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Here s looking at you
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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National Llama Day
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Bridges to the past
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At the shore of an inland sea
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April Fools Day
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Digging the birds