National Park Week Aug 23, 2026

National Park Week

At Katmai National Park, crowd-pleasers don"t need a stage. Brown bears wait by the river, and when the salmon jump, the show begins. National Park Week—held in August this year—is the perfect time to celebrate these iconic bears and the wild home that helps them thrive.

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Today in History

Aug 23, 2018Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
Aug 23, 2019Harvest time in the Palouse
Aug 23, 2020Reflections of the night sky
Aug 23, 2021A little blue
Aug 23, 2022Menton, France
Aug 23, 2023Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
Aug 23, 2024Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
Aug 23, 2025St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia

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