Grand Canyon News Week of Aug 22nd 2016

Space Station View of Grand Canyon National Park
To celebrate the centennial of the U.S National Park Service, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA has taken hundreds of images of national parks from his vantage point in low Earth orbit, aboard the International Space Station

Source:  www.nasa.gov
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15 people receive U.S. citizenship at Grand Canyon
Thursday afternoon, 15 immigrants from around the world were granted their United States citizenship during a naturalization ceremony held at the Grand Canyon.

Source:  www.12news.com
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Majority of Americans Don’t Know Where the Grand Canyon Is
The National Park Services is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and yet it turns out 57 percent of Americans don’t know what state the Grand Canyon resides in.

Source:  www.cntraveler.com
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Grand Canyon, National Park Service celebrate centennial with free entrance fees, activities
The Grand Canyon will be offering free entry and a variety of free activities to celebrate the National Park Service centennial.

Source:  www.abc15.com
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