Grand Canyon News You May Have Missed for Week of December 30th 2013

Grand Canyon 2013 Year in Review
After Congress failed to pass a budget bill or appropriation bill Oct. 1 forcing a government shutdown, all national parks, including Grand Canyon, closed.

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Grand Canyon Incentive Quieter Aircraft
The fees for air tour operators that use technology to quiet the sound of aircraft at Grand Canyon National Park have been reduced.

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What Mount Everest and the Grand Canyon have in Common
Mount Everest isn’t the only natural wonder experiencing a ridiculous increase in tourism –and, with it, trash, ecological damage, and risk.

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Grand Canyon Brewing Plans $2.7 Million Expansion
Once just a brewpub serving up craft beer to Arizona locals, Grand Canyon Brewing Co. today announced plans to invest $2.7 million to expand its production facility and push into a handful of new markets in 2014.

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Grand Canyon Tourism Changes Creating Challenge
Pack rafting and canyoneering were hardly known the last time Grand Canyon National Park updated its plan for managing recreation below the crowded rims.

Source: USA Today
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Grand Canyon Tightrope Walker Has Died
rench tightrope walker known as Henry’s has passed away at 82. Daredevil Henri Rechatin, was known for balancing above the Alps, Niagara Falls & Grand Canyon.

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Travel and Adventure: Traveling on the Grand Canyon Railway
The Williams train depot is the hub of a complex that includes a hotel, restaurant, gift shop and “pet resort.”
Source: Metro West Daily News
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Local Kids Invited to Submit Entries for “Arts for Our Park” exhibit
This year marks the 11th year of Arts For Our Park, a local art show that features the work of Grand Canyon/Tusayan and Valle children.

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