THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
Organized by publication date and destination. Each story retains its permanent State & Nation address and official NPS source.
Join Gateway Arch National Park in celebrating National Park Week from Aug. 22–30 with a series of fun and informative park activities and events at the Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse. National Park Week is an annual celebration that invites everyone to discover and enjoy America’s 400+ national parks.
Official NPS sourceGateway Arch National Park is gearing up for a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend capped by Celebrate Saint Louis’s “Celebrate 250” event on the Arch grounds on July 3 and 4. With large crowds expected, the National Park Service encourages you to plan ahead and give yourself extra time to visit the Arch with extra security measures in place to ensure a safe celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
Official NPS sourceThe Gateway Arch will celebrate its 60th anniversary this October. Gateway Arch National Park is inviting companies and designers to submit Arch-inspired logos by September 12 for possible inclusion in the exhibit.
Official NPS sourceThe Museum at the Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse Was Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums.
Official NPS sourceGateway Arch National Park and Gateway Arch Park Foundation will commemorate the reopening of this historic landmark with a free community festival honoring the St. Louis landmark’s significant role in American history.
Official NPS sourceMeet the men responsible for the construction of the 630-foot-tall shining symbol of St. Louis, the Gateway Arch.
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Jefferson National Parks Association (JNPA) today announced the award of $186,756 in Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants.
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USCIS to Welcome 50 New US Citizens During Independence Day Celebration at Gateway Arch National Park.
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Daily St. Louis Riverfront Cruises return Thursday, March 7
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ST. LOUIS, MO (February 27, 2024) — Visitation to Gateway Arch National Park continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recently-released National Park Service visitation figures. The figures report 2,422,836 visitors in 2023, a testament to the park’s world-class visitor experience and programming. Also, in 2023, the National Park Service adopted a more precise method to estimate visitors in Gateway Arch National Park.
Official NPS sourceFollowing a study of park visitation in 2021 and 2022, the National Park Service (NPS) adopted a more precise and accurate way to estimate visitors to Gateway Arch National Park, which includes the Gateway Arch Visitor Center, Museum at the Arch, the Old Courthouse, and the park grounds. The park had not significantly updated visitor counting methodology in decades, and new technologies allow for more accurate estimation of visitation to the park grounds.
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New National Park Service Junior Ranger Program partners with Riverboats at the Gateway Arch
Official NPS sourceVisitors to St. Louis' Riverfront can enjoy free live music and games every Friday and Saturday through July 29, courtesy of Gateway Arch Park Foundation.
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Gateway Arch National Park is hosting the Gateway to Inclusive History Conference on Juneteenth, Monday, June 19, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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Learn about astronomy and space this summer with the National Park Service (NPS).
Official NPS sourceThe 3D experience titled ‘Cobblestones & Courage’ transports viewers to the St. Louis Riverfront of the 1850s.
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Free family fun for all ages, all summer long.
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Lights will be off throughout the month of May 2023
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The renovation was one of two St. Louis-based projects selected that further the recovery of the tourism, travel and hospitality industries.
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ST. LOUIS— Join the National Park Service (NPS) in celebrating America’s national parks during National Park Week, April 22-30, 2023!
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Pandemic effect on tourism not entirely subsided, but visitation shows steady rebound
Official NPS sourceCelebrate General Washington’s birthday like St. Louisans did in 1823
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$24,454,263 investment will restore and improve the historic site of the pivotal Dred Scott case and hundreds suits for freedom as part of largest NPS public-private partnership
Official NPS sourceEvery Kid Outdoors allows fourth graders to visit national parks for free.
Official NPS sourceST. LOUIS (October 24, 2022)—Gateway Arch Park Foundation is proud to join forces with the National Park Service to present a “Salute to Veterans” on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 1 p.m. The concert will take place at Luther Ely Smith Square on the Gateway Arch National Park grounds.
Official NPS sourceST. LOUIS—The Gateway Arch’s Tram Ride to the Top is one of the most unique transportation systems in the world. The tram ride was invented by Richard “Dick” Bowser, who was born on September 15, 1921. In celebration of Bowser’s 101st birthday, the National Park Service will host a day of commemorative events honoring him and his crowning achievement on Thursday, September 15, 2022. (Bowser passed away on December 26, 2003, at 82 years old.)
Official NPS sourceThe park is implementing a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors that will remain in effect until the high COVID-19 transmission and positivity rate in St. Louis City and County return to medium or low levels.
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Free activities for all ages, all season long. Gateway Arch Summer Hours Saturday, May 28 through Labor Day, Monday, September 5, the Gateway Arch operates in extended summer hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The last Tram Ride to the Top of the Arch leaves approximately one hour before closing.
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The National Park Service will not illuminate the Gateway Arch at night from May 1-14, 2022, due to the spring bird migration season.
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Five days in 2022, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. At Gateway Arch National Park the $3 entrance fee included in each adult Tram Ride to the Top ticket and adult Documentary Movie ticket is waived.
Official NPS sourceExperience the Sights and Sounds of an 18th-Century Holiday Ball. Gateway Arch National Park celebrates the end of the holiday season as St. Louisans did in 1772 with the Twelfth Afternoon Ball in the Gateway Arch Visitor Center on Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Jeremy Sweat as superintendent of Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri. In this capacity Sweat will serve as the Group Superintendent overseeing operations at for both Gateway Arch National Park and Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park.
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ST. LOUIS—Gateway Arch National Park will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, and will re-open on Friday, Nov. 26. On Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27, the Visitor Center will operate on extended holiday hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Official NPS sourceOn Oct. 23 and Oct. 28 from 10:00am to noon, come to the Gateway Arch to Meet the Builders! The National Park Service will host its annual reunion to honor the engineers, tradesmen and support staff who contributed to the construction of the Gateway Arch from 1963-1965.
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Lights will be off September 18-30, 2021
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Highlights include yoga, Mississippi River clean-up, Great MonArch Migration Event, and a family movie night under the Arch.
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ST. LOUIS—June is Get Outdoors Month, and there is no better time to explore St. Louis’ urban national park! Gateway Arch National Park is hosting a day of free activities to encourage all ages to get outside and enjoy all the aspects of the newly-renovated park on Sunday, June 27.
Official NPS sourceST. LOUIS—This summer, include Gateway Arch National Park in your travel plans! The 91-acre urban national park invites visitors to take part in free, in-person and virtual activities all season long.
Official NPS sourceST. LOUIS—The National Park Service has announced it will not illuminate the Gateway Arch at night May 1-14 due to bird migration season.
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ST. LOUIS—Celebrate America’s national treasures during National Park Week, April 17-25!
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ST. LOUIS —The National Park Service has recognized two Gateway Arch National Park employees, Marcus Banks and James Cagle, with regional awards for their stewardship and contributions to preserving and protecting America’s national treasures. Gateway Arch National Park is part of Interior Regions 3, 4 & 5 in America’s Midwest; this region includes 61 national park sites spanning across 13 states.
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St. Louis-To protect the health of those who live, work, and visit national parks and National Park Service (NPS) facilities, and in support of President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing, NPS immediately implemented a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors.
Official NPS sourceFinal component of CityArchRiver project to bring new museum exhibit galleries and numerous accessibility and structural improvements to historic building.
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Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail has released its 2020 Annual Report. The report documents a year of partnerships and projects with the common goal of commemorating and protecting the 4,900 mile historic route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Pacific.
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