I've never noticed Park Service holiday events, but they could provide a source of mayhem and crisis, as the holidays usually do. The event at Antietam actually sounds pretty neat, but my schedule isn't open for a jaunt to Maryland this weekend, maybe next year. I've been feeling the need for crabcakes anyway, and the National Aquarium at Baltimore is absolutely great.
I'm not positive that the webpage is complete, because Parktips lists one on New Year's Day at the William Howard Taft NHS, and Cuyahoga Valley NP is doing a fund-raiser:
Fifth Annual CVNPA Bids for Kids Online Auction
(Ohio) -- Join Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association (CVNPA) for the fifth annual CVNPA Bids for Kids Online Auction. You can purchase holiday gifts while supporting environmental education. All proceeds of Bids for Kids will go to benefit urban school children through scholarship and educational programs at the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center (CVEEC). The online auction begins Friday, November 20, 2009, at 9 a.m. and continues through Monday, December 7, 2009, at 8 p.m. You can get involved by donating an item, asking local businesses to donate items, becoming an auction sponsor, and bidding high and often. For more information, please contact Lisa Meranti at 330-657-2909 ext. 136 or lmeranti@cvnpa.org.
