National Park Week at Carl Sandburg

From the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site:

Fee Free Week at National Parks - April 22 - 26, 2013

Tour fees at Carl Sandburg Home and entrance fees at most national parks will be waived during National Park Week

April 27, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Spring Into the Park - A Family Fun Day at the Sandburg Home

The day will feature performances by Asheville poetry performers, Poetry Alive!, kid-friendly house tours and hands-on activity stations. Visitors will receive a schedule and activity guide when they arrive at the park. This festival is part of national Junior Ranger Day, an event to encourage youth to learn about America's National Parks and how they belong to them too! All programs including house tours are free. Young visitors will win awards for completing activities, too.

• Poetry Alive! performs at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• Activity stations will be ongoing and include: Kid Care (how do Rangers care for the baby goats), Gardening Green (dig in the dirt and take home seeds to start your own), The Bees Knees (see a live hive and learn about bee pollination)
• House Tours will be offered free every 30-minutes

For more on National Park Week and activities in other near-by national parks, check out the National Park Week website.