Winter Campers Ready at Backbone Park State Park
Backbone State Park at Strawberry Point offers 1600 acres of hardwoods and a lake for winter campers. Ranger Gene Blodeck notes last winter's 25 below temperatures and four year round staff keep facilities open with two freeze proof taps and accessible restrooms. In summer 1975 the park hosted 38,000 campers and 8,467 cabin renters, with beaches, springs, trout streams, and rugged ridges drawing visitors seeking nature and adventure.
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Backbone Park Ranger Highlights Snow Trails and Tales
The Backbone State Park staff under Ranger Blodeck manages 16 hundred wooded acres and an 18 mile snowmobile trail network for winter visitors. The park features a trout hatchery, fish pools, and safety patrols as they promote back to nature recreation with rustic comforts.
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Aeschylus 2500th honored at Elefsis play
Elefsis hosts a staged reading of Seven Against Thebes to mark Aeschylus 2500th anniversary. Director Karolos Korn says Aeschylus remains contemporary as the troupe reflects fear, siege, and violence themes relevant to current events in Asia and Cyprus. The performance unfolds in the ruins near the old Eleusinian sanctuary.
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Pan American Highway Link Faces Dim Outlook
The Darien Gap final link of the Pan American Highway between Colombia and Panama may never be completed. Funding difficulties, route disputes, and a US EPA injunction over ecological studies stall progress and raise fears of hoof and mouth disease spreading to the United States.
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