Live at National Press Club: National Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis
There are thousands of islands to explore in Voyageurs National Park. This aerial view shows Black Bay on Rainy Lake.
PHoto courtesy of Voyageurs National Park
The National Park Service is 100 years old this month, and Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis talks about what many have called "America's best idea." President Franklin Roosevelt said "there is nothing so American as our national parks" and they show that "the country belongs to the people."
National Press Club August 1, 2016.
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