OCTOBER 16, 2023 Visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, will now have the opportunity to grab a convenient bite to eat on-site. ExplorUS has opened the Lincoln Café, a quick-service restaurant, open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., inside the museum building. Patrons can choose from a menu of […]
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 Raise your hand if you would like to work on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world! It’s a daydream for many, and in a few short months, the ExplorUS staff can say they actually DO work on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The hospitality company […]
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 Before Gloria and Danny Hinton became campground hosts, they already knew what made a good one. It was on a three-month road trip in a Class B motorhome last summer that they realized they, too, could do the job — and do it well. “It just makes you feel good and secure […]
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AUGUST 22, 2023 Befrienders is an organization that matches Bozeman seniors with volunteers from the area, helping the Gallatin Valley’s older population combat loneliness since 1993. It has created dozens of friendships between generations that last for years. Anne Kenney, 82, has been with Befrienders for the last two years and says that she loves […]
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JULY 13, 2023 Contact: Rosie Breheny, Marketing Manager [email protected] Springfield, IL – ExplorUS, a hospitality management company specializing in America’s most beautiful parks, is excited to announce their grand re-opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum gift shop. First opened to the public in 2005, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum stands as […]
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JUNE 19, 2023 Hospitality company ExplorUS has been awarded a 10-year contract to operate concessions at Thousand Hills State Park in northeast Missouri beginning in January 2024. Thousand Hills State Parks surrounds Forest Lake, where ExplorUS will offer visitors the rentals of boat slips, kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, pontoons, fishing boats and bicycles. The marina store […]
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MAY 18, 2023 We’ve all been there: You’re enjoying a camping trip and realize you forgot bug spray. Or maybe you want a T-shirt to commemorate your fishing excursion when you reeled in “the big one.” The new camp store at Lake Wappapello State Park in southeast Missouri has just what day-trippers and overnight visitors […]
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MARCH 28, 2023 Paradise, MI – A hospitality management company, ExplorUS, formerly known as Ortega National Parks, will manage the newly built café and gift shop in the lower falls of Tahquamenon Falls State Park located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Operating in parks across the country, ExplorUS has extensive experience in food, beverage, and retail. […]
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MARCH 16, 2023 Imagine seeing Hot Springs National Park from 1,256 feet above sea level! That is exactly the view you can enjoy from the Hot Springs Mountain Tower. This is one of our favorite things to do in Hot Springs National Park! You can enjoy an amazing view over the scenic Arkansas countryside and see a […]
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JANUARY 19, 2023 “We’ve always assumed that Starved Rock State Park was one of the most beautiful places in America, but now that Travel Lens has completed a study ranking it the seventh most-instagrammed state park in the country we can brag about it.” Said Frank Pikus, CEO of ExplorUS. Starved Rock is located in LaSalle County, Illinois, along […]