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 […]
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JANUARY 18, 2023 Zion, IL, – The Illinois Beach Hotel is pleased to welcome Donald Hamilton as the new General Manager for the hotel located in the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park. Originally from Sonoma County California, Don earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts at […]
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JANUARY 6, 2023 Hawaii Volcano House Hotel in Hawaii is a historical retreat with 33 guest rooms, 10 cabins and 16 campsites located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Halema’uma’u crater continues to erupt here in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Our incredible staff at Hawaii Volcano House snapped the photo of the crater erupting. The […]
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JANUARY 1, 2023 The ExplorUS staff loves a good challenge, when we can roll up our sleeves and get to work, and we did just that in the wee hours of New Year’s Day at Echo Bluff State Park in southern Missouri. The State of Missouri awarded the company a concession contract for lodging, food […]
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DECEMBER 14, 2022 Overland Park, KS – During the holiday season, customer service isn’t just about providing great service at hotels, restaurants, and marinas. At least not for ExplorUS, an Overland Park company that manages several tourism related businesses in national and state parks across the country. Last week 38 members of the corporate team volunteered […]
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OCTOBER 1, 2022 When you’re featured in People Magazine, it must be a thing, right? Have you ever thought about sledding, without snow? Or how about sledding in shorts, with no shoes or mittens? People Magazine recently featured the White Sands National Park in New Mexico as #5 out of 25 Things to Do, Eat & See! The park […]
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JULY 26, 2022 Nolan’s Restaurant at the Illinois Beach Hotel officially opened on July 5th, 2022, and is already getting great reviews. Open to the public, Nolan’s offers a full menu for lunch and dinner. The dinner menu features some locally sourced products and includes items such as: Wisconsin White Cheddar Cheese Curds, Nolan’s Signature […]
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JULY 26, 2022 All the news for the past few weeks has been about the heat. The Economist published “Heat is causing problems across the world”. China reported that a bridge was buckling because of the heat. There are triple digits across the United States causing fires and a city park in Pennsylvania extended their pool hours […]
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JULY 6, 2022 JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JULY 6, 2022 — ExplorUS, formally Ortega National Parks, a hospitality management company operating in parks across the country, will manage lodging and limited retail operations in Lake Wappapello State Park for Missouri State Parks beginning this year. Covering more than 1,800 acres in southeastern Missouri, Lake Wappapello State Park […]
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JUNE 23, 2022 Zion, IL – Reservations are now being accepted at the Illinois Beach Hotel in Zion, IL.The property which features 92 hotel rooms and a restaurant will be open to the public this summer after an almost year long hiatus. Guestroom reservations will be available for arrival on or after Friday July 1, […]