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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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JANUARY 11, 2023 EMINENCE, MO, JAN. 11, 2023 – ExplorUS, formally Ortega National Parks, a hospitality management company operating in parks across the country, will manage the lodging, dining, retail and banquet facilities at the Echo Bluff State Park beginning this year. Echo Bluff started out as a summer youth camp called Camp Zoe over […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]