Friends of Minute Man National Park

Have you been watching the new Ken Burns documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, or did you forget that it started this week? It’s not too late to get caught up – simply visit http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks to watch streaming video of the episodes that have aired. The remaining episodes will be show on PBS stations at 8:00 p.m. each evening through Friday, October 2nd.

See what all the excitement is about and learn why the National Park Service is such a uniquely American idea!

Ken Burns (right) filming in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo by Craig Mellish

Don’t miss your final chance to see previews from Ken Burn’s upcoming documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Join the Friends of Minute Man Park this evening for the last of three screening nights that will feature exclusive footage as well as deleted scenes from the film.

Thursday, September 10th
6:00 p.m.
Minute Man Visitor Center
250 North Great Road, Lincoln MA
(Route 2A Lexington/Lincoln)

This film previews are free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please contact Carrie Midura at carrie@friendsofminuteman.org.

If you haven’t yet attended one of our exclusive preview screenings for the upcoming Ken Burns documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, we’d like to remind you about this afternoon’s members-only screening. Members of the Friends of Minute Man National Park are invited to join President Kathleen O’Connor and Treasurer Holly Muson for an extended viewing of preview films, deleted scenes and untold stories.

If you’re not a member but would like to attend the preview, we will have membership forms available at the event, or you can download a form online and bring it with you. In addition, we will host one final screening for the public on Thursday, September 10th. For more information about the public screening, contact Carrie Midura at carrie@friendsofminuteman.org or 978.318.7822.

Don’t miss your chance to see previews from Ken Burn’s upcoming documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Join the Friends of Minute Man Park this evening for the second of three screening nights that will feature exclusive footage as well as deleted scenes from the film.

Thursday, August 27th
6:00 p.m.
Minute Man Visitor Center
250 North Great Road, Lincoln MA
(Route 2A Lexington/Lincoln)

These film previews are free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please contact Carrie Midura at carrie@friendsofminuteman.org.

Members of the public are invited to view exclusive footage from Ken Burns’s upcoming documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea which will premier in September on PBS stations nationwide.

This preview, developed exclusively for National Park partner organizations, such as the Friends of Minute Man National Park, features behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes and commentary by Filmmaker Ken Burns. Join us for an entertaining evening of preview viewing, light refreshments followed by a brief discussion – all at the Minute Man Visitor Center on Route 2A in Lexington, MA. For more information, contact Carrie Midura at 978.318.7822 or carrie@friendsofminuteman.org.

All screening dates are free and open to the public:

Thursday, August 20th, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 27th, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 10th, 6:00 p.m.

Nearly a decade in the making, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is a visual feast, featuring some of the most extensive, breathtaking images of the national parks system every captured on film. It contains the most contemporary footage of any Ken Burns film since Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, shot principally by chief cinematographer Buddy Squires (who has filmed all of Burns’s documentaries), long-time Florentine cameraman Allen Moore, Lincoln Else (who also is a former ranger at Yosemite) and Burns himself.

This approximately one hour preview event will showcase the many talents of filmmaker Ken Burns, provide exclusive clips of the finished film, and leave viewers excited for the documentary premier on PBS stations in September!

Photograph at top: Ken Burns (right) filming in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo by Craig Mellish. Photograph at bottom: Lincoln Else at Merced River, Yosemite National Park. Photo by Craig Mellish.