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February 11, 2010

Special report The Glasgow Daily Times Thu Feb 11, 2010, 09:30 AM CST

MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK — Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent Patrick Reed announced recently that the park will offer several fee-free days again this year, beginning with Sunday, Feb. 14.

“Please come out and join us for a Mammoth Passage tour on Feb. 14, free of charge,” said Reed. “We had such a great response from the public last year, we are continuing the free tours days again this year. Just stop by the visitor center to pick up your free ticket.”

Visitors must pick up their free tickets at the visitor center ticket office prior to tour times. The free guided Mammoth Passage tours will depart from the visitor center at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.

The three-fourths-mile, 1 hour and 25 minute Mammoth Passage tour enters the cave at the Historic Entrance and follows a route along Houchins Narrows, the Rotunda, the nitre mining artifacts, Audubon Avenue, and Rafinesque Hall. These are some of the mammoth passages for which the cave was named.

“No matter what the weather is doing on the surface, we like to say it’s always a good day to go in the cave,” added Reed. “In winter, the cave is a balmy 54 degrees; in summer it’s a cool and pleasant 54 degrees.”

Camping fees and fees for other tours of Mammoth Cave will not be waived this day.

The park has scheduled the next fee-free day is Saturday, April 24.

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