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St. Louisan's Yearlong Tour Of National Parks Takes Unexpected Turn With Shutdown

St. Louis resident Andy Magee takes a selfie while visiting San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico.
Andy Magee

Barricades and “park closed” signs weren’t quite the sort of sights Andy Magee anticipated photographing when he embarked a couple weeks ago on a 365-day tour of the National Park Service’s 418 units around the U.S. But so far, his “418 Parks” Facebook page is full of such photos – evidence of the ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government.

Magee, who is a local artist and a co-owner of Cioci’s Picture Mart in Kirkwood, has continued on his journey anyway and is currently in the Carolinas. He joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh on Wednesday for a conversation about what he’s been observing.

Listen to the discussion:

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