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The Ranger Stories series offers an insider's look at the national parks that ring New York Harbor.

Ranger Stories Podcast

Listen to insider stories about the national parks—and the landscapes and history they preserve—from the park rangers who know them best. Pick an episode below to play online now and subscribe to the podcast.

	Ranger Mike Amato The First Roosevelt Teddy's life and times
	Park historian Steve Laise Alexander Hamilton's Unlikely Rise The immigrant who shaped America New York: Revolution to Recovery The city rises from the ashes after Independence Nieuw Amsterdam to New York A Dutch trading outpost is founded
	District ranger Dave Taft Getting Wild in the City New York Harbor's answer to Yellowstone Hawking on the Harbor Hawks and where to find them
	Ranger Charles Walker Journey through Ellis Island The immigrant experience

The subjects of selected Ranger Stories episodes. Top: A peregrine falcon (Hawking on the Harbor). Middle: The first European settlement on Manhattan Island (Nieuw Amsterdam to New York). Bottom: The dining hall at Ellis Island (Journey through Ellis Island).