Ranger Stories

Gateway NRA: This is the third part of a three part series in which park historian Steve Lace discusses the New Amsterdam settlement.

Gateway NRA: Park historian Steve Lace discusses how radicals jeopardized New York's return to prosperity after the revolution.

Gateway NRA: Park ranger Dave Taft discusses various species of hawks and where they can be spotted in the Gateway National Recreation Area.

Gateway NRA: Listen to a riveting tale of the typical experience for an immigrant at Ellis Island.

Gateway NRA: Listen in as the colorful life of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, is discussed.

Gateway NRA: Listen to the story of orphan, immigrant, and founding father Alexander Hamilton.

Gateway NRA: Park historian Steve Lace gives listeners a history lesson. Topics include the Dutch East India Company, Henry Hudson and his travels, Pierre Minuit, and much more.

Gateway NRA: This is the second part of a three part series on the New Amsterdam settlement. Pierre Minuit, Killian van Rensselaer, Wouter van Twiller, Willem Kieft, Peter Stiverson, and Adriaen van der Donck are discussed.

Gateway NRA: An introduction is given to Gateway National Recreation Area, a collection of green spaces around New York Harbor.