02432cam a2200337 4500 283112732 TxAuBib 20020912120000.0 020912s1992||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 96-136400 AkAU AkAU DLC TxAuBib Norris, Frank B. (Frank Baine), historian, 1950- Tourism in Katmai Country : A History of Concessions Activity in Katmai National Park and Preserve / Frank B. Norris. History of concessions activity in Katmai National Park and Preserve. Anchorage, Alaska : National Park Service/Alaska Regional Office, 1992. 200 p : ill., maps ; softcover ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Since the creation of Yellowstone National Park, concessions operations have been integrally involved in the feeding, lodging, and transportation of park visitors. That idea was institutionalized when the National Park Service became a reality in 1916. The so-called Organic Act that year provided for two contrasting goals: protection and use. On the other hand, parks were established "to conserve the scenery and the natural and the historic objects and the wild life therein," but they were also asked "to provide for the enjoyment of the same" as long as they left the objects of that protection "unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.". President Woodrow Wilson, through Proclamation No. 1487, established Katmai National Monument on September 24, 1918. The monument was created to protect some 1700 square miles of southwest Alaska. The landscape included was deemed to be "of importance in the study of volcanism," and in addition was felt to be of "popular scenic, as well as scientific, interest for generations to come.". 20020912. Alaska. Tourism Katmai National Park Alaska. Katmai. Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska Management. Katmai National Park and Preserve. National park concessions (Amusements, etc) Alaska Katmai National Park and Preserve. National Parks. Norris, Frank. United States, Alaska Regional Office.