Gulf Islands seashore gets day in the sun | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal

Gulf Islands seashore gets day in the sun | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal: "When Jill Hubbs learned acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns was producing a series about America's national parks, she asked him to come and see our version of the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone.

"Gulf Islands National Seashore is a treasure in the National Park System," said Hubbs, director of education, outreach and content development at WSRE-TV.

"Gulf Islands has a little bit of everything you're going to find in any national park: beaches, forest, salt marshes, bayous, historical structures, archaeological sites, nature trails, wildlife of all descriptions," she said of the 160 miles of islands, seashores and other areas dotting the Gulf Coast from Ship Island, Miss., to Okaloosa Island near Destin."