Daily Herald: Aspiring Park Ranger

Three years later, the 13-year-old from Algonquin has visited 163 national parks and historic sites with her family, and earned about 300 badges, pins and medals as part of the National Park Service's Junior Ranger Program. "I don't have a favorite because each national park is special in its own way," she said. You can read the full story in the Daily Herald's edition from Sunday, April 20, 2014, or online at dailyherald.com.