Tag: outdoors
Camping gains popularity in uncertain times
The peculiar circumstances surrounding this summer have pushed more people outdoors. Barb Mudrak digs into the increased interest in camping.
Laurel Ridge State Park offers lovely blooms
Julie Geiss recalls a recent trip to Laurel Ridge State Park and all the beautiful floral blooms she saw during her hike.
How to start foraging near your home
If you’re considering foraging as a hobby or even a lifestyle, use these tips to get started.
Scientists work to repopulate lake sturgeons
A group of scientists plan to spend the next few decades replenishing populations of lake sturgeons, particularly in Lake Erie.
Like clean water? Then protect the mussels
Learn more about freshwater mussels; their role in the ecosystems of rivers, lakes and streams in the Midwest and how you can help protect them.
Nothing says summer like the great American road trip
Julie Geiss shares memories from a recent family road trip to Assateague State Park and National Seashore and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Mill Creek is a place of peace, beauty
Julie Geiss recounts the views of a recent trip to Mill Creek Park. Learn more about the history of the man-made structures and the beauty around them.
Be amazed by nature close to home
Julie Geiss details a recent hike she and her family took at Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park.
Happy trails to you, until we meet again
Mike Tontimonia bids farewell to his readers and shares one final story as he prepares for a sort-of retirement.
Corps of Discovery paved the way west
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and the rest of the Corps of Discovery were the first white men to cross the western half of the U.S. in 1804.
