From farmers' markets and holiday festivals to secluded beaches and thrilling outdoor adventures, this Michigan town makes a ...

Head to Sweetwater Summit Regional Park for an easy stroll around a pond and opportunities to extend the hike if you have ...

IN Egyptian mythology, the Blue Lotus played a significant role in creation myths. The flower’s daily cycle of opening with ...

The Austin Creek State Recreation Area is open to the public after more than four years of wildfire recovery efforts, ...

I close out a series of winter articles with this account of a Baxter State Park ski trek of nearly 20 miles, hauling a ...

I’m walking down a snow-covered, two-track road with the gray-blue skies overhead catching my eye as the sunlight peeks through briefly and touches down across the forested landscape. The ice glazed ...

Unlike Ruffed Grouse and Bobwhite quail, Ohio’s deer archery season now extends into February and just closed, as did the waterfowl seasons. However, Cottontail rabbit season is open and ends at ...

The Mercury covers culture & art because we think all its various forms are—quite plainly—how people understand one another.

Magnificent waterfalls, take-your-breath-away vistas, and glorious stretches of sandy beaches—Southern state parks are some ...

Two employees of JPG Plumbing and Mechanical Inc. were found guilty after dumping a truck's worth of grease and pollutants ...

Researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton have developed a weapon to help fight harmful algal blooms.

A community in Fairfax County, Virginia, created a petition for Wally after its homeowners association said it would remove ...