While there are plenty of awe-inspiring man-made destinations around the globe, nothing is as creative as nature.

These tricks are more than family lore, however. They originated in the early 20th century thanks to research on high-altitude baking done by Inga Allison, then a professor at Colorado State ...

Fontainebleau State Park sits on Lake Pontchartrain’s north shore, just a short drive from New Orleans but a world away from city stress. This place has serious history – it once was a sugar ...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced he has awarded more than $1.3 million to public school libraries throughout the state. The grants, which are awarded ...

Flash forward a century, and the state of Illinois began acquiring private land near the town of Shabbona in 1969 for a state park. The state built a dam on Indian Creek to create a fishing lake ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will reopen the Walter F. Mondale Day Use Area at William O’Brien State Park on ...

Meanwhile, a number of conservative counties downstate threatened to secede from the state and potentially join Indiana. The Illinois General Assembly, which has a Democratic majority in both ...

After a wintertime lull, work in Ludington State Park is back in action, Park Superintendent James Gallie said. He is confident that the park will reopen on July 1, as ...

The property purchased is across the river from Colorado Bend State Park including 1.5 miles of Yancey Creek, limestone bluffs and several natural springs. TPWD plans to combine this property with ...

Wildlife photographed on land across the river from Colorado Bend State Park that was recently purchased by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.(Chase Fountain ...

Belk Park in Wood River was a popular place on Wednesday as two walkers passed a group of chatting fishermen next to the lake.

Most people have never heard of this place—and honestly, that’s part of the appeal. Sun Lakes–Dry Falls State Park in central ...