The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

The Dismal Swamp Trail, despite its uninspiring name, delivers some of the most inspiring views in the state. This 1.5-mile path includes a 70-foot observation tower that rewards climbers with a ...

A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the ...

Sunrise Foods released air-quality assessments scant in detail. But early last month, LDEQ accelerated the company’s approval ...

Big Hill Pond State Park isn’t just another green spot on the map—it’s 4,138 acres of “where have you been all my life” ...

A trail leading from near St. Louis, Missouri to Natchitoches, Louisiana, teaches us about a race that ruled “the new world” ...

Océan, Mississippi Watershed,” Floc’h, a French photographer, drove 13,000 miles tracking the river system that touches more ...

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

One state had the lion's share of tornadoes between 2020 and 2024-but a different state sustained the most monetary damage.

Itching for a road trip, I pulled out a map of the Midwest. When my finger landed on Minneapolis I knew I had my destination.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to make a decision on Louisiana's redrawn congressional districts on Friday, pushing it to be ...