The 4th of July is just around the corner. If you are heading to the Mississippi River for a boating or camping trip, there ...

This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th ...

A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...

In Kerr County, which has been the most impacted, at least 43 people are dead and 27 children remain missing tonight after ...

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

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

That percentage doesn’t tell the complete story, however. While farmers in the West and southeast Texas have endured weeks of ...

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

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

Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.

We see a stream of ads touting the country’s bestselling vehicles, but what about in each state? Take a guess at what your ...

I had no idea that southern Illinois looked like that.” A growing number of visitors are discovering downstate as a travel destination amid recent efforts to entice more people to visit its lush ...