Take a drive along Route 70 in Clinton past the Wachusett Dam and you could easily miss a section where the road widens just a little to allow room for a few cars to pull over and park. But if you look closely amidst the overgrown brush, you might notice […]
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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Sarah “Princess” Williams can count the number of showers she’s taken since April on her fingers, toes and two trekking poles. “In Missoula I took two,” she recalled fondly while walking down Camas Road on the edge of Glacier National Park in late September. On May […]
On 17th October the highly acclaimed film Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet, opens in the UK. It was filmed on location in Lyme Regis, and is a fictionalised story of the town’s most famous resident, Victorian palaentologist Mary Anning, and her relationship with Charlotte Murchison, played by Saorise Ronan. Rubbish on […]
By MICAH DREW, Flathead Beacon KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Sarah “Princess” Williams can count the number of showers she’s taken since April on her fingers, toes and two trekking poles. “In Missoula I took two,” she recalled fondly while walking down Camas Road on the edge of Glacier National Park […]
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI – Guests who snag a Grand Hotel room overlooking the front gardens later this month just might be in the perfect spot to hear the screams coming from the woods down below. Mackinac Island’s luxury resort is resurrecting its Halloween Weekend from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. […]
More than a dozen Republican politicians, lawmakers and their staff have tested positive for the coronavirus, including President Donald Trump, who remains in isolation, undergoing experimental treatment for the potentially fatal virus. The top general in the U.S. military is in quarantine and the GOP-controlled Senate’s ability to fast-track the […]
With Election Day just a little over a month away, the showdown between President Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden is coming to a head. Following Tuesday night’s raucous and fiery debate in Cleveland — Biden called Trump the “worst president ever,” while Trump took shots at the former vice president over his son’s […]
Treehouse hotel, London I felt a twinge of apprehension as I walked towards Treehouse in London for my first hotel stay since lockdown. Not because I was afraid of catching coronavirus, more because the thought that hotels, like the high street, would be condemned to a drab and depressing “new normal” had […]
President Trump’s re-election bid has had a rough few weeks, with challenges coming from both his stewardship of the presidency and past personal controversies that may be catching up with him. Coronavirus is worsening in much of the country, he’s down in the polls, his response to the pandemic has […]
The task of naming the network of trails stretching from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md., was brought up at an initial planning meeting in the mid-1990s. Ideas were thrown out. But naming something that didn’t yet exist took a backseat to the actual work, Linda McKenna Boxx said. “Let’s see if […]
Supporters pushing for a Santa Maria Creek Greenway trail are optimistic their plans will align with the county Board of Supervisors’ new goals to locate urban county parks within walking distance of homes. Ramona Trails Association President Glen Morgan said he and Greenway advocates John Degenfelder and Don Wendt, who […]
Officials in Wrightsville, York County, have positioned the borough to take advantage of economic development opportunities that could attract bikers, hikers and history buffs to the river town. Borough Council unanimously approved joining the Trail Town Program on March 15 after a presentation touting the economic impacts of trails by […]
For some, a long-distance, wilderness trail is simply a call to a destination. For others it’s all about the journey. San Diego County is home to such a trail, perhaps one of the best hiking routes you’ve never heard of. It’s called the San Diego Trans-County Trail, or just TCT […]
When: Mount Joy Township supervisors meeting, Feb. 15. What happened: Users of the Conewago Recreation Trail — typically walkers, joggers and bicyclists — will see new warning signs as they approach state Route 743/Hershey Road in Mount Joy Township. Supervisors approved the installation of the new signage during the meeting […]
As Texas struggles through a historic freeze that burst water pipes and sent frigid residents under mounds of blankets, its political leaders are in hot water. In the hours after the first rolling blackouts struck the state earlier this week, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) misleadingly placed blame on renewable sources […]
After the city of San Diego made changes to the Coastal Rail Trail project intended to provide better visibility and safety for bicyclists around the Gilman Drive/Interstate 5 on-ramp and off-ramp, the La Jolla Community Planning Association gave it a stamp of approval Feb. 4. The project, which seeks to […]
When internet-culture reporter Taylor Lorenz writes a story about a short squeeze that appears above the fold on the front page of The New York Times, it’s time to pause and ask: Just what the hell is going on here? How did a tale about GameStop, a struggling retailer of […]
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Progress continues along a non-motorized public pathway expected to total 70 miles. The latest segment of the Border-to-Border trail to open was in November 2020 at the Huron River in Delhi Metropark. Another stretch of the trail segment, from Zeeb to East Delhi roads, will begin […]
ALBANY — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) has published guidelines for local land use planning officials to help protect the historic integrity of remnants of an early 19th aqueduct that once supplied New York City drinking water. The Community Design Guidelines to Support […]
HARBOR SPRINGS, MI – So many outdoor lovers know the beauty of a snowshoe trek or a hike through a forest during a Michigan winter. For the first time, one of the state’s biggest ski resorts is rolling out a new treat for people who really enjoy a walk in […]
Whether you’re taking on miles of moorland track or pulse-quickening inclines, here are the best bikes on the market (iStock) If you’re new to mountain biking then deciding on your first “serious” trail bike is hugely important – because if it isn’t set up to impart confidence, while still satisfying […]
Manheim Township police DUI MANHEIM TWP.: Jim Hecker, 57, of New Holland, was charged after a crash Sept. 28 on East Roseville Road at Eden Road, police said. His blood alcohol content was 0.216%, over two times the legal limit. Columbia Borough police HARASSMENT COLUMBIA: Armando Crispin-Rodriguez, 41, of Columbia, […]