National parks in America offer every kind of escape; some overflow with eager visitors, while others stay under the radar.

Robert Youens has amassed a following as he seeks to complete a 6,000-mile boating challenge across the eastern United States ...

The state's Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) issued a request for proposals to firms to transform a vacant property at Slip 2 near Wilkeson Point. The governor says cruise companies ...

A new documentary, The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery, unpacks the ecological crisis created by the lamprey, sometimes called the “vampire fish,” and the extraordinary effort to contain it.

Significant recent rainfall has led to a phased opening of the Erie Canal this year.

The latest idea for a Canalside attraction is rooted in the history of the Erie Canal: a replica of the packet boat Gov. Dewitt Clinton boarded to mark the canal’s ...

Great Lakes have long faced pollution threats. The latest might be the most insidious. What happens to the different types of plastic in the environment? Does it sink or float, become more or less ...

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York, October 2021. Johnny Milano Former President Thomas Jefferson considered the proposal “little short of madness.” The ...

Rails to Trails Conservancy is hosting its Celebrate Trails Day on April 26. This annual spring celebration of America’s trails, which Rails to Trails has organized since 2013 on the fourth ...

Best Time to Visit Like the rest of the Great Lakes region, Cuyahoga Valley experiences all four seasons. Each month brings a new flavor of adventure to the park; that’s why I visit year-round.

These trails aren’t for hikers, they’re for kayakers Lesser known than other National Parks programs, the U.S. National Water Trail system links paddlers to splashy adventures.

Blooms occur in Lake Erie’s western basin, Lake Michigan’s Green Bay and Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay. North America’s Great Lakes are the largest source of fresh surface water in the world. They are ...