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UNIVERSITY PARK – Owen Morret sat in the stands at Mechanicsburg’s John Frederick Field last year and watched the Trinity boys lacrosse team drop a 10-9 decision to South Fayette in the PIAA ...
Bruce Widener, park manager, shows off the new outdoor theater at First Landing State Park on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot) ...
Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County will host events in honor of Juneteenth that celebrate the contributions of Black artists, conservationists and soldiers.
The city gave up on managing Balance Rock Park and considered it a white elephant. In 1951 Pittsfield’s leadership offered the park to the state. To entice acceptance of the gift, Donald R. Miller, ...
Middle Fork Bottoms, which was declared a state park in 2024, will soon be the site of an outdoor classroom near Bulrush Lake where kids can learn about conservation and engage with nature.
The City of Santa Cruz reports that a vegetation fire forced evacuations at Natural Bridges State Park on Thursday. A 100'x50' fire ignited near a picnic table area, subsequently starting a 30'x30 ...
A New York father and daughter whose bodies were found in a Maine state park last week following extensive search efforts were “especially close,” according to their joint obituary. The ...
State law requires 30% of that money to go toward improvements to Salt Fork State Park. In March, Ohio doled out $9.6 million to replace a beach shelter house, build a new concession stand ...
Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895 ...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Dozens of firefighters saved a beloved visitors center dedicated to monarch butterflies at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz Thursday. A wildfire threatened ...
Chimney Rock State Park drew more than 414,000 visitors in 2023, the last full year before the storm. On their way in and out, they passed shops and eateries on Main Street that were the lifeblood ...
Authorities began evacuating people from the park shortly before 3:30 p.m. The Santa Cruz Police Department, Santa Cruz Fire Department, Cal Fire and California State Parks all responded to the scene.