Experience Family Fishing Day at Pere Marquette State Park on June 7. Enjoy fishing, Bow Fishing, and meet stars Mountain Man and Jimmy Houston. Fun for all!

Five teams from around the Peoria area competed Friday and Saturday at the 2025 Illinois High School Association bass fishing state finals at Lake Shelbyville. Windsor won the state championship ...

Lake Quahchita State Park in the town of Mountain Pine boasts the largest lake in Arkansas. It’s also arguably the most beautiful with 40,000 acres of deep, clear, blue water surrounded by trees ...

The park has more than 13 miles of trails, waterfalls, sandstone overhangs and breathtaking views and is the most visited state park in Illinois with 2.4 million visitors in 2024.

The dam at Starved Rock State Park near Utica is a popular place for eagle watching. The park will host its annual Bald Eagle Watch Weekend Jan. 26-27.

For more information, contact Pere Marquette State Park at 618-786-3323, ext. 1, or Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge at 618-883-2524.

While everyone else flocks to Starved Rock, savvy Illinois explorers slip away to a hidden woodland paradise where towering pines scrape the sky and crystal streams flow over ancient limestone – ...

Illinois has plenty of natural wonders, but there’s one that stands head and shoulders above the rest like a towering white pine – aptly named White Pines Forest State Park in Mount Morris. Picture ...

A young man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near the Wisconsin state line Tuesday evening. Several fire departments were called to the Camp Logan area of ...

Moline High School's bass fishing team will cast off to the Illinois State Final Tournament at Lake Shelbyville this Friday. Two boats qualified this year, propelling the team to their 10th state ...