Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Three locomotives and six train cars from Canadian Pacific Kansas City derailed in Sandwich Academy Grant Township on April ...

It was a much-needed snowy weekend in the Eagle River Valley, inspiring me to some more quick hits on a variety of ...

Maine authorities pinned the cause of a devastating train derailment that spilled 500 gallons of diesel fuel in 2023 on a ...

An exit ramp on Interstate 83 is closed following a crash in Spring Garden Township. According to York County dispatchers, the first calls came in at 10:15 p.m. for a single-vehicle crash on I-83 at ...

the iconic lake is famous for its deep blue and clear water. Portland won its name in a coin toss. Back in the 1800s, Asa Lovejoy, a lawyer from Boston and Francis Pettygrove of Portland, Maine ...

What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday (Feb. 8) I wrote how the Eagle River Valley that includes Vail and Beaver Creek ...

As you peruse the menu, you might notice the “Zion Burger” calling your name. It’s a local favorite that pays homage to ...

DRONE VIEW of the new property conserved with the Greater Lovell Land Trust. LOVELL — The Greater Lovell Land Trust (GLLT) ...

A 2023 train derailment in rural Maine was caused by a beaver dam that flooded rail tracks, according to investigators on ...

State officials say a train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers ...

The recently remodeled 'white on white' home sits on a 5.5-acre property with over 400 feet of private Lake Michigan beach ...