Swimming Safety
by Amy Green
Here are some important tips to ensure that your next trip to your favorite swimming spot is filled with safe fun in the sun.
first appeared: 7/8/2007
Braving the Mighty Mississippi
by Alan Ross
I decided that one day I would leave my Williamson County (Tenn.) farmhouse, walk to the creek on the edge of my property, board a canoe, and paddle as long as it took to reach the high river banks of New Orleans,” says Guider, 57.
first appeared: 10/29/2006
Handcrafting Fish Lures
by Marti Attoun
Working at his kitchen table bathed in natural light, Tony Smith of Holland, Mich. (pop. 35,048), skillfully carves a piece of basswood the size of his thumb into a lure
first appeared: 10/8/2006
Trekking The Triple Crown
by Steve Stuebner
Richard Larson thought he’d seen nearly all the obstacles possible when he hiked the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail in 2004 and the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2005.
first appeared: 10/8/2006
National Parkways
by Michael Nolan
The United States has more than 8 million miles of roadway, but only four roads, totaling just over 1,000 miles, are designated as national parkways.
first appeared: 5/15/2005
Go Fly a Kite!
by Polly Campbell
Each year millions of people, of all ages and backgrounds, chase the wind to parks, pastures, beaches, business parks and other open patches of land across America to fly kites just for the fun of it.
first appeared: 4/10/2005
A View With A Room
by Marti Attoun
A panorama of green wilderness and blue lakes unfolds with each step up the Kane Mountain fire tower in the Adirondacks.
first appeared: 9/5/2004
America's Inland Seas
by Alan Ross
Experiencing & exploring our magnificent Great Lakes
first appeared: 8/29/2004
We Proceeded On
by Vicki Brown
ln May 1804, Capts. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off from winter camp near St. Louis with their party of men—dubbed the Corps of Discovery by President Thomas Jefferson—on an epic journey to the Pacific Ocean.
first appeared: 4/11/2004
Hooked on Fishing
by Michael McCall
For Brad Paisley, it's hard to choose between music and fishing.
first appeared: 3/7/2004
Hunting Our Heritage Trees
by Gayle Goddard-Taylor
Americas ancient forests once stretched uncut from coast to coastfrom Eastern white pines to Pacific redwoods
first appeared: 5/11/2003
Bait, Tackle & Tales
by Michael Nolan
Poindexter's lures are more than just crickets and minnows
first appeared: 7/21/2002
The Sailing of the Sultana
by Tracy Leinberger-Leonardi
One man's dream becomes the mission of an entire town
first appeared: 5/12/2002