For the truly observant, there are painted buntings—birds so colorful they look like they flew straight out of a child’s crayon box. The fishing at Blanco State Park deserves special mention, ...

Swim and hike all day for a $5 fee at Blanco State Park, a 104-acre facility located along the crystal-clear, spring-fed ...

Decades after Tom and Paula Goynes settled on the San Marcos, their stretch of river turned into a trash-laden playground.

Home to Montana's largest river by volume, this beloved spot boasts tranquil waters perfect for a lazy coast and fast-paced ...

CHEYENNE -- Top performances from Tavia Arnell, Alayna Kellhofer, Kaylin Uhrig and Zoie Gilmore carried the Green River Wolves to a fourth-place finish against 11 other teams at the Southeast Invite ...

The internet loves an unexpected pet rescue—but a woman online is being honest about her situation. The TikTok creator, who set out for a simple swim with her three dogs at the river, was left ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Following a recent open-water swim in the once-polluted Chicago River, the question was raised whether Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River could host a similar event, and if anybody was ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Conditions were perfect in July when the Cuyahoga River hosted what has become one its signature events – the Blazing Paddles Paddlefest. More than 300 paddlers took to the river’s ...

Swimmers in the Seine in July 2025 Credit: Credit: Ibex73 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small ...

Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150,000 for ALS research and swim education programs. Reading time: Reading ...

For the first time in nearly a century, the Chicago River hosted an organized open swim. The race on Sunday drew 263 swimmers and celebrated the river’s environmental turnaround. Memories of the river ...

The swim was in Chicago. The idea came from Amsterdam. And it was Barrington’s Doug McConnell who was key to propelling the Chicago River Swim into the water Sunday. More than 260 swimmers took the ...