Month: May 2018

(May 30, 2018) -- Here’s an overview of some of the best hiking trails in North America, including costs, where relevant.

(May 30, 2018) -- The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics has, since 1994, educated people about their recreational impacts on nature. Use their seven guiding principles to enjoy the outdoors responsibly.

(May 30, 2018) -- The new Gander Outdoors, formerly Gander Mountain, opened for business Tuesday on Galleria Drive in Richland Township, according to a Facebook post.

(May 30, 2018) -- The 1-2 punch of drought and bark beetles has devastated California's forests, causing an estimated 129 million (at last count in December) tree fatalities statewide.

(May 30, 2018) -- The Lee County Sheriff, Illinois State Police and the Rockford Police Bomb Squad were called to a campground in Amboy on Memorial Day morning on reports of a bomb threat.

(May 30, 2018) -- We usually set up camp in the Madison campground because my wife likes the running water at each camp spot and the indoor, modern, bathroom facilities.

(May 30, 2018) -- The campground is owned by the Guetzko family – Greg, Tana, Grant, Garrett and Gabriela. It has a total of forty spots – twenty permanent and twenty temporary.

(May 30, 2018) -- According to emergency radio traffic, evacuation was underway at Catawba Falls Campground in Old Fort. Emergency workers continued to respond to wrecks, transformer fires and downed trees.

(May 30, 2018) -- Friends of Governor Dodge-Equestrian Committee will host their 4th annual fundraiser at Governor Dodge State Park on June 3.

(May 30, 2018) -- Eagle Stone Campground in Underwood is officially open and ready for campers. Brayden Aasen designed, raised funds and planned the implementation for the campground with the help of city leaders, local businesses, Boy Scout Troop 325 and the generosity of monetary donors.