The month of August brings a once-a-year chance to swim in a former quarry, do a bike tour of quilt gardens and dine at a cookout that immerses you in cast-iron cuisine. Not to forget a cool, wooded ...

TENINO, Thurston County — Lounging on an inflatable float on Lake Washington? Check. Hiking to an alpine lake for a swim? Check. Paddleboard rave on Lake Union? Check. Splashing around in a ...

SHEBOYGAN — For a little more than 20 years, Jaycee Quarry Park featured a waterslide that thrilled those seeking fun and relief from the few hot days Sheboygan experiences each summer. The waterslide ...

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville’s past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. With the hot summer days approaching, there’s no better way to cool ...

A second man has drowned this summer while swimming at a lake on private property at a former mining site in Manchester in Ocean County. Victor Arias-Peralta, 18, was swimming in the quarry at the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Mead’s Quarry at Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville is back open after being closed for almost a month due to a potentially-toxic algae. A health advisory was issued on March ...