How Indiana Dunes became a national park Indiana Dunes, a 6,000-hectare area in northern Indiana on the south shore of Lake Michigan, was recently declared a national park. That’s how it came about. Dwight Adams, [email protected] Puzzle lovers today rushed to Google to find the names of the national parks hidden in today’s NYT Strand […]
BARABOO – It wasn’t even 9 a.m. on this chilly Saturday in August and Devil’s Lake State Park was already coming to life. People flocked to the park’s namesake lake with beach towels and kayak paddles. Others headed to the hiking trails on the steep quartzite cliffs that surround it. Grills were already reserved for […]
There are many reasons to love Devil’s Lake State Park. You can swim, paddle, picnic, climb, or just sit and enjoy one of Wisconsin’s most beautiful places. It’s no wonder it’s the state’s most popular park. Around 2.5 million people visit the park each year, mostly during the summer months, resulting in crowded trails, little […]
Golf and pickleball planned in Florida’s state parks A new initiative could bring new developments to Florida’s state parks. Fox – 13 News Embattled Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday backed away from a widely reviled plan to build lavish construction projects at nine state parks, curiously attributing the storm to documents “intentionally leaked to […]
The push to develop a former quarry into a “crown jewel” began almost 25 years ago as a citizens’ initiative. “This park is truly the result of the efforts of the citizens,” said Jim Pease, chairman of the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park. “This could have been in the middle of a huge apartment […]
After a year and a half of repairs, detours and postponed reopening dates, construction of Bridge No. 2 in Cherokee Park is complete. When the bridge was first closed in March 2023, the Kentucky Department of Transportation expected construction to be completed in two months. But the more crews worked, the more problems they discovered, […]
In St. Johns County, outrage continues over the state’s plans to expand Anastasia State Park to include a lodge, pickleball courts and disc golf. Last week, The St. Augustine Record reported on the uprising in America’s oldest city as residents and officials reacted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s announcement of the 2024-25 Great […]
Members of the California community are mourning the loss of a beloved historic baseball stadium that was featured in several Hollywood films and provided a home for minor league teams. According to a news release from the Ontario Fire Department, the Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, about 40 miles outside of downtown Los Angeles, […]
The goal in Florida should be to build golf courses on the least attractive properties, not to destroy the most attractive properties with something that already exists in abundance. Golf courses in Florida state parks? US Congressman Brian Mast speaks about golf course proposals at Jonathan Dickinson State Park The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s […]
After months of meetings with officials and neighbors, a plan to accept an anonymous donation to redesign a sleepy little park on Park Avenue in Palm Beach has been approved. The City Council voted unanimously to accept the donation and approve the site plan for the 0.16-acre park at 240 Park Ave. at its Development […]
