Her first attempt was April 2024 from Daleville, Virginia, hiking north. Having summited the northern terminus, Mount Katahdin (5,269 ft.), the southern route beckoned. That fall, she began at the ...

By Aislinn Sarnacki Sometimes I’m drawn to a mountain simply because it has a cool name. The Owl, a dramatic peak that rises about 3,700 feet above sea level in Baxter State Park, is a prime example.

Last spring, when The New York Times recommended five state parks to visit, readers told us we had missed some of their favorites. Here are a few worth sharing.

Five years ago now, Diana Jackson was walking 2,192 miles. The Darien native is one of over 3,300 people each year who try to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail (the AT), from Georgia to ...

Ben Cramer, a Penn State professor and trail guide author who’s hiked some 3,000 miles in Pennsylvania, said most people hike the trail in three or four days. I needed to do it in 2.5 so I could drive ...

The Daily Yonder reports that foreign investors own nearly 46 million acres of US farmland, valued at $82.6 billion, raising ...

The market has been held at the New Gloucester village for over 20 years and celebrated two of Maine's oldest artistic ...

Last season as sophomores, Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe and East’s Katahdin Staples provided landmark victories for their ...

Dolan, of Norwich, Vt., passed away from Glioblastoma at the Jack Byrne Center at Dartmouth Health on Aug. 6, 2025, with his ...

Tara Dower has made ultra running history for the second time, setting a new overall speed record on Vermont's Long Trail.