Cornhole and wife-carrying championships to be held at Sunday River

Competitors in the annual North American Wife-Carrying Competition at Sunday River in Maine. (Sunday River/Facebook Photos) The weekend of October 8 and 9 i...

Volunteers hope to create Maine’s first ATV-snowmobile park

Two people snowmobile in Maine. (InAweofGod'sCreation/Flickr Photo) Snowmobilers and ATV riders in Millinocket, Maine are eyeing a 3,000-acre site that they...

A once-popular New Hampshire ski jump is being restored

The Nansen Ski Jump in Milan, New Hampshire. (WeRmudfun/YouTube Photo) A once-popular New Hampshire ski jump is getting a new lease on life. Red Bull Med...

Overcrowding at Acadia is a growing concern

Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. (Paul VanDerWerf/Flickr Photo) Officials with Acadia National Park recently expressed concern that the...

An unknown hiker may have just broken every AT record

Hiker Kaiha Bertollini atop Katahdin on August 4. (Facebook/Hikeforourlives Photo) Ultrarunning legend Karl Meltzer set the Appalachian Trail thru-hike spee...

Great foliage hikes in New Hampshire

White Mountains, New Hampshire. (Werner Kunz/Flickr Photo) With its cool, crisp air and brilliant colors, autumn is arguably the best time of the year for h...

Two hikers rescued in White Mountains

A sign on the Champney Falls Trail (Andy Gregorowicz/Flickr) Two hikers were injured and needed assistance in two separate incidents in New Hampshire's Whit...

Karl Meltzer sets new Appalachian Trail speed record

Karl Meltzer running and training to break the record on the Appalachian Trail (AT). (Josh Campbell/Red Bull Content Pool Photo) Ultrarunner Scott Jurek set...

Popularity of hiking is straining the Adirondacks

Lake Placid seen from the summit of Little Whiteface. (Daniel Case/Wikimedia Photo) Adirondack Mountain Club staff say they were overwhelmed by unusually la...

Popular Adirondack High Peaks parking lot may be unavailable this fall

The Adirondack High Peaks. (Jonathan Miske/Flickr Photo) Officials with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation are warning hikers that forest...

Baxter Park officials concerned about new national monument

Maine's Mount Katahdin. (Northeast Explorer Photo) Maine's Baxter State Park recently got a new neighbor on its border: the Katahdin Woods and Waters Nation...

ADK rangers conduct midnight rescue of stranded climbers

Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain, New York. (Daniel Case/Wikimedia Photo) The following is a list of search and rescue highlights conducted by New York Department ...

Tuckerman trail rerouted on Mount Washington

A sign for the Tuckerman Ravine Trail on Mount Washington. (Rich Moffitt/Flickr Photo) Five years later, and Tropical Storm Irene's impact is still being fe...

Hikers who didn’t wait for rescue may be fined

The Mount Washington Auto Road. (Joe Shlabotnik/Flickr Photo) Two hikers made a 911 call reporting they were stranded and distressed on Mount Washington las...

Snake skin found in Maine came from an anaconda

Snake skin found in Westbrook, Maine. (Westbrook, Maine Police Department Photo) The story of a large snake roaming around Westbrook, Maine just took an une...