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Teen hiker seriously injured in NH

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured Saturday when she fell down a popular waterfall in New Hampshire's White Mountains. New Hampshire Fish and Game offi...

Whitewater Park Construction Moves Forward in NH

After years of hard work to bring a whitewater park to Franklin, New Hampshire, paddlers were no doubt excited to see construction begin on the Mill City Park w...

More than 15K hikers sign up for Adirondack parking permits

More than 15,000 hikers signed up to use the new Adirondack Mountain Reserve pilot parking reservation system over the summer, AMR and the New York Department o...

Several hikers without lights rescued in New York

Multiple hikers who were not carrying any lights other than their cell phones had to be rescued in New York last week. In one incident in Keene, New York on ...

Vail Announces COVID Safety Rules for 13 Northeast Resorts

Vail Resorts recently announced updated COVID safety protocols at all of its ski resorts - including 13 here in the Northeast - for the upcoming 2021-22 ski sea...

Maine Ski Area Closed Since ’70s Could Reopen This Winter

A Maine ski area that has been closed for nearly 50 years might reopen this winter. Local groups in Waterville, Maine, are raising funds with the hope of ins...

New 30-Mile Hiking Loop Opens in Maine

This past weekend, hikers in Maine celebrated the official opening of the state's newest backcountry hiking loop trail. The new 30-mile Great Circle Trail is...

Kayaker Dies on Connecticut Lake

Rescuers recovered the body of a kayaker from a Connecticut Lake on Sunday morning. According to officials with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Envi...

“Ill-Prepared” hikers rescued off Mount Washington

Two hikers who officials described as "ill-prepared" had to be rescued early yesterday mornig. According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, on Tuesd...

Firefighters rescue kayaker on Cape Cod

Last Friday, firefighters on Cape Cod rescued a man after his kayak overturned in a pond and he became exhausted and hypothermic. According to a report on Ca...

NY Forest Rangers Conduct Multiple Rescues

Forest rangers in New York conducted multiple rescues last week. On June 4 at 1:06 p.m., the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's Ray Brook Di...

Bennington, VT Named A.T. Trail Town

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has named Bennington, Vermont as its newest official Appalachian Trail Community. According to Backpacker.com, the designat...

Whitewater releases to double on NY’s Mongaup River

Paddlers will soon enjoy more whitewater opportunities in New York as a new agreement between whitewater boating advocates and hyrdropower companies will double...

Hiker pinned between rocks in Maine

A Maine hiker was rescued this weekend after being injured in a fall and becoming pinned between large rocks in The Forks, Maine. According to officials with...

2 Hikers Found Dead After Fall In Maine’s Acadia Park

The bodies of two hikers who apparently fell roughly 100 feet in Maine's Acadia National Park were found in the park yesterday. According to officials with A...

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