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Vermont begins to open outdoor businesses

Outdoor businesses in Vermont are starting to reopen after having been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning today, Vermont officials...

Maine man dies after kayak capsizes

A Maine kayaker died Sunday after his boat capsized on a Down East lake near the Canadian border. According to the Maine Warden Service, Francis Beaulieu, 62...

Maine’s Baxter State Park closed until July

You can forget about that trip to Maine's Baxter State Park and Katahdin anytime soon. Maine's Baxter State Park will remain closed to camping, motor vehicle...

Burton Snowboards donates half a million respirator masks

Burton Snowboards, the world-renowned snowboard company based in Burlington, Vermont, has announced it is donating half a million KN95 respirator masks to healt...

New Jersey closes state parks & forests

The governor of New Jersey has announced that all of the state's parks, forests and historic sites will be closed until further notice due to the coronavirus pa...

Two canoeists rescued from raging Maine river

Firefighters used a ladder truck to rescue two canoeists who became stranded on a rock in Maine's raging Sheepscot River last weekend. According to a report ...

Two injured hikers rescued in separate incidents in NH

New Hampshire Fish and Game officers helped rescue two hikers injured in separate incidents over the weekend. On Saturday at around 3 p.m., Fish and Game off...

NY’s popular Kaaterskill Falls closed

New York officials have closed the popular Kaaterskill Falls to the public until further notice. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ...

Two kayakers rescued in New Hampshire

Firefighters rescued two kayakers who overturned in the cold and heavy rapids of the Merrimack River in Manchester, New Hampshire yesterday. Fire officials s...

Potential fines and prison for Tuckerman violators

Anyone caught violating the current closure of Mount Washington's Tuckerman Ravine could face hefty fines and even prison time. Spring is usually when crowds...

Officers help lost hikers on NH’s Mount Whiteface

New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers helped two hikers who became lost on Mount Whiteface last Thursday. The two hikers, Brittany Lasala-Diamond...

MWAC officials look to “close” Tuckerman Ravine

The U.S. Forest Service has closed a section of Mount Washington's Tuckerman Ravine Trail to all use, and officials with the Mount Washington Avalanche Center s...

Avalanche Center issues strong rebuke of crowds at Tuckerman

Saying "skiing is not an essential activity," officials at the Mount Washington Avalanche Center have sharply criticized the hundreds of skiers who were at Moun...

Off-duty ranger rescues hiker on Monadnock

As the number of hikers on New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock swells during the coronavirus pandemic, a hiker with a serious head injury had to be rescued on the m...

Injured hiker rescued on Maine mountain

A hiker with a broken ankle and her two children were rescued on Maine's Tumbledown Mountain Saturday. According to Maine Warden Service officials, Amelia Hu...

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