The world's most beautiful shark-free lagoon may be in the Cook Islands, but plenty of travelers may wonder how to avoid sharks while vacationing in the United States. Believe it or not, staying out ...

The Mississippi River flows 2,350 miles, borders 10 states and drains an area stretching from New York to Wyoming ...

Anglers, get ready to cast a line. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has a few suggestions for your next fishing trip. In a May 1 Facebook post, the ODNR Division of Wildlife listed the top 10 ...

Michigan might be known as the Great Lakes state, but rivers have played a crucial role in its development and culture. They ...

When our analysis showed that what Westerners call a “hill” would generally qualify as a “mountain” in the rest of the country, many of you pleaded with us to do the same thing for water. Let’s see ...

Now, after repeated rounds of rain and storms, lakes and rivers across the state are rebounding. Lake-goers are loving the ...

When Kim Hagemann moved to Iowa in the late 1980s, the state’s lakes and parks were among the first places she explored. She had come from Wisconsin to attend graduate school at Iowa State University, ...

For years, an invasive species of plant has grown in some of Maine’s lakes and rivers. Few teachers getting official guidance ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources listed the top 10 waterways for four popular sport fish. The lists cover channel catfish, saugeye, crappie, and smallmouth bass, but do not include Lake Erie.