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11 beaches on Iowa DNR's swimming not recommended list for July 4
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (188+ words) High temperatures over the Fourth of July weekend might have you looking to take a dip in one of Iowa's lakes. But, you'll want to be sure the water is safe for swimming before getting into the water. A total…...
Coast Guard steps up Delaware River patrols for Fourth of July weekend
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (390+ words) As Philadelphia gets ready for a big Fourth of July weekend, security will be visible. NBC10s Andrew Rowan shows us how the U. S. Coast Guard is preparing." As Philadelphia prepares for a busy Fourth of July weekend, security will be visible across…...
Permission requested for guga hunt to take place this summer
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (308+ words) Permission has been requested for the traditional guga hunt to take place this summer. The hunt has been an annual tradition in Ness, north Lewis, since the 15th century, with 10 men setting out for the rocky island of Sula Sgeir 40 miles…...
Permission sought for Hebridean guga hunt to take place this year
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (380+ words) Permission has been sought for a traditional hunt of young seabirds to take place on an uninhabited Hebridean island later this summer. For centuries, gannets have been killed for their meat during an annual hunt on Sula Sgeir, a small…...
New Fee For Boaters At This Jersey Shore Beach
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (162+ words) ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK, NJ " Boaters entering Island Beach State Park from Tices Shoal or Barnegat Bay will now have to pay a fee. Those visitors will have to pay $3 in cash as of July 1, Island Beach State Park shared…...
PHRAGMENTS FROM PHYLLIS: Ah, the beach is a terrific respite
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (318+ words) Left at the end of the week in Edisto are, from left, puppy Oliver, Payton Brown, Chandler Morris and. Aden Brown Never fearful in Edisto neighborhoods are the deer. This beauty enjoys some dis added watermelon. Grandson Thomas Britt watches…...
Into the high country: A night below Mount Adams
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (715+ words) Well, Mother Nature always wins. A two-night adventure to the Morrison Creek Campground, a mere 2. 6 miles from the timberline of Mount Adams, was cut short to a one night stay after high wind, rain and temperatures dropping to freezing for…...
Beach cleanup July 5th Heceta Beach Park in Florence
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (219+ words) Fireworks are an integral part of the Fourth of July. Oregon state laws allow certain fireworks to be bought and used but NO fireworks are allowed on county, state or federal lands such as parks, wilderness areas, forests or beaches....
Reflections from 18 Miles Through NH's Rugged White Mountains
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (546+ words) Total Miles: 18 miles Pace: 58: 15 per mile Elevation Gain: 7, 740 ft Elevation Loss: 7, 605 ft High Point: 5, 253 ft Peaks Bagged: Little Haystack Mountain (4, 725 ft), Mount Lincoln (5, 089 ft), Mount Lafayette (5, 250 ft), Mount Garfield (4, 413 ft), Galehead Mountain (4, 006 ft) Welcome to the third Mountain Hardwear x…...
Huge lion's mane jellyfish spotted off Cape Cod in unusually high numbers
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (974+ words) When underwater archaeologist Brandon Clifford recently arrived at the Whydah Galley excavation site off Wellfleet, it wasn't the 18th-century pirate ship wreckage below that had his attention first. It was the swarm of lion's mane jellyfish pirouetting through the water…...