Yet Fort Snelling State Park delivers exactly that with its surprisingly lovely Snelling Lake Beach. This hidden gem offers a sandy shoreline that gets packed with sun-seekers during Minnesota’s ...

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Pere Marquette State Park, Illinois’ largest state park, lies just beyond Grafton, offering hiking trails, horseback riding, and a historic lodge with a massive stone fireplace perfect for warming up ...

The U.S. Geological Survey will be flying airplanes over parts of Eastern Iowa starting this month to help make new maps for ...

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The U.S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa to update national maps and ...

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Agricultural and builders’ groups ...

Iowa has a population of 3.2 million people, but about 25 million hogs, and regulation of human sewage is much stricter than ...

Dry weather covered much of the central parts of the country although South Dakota received moisture, according to the U.S.

This beautiful community on Folsom Lake offers a lovely historic district, museums, attractions, and plenty of outdoor ...

The Kadunce River gorge may offer the most claustrophobic hike in Minnesota. If you don't mind the narrow canyon, though, the ...

A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of ...