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After more than five years of planning, the towns of Dover and Wilmington will celebrate the opening of a 14-mile trail network with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by town officials on June 7. This new trail is the culmination of the efforts of the trails committee and the Bi-Town Committee, a group made up of representatives from the towns of Dover and Wilmington. The Bi-Town Committee focuses on common goals and proje...

Pinkham Notch, NH - In the summer of 1933, the depression era born Civilian Conservation Corps, armed with axes and cross-cut saws, started clearing the Wildcat Trail. It was one of ...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has named Jennifer Naugle manager of Tobyhanna State Park complex, an area encompassing three state parks and more than 9,500 acres of land in Monroe and Wayne counties. "Jennifer honed her administrative and public relations skills in recent assignments at one of our more heavily visited state parks and at the Bureau of State Parks' Harrisburg h...

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NH -- The Cohos Trail Association, the all-volunteer hiking trail organization that created the 165-mile Cohos Trail along the central spine of Coos County during the last decade, has launched a global digital fundraising campaign called Wilderness Shelters, in an attempt to raise $20,000 to undewrite new structures for the long pathway that runs from the White Mountains to Canada. The Wilderness Shelters campaign was uploaded to w...

LEBANON, Pa., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced an investment of $26.5 million for 198 projects across Pennsylvania that will revitalize communities, create new recreational opportunities, and conserve natural resources. "Our parks are among the things that tie us all together – a place to meet for leisure, for entertainment, for recreation and for tourism," Corbett said. The governor made the announcement at...

See Lake Placid Anew with Fall and Winter Hiking Outings LAKE PLACID, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crisp temperatures, no crowds, and clear views: the "in-between" time shouldered by fall and winter marks a period of transition in Lake Placid. After nature's autumnal spectacle comes to an end and the first snows begin to dust the mountaintops, it's also an ideal time to get outside and hike the Adirondack Park's 2,000 miles of marked trails – the...

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Vacation packages, activities, and events designed with a fall theme in mind Newry, Maine (September 3, 2012)—For leaf peepers seeking a room and ride with colorful views, Sunday River Resort, located in the Western Mountains of Maine, offers both with its Fall Foliage vacation package. Priced at $155, the Fall Foliage Package includes lodging at one of Sunday River’s two Grand Resort Hotels, breakfast, and a scenic lift ride for two people. Sunday ...

DIXVILLE -- Volunteers with the Cohos Trail Association, builders of the 165-mile hiking trail that threads from the White Mountains to the Canadian border, will be holding a work weekend in northern Dixville in order to construct a new state of the art composting privy at Panorama lean-to shelter, install 100 feet of bog bridging to the north of the shelter, and improve a nearby spring so hikers and wildlife watchers may have a better source of wate...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hikers and other visitors are invited to again sample the rugged beauty of the Sproul State Forest when the three-day "Prowl the Sproul" series of hikes steps off Friday, July 20. Marking its ninth year, the increasingly popular hiking program links forest visitors with guides from the Bureau of Forestry, Keystone Trails Association and local civic and sportsmen's groups. "Who could ask for a more...