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Swimming Spot Alternatives to North Chick's Blue Hole
In case you missed it, the popular Blue Hole at North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park is closed for improvements and won’t reopen for about a year. Luckily, there are several other swimming holes to...
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Phase 1 Of Dalton's Haig Mill Lake Trail Project Nears Completion
The Dalton Public Works Department will soon complete the first phase of a paved hiking and biking trail around Haig Mill Lake Park. Crews have been working since December to clear brush as well as widen...
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Tennessee State Parks, TWRA To Offer 'Kayaking 101' Classes - May 16
Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency are teaming up with paddlesports leaders across the state to offer low-cost beginner kayaking classes Saturday, May 16 to kick off National...
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Sewanee in Wood and Stone - April
A 2026 photo project featuring the interplay of nature and architecture on the Sewanee campus. This Japanese maple with its red spring foliage stood out against the backdrop of All Saints’ Chapel....
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Laurel Dace Day Returns to Celebrate One of America’s Most-Imperiled Fish
Laurel Dace (Chrosomus saylori) in the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute’s propagation room. (Photo: TN Aquarium) On Saturday, May 16, the Tennessee Aquarium and the community of Spring...
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What To Do If You Find a Baby Bird
At some point, nearly everyone who spends time outdoors finds a baby bird—one that is unable to fly well and seems lost or abandoned. Your first impulse may be to help the young bird, but in the great...