Join Randall Sanger, author of Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia: 174 Falls in the Old Dominion and the Mountain State, on a visit to the Rose River Falls. The Rose River Falls hike is a pleasant stroll through beautiful forest; the stream parallels the trail about...
Read MoreGhostly Tales of Mississippi by Jeff Duke is our latest addition to our Ghostly Tales series. A graveyard where the dead do anything but rest peacefully, a haunted bridge that was the site of unspeakable violence, the ghost of an ancient witch who roams the dark...
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Randall Sanger, author of Waterfalls of Virginia & West Virginia: 174 Falls in the Old Dominion and the Mountain State, recalls the Cascades being one of the first waterfalls he visited as a young teen. The Cascades is one of the first waterfalls I can recall seeing....
Read MoreNaturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela’s latest children’s book Hidden Critters: Can You Spot them All? documents how clever animals are hiding in plain sight. Readers get to see Stan’s best shots of real animals hiding in nature. Here are three examples. The American bullfrog is one of the...
Read MoreDan R. Lynch, author of Rock Collecting for Kids, talks to us about the amazing world of agates and fossils. Find out how to start your own collection. There are lots of popular rocks and minerals that people like to collect. Some, like gold and diamonds, are...
Read MoreMany animals are excellent hiders. They hide while they hunt, and they hide to avoid being hunted. Award-winning wildlife photographer and naturalist Stan Tekiela is also good at hiding. He hides from animals to take amazing photographs of them! In Hidden Critters: Can You Spot them...
Read MoreKatie Berg, author of North Shore Adventures, tells us why Minnesota’s North Shore is an adventurer’s haven. There are very few places in the United States, much less in the Midwest, that offer so much fun in such a concentrated area. The fact that it’s all...
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In today’s post, Stan Tekiela, author of Our Love for Owls, shares with use three amazing skills possessed by these birds. I’ve always had a special place in my naturalist heart for owls. The reason behind this magnetism may be that owls are unlike other birds....
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We are excited to announce the publishing of Our Love of Owls, the newest book in the Our Love of Wildlife series, celebrating a selection of the most beloved animals in North America. Each book focuses on a specific type of animal and presents its fascinating lifestyle and...
Read MoreIn today’s post, Katie Berg, author of North Shore Adventures: The Best Hiking, Biking, and Paddling from Duluth to Grand Portage, takes us on a short but beautiful hike around Divide Lake in the Superior National Forest. While this is a decidedly shorter hike, it’s appealing...
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