More than 1% of Americans headed west in one of the largest voluntary mass migrations in human history. It helped define who ...

From the now-complete Adirondack Rail Trail to the ever-popular Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, these are our top rail trails to ...

A new PBS doc narrated by Edward Norton follows the 60-year fight—and triumph— to convert abandoned railroads into trails for ...

Image courtesy of Story County Conservation. The Heart of Iowa Nature Trail in Story County is now complete, connecting the communities of Slater, Huxley, Cambridge, Maxwell and Collins with 21 miles ...

On Oct. 21, 2025, the 190th anniversary of founding the NY State Anti-Slavery Society in Utica, Hope Chapel A.M.E. Zion ...

Discover the forgotten story of Round Bay, a summer resort that offered a brief escape from Jim Crow segregation for Black Marylanders.

Step aboard PBS’s From Rails to Trails. The documentary premiering October 15 tracks the 60-year struggle of one of America’s most unlikely grassroots movements. Narrator Edward Norton plays conductor ...

BORDEN, In. (WAVE) - Whether you’re on two legs, two wheels, or four, the Monon South Trail is a great way to get outdoors in southern Indiana. “I totally enjoy it,” Jared Kearschner, a cyclist and ...

Construction of the Adirondack Rail Trail is officially complete. The 34-mile recreation corridor connects Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, and Tupper Lake. DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton joined local ...

Life in much of America today seems fractured, offering fewer opportunities for people to meet, mingle and feel part of the same community. But there is at least one exception: local rail trails — ...