Adventure of the Week: Winter camping: Just add snow
Last week, before we featured a book about camping during the winter months, there was a bit of interoffice debate about whether anybody around here would actually do that. Having done time in Minnesota over 10 winters, I became acquainted with a number of folks who couldn't wait for the first snows and subfreezing (even subzero) weather systems. They had new tents, synthetic ...

Winter camping opens this week
MARENGO ? It takes all the courage you can muster to unzip your warm sleeping bag and put on a pair of frozen boots. But for many, battling the elements is part of the challenge.

Cat lost in Yellowstone for 3 months
HOUSTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Houston family lost a cat while camping at Yellowstone National Park and thought the kitty was dead, until it turned up alive and thinner three months later.

Which Camper Are You?
Native08 prefers to get away from it all:"Why bother to go camping, if not for the solitude and oneness with nature? Wilderness camping is where I go to chill."jkd518 married...

Pearland Lions roar their support for camp
The Pearland Lions Club gave $7,000.00 to the Texas Lions Camp. The camp in Kerrville provides summer camping activities for physically challenged and diabetic children.

Question of the Week
Do you think Victoria appealing the judge's ruling striking down the city's no camping in parks bylaw is a good idea?

Jacobs: Tuberville?s resignation surprising
There was no official affirmation, no real reason for reporters to stop camping out in the lobbies and hallways of the Auburn Athletic Complex and nothing that made it appear Tommy Tuberville?s job was safe.

Kay Goldstein: Happy Camping: Skipping Down the Path to Enlightenment
Have you ever noticed how advertising agencies claim to know what will make us happy? They know we're worried about our happiness quotient and can easily seduce us.

Cat lost in Yellowstone for 3 months
A Houston family lost a cat while camping at Yellowstone National Park and thought the kitty was dead, until it turned up alive and thinner three months later.Philip Wattenbarger said Fluffy the cat went missing while he was camping with his wife, Elizabeth Ayers, and their three daughters at the northeastern U.S. park in August, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday.Wattenbarger said the ...

Credit union donates $10,000 to YMCA
LAWRENCE ? The Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union has continued its support of the YMCA's annual Reach Out for Youth and Families' with a $10,000 donation to the campaign. The donation will provide needed financial assistance to families so they may participate in YMCA's programming, including after-school child care, sports teams, camping programs and other health and wellness activities.

Homeless preacher camps along 422
MYERSTOWN ? An itinerant preacher is camping just off Route 422 on the perimeter of Layser?s Flower Shop, hoping that someone will give him shelter. Luke Keppley, a Myerstown native, said he?s ?been traveling around the country several years ministering scriptures.?

Local high school students reaching out to the needy
SPOKANE - They're camping out at Ferris High School. North Central High School students are filling a school bus at a Safeway store.

Manitoba/National News
WINNIPEG ? A study says the boreal forest on the east side of Lake Winnipeg pumps $130 million into Manitoba?s economy every year from fishing, camping, trapping and even the value of river water that eventually powers northern Hydro dams.

Color of Money Live
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary will host a free-for-all discussion about money matters.

Homeless preacher camps  along 422
MYERSTOWN ? An itinerant preacher is camping just off Route 422 on the perimeter of Layser?s Flower Shop, hoping that someone will give him shelter.

Camping Gadgets
Coghlan's Sight-Grid Signal Mirror - This small mirror slips into any pocket, and it just may save your life. Anything could happen out in the wild that might cause you...

Fewer RVs hit the road as sales go tumbling down
Struggling economy hits RV industry hard, with sales declining, and RV owners struggle to cut costs of gas, camping

Your pictures
Readers' images of snowy scenes across Scotland

The High Street - Outdoor gear
How is the economic gloom affecting shopkeepers? We visited Shirley High Street in Southampton to assess the mood among retailers.

Fire destroys Monroe triplex, leaves families without homes
MONROE ? Three families lost their homes early Wednesday morning when a camping trailer caught fire and spread to a nearby triplex.