Planted shorelines help the pond appear natural and also function as a filter. In Europe, where nude beaches are common and pragmatism is par for the course, it was only a matter of time before pools ...

Forget massive chlorinated swimming pools, the hottest status symbol among wealthy landowners in the UK is now natural swimming pools — or ponds, as you might call them. The purpose-built garden water ...

GLYNDON, Minn. — The swimming pond at Buffalo River State Park will remain closed again this summer, and likely for summers in the near future, as damaged infrastructure renders the pond unusable. The ...

What’s better than having your own backyard swimming pool? How about having a pool that relies on an underground garden to filter the water rather than chlorine and other harsh chemicals? Alan Barlis, ...

If you’ve spent time in the Hudson Valley in summer, chances are you have a friend who knows a “secret” swimming hole — a catch-all term for the natural swimming pools, waterfalls, creek banks, and ...

Trap Pond has been closed to swimmers for 25 years, but with officials breaking ground on the Laurel-area state park's Cypress Splash Zone on Oct. 20, clean water recreation is finally returning to ...

Open-water swimming has been banned at Massachusetts’ famed Walden Pond, prompting an outcry from swimming enthusiasts. The state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation late last week handed down ...

TO SWIM IN NATURAL BODIES OF WATER IN HOWARD COUNTY. LIKE CENTENNIAL LAKE IT’S ILLEGAL TO SWIM IN A RIVER IN HOWARD COUNTY, OR A STREAM, OR A LAKE OR A POND. BUT THERE’S BEEN A DANGEROUS SPIKE IN ...

The mecca of Massachusetts open-water swimming has been roped off and regulated in response to a spike in drownings statewide, and Walden Pond regulars are now calling on the state to reverse its ban ...