Since the 1800s, Groundhog Day has been observed on Feb. 2. The longstanding tradition calls for groundhogs to tell us if ...

DJI Mavic 3 Classic | 24mm F2.8 | ISO 100 | 1/320 sec | F5.6 Photo: Erez Marom In part one of my series about photographing ...

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s ...

On the evening of January 23, the lighting ceremony of the 32nd Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival, organized by the Zigong Cultural Tourism Development Group, was held alongside the ...

Here’s what to know about the weather-forecasting tradition.

Winter isn't typically seen as a time of beauty, as plants die or hibernate until spring. However, this one tree stays beautiful through the drab season.

Here we are in the dead of winter with nighttime temperatures falling into single digits, and despite this I am seeing signs that the breeding season for wildlife has begun. On Jan. 15, Mary Alice and ...

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event. Upcoming Garden Club of ​Lake Zurich, ...

Recently, the opening lighting ceremony of the 2026 Chang'an Lantern Festival, themed 'Thousands of Lanterns Shining on Chang'an and Welcoming Spring with Horses,' was grandly held in historic city of ...

The op-ed by Josephine Rios is an example of hate-the-rich egalitarian ideology. For every problem, “tax the rich” is a ...

The wind it was howlin’ and the snow was outrageous; we chopped through the night, and we chopped through the dawn,” – Bob ...

Discover hidden petroglyphs and serene waterfalls at Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area, where nature, history, and ...