Fewer crowds: Some backcountry areas have gotten busier, but if you know where to look, it isn’t too hard to find a quiet, ...

Ah, winter in Maine. Three big storms, four school snow days, in the last week. Back in the day, the old folks tell us, they walked two miles to and from school in blizzards, uphill, both ways. No ...

Most Minnesota kids don’t walk to school uphill both ways — or at all. Districts want to change that. Story by Greta Kaul, Star Tribune • 1h.