A small, sprightly white-haired woman wearing a shapeless gray sweater over a summery calico dress looks out her window, her breath smoking the windowpane, and exclaims “it’s fruitcake weather!” A ...

If you've always longed to see a Louisiana bayou, maybe you should just "buy you" a tank of gas to Reelfoot Lake State Resort Park instead. The unusual Tennessee swamp and lake was formed by the great ...

Tennessee's largest natural lake was born from a powerful earthquake and now offers peaceful waters with cypress trees, ...

When it comes to earthquakes in the U.S., you probably think of California. But the New Madrid fault in West Tennessee rocked the state with a series of earthquakes between 1811 and 1812, producing ...

When I was a kid, fantasies about the places I’d hunt and fish when I grew up were gleaned from the pages of the popular outdoor magazines. Every once in a while a tale would became snagged in my ...

Years ago after a particularly challenging personal time in my life, an out-of-town friend privately pre-arranged with my Jackson employer for me to take a day off from work so we could spend the ...

My love of Reelfoot Lake is rooted in summertime bluegill fishing, but now having duck hunted there, I have come to appreciate this special outdoor destination has year-round appeal. The winter ...

If you want to see majestic eagles in their natural habitat, head for Reelfoot Lake State Park in the next few weeks for one the eagle tours, or for the free 14th annual Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival, ...

One of the iconic symbols at Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee is its cypress trees. Tall and majestic, they were there before the earthquakes of 1811-12 when the lake was created. They were there ...