The Little Ice Age, which lasted around 500 years, had a profound impact on the environment and the people who lived around Lake Ontario.

A Lake Oswego-based group has purchased a 6,000-square-foot retail building on Boones Ferry Road for $2.05 million.

When temperatures in mid-January plummeted and the snow started flying, Noel McCarthy indulged a childhood dream—he started ...

Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...

Measurements with the scanner confirmed that it is indeed the world’s largest underground thermal lake, revealing it to be ...

As fishing goes, the sturgeon spearing season on Black Lake may be the shortest in the country: Six fish long. Starting at 8 ...

If you’ve ever stayed in a rustic cabin at one of Oregon’s state park campgrounds and thought “you know what, this could be smaller,” then there’s a great new option for you. Mini rustic cabins have ...

University of Oregon earth scientist Leif Karlstrom described it as ... Karlstrom and Grant estimated there is at least 81 cubic kilometers — or three times the volume of Lake Mead, the United States’ ...

Oregon State secured a commitment from a prominent in-state recruit Monday when Lake Oswego running back LaMarcus Bell announced he’ll become a Beaver. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Bell had numerous ...

A man died after he fell through the ice on Pewaukee Lake on Saturday. Lake Country Fire & Rescue said a dive team pulled the person from the water roughly 40 minutes after crews were dispatched.

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks about snowshoeing and skiing at a popular sno-park, a planned reservoir drawdown at Detroit Lake and controversy over ...