Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco ...

There's no need to stick to the swimming pool deck or the sand this summer. Great Kills Park is offering kayaking at the beach several times this summer, with the first of many events throughout the ...

Daniel Hernandez is a 10th grader with striking eyes and a ready smile who is prone to answer questions with a polite “Yes, ma’am.” This young man, who is 16, used to be described as “shy,” but he ...