A wide range of wildlife is common in the Great Dismal Swamp, but a recent alligator sighting has surprised both visitors and ...

Jim Sullivan, a Southern Californian, was visiting his daughter in Omaha, Neb., eight years ago when a friend tipped him off to Dismal River Club in Mullen, a five-hour drive from Omaha. “I looked at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Dismal Swamp is home to one of Virginia’s highest concentrations of black bears, according to the Virginia Department of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Virginia senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are applauding the Senate passage of the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act, according to a joint statement. The bill was ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A spectacular image of a rare "rainbow pool" phenomenon has been captured at a swamp in Virginia. The U.S. Fish and ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – The Norfolk District’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that the Great Dismal Swamp Canal will be temporarily closed. Starting on Jan. 8 through March 31, the Great ...

The Great Dismal Swamp, which once encompassed more than 1 million acres, still remains despite years of logging, drainage, development and other threats, says historian Perri Meldon. Meldon was ...

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