CHESAPEAKE — The Ballahack Boat Ramp and parking area located along the Great Dismal Swamp trail will close Aug. 14 until February for construction. Work will include paving the existing parking area ...

CHESAPEAKE -- The Dismal Swamp Canal reopens Wednesday, nearly a month after closing because of wildfire and downed trees from Hurricane Irene. The South Mills and Deep Creek locks on the canal closed ...

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 ...

Things To Do In Chesapeake, Virginia for Nature Lovers and Families Set between the urban sprawl to the north and wilds to ...

South Mills and the Great Dismal Swamp are among the 15 destinations featured in the state of North Carolina’s inaugural guide to “trail towns” that offer what Visit NC describes as “signature outdoor ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a temporary closure of the Deep Creek Locks at the Dismal Swamp Canal for mechanical repairs. According to ...

The 20th annual Paddle for the Border on Saturday featured a group of Boy Scouts making a 7.5-mile trek up the Dismal Swamp Canal in two 14-person canoes. The 11 Scouts of Troop 162 and their six ...

CHESAPEAKE — Police are investigating after a body was found at the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail on Sunday afternoon. Around 12:45 p.m., police were called to 1200 George Washington Highway South for a ...

The Great Dismal Swamp, as the name given to it by mosquito-swatting British colonists implies, isn’t always hospitable to humans. Although it’s now part of a popular national wildlife refuge and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHESAPEAKE — Police are investigating after a body was found at the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail on Sunday afternoon. Around 12:45 p.m ...