Can’t bear the thought of fighting traffic to the coast? Or do you prefer to cool off at a freshwater swimming hole? Whatever the case may be, the South Shore has a number of options for getting your ...

BLANCHARDVILLE, Wis. — The new, long-awaited McKellar Park Swim Pond opened in Blanchardville Friday. The effort to replace the town's aging pool started in 2019 by a group of local residents. But ...

HUBBARDSTON — To open-water swim, or not to? That is the question. It’s not "Hamlet," but the drama at Comet Pond in this small Worcester County town has its share of intrigue. The latest development ...

For generations, swimmers packed Mendon Ponds Park for a summertime dip while sunbathers soaked in the rays in the park’s beach area. The park had a staff of lifeguards, a bathhouse for changing and a ...

Often beautiful in theory, many ponds end up as stagnant corners of the garden that don’t quite earn their keep. But what if you could swap your unloved water feature for something a little more ...

A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life. By George Saunders. Random House. 410 pages. $28. On the acknowledgments page of his great story ...

WORCESTER — The drowning of a Worcester police officer and a 14-year-old boy at Green Hill Pond on June 4 was the latest of several drownings that have taken place in the city since 2009. According to ...