Patagonia’s ultra-popular Houdini Jacket is quietly marked down right now at REI in a rare limited-time sale. The Houdini ...

Backcountry is marking down select winter styles up to 40% off, and it includes top-rated Patagonia gear you’ll want to grab before it’s gone. The sale runs through Friday, Jan. 30, and popular items ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Nearing 110 years old, the former Grand Rapids Savings Bank building still stands elegant and tall. The 13-story tower fits in among the downtown skyline with its Greek ...

Escape artist Harry Houdini is shown before being lowered in a packing crate into the ice-covered Detroit River in 1907. (AP Photo) (1907 AP ) DETROIT – There’s an urban legend that Harry Houdini died ...

The spookiest time of the year is upon us once more as our attention turns to jack-o’-lanterns, black cats and things that go bump in the night. This was once the time when the widow of one of the ...

Oct. 17, 1924, was a magical day for Denton residents. Harry Houdini gave a lecture and demonstration at the College of Industrial Arts, present-day Texas Woman’s University. An Oct. 11 article in the ...

Kristine Hansen is a design, food and drink, and travel writer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She often seeks out wine bars, coffee roasters, cheesemongers' shops, art museums, antiques and vintage ...

From waterfall hikes through the Catskills region in upstate New York to exploring the stunning deserts of Joshua Tree National Park, I’ve already logged over 200 miles of hiking activities across 45 ...

I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF ...

What makes a good hiking boot? Rugged outsoles are a must. Ankle support, too. Waterproofing is optional, but as they say on the trail, better safe than sorry. Ultimately, different terrain calls for ...

This piece is excerpted from National Geographic's Book of Magic and the Occult: A Visual History. He’s the most famous magician to ever live, but few realize that Harry Houdini (1874–1926) began life ...