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, Va. (WAVY) – A Great Dismal Swamp Canal Trail boat ramp and parking area will be closed several months for construction. The city of Chesapeake says the Ballahack Boat Ramp and parking ...

Remember that old TV show about the guys who went out into the swamp, shot alligators, and wrestled them into their boat? We took our granddaughter to the Okefenokee Swamp last week. And we did none ...

The sweltering heat was unbearable, a steamy mix that felt like inhaling water. Silvery-gray strands of moss adorned the cypress trees, gently cascading down their branches like delicate silk.

Shoebill birds can reach a height of five feet, but the prehistoric-looking creatures generally aren't taller than people.