Brunch with the birds

Carol EvansOur Town Outdoors, South Knox

The Wild Rivers, Wild Birds, Wild Yards Riverboat Cruise launches Saturday, Sept. 18, at 11:30 a.m. on the Star of Knoxville at Volunteer Landing. Join the crew of Seven Islands …

Popular hummingbird festival returns to Ijams

Amber ParkerOur Town Outdoors

If you love learning about hummingbirds, butterflies and other things with wings, you won’t want to miss Ijams Nature Center’s 11th annual Ijams Hummingbird Festival: Celebration of Wings, on Saturday, August 28, from …

Up the river, with a paddle

Beth KinnaneOur Town Outdoors

It’s too late to register for the Three Rivers Regatta that splashes down at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at Gov. Ned McWherter Park. But it’s not too late to …

Knee deep in creek critters

Carol EvansOur Town Outdoors

Big Ridge State Park is hosting a free Creek Critter Crawl Saturday, June 26, at 5 p.m. Meet Hannah at the Grist Mill parking lot and then jump in the …