Kathryne Ford, of Duluth, dances to the drum circle music at the Rainbow Gathering on Thursday, July 4 in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The Fourth of July is the pinnacle day of the ...

“Every summer since 1972, Rainbow Gatherings have occurred in a different U.S. National Forest, drawing tens of thousands of counter-culture types to the wilderness to set up a temporary city. Filmed ...

(CBS4) - Rumors are circulating online that an annual, unsanctioned gathering of thousands of people will make its way back to Colorado this year. The Rainbow Family Gathering marks its 50th year this ...

Thousands of people are expected to descend on a remote section of the White Mountains next month as part of the Rainbow Family of Living Light’s annual gathering. The group — which doesn’t have a ...

The Adams Park trailhead in Routt National Forest is usually signified by a brown and yellow sign similar to those seen on public lands throughout the United States. Other brown and white markers ...

IN THE CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST — For a long time, Bikash Chhetri searched for a place where he felt “more connected to the world.” And he found it this week — at the Rainbow Gathering.

DENVER (AP) – The Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes plans to return to Colorado this summer to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The weekslong confab that draws tens of thousands of hippie campers to ...

In 2006, an estimated 15,000 members of the 'Rainbow Family' group, often described as 'hippies' and as part of a 'non-organization,' took over a large swath of land in Colorado's Routt National ...

The 50th anniversary of the Rainbow Family of Living Light’s first gathering in Colorado comes this summer and the group – a sect of hippies that say they stand for peace and love – appears likely to ...