Imagine a hot, humid August afternoon in a simpler time, when weekends were still reserved for families. The old horse-drawn trolleys that once carried Pittsfield, Mass., residents from their homes to ...

From my biweekly Berkshire Eagle column, it’s no secret that I loved growing up in the Berkshires in the 1950s and 60s. I often say that as baby boomers we grew up in the best of times and the best of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. By Pamela Selbert Special to the Post-Dispatch Mar 6, 2016 Mar 6, 2016 0 SODDY DAISY, Tenn. • Bud Ellis, founder of Horsin’ ...

Each week, this series shares Marion-Made! stories of our many wonderful people, places, products and programs in the greater Marion community. To read more stories of Marion’s great people, places, ...

This column on the art of the carousel is in response to readers who asked how volunteers actually carved the horses on the Berkshire Carousel. Figure carving for carousels became a lost art in 1930.

Step right up onto the platform and into the crowd of candy-painted ponies. Jump on the rampant horse with wild eyes, hold on tight and soar with the calliope's unchained jangle through a dreamland ...

Bubba, Dapper, Ruth are thoroughbreds. Their gait, their jaunty look, their glossy coats of gray, brown and peach — courtesy of oil-based sign paint — would take the prize at any horse show. Bea, ...

Lee Cervantes still dreams of carousels. The brightly colored horses rising up and down to the sweet pangs of calliope music. The light bulb-lined canopies showcasing their counterclockwise gallop ...