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 ...

The subject surfaced more than two decades ago as the basswood dust settled on the soon-to-open carousel. The board wanted to name the Riverfront Park attraction after Hazel Patton. It was a ...

COQUILLE — After six years on the South Coast, the Coquille Carousel Association will disband and discontinue its efforts to build a carousel attraction in Coos County. Lack of funding, community ...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS - The borough will seek a two-year extension from the state to allow Seaside Heights more time to build a structure to house the historic 1910 Dentzel-Looff carousel soon to be moved ...

The Berkshire Carousel was always a gift to Pittsfield. From its inception in 2005, it was initially endorsed by city and business leaders. The overall intent of the project was to lessen community ...