The Shakers: How an Early Christian Sect Defined One of America’s Most Enduring Craft Traditions

Far more than a furniture style, Shakerism represented an all-consuming belief system rooted in celibacy, community, and ...

Gardening: Fir-scented memories of working the Christmas tree lines

The debate between real Christmas trees and artificial ones has been going on for decades. Artificial because they are easy and reusable. Real because well, they are real and fill the house with a ...
NOLA.com

There's thousands of dollars hidden in Louisiana's swamps. It's in the shape of ancient logs.

Before oil and gas, Louisiana's first industrial boom belonged to the logging industry. With the help of backwoods swampers ...
The New York Times

This ‘Into the Woods’ Is Not That Deep. That’s What Makes It Great.

A new London staging of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical makes the most of its comedic elements and delivers a visual treat. By Houman Barekat Reviewing from London There are no happy ...
The Village Reporter

Bruce Woods (1950 – 2025)

Bruce E. Woods, age 75, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home Saturday afternoon, November 29, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 18, 1950, in Oregon, Ohio to ...
World Socialist Web Site

Australia: Sawmill closure destroys 73 jobs in Yarram, Victoria

On November 18, Associated Kiln Driers (AKD) suddenly announced the closure of its sawmill in the small town of Yarram, in Gippsland. The facility’s 73 workers were given no forewarning of the ...
everafterinthewoods

Here’s Why This New York Steakhouse Still Uses The Same Marinade From The 1950s

Step into Cliff’s Elbow Room in Jamesport and you can smell the 1950s swagger before you even hit the bar. The restaurant actually opened in 1958, but the old-school energy is so intact that stepping ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | REX NELSON: Where was world’s largest pine sawmill? In Arkansas

Bodcau Creek, which flows through far southwest Arkansas near the Louisiana border, is sometimes known as Bodcau Bayou or Bayou Bodcau. When you're this close to Louisiana, it's tempting to call every ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Discover Douglas State Forest’s hidden wonders

WILDLIFE. NICOLE TAKES US NOW FOR A WALK IN THE WOODS. WE CONTINUE OUR TRI-STATE ADVENTURE IN DOUGLAS, MASSACHUSETTS, A TOWN OF JUST 9000 PEOPLE. NESTLED IN THE SOUTHERNMOST CORNER OF WORCESTER COUNTY ...
Christian Science Monitor

As mills close, timber industry pins its future on innovation, not tariffs

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
USA Today

Mesquite tree is a lifeline

Open the door to the Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill gallery in the rural, rolling hills of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, an hour south of Tucson, and a soft aroma wafts out. “I think it smells a little ...