Other than the gigantic bones they left behind, dinosaurs are lost to history. Yet, they still exert a powerful hold on our imaginations. They grew larger than any other land animal in Earth’s history ...

Looff would take scraps of wood home from his job and shape them into carousel animals. By 1876, he'd constructed his first, putting it on New York's Coney Island, making it also the first ...

In that time, there have been many creatures roaming Earth. The most famous creatures that have roamed the earth besides humans and the Animals we know today have been dinosaurs. There have been ...

Rhode Island has a special connection to carousels. The Crescent Park carousel is the finest example of Charles Looff's work. Looff is celebrated for the beauty of his carousels. EAST PROVIDENCE ...

They married in 1874, according to the History of Carousels website. Looff would take scraps of wood home from his job and shape them into carousel animals. By 1876, he'd constructed his first, ...

SILENT BOOK CLUB —May 8, 5:45-7 p.m., at The Book Cellar, 112 Court St., Abingdon, VA. Free. Join us for Silent Book Club on the second Thursday of each month. Bring your current read, grab a drink, & ...