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A Fair for the Ages

by Sean Conneely

A fair for the ages

first appeared: 9/14/2008

Re-creating Rockwell

by Sean Conneely

The country store's doorbell jingles merrily as holiday shoppers shuffle to and fro. Children play in the street and dream of what Santa will bring.

first appeared: 11/18/2007

Racing to Inspire Others

by Sheryl Kayne

In 1977, 15-year-old Rick Hoyt of Sturbridge, Mass. (pop. 8,860), brought home a flyer from school for a 5-mile footrace to benefit a lacrosse player paralyzed in an accident.

first appeared: 10/28/2007

A Bewitching Time

by Sean Conneely

On a blustery October night, a cloaked figure turns down a dimly lit alleyway in Salem, Mass. (pop. 40,407).

first appeared: 9/30/2007

Birthplace of a Revolution

by Sean Conneely

Just before daybreak in mid-April, the lonely clang of a bell echoes through Lexington, Mass.

first appeared: 3/25/2007

Shipwright by Birthright

by Warren D. Jorgensen

When Harold Burnham, 39, lays the keel for a handcrafted wooden boat in his boatyard in Essex, Mass. (pop. 3,267), he’s carrying on a family tradition dating to 1819.

first appeared: 10/1/2006

Like Mother Like Daughter

When American Profile asked readers to send us photographs of look-alike mothers and daughters, along with a brief description of how these uncanny resemblances influence their lives, we received hundreds of submissions detailing this unique family bond.

first appeared: 5/7/2006

Angels in Flight

by Marti Attoun

Volunteer pilots follow a higher calling

first appeared: 3/19/2006

Library Cats

by Marti Attoun

The shelves at the Spencer Public Library are filled with happy-ending stories, but they can’t hold a whisker to the one that began on a freezing January morning 16 years ago.

first appeared: 3/14/2004

Hunting Our Heritage Trees

by Gayle Goddard-Taylor

America’s ancient forests once stretched uncut from coast to coast—from Eastern white pines to Pacific redwoods

first appeared: 5/11/2003

A Man of Degrees

by Gayle Goddard-Taylor

At age 74, Richard Porter remains a relentless collector of thermometers and contends his collection of 4,244 s the world’s largest.

first appeared: 2/9/2003

The Year-Round Green Thumb

by Carol Davis

Marie Fowler's Year-Round Green Thumb

first appeared: 11/24/2002

A Hometown Olympic Dream

by Amy Rosewater

Ruth Eldredge knew her young son had skating talent, but she also realized that she and her husband, John, couldn’t keep up with the sport’s expenses.

first appeared: 2/10/2002

Hometown Eateries

by Michael Nolan

Where food, not fanfare, is today's special

first appeared: 11/25/2001

Off the Beaten Path

by Alan Ross

This year’s 10 family getaways include peaceful state parks, a historic mining town-turned-artist colony, a space travel attraction, and the place where it all started for America nearly 400 years ago.

first appeared: 4/29/2001

Norman Rockwell

by Alan Ross

The Man Who Painted America's Soul

first appeared: 2/11/2001

The General Store

by Tinky Weisbalt

Avery’s Store is at the town's epicenter, literally and figuratively, providing a sense of community and other necessities of life—as general stores have done throughout America for generations.

first appeared: 1/7/2001

Giving All Year

by Tinky Weisblat

Some people carry Christmas around all year—giving their time, their money, their love, and themselves, while gaining in return the gift known only to those who give freely.

first appeared: 12/24/2000

Most Memorable Gift

More than gift shopping, endless baking, or decorating the house to perfection, the true meaning of the holidays comes from within each of us.

first appeared: 11/26/2000

Reasons to be Thankful

by Stephen Leon Alligood

As the holiday turkey is served this Thanksgiving, for what do you find yourself thankful?

first appeared: 11/19/2000

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