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
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
What Makes a School Great
by Bradwell Scott
A walk through the school’s halls, past the well-equipped computer labs and walls containing students’ murals, reveals an interactive comfort level between older and younger, as they exchange good-natured hellos.
first appeared: 8/13/2000
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