Massachusetts
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Re-creating Rockwell
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
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
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
Just before daybreak in mid-April, the lonely clang of a bell echoes through Lexington, Mass.
first appeared: 3/25/2007
Shipwright by Birthright
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
Library Cats
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
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
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
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
Off the Beaten Path
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
The General Store
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
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
As the holiday turkey is served this Thanksgiving, for what do you find yourself thankful?
first appeared: 11/19/2000
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