Carving Totems for Healing
by Heather Larson
As he chips away at the 300-year-old log in his yard on the Lummi Indian Reservation, the outline of a salmon takes shape with each slice of his homemade carving tool.
first appeared: 9/2/2007
Steeped in Hops
by Polly Campbell
From mid-August through September, farmers in the Yakima Valley labor nearly around-the-clock harvesting 75 percent of the nation's hops
first appeared: 7/15/2007
What Makes Your Hometown Great?
When American Profile posed this question to readers, responses brimming with passion and pride poured in from across the nation.
first appeared: 10/22/2006
Whatta Water Tower!
by Marti Attoun
Hometown landmarks inspire community pride
first appeared: 1/22/2006
We Proceeded On
by Vicki Brown
ln May 1804, Capts. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off from winter camp near St. Louis with their party of men—dubbed the Corps of Discovery by President Thomas Jefferson—on an epic journey to the Pacific Ocean.
first appeared: 4/11/2004
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
Chimacum, WA
by Carole Marshall
In 1945, when Betty MacDonald penned The Egg and I, an endearing classic about her experiences running a chicken farm in the Pacific Northwest.
first appeared: 9/30/2001
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
Unsung Fathers
by Bradwell D. Scott
Fatherhood and what it's meant to five unsung dads
first appeared: 6/4/2000
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