GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Britteny Young sponges paint onto the wooden horse taken off of the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s iconic carousel. It’s a technique that will give the carousel animal a more textured ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A beloved Grand Rapids landmark is getting a fresh new look. The carousel at the Grand Rapids Public Museum is undergoing extensive cosmetic renovations, and the project is ...

PETA, the animal rights organization based in Norfolk, appealed to a Kansas-based manufacturer of carousels and other amusement park rides to stop using images of animals in its designs. The ...

Bubba, Dapper, Ruth are thoroughbreds. Their gait, their jaunty look, their glossy coats of gray, brown and peach — courtesy of oil-based sign paint — would take the prize at any horse show. Bea, ...

A storm in July 2023 was especially destructive as it blew through Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County, Maryland, toppling trees and knocking out the power at the park for about a week. A sprinkler ...

CATH LAB AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY. THE ICONIC CAROUSEL AT SLUGGER FIELD WILL BE COMING DOWN, BUT YOU CAN TAKE A PIECE OF IT HOME WITH YOU. THE BATS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY THAT THEY WILL BE ...

While the carousel opened at The Children's Museum in 1976, its animals have lived in Indianapolis for a lot longer. The horses, giraffes, goats and other wooden creatures came to Indianapolis in 1917 ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to include comment from Gary Russell, president of the Choo Choo Barn Foundation, and to correct information regarding the history of the carousel. Originally ...

As The Children's Museum celebrates its 100th anniversary, it's devoting quite a bit of attention to one of its longest-tenured attractions. The carousel, a mainstay on the fourth floor since the ...