GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When traveling along the countryside, we often see old, dilapidated barns that have been ravaged by the elements and time. While most will continue to drive by, not giving these ...

DEAR JOAN: I’d like to pass on to all bird lovers something important that I learned many years ago from my friend, Jeanne Milewski, of the American Wildlife Rescue Service in Scotts Valley. A peg by ...

LOGAN COUNTY, Okla. — A curiosity rises amid the wheat fields along rural Highway 33, which cuts through the town of Guthrie. It’s an immense, circular building — about 15,000 square feet inside — ...

Much of modern farmhouse style — the shiplap, natural materials and distressed finishes popularized by magazines and shows such as HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” — evokes a simpler time in a vague, nostalgic ...