Several fathers decided to forgo the old standby of golfing on Father’s Day to make walking sticks with their children at Prophetstown State Park instead. Paul Haynes of Lafayette decided to take his ...

DETROIT LAKES — When Bob Kotaska travels to other states, he often finds a piece of wood suitable for a walking stick. The Detroit Lakes man, a longtime member of the Lake Country Woodcarvers, carved ...

WATERLOO, Iowa --- Call it a carving or sculpture, but it's hard to miss Dave Kaiser's fish. It more closely resembles a fossil than a woodcarving. The artist carved the head and tail from hard, ...

STARTUP — Walking sticks line two walls in Art King’s eclectic workshop in Startup, a hamlet of 676 souls east of Monroe. The walking staffs are hewn from cascara, vine maple and diamond willow. The ...

James Burton knew nothing about woodcarving two years ago when an idea struck him after his wife’s death. Rod Walker, a member of the Michigan Woodcarvers Association, was adept at creating wildlife ...

Midland’s Don Welch clutched the carved eagle head of his cane in his left hand as he stood talking at the Midland County Fairgrounds’ Gerstacker Center Wednesday. The genial World War II veteran ...

Bob Rogers of Jamestown has always gotten a great deal of relaxation and pleasure from wood carving. Now, he’s got a ribbon ...

EAST SELKIRK -- A funny thing happened to visiting Israeli Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon when the province presented him with a walking stick, carved and painted by East Selkirk's Gerry Beck.

Pope Benedict XVI welcomed President George Bush June 9 for his first visit with the new pontiff at the Vatican. As is customary, the Pope was presented with a gift. Bush chose to give the Pope a hand ...