It is terribly fashionable to decry the decoration of our homes with cobwebs, bats, spiders, pumpkins, skeletons, witches and ghosts for Hallowe’en. Today’s camp creep-fest is certainly a long way ...

Monday Nov. 3 at 6-8 pm – meet at the Bluestem Nature Center. For adults. Make a quilled Christmas wreath to display or use ...

There are few bird-watching experiences more rewarding than setting up a birdhouse and having a pair of birds select it as their home to raise young. Get ready for an adventure as you witness the ...

Animals survive in the wildness of the world and sometimes in its approximation. What comprises wildness? Perhaps a patch of ...

My talented young friend, Chelsea Rose, has been coming over to our house about once a month for a time to paint or work on ...

If you prefer to do your holiday shopping in person — and enjoy supporting craftspeople and small business owners — there’s no shortage of options in Lancaster County. Here’s a list of holiday craft ...

RAVYNNE HUFFMAN/THE EXPRESS Families enjoyed a petting zoo and outdoor games during the 2025 Apple Festival at Curtin Village. CURTIN — It was a perfect fall day for the annual Apple Festival at ...

Alana Mattingly has a passion for carving, so much so that every Halloween, her front yard is filled with hundreds of intricately sliced faux pumpkins amassed over several decades. Mattingly, 78, used ...

"When I'm working on a bird, I have to almost imagine how they're feeling and what they're feeling and why they're doing the ...

Looking for ideas for homemade Christmas gifts? Save money and reduce waste by giving practical presents from the heart, ...