Looking to combine some history with the holidays? At Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, visitors can learn the history of Kentucky Shakers from the 1700s to 1900s while sipping on a warm hot chocolate.

Aaron Shaffer of Cedar Rapids props the Christmas tree he cut down onto a tree shaker at Hoffman Tree Farm in Marion, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

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A line of cocktail shaker sets that can shatter unexpectedly have been recalled this week. Other consumer products being recalled include artificial Christmas trees and cable stripping tools. Here's a ...

Maine's small Christmas Tree growers say their sales are up this season, despite an exceptionally wet spring, a severe ...

Keith Stocker is no stranger to waiting. It’s a trait inherent to most farmers, patience. Something about spending year after year in the same cycle of planting, fertilizing, spraying, trimming, ...

Christmas Tree Forest at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South College Street) continues evenings until Jan. 6, 2026.