When Ken Maxfield was a child, his father, Robert, owned the Calistoga Steam Railroad Co. From 1975 to 1979 the tourist attraction included a rebuilt 1913 locomotive that carried tourists around a 2.5 ...

Blacksmith Mike Carson of Woodland, often seen plying his trade at Sutter”s Fort, will mark his 13th year at the Dixon May Fair, demonstrating the tools of his trade: A hammer, anvil and a hot fire.

The 19th century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem “The Village Blacksmith” had a lot to do with idolizing the humble blacksmith, especially for his attributes of skill, hard work and ...

The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen hosted an outdoor workshop Saturday for those looking to begin the art of blacksmithing. Students learned the basics of forging steel to form hooks and a fireplace ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow may have said it best in his poem starting with “Under a spreading chestnut tree, the village smithy stands.” The skills of that blacksmith of American film, poetry and ...