Salem's Riverfront Carousel has installed new signage around its building, and the official unveiling will be Saturday, June 3, during the carousel's annual birthday celebration. Carousel officials ...

This column on the art of the carousel is in response to readers who asked how volunteers actually carved the horses on the Berkshire Carousel. Figure carving for carousels became a lost art in 1930.

The subject surfaced more than two decades ago as the basswood dust settled on the soon-to-open carousel. The board wanted to name the Riverfront Park attraction after Hazel Patton. It was a ...