While nothing beats the timeless grandeur of a heritage-style home over the holidays, the occasional stray from tradition can be refreshing. Whether it's a new take on your typical wreath or an ...

Moorhead resident Kelly Wambach was raised on a game farm, surrounded by wild turkeys and geese. He also grew up collecting things, working for an auctioneer and spending his paycheck at the auction.

Feathered Christmas trees were first created in Germany in the late 1800s. These trees are considered to be one of the first artificial Christmas trees. The custom in Germany during the 19th century ...

ABERDEEN • There’s a Christmas tree in Musa Ferguson’s Aberdeen home that stays up year-round. It has a place of honor in her living room because it’s been in her family for 86 years. “My maternal ...

There are a couple of types of Christmas trees that are worth snagging up if you manage to come across them at a thrift store or for the right price at a rummage sale or estate sale. Of the nostalgic ...

Each year, the Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton brings holiday cheer to the small town by hosting its Christmas tree display. The event draws a few thousand people each year to look at the ...

When artificial, shiny aluminum Christmas trees were first manufactured in the late 1950s, their appeal was not that they were reusable, environmentally friendly and easy to store, but rather that ...

Plenty of objects can simulate holiday trees, including preserved — or nonliving — possibilities: conical feather trees, painted branches, the faux in many shapes. But seasonal decorating, in my book, ...

It’s a decision that many who celebrate Christmas struggle with each holiday season: should I buy a real or an artificial Christmas tree? Lovers of real trees will tell you that nothing compares to ...