GIG, BUT THE SENIOR ART HANDLERS SAY IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND. IT TOOK HUNDREDS OF COLORFUL PIECES OF METAL, STREET SIGNS, NO TO CANISTERS AND ALL KINDS OF COMMON OBJECTS TO CREATE THIS 55 FOOT TALL ...

Wilson is known for the whirligigs, large kinetic sculptures made by Vollis Simpson. They spin all year long, like a windmill, but it's not as effortless as it might seem. Dedicated conservationists ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- The American Visionary Art Museum has received a $50,000 state grant to preserve its giant whirligig, a 55-foot tall kinetic sculpture located outside the museum. North Carolina ...

Asked to describe brewpub fare, most Vermonters would list creative burgers, chicken wings, and fries slicked with gravy and dotted with cheese curds. Whirligig Brewing in St. Johnsbury defies these ...

Geoffrey Sewake, CEO of St. Johnsbury’s Whirligig Brewing, said he doesn’t brew like most brewers. While they typically strive to build name recognition with a flagship drink — think Hill Farmstead‘s ...

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WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) – The N.C. Whirligig Festival celebrated its eighteenth year over the two-day event this past weekend. N.C. Whirligig Festival Director Theresa Mathis said the Whirligig Park has ...

The roadrunner and duck whirligigs are whimsical pieces of folk art designed to decorate your yard. Whirligigs are simply a variation of the weather vane, as they stir in the breeze and indicate the ...

The figure of 26th U.S. president is holding a red counterbalance vane that turns the bike with the wind. Whirligigs were invented centuries ago. They are both toys and tools, indicators of wind ...

NEENAH, Wis. (WLUK) -- As spearers gear up for the upcoming sturgeon season, part of the equipment often involves decoys, which many believe attract the prehistoric fish when placed down the sturgeon ...

(This is the ninth story by this journalist in an occasional series revealing “Hidden America” — worthy travel destinations unknown by most Americans.) Vollis Simpson was a character. He was a North ...