Think model trains, but instead of railroads, this convention features tiny big tops, model circus wagons and yes, some model train cars, too. “It’s a three-dimensional preservation of circus history, ...

The circus calliope began playing at lunchtime, the sound seeming to carry across the parking lot and out to the rest of Strasburg, as Tom Persell gazed upon the small-but-special world of his circus.

KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WBAY) - Over the last 65 years, a Kewaunee man has enjoyed a unique hobby that he’s turned into a business. He builds models of circuses, creating everything from scratch using wood ...

BARABOO — A miniature model will help Circus World Museum visitors appreciate the grand scale of the old Ringling Bros. circus train. Model train builder and circus fan Joe Kaspar has donated to ...

When the circus came to William Dickey’s hometown of Bristol, Virginia, in the early 1900s, it sparked a lifelong hobby for the artistic teenager: Whittling miniature circus figures out of wood. By ...

There’s a lot to be said for nice, tidy projects where everything lines up and looks pretty. Seeing straight lines and pleasing proportions speaks to our obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and tends to ...

This year Circus Oz Artistic Director, Rob Tannion, along with a new diverse acrobatic ensemble, are fired up to launch the latest touring Circus Oz show, Model Citizens. Model Citizens seamlessly ...

Dozens of scale ship models will dock at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for the 42nd Annual Midwestern Model Ships and Boats contest and display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 19 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20 ...

NORMAL — For Cherie Valentine, family history and circus history are inseparable. "Dad started at the old YMCA downtown learning how to fly, and Mom went down to the YMCA to watch her dad play chess," ...

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