Antique kayak finds new life (Cohasset Mariner) bi13650831 From the shelves of Abercrombie and Fitch to a lake North Germany to the rafters of the Cohasset Yacht Club, fair to say a kayak, now calls Cohasset Maritime Institute home, well traveled. ..

Antique Tractor Show on board for Country Fair (Reno Gazette-Journal) bi13650831 The Country Fair and Oasis Stampede hosting the annual Tractor Show and the beautifully restored pieces of American history be on display Saturday, Aug. 2, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. at the Churchill County Fairgrounds

Collectors get fired up over antique firefighting equipment (The Capital) bi13650831 TOP: Charlie Cadle of Annapolis pulls a 19th-century hand-drawn hose reel out of a garage. He?s the process of restoring it, third piece of equipment. He also has a four-wheeled hose carriage dating from 1875 and a 1952 Reo brush truck that was once used by city volunteers

Historic Arctic Club restored for new life as hotel (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) bi13650831 One hundred years after gold rush veterans first came together as the Arctic Club, an historic downtown building reopen as the Arctic Club Hotel Seattle on Wednesday

Younger collectors beginning to get involved antique tractors (The Champai bi13650831 Darius Harms remembers a day when he could get a tractor painted for $100. Now, he can't even buy the paint for $100

Weather yields time for Fourth of July festivities (Newark Advocate) bi13650831 The Fourth of July celebration at South End Park Utica got off to a soggy start, but the rain subsided time for the community to come out and enjoy the festivities. Licking Lodge 291 once again organized an event that everyone could enjoy and afford

In the old (The New Zealand Herald) bi13650831 Take a graphic designer and a costumier who share a love of retro design, add a late 1960s architect-designed house, and you've got the ingredients for the perfect period home

Maine draws: bay, wine, lazing, lobster (Boston Globe) bi13650831 LINCOLNVILLE, Maine - With short sweep of brown sand and tumbled stones between forbidding blocks of granite, Lincolnville Beach looks at first glance like a strand that only a Mainer could love

MUSEUMS (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) bi13650831 BROOKGREEN GARDENS, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, has a collection of outdoor sculptures by American artists, and an accredited zoo. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. "Cool Summer Evenings," open 9 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays through Aug. 15, live entertainment and $7 evening cruises on the creek, free admission. Seven-day gate ..

TO RESTORE OR NOT TO RESTORE: THAT IS THE QUESTION (New Orleans Times-Picayune) bi13650831 THE PIECES: A carved, eclectic-style matching sofa and chair, from 1920 to 1930. THE OWNER: Debbie Melady of New Orleans inherited the furniture from her husband's grandmother 1984. "I have very little information about except that was purchased New Orleans the 1930s," she said

Chester Concert Series Is A Big Hit (Hartford Courant) bi13650831 A local furniture restorer and a folk-rock performer who began her career the 1980s New York City music scene have organized a concert series that drawing growing crowds, showcasing area musicians and raising money for nonprofit causes

High profile, but lying low (The Fresno Bee) bi13650831 John and Valarie Feaster like contemporary decor and used a lot of previous home Fresno

Art listings (The Union) bi13650831 thu..

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