July 25 has been recognized as National Carousel Day since 2014. Though William Schneider of Davenport, Iowa, was issued the first American patent for a carousel in 1871, carousels have been spinning ...

The Richland Carousel Park has been in downtown Mansfield since 1991. The business that hand-carved the figurines has shut down. The heart of Mansfield, in north-central Ohio, isn’t a city hall or a ...

The iconic carousel at Kings Island dates back to the 1920s. It met the Ohio River during the Great Flood. The iconic carousel at Kings Island dates back to the 1920s. It met the Ohio River during the ...

An Ohio town that used to be known for its handmade carousels lost the last manufacturer during the pandemic. A new craftsman is taking up the chisel to revive the artform. The heart of Mansfield in ...