It may just be the greatest hobby on Earth—even if it's somewhat esoteric. “Most of us are the same as me. When they were very young, their parents would take them to the circus and they loved it they ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — If you’re looking to have a little fun this weekend, head over to Battlefield Mall. The mall is hosting the Circus Model Builders 2019 annual convention. Which means miniature ...

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.

Visitors will find a miniature circus circa 1917, built to 1/12th scale. “This is the circus as your grandfather would’ve seen it,” Colossa said. The model was built by a construction engineer from ...

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 ...

Nobody forgets when the circus comes to town – even if it’s in the form of meticulously hand-crafted miniature models on display in Braintree.

PERRY TWP. It might have been teenage wanderlust that almost caused Tom Persell to join the circus, but most likely it was an intense attraction and affection for the Big Top. “I came this close,” he ...

Joe Colossa is offering not only free admission to a circus, but a trip back in time. The Al. Ringling Mansion owner is leading a crew of circus buffs in assembling a 62,000-piece model circus to be ...