He became a wood carver and six years ago returned to Wisconsin, settling in Bayfield. Ramsdell fashions lifelike - and life-size - pieces of wildlife from basswood, carving in exquisite detail ...

Prior to this summer, Siegel has spent more than 40 years carving klompen (the wooden shoes) at festivals, museums, theme parks and dozens of other places all over the country. “It’s as they ...