Hand-hewer Stephen Smith, pictured here with his broad ax, recently spoke at an event put on by the Cumberland Historical Society. Eloise Goldsmith / The Forecaster Six years ago, Stephen Smith of ...

Pioneer settlers of Arkansas found a great richness of timber. Among the tough hardwoods were 29 oak species, with white and red oaks being particularly abundant, along with 10 species of hickory, not ...

Courtesy of Chris Brown To step inside George Jutras’ cabin is to step back in time nearly a century. On the wall, the calendar always reads 1935 — the year the cabin was built. The hand-hewn log ...