SARASOTA – Howard C. Tibbals, a philanthropist whose love for the circus began during his East Tennessee childhood, has died at age 85. He is known for creating an intricate circus model that made a ...

A miniature model will help Circus World Museum visitors appreciate the grand scale of the old Ringling Bros. circus train. Model train builder and circus fan Joe Kaspar has donated to Circus World a ...

SARASOTA -- Tom DeWitt's swollen hands get in the way of carving lions and miniature circus trains, but his passion for the hobby hasn't diminished in the nearly five decades he's been doing it. Now, ...

When Jack W. Stoddard’s two children graduated from high school and he no longer was involved in their school activities, he needed something to do with his spare time. So he got involved with the ...

Think model trains, but instead of railroads, this convention features tiny big tops, model circus wagons and yes, some model train cars, too. “It’s a three-dimensional preservation of circus history, ...

KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WBAY) - Over the last 65 years, a Kewaunee man has enjoyed a unique hobby that he’s turned into a business. He builds models of circuses, creating everything from scratch using wood ...

Model railroaders, meet model circus model builders. The national convention of the Circus Model Builders began Monday at The Depot in Duluth, and their works are on display for all to see through ...

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.