Paying homage to the long-dead Transcendentalist, some people are building full-scale replicas of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden cabin. Jim and Rachel Van Eerden’s “Walden”-inspired cabin in Stokesdale, ...

Richard Smith spent 26 years in Henry David Thoreau’s clothes, but this was the first time there was another "Henry" in the room. Until his recent retirement, Smith, an author and historian, served as ...