News Archives: General News



  • Mackworth Island – permanent Fairy Houses Village!

    December 17, 2010

    The Mackworth Island permanent Fairy Houses Village was established by local families in cooperation with the State of Maine Bureau of Parks and Land and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. This superb village has been established for several … Continue reading →

  • Chicago Family comes to CT Fairy Houses Event!

    October 15, 2010

    At “Nature’s Open House Fairy Houses Tour” event in Farmington, CT, Tracy and Barry Kane met the East family who had flown all the way from Chicago solely to attend this event! Ted, Jeannine and their daughter Noelle, were welcomed … Continue reading →

  • Fairy Houses Series inspires 6-year-old to write award-winning story

    September 3, 2010

    Fairy Houses Series inspires 6-year-old Katherine to write award-winning story, published in “Maine Voices” book. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Mark Forman mforman@light-beams.com More than 1,800 Maine residents, from school children to loggers to a Pulitzer Prize winner, participated in The … Continue reading →

  • An Interview with Tracy Kane

    September 3, 2010

    Author & Illustrator of “The Fairy Houses Series®” ‘Fairy Houses’ sounds to me like a great project for kids to do. Where did the idea come from? There are several islands off the Maine coast where there is a tradition … Continue reading →

  • Kids Need Nature Play

    September 3, 2010

    Does it make a difference how children play? Is it better for children to play outdoors, creating fairy houses, making mud-pies, catching bugs and worms, and exploring the natural environment than to always be indoors? The answer is Yes! Children … Continue reading →