It’s only August, but it’s never too soon to start picking up Christmas and holiday decor. Now the Disney Store website has three new Department 56 Christmas figures featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie ...

Can a thousand tiny houses compete with one great big mansion? Graceland officials will learn the answer this week, when a strip mall-sized gallery devoted to the collectible "villages" of the ...

The Department 56 die-hards who still line up to have their miniature holiday villages signed by their artists are dominated by a graying set. The baby boomers, some who show up decked out in ...

This story was originally published on Dec. 19, 2022. Department 56, a Christmas tradition found in homes around the world, started right here in Minnesota. Back in the 1970s, a talented floral ...

The old Graceland Crossing shopping center — an L-shaped strip mall of Elvis-themed gift shops and eating establishments that served as an informal gathering place for fans in the first decades of ...

Department 56, a Christmas tradition found in homes around the world started right here in Minnesota. Back in the 1970’s a talented floral designer worked for Bachman’s named Ed Bazinet. During a ...