Look up to the sky on pinnacles, cupolas, at the top of barns, churches, businesses, and homes. There you will find, turning in the wind, the functional art form known as the weathervane. At one time, ...

There aren't many weather vanes like the one standing atop Jeffrey Smith's garage in Oakhurst, Calif. This one, in the shape of a train, is handmade by a local coppersmith. "It's an old steam engine ...

Last summer, Vermont’s Burlington Free Press reported on a stolen weather vane. It wasn’t just any petty theft. The perpetrator went so far as to build and silently install a replica of the ...

Long ago, weather vanes were utilitarian objects, used by farmers to forecast weather conditions. Now they are sought for their decorative appeal and as prized collectors’ items. Last fall, a 62-inch ...