As wildfires burned through parts of Table Rock Complex, one church hidden in the mountains hoped the fire would not reach its doors.

Mable Clarke's great-great-grandfather built Soapstone Baptist Church in the late 1860s. Now the property with views of Table Rock and Caesars Head will be preserved for history.

Following a post-COVID resurgence in traditional cookware, soapstone has gained attention for its health benefits and culinary efficiency. Known for its heat retention, even cooking, and ability to ...

Soapstone has been used in homes for centuries, but designers predict it will experience a major resurgence in 2025. With the shift away from spaces dominated by light neutrals and all-white tones ...

In about 0.3 mile you will cross the soapstone outcropping noticed earlier. Here the road goes over whitish-gray soapstone rocks embedded in the roadway.

Track Rock Gap, near Blairsville, consists of six table-size, soapstone rock boulders containing more than a hundred carvings, or petroglyphs, made by Native Americans beginning about 1,000 years ...

The economics are compelling, and it’s hard to get any cheaper than the crushed soapstone now housed inside an insulated silo in the small town of Pornainen. The soapstone was basically trash — ...

The use of soapstone dates back to pre-colonial times when Native Americans used the soft rock for bowls. A Hartford Courant article from 1892 described the process of creating bowls from soapstone.

ASK THE BUILDER | To bring this sink to life, I recommend buying a cordless electric orbital buffing tool that car body shop techs use. I would invest in some marble polishing compounds to bring ...

Soapstone, also called steatite, is a metamorphic rock principally composed of talc. Gray-green colored, it’s soft enough to be scratched with a fingernail or cut with a knife and has a soapy feel.

SOAPSTONE PRAIRIE - The wind pounds my face and nearly knocks me off my bike as I pedal toward Wyoming. A slight breeze in Fort Collins is a real blow up here on the northern prairie of Colorado ...