This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 0:00 In 1939, Hardie Gramatky ...

Little Toot is a coal-fired steam powered miniature gauge locomotive in Flora, IL Little Toot is a working coal-fired, steam-powered, miniature gauge locomotive at Charley Brown Park in Flora, IL. We ...

Inspired by a classic children's book, the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society is launching a trio of toy boats made by a member into the Great Lakes. When the pandemic shut down the Milwaukee Public ...

For kids living in Indiana harbor at the foot of Lake Michigan, the hero of one childhood classic was not fiction, but part of their daily lives. That hero was called “Little Toot.” He is introduced ...

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