BAD HINDELANG, Germany — Bavarian herdsmen have gathered together in the Alps in for an annual autumn ritual, driving their herds of cattle from high mountain pastures to the valley below in ...

Discover why Hunter, New York, feels like Bavaria in the fall, with mountain views, Oktoberfest festivals, hearty food, and ...

The future of the Alpine Village—famous for its Bavarian-style buildings and annual Oktoberfest celebration—is unclear as the 14-acre site near Torrance is on the verge of being sold. But, because of ...

When Hans Rotter and fellow German immigrants built Alpine Village, the kitschy but fondly regarded slice of Bavaria in Southern California, they had a modest goal. “I needed a place to play soccer,” ...

Alpine Village, a Bavarian-themed commercial complex near Torrance that for decades was the heart of the region’s German American community, has been sold and faces the specter of shuttering, ...

Nature Friends, a 100-year-old clubhouse in the hills of Sierra Madre, was burned during the Eaton fire. Its membership ...