Depicts the Gingerbread Houses of Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard. Measures 13” x 10” Framed. Pickup address: Wellesley Historical Society Tollhouse Shop, 229 Washington St.

After decades of leaning on cables and crutches, experts say the oldest white oak tree in North America is on its last limbs. Local residents can’t believe it.

The Bur Oak, a landmark at the Lincoln Park Zoo, was about 300 years old. Before it was chopped down, people lined up to say goodbye. Cuttings from the tree are being nurtured into saplings.