Mark Bodanza, Leominster lawyer, published author, and city councilor, announces upcoming book signings of his his new book “Johnny Appleseed The Man Behind the Folklore.” (COURTESY OF MARK BODANZA).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Journalist Isaac Fitzgerald's new book, "American Rambler," details his quest to walk Johnny Appleseed's trail. The book reveals ...

“No particular place can adequately memorialize John Chapman, anywhere. Precisely defined spots in graveyards are for mere people, not for a man whose memory had become a working principle even before ...

LEOMINSTER — One of Leominster’s fondest legends is that of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, a folk hero and real-life explorer, who was born here in 1774. “Leominster has a litany of ...

The Johnny Appleseed Trail of North Central Massachusetts — named for John Chapman, the folk hero who spread apple orchards across the American frontier in the early 1800s — is not actually a trail.