Millions of Americans have Scots-Irish or Ulster Scots history but far too few know much about these primarily Lowland and Borders area Scots who left first left Scotland to settle in northern Ireland before moving on generationally in The Great Migration into the New World where they had tremendous impact on modern day America.

Inspired by the Neolithic history found all around him, Orkney native Michael Sinclair has used woodturning, once just a spare time hobby, into a successful creative business bringing the past to life in new art forms.

Andy Scott is a Glasgow-born figurative sculptor best known for The Kelpies, opened to the public in Scotland in 2014 as the world’s largest equine sculptures.

From cats and dogs, pigeons to penguins, and more, animal lover and writer Kimberlie Hamilton is set to feature 25 of “Scotland’s Animal Superstars” in a new book to be published in October.