Active Lifestyle

Is a trip to Canada, Mexico or another foreign country in your upcoming travel plans? Well, before you get lost searching websites, reading guide books and watching Rick Steves videos,…

Do you have a smartphone? Maybe you’re even reading this blog on one. According to the Pew Research Center, 68% of Americans have smartphones, and 45% have tablet computers. The…

Going on a cruise was never on our radar screen. We love sailing on Lake Erie in our 27-foot sloop, Carina, and when weather or schedules interfere, we like to…

“Voting is arguably the most important civic opportunity given to citizens in the United States.” So begins a U.S. Census Bureau analysis of age-related voting trends in presidential elections from…

Lake Erie changed my life. For the first 30 years of my life, I gave little thought to this Great Lake 200 miles north of my home in Cincinnati. But…

Politics and the upcoming 2016 election are most definitely “center stage” if you watch, read or listen to the news these days. A few weeks ago, those of us who…

It’s summer, and it’s a great time to be outside. What better time is there to get out and ride a bicycle? More and more communities offer trails for cycling…

Your family probably engaged in ‘intergenerational travel” long before the term was part of our lexicon. Maybe your grandparents took you out west to camp in Yellowstone National Park, or…

When summer comes I like to: Head to a cool body of water, preferably with a beach. Visit my children, grandchildren or other far-flung relatives. Hole up in a remote…