Nine years ago we tried an experiment to become vegan after watching the film Forks Over Knives, a documentary highlighting plant-based diets. We were very disturbed to find out that many health problems, such as blocked arteries, diabetes, and obesity, were caused by the Standard American Diet (SAD) and could be alleviated, and even reversed, by a plant-based diet. In the film, Dr. Campbell from Cornell University and Dr. Esselstyn from The Cleveland Clinic, both prominent p

Three days into spring, the temperature this morning was in the low 50s and the winds were calm. It was a perfect day to enjoy the quietude of the beach. Only a few people had ventured down to the water's edge, so I was alone as I crunched my way through the gravel and listened to the soft lapping of waves barely touching the shore. I enjoyed taking photos as I approached the lighthouse and watched it grow larger in my camera frame. The water was so still it even allowed

The lighthouse at Fairport Harbor is a magnet for beach walkers in any season, although there are many more fair-weather beach walkers than hardy ones. Today I shared the beach with only a half-dozen others, and all of us were drawn to the lighthouse. The below-freezing cold snap of the past few weeks had finally eased, and with temperatures in the 40s, the frozen-over lake had begun to break up. Out from the still icy shore, blue water churned, driven by strong winds, but

On the shore of Lake Ontario, about 20 miles north of Rochester, NY, Braddock Point Lighthouse has stood for 118 years. At the beginning of its long life, its Fresnel lens cast a powerful light that was visible for 14 miles—the brightest light on the entire lake. One man, Frank Coleman, served as its first keeper for 33 years, from 1896 until 1929. His job meant he had to climb the stairs of the 110 foot tower twice each day—or more, if something needed extra attention—to res