Active Lifestyle

The Time is Right to Write

Published: November 6, 2024 Creative expression Emotional healing Stress reduction Healthy escape Self-discovery Lasting legacy This and much more is what writing can be. Be it journaling or writing a…

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One-Tank Trips from the Cleveland Area

Published: May 18, 2020 In 1979 when gas prices were high, Cleveland TV reporter Neil Zurcher started a travel series called “One-Tank Trips,” featuring travel destinations that Northeast Ohioans could…

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Gardening: Good for Body and Soul

Published: July 23, 2020 Weeds and poison ivy. Insects and annoying critters. Heat and drought. Sometimes gardening can be challenging, but this summer try to embrace the benefits of gardening…

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Kendal’s Woodshop is Humming

Published: September 25, 2024 The Woodshop at Kendal has been a fixture at the life plan community since it opened its doors in 1993. In earlier years residents arrived with…

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On the Road with Road Scholar

Published: October 27, 2021 During Maggie Stark’s 27-year tenure working at Kendal at Oberlin she heard countless residents rave about their travel experiences with Elderhostel, now called Road Scholar.  “When…

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National Parks to Visit in the Midwest

Published: August 11, 2020 Visiting our country’s 63 National Parks has always been a healthy pastime embraced by young and old. The National Park Service has cared for our national…

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ABCs of Collecting

Published: June 21, 2024 Maybe you had a baseball card or doll collection as a child or as an adult enjoy collecting maps or other memorabilia from a trip. Maybe…

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Hiking for Your Health and Happiness

Published: June 13, 2024 Whether you walk leisurely on a park trail or hike briskly through your tree-lined neighborhood or “saunter in the mountains” as naturalist John Muir did, you’re…

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Ancestral Tapestry: Exploring Marise and Bill's Historical Haven

Written By: Stef Chiguluri Bill and Marise Craig The garments belonged to Marise’s third great-grandmother who, as a child, crossed the Oregon Trail in the 1850’s. Walking into Craig’s cottage…

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