Seneca Falls: Women’s Rights, Wine, and It’s a Wonderful Life

Life-size bronze statues of the “First Wave” of activists stand like sentinels in the foyer of the Visitors Center of the Women's Rights Park.

Kamala Harris was waging a fierce campaign to become the first female president of the United States when I visited Seneca Falls last September. What a powerful moment, I thought, to explore this small town in western New York that’s considered the birthplace of the women’s rights movement.   Voters did not make history in 2024. I don’t have any sure answers as to why. But the struggle for equal rights for women continues to fall short in the U.S. I do know that everyone...

How I Found Jesus in Poland

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A chance encounter with a stranger in a small town in Poland led me to the world’s tallest statue of Jesus.   I was on my way to Berlin after spending 10 wonderful days devouring pierogies and visiting castles and cultural sights in Poland. But my train departed late and I missed my connecting train. I wound up on a train headed in the wrong direction.   You can read about what happened next in my story in the latest issue of Food Wine Travel...

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