I cherished my childhood summers at the family cottage on a lake in Michigan. The neighbor next door, a member of the local Chippewa tribe...

  After the Civil War, my great-great grandfather, Gardner Avery left his New York regiment to settle with his wife, Helen Greenleaf Kern,...

I love how a big, bad Marine can be rendered speechless. Enjoy this unedited clip. His head swiveled to meet her smile. She crossed her arms...