Swinging Seniors
The call came reminding me that correspondent Craig Altschul had submitted yet another article for the travel portion of the GolfSkiandTravel site. I informed the publisher that I
The call came reminding me that correspondent Craig Altschul had submitted yet another article for the travel portion of the GolfSkiandTravel site. I informed the publisher that I
My January flight with Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Germany was greeted by many familiar faces of Eastern ski writers. We were all connecting with another flight to Geneva, Switzerland
After enjoying visiting ski country in three continents (N. America, S. America and Europe) a winter holiday visiting my son George, his wife Kelayna and granddaughters Emi and Iza
By Dee Dee McKinney Photographs by Fred McKinney The Arlberg, a state nestled high in the Austrian Alps, has been a mecca for skiers since the mid-18th century. There are five main
We waved back as President Chirac of France led the parade from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs Elysees to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe. Thousands of F
By Ted Heck During the countdown to Christmas of 2004 the media devoted much space and time to the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. They called it the final German of
Great Swiss Train Rides 1. The Captivating North Shore of Lake Geneva 2. Along The Rhone and Rhine By Ted Heck The Captivating North Shore of Lake Geneva Lake Geneva is liste
By Ted Heck Elementary, my dear Watson. There are clues everywhere to point out that Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland canton of Switzerland is a noteworthy ski destination. Sherlo
By Ted Heck Gerald Ford, the skiing president, left quite a legacy and the lasting image of a nice guy. In obituaries that flooded the news Gerald Ford was remembered often for rep
By Ted Heck Connie and I spent two weeks in Switzerland this spring, where I spent a couple of days on the slopes of Meiringen and a week in the gigantic Jungfrau Region. It was a
By Ted Heck Here glides the bride, all dressed in white. Liz Langsfeld is being escorted down the slope by her father Mickey. Smiling midway on the slope is her soon-to-be-husband
By Ted Heck The Olympics in China are about to distract me from nightly fixes of Law and Order and print media is awash with more information about athletes than I can absorb. NBA
Southern California 25, Tennessee 0. This summer I finally learned the score of the 1945 Rose Bowl. My nephew Doug plugged in his laptop and Googled the result as we sat in a resta
By Ted Heck It took me only 88 years and $3,000 to get from Philadelphia to San Diego. Long ago I wanted to visit the seaport in Southern California, after watching movies of World
Tea Party members or Obama fans are focused on the hubbub surrounding the National Security Agency’s world-wide phone tapping. When I first learned how disturbed German Chancello
By Karen Lorentz Ted Heck has easily lived nine lives. One of them is as ski writer for 60-plus years, another as a skier of 68 years. All this in addition to a stint in the army,
Ted Heck, a decorated platoon leader and company commander in World War II, recently collected another medal 70 years after the action. In a ceremony in the Embassy of France in W
By Dick Healy They were finishing up Crested Butte’s fourth annual Slush Huck competition on April 1st, the fifth and final day of our recent stay at this idyllic western resort.
By Dick Healy Few early American historical sites can match the region in and around Lake George, New York, ideally nestled in the shadows of the Adirondack Mountains. So it seems
By Dick Healy It was a long, snowy winter in Saratoga, New York. Some claiming the longest they’ve seen in many years. On this early April day, however, as I drive down tree-line
By Dick Healy Opening day at Saratoga’s famous Race Course saw a crowd of 25,444 turnout to greet the Spa City’s 141st racing season. It was a 40-percent increase over last yea
By Dick Healy A medley of Broadway and Hollywood music came to Saratoga’s Performing Arts Center last Thursday where Oscar winning composer, Marvin Hamlisch, no stranger to the S
By Dick Healy Saratoga has always showered special attention on its famous ladies, dating all the way back to Lillian Russell. With the running of this coming Saturday’s Grade 1
By Dick Healy When the doors open at 4 p. m. Friday, Nov 6 for the 48th Annual Ski & Snowboard Expo in Albany, New York’s Empire State Plaza Convention Center, visitors will
By Dick Healy In a conversation I had with a world traveler and friend, I was astonished to find out that he had never been to Lake Placid. Surprising in that he lives only 110 mil
By Dick Healy Though summer visitors to Saratoga Springs, N. Y. find excitement and unparalleled thoroughbred racing at the famous Race Course on Union Avenue, attending the annual
By Dick Healy Since thoroughbred racing opened on July 23, Saratoga Race Course has hosted several high profile Grade 1 stakes races, however, the big race day is Saturday, August
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