Adventures from a Traveler’s Notebook by Lisa C. Cantwell Warm and blooming, April lures us outside to take in all the wonders of spring. This month, I’ve chosen a holy site. Far more than a destination, it is a place that invites contemplation, with scenery that delights both city-bound and nature-lover alike. Civil War buffs will…

by Lisa C. Cantwell Sam Tressler invited me to his home near Emmitsburg, recently, to share his collection of antique salesman’s samples. Tressler, an antique dealer who offers informal appraisals, exhibited several of these beautiful samples at a community event that I attended over a year ago. It was a thrill to finally see all…