Le News, a Swiss news outlet, says, "The Aare River runs through Bern, Switzerland’s charming little capital city. During summer, thousands of locals and visitors jump into the Aare’s milky ...

Twenty summers ago, my husband, Matt, and I swam down the Aare River in Switzerland with a dog named Arcas. I don't love dogs, which has always felt like a moral failing. But Arcas was special.