Port Angeles, Washington is a busy port on the northern portion of the Olympic Peninsula and offers spectacular scenery and recreational opportunities. Victoria, British Columbia is across the Strait by ferry.  Port Angeles is home to Peninsula College. Population is about 18,000. This coastal town is tucked between the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca with a…...

Oregon is a fast-growing small town near Salem in western Oregon. It is the county seat of Polk County.  The population is about 15,000. Downtown is home to the historic Polk County Courthouse, City Hall and many historic buildings. Surrounded by vineyards & wineries, most of them with fabulous tasting rooms open through the Spring, Summer & Fall. Dallas has…...

Brunswick is a beautiful small town near the southern coast of Maine. It is one of the prettiest towns in a state with many beautiful places. Brunswick is home to the elite Bowdoin College as well as the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. There are many homes and areas on the list of historic places because Brunswick was home to…...

Portland, Maine (population 68,000) has had a dramatic resurgence over the last 20 years. Always an important port and manufacturing center, Maine’s largest city is an ideal retirement community – in fact it is often mentioned as one of America’s most livable small cities. It combines New England history (founded in 1632), a vital downtown centered on the Old Port…...