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Into the Woodlands
By Jeff Alden May 18, 2026 --Yesterday Paulette and I drove out to visit The Woodlands again. We’d been on thewaiting list since 2018, when we moved to Greenville, S.C. from Minneapolis. We were almostten years younger then. The Woodlands at Furman (the small university it’s loosely connectedto) is billed as a “Life Care Community,” designed to take you from…...
Top Retirement Towns
Hendersonville is a fast growing town in Northern Tennessee, about 20 miles northeast of Nashville, with a population of 61,753 (2020 census). The town is located on Old Hickory Lake and is popular for its scenic beauty and outdoor recreation. The lake provides boating, fishing, and water sports and is host to national fishing tournaments. Hendersonville also boasts golf courses…...
Wake Forest is a town of 47,601 residents (2020 census), and is just north of Raleigh, the state capital. It offers parks, greenways and golf courses. Wake Forest University began here, but moved to Winston-Salem in 1956....
>Mammoth Lakes, California makes an interesting retirement community for active adults who enjoy outdoor activities like skiing, hiking, and camping. The area is in extreme eastern California in the center (north/south) of the state. Its location in the Sierra Nevada guarantees amazing snowstorms and cooler summers than most of the state. Mammoth Lakes had just over 7,000 residents in the…...
Rockaway Township is located near I 80 in northern New Jersey. This rural area has many lakes. The population of Rockaway, the town, is about 6,000. Morristown, Hackettstown, and Hopatcong are nearby....