Situated on the northern California coast above San Francisco, Mendocino is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the Golden State. This tiny town of just over 800 has a sizable artist population and great shopping. But most people come to see the unbelievable cliffs and rocks that tower over the raging Pacific Ocean below.  This old logging town…...

Duluth is a city on Lake Superior of about 84,000 people. The people who retire here enjoy boating and plenty of outside activities in all seasons. There are several colleges in town including the University of Minnesota -Duluth.  photo of Canal Park with approaching ship and lift bridge in background, courtesy of Wikipedia and Nick Zlonis (public domain); photo of…...

Staten Island is the smallest of the 5 boroughs of New York City, NY.  The population is just under 500,000. In places Staten Island has a suburban feel, certainly more so than any other borough. It is connected to the mainland in New Jersey by bridges and to the other boroughs by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to Brooklyn and the Staten…...

Hoffman Estates is a new town and northwestern suburb of Chicago, population 54,000. The town was incorporated in 1959 and includes a major subdivision with Centex Corporation. It is the home of the Sears Holding Corporation, the midwest headquarters for AT &T, as well as several of Chicago's professional sports teams. The median household income is about $74,000....