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I Waited 53 Years to Raft the Grand Canyon. It Was Worth Every Minute.
Some bucket list dreams take a lifetime Fifty-three years ago I stood at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Adventurers in rubber rafts floated into view, screaming in delight as they surged through the the Colorado River’s Hermit Creek Rapids. I remember thinking, "Someday I'm going to raft that river." This June, at age 77, I finally did. If you've…...
Top Retirement Towns
Fairhope, Alabama is one of the most unusual (and nicest) retirement communities anywhere. It was founded by 28 settlers from Iowa in November, 1894 as a utopian single tax colony by the "Fairhope Industrial Association". Their purpose in founding a new colony was to establish and conduct a cooperative model community, free from all forms of private monopoly. The Fairhope…...
Louisville is a mid-sized city of over 260,000 on the Ohio River. It is the largest city in the State of Kentucky and justly proud to be the home of the Kentucky Derby. Louisville combines the cultures of the south and the midwest, so you know it is a friendly place. The downtown is a mixture of historical buildings and…...
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…...
Brick Township incorporates several towns in Ocean County New Jersey above Toms River. Parts of the township are inland while others are on the Barnegat Peninsula. Many retirees are escaping suburban New York and New Jersey to move to this less dense part of the State by the Jersey shore. Newsmax named Brick as one of the "Top 25 Most…...
