Elgin is a fast-growing small city of just over 100,000 people that is just west of Chicago in northern Illinois. The city,home to the National Watch Company (Elgin watches) until the 20th century,  is located on the Fox River. The Elgin Street Sweepers were another old Elgin company.There are some great rail to trails in the area, as well as…...

Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay  State University.  Located in western Tennessee, Clarksville, with a population of 166,722 is a popular town for retirees because of its low cost and low taxes, along with the many recreational opportunities available in this state. Which are reasons why Clarksville is one of the fastest growing cities in Tennessee. The population increased…...

Glendale is a former farming town on the outskirts of Phoenix that in the years since WWII was overwhelmed by and became part of the huge Phoenix Megapolis.  The population has exploded to over 250,000.  During the last world war it hosted a training base for the U.S. Army AIr Corps, home to the Thunderbirds.  That base became the former…...

Homer, a small fishing and resort town of about 4,000 people in Alaska, is a paradise for outdoor loving active adults 55+. Perhaps the one place in the world where there are so many unruly bald eagles that they could be satirized as pests (on John Stewart's “The Daily Show”). This town at the southwestern end of the road from…...