Islandia is small village in the middle of Long Island, New York.  It is about 50 miles east of New York City. Although it is not on the coast, it is a short drive to either the Long Island Sound side (north), or Atlantic Ocean Beaches.  Picture of Connetquot River and picture of CA Technologies courtesy of Wikipedia and Americasroof. ...

Fort Lauderdale, the “Venice of America," on the southeast coast of Florida has been a popular retirement community since the end of World War II. This bustling city on the intercoastal waterway is warm in the winter and has a rich array of choices for retirement living. Many people live on the intercoastal waterway and its intricate system of connecting…...

When baby boomers share notes about potential retirement towns, chances are that Asheville will be the place most frequently  mentioned. Asheville is a prosperous small city with a population 94,589 (2020 Census), (260,000 in Buncombe County) in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina. Because of its charming environment and mild weather it has long been a desirable retirement…...

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…...