Tellico Lake, more correctly called Tellico Reservoir is a very large reservoir in Tennessee that was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1979 by the Tellico Dam. The dam impounded the Little Tennessee River and the lower Tellico River. The lake has approximately 357 miles of shoreline. Although there is no town called Tellico Lake, several towns are…...

Lufkin, Texas has been selected as one of the first to receive “Texas Certified Retirement Community Certification”. Town officials, which pursued this certification as an innovative form of economic development, viewed the honor "as a verification of Lufkin's quality of life". Nacogdoches County - located 18 miles north of Lufkin - was also honored as one of the first three…...

San Miguel de Allende is one of the most beautiful towns in Mexico, located in the Guanajuato. This historic town was founded in 1542. It is now a major tourist destination for a large American and Canadian expatriate community of retirees. Of the total population of about 130,000, 7,000 or so are North American expatriates. After WW II many American…...

Cuyahoga Falls is a well-to-do suburb of Akron and Cleveland, OH in northeastern Ohio.  It is named for the rushing falls that run through town (photo above courtesy of Wikipedia and Magnus Manske). Cuyahoga Falls is fortunate to have the Blossom Music Center, which is located in the Cuyahoga Falls National Park. Photo of An example of stone formations found…...