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Our
Great Retirement Spot for This
Week:
Cody,
Wyoming
Cody, home to cowboys and
retirees, sits under big blue skies and offers
dry air, a rich Western heritage, a good
hospital, safe streets and starry
nights. It is a great retirement spot!
Our Reader Requested Town
Review for This Week:
Centre,
Alabama
Unhurried and
affordable, life in Centre, Alabama revolves
around Weiss Lake, a spot where the fish are
always biting. Is this quiet town a
great place to retire?
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Retirement Spot: Natchitoches,
Louisiana
As the oldest permanent
settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, charming
Natchitoches boasts a quaint European
flavor. Throw in an affordable cost of
living, and you have a great retirement spot!
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Our Reader Requested Town
Review: Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is
lush, lively and home to the University of
Michigan. It has a rich collegiate
ambiance, but is it a great place to retire?
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Brief
Snapshots of Reader Requested Towns (New!)
Kearny,
Arizona
Kearny is located in south
central Arizona and started out in the
late 1950s as a mining company town. Even
today mining
is its economic underpinning. It is
a remote place without a lot in the way of
amenities, but it has been growing and
attracting retirees.
Santa
Barbara, California
North of Los
Angeles, scenic Santa Barbara sits on a
east/west section of the coast and boasts a
distinctively affluent, beachy vibe.
Grand
Junction, Colorado
Nestled under a huge sky and
known as a mountain biking hub, Grand Junction
sits on a high desert plateau in western
Colorado and is home to Mesa University (9000
students). It is an unassuming place with
a mix of outdoor types, families, college kids
and retirees. Plentiful outdoor
recreation (hiking, biking, rafting along the
Colorado River and Gunnison River).
North
Port, Florida
Originally established by the land development
company General Development Company, North Port has doubled in
size in the last ten years and is popular with retirees. It
has a lot of planned neighborhoods and is close to the beach but
not right on the sand. Overall, a safe, quiet town without a
lot of nightlife or cultural amenities.
Manhattan,
Kansas
Leafy Manhattan, also known as the "Little
Apple," is the home of Kansas State University (24,000
students) and has a rich college town ambiance. It also has
a zoo, a nationally-ranked golf course, an art museum (with
several more on campus) and lots of festivals. Downtown has
shops, art galleries, coffeehouses and restaurants. KSU has
a very active athletic department.
Durham,
North Carolina
Native Americans first established a trading post
in the spot that is now Durham, and white explorers first wrote
about the area in the early 1700s, calling it the "flower of
the Carolinas." It became home to grand plantations in
the era before the Civil War and later became the site of a
successful tobacco industry. Today it is home to Duke
University and has a thriving cultural and athletic
scene.
Beaufort,
South Carolina
Beaufort is situated on Port
Royal Island between Savannah, Georgia and
Charleston, South Carolina. It is the
second oldest town in South Carolina, dating
from 1711, and it is chock full of antebellum
architecture and Lowcountry charm. Thanks
to its romantic setting, many movies have been
filmed here, including The Big Chill, Forest
Gump and The Prince of Tides.
Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee
Pigeon
Forge is a resort town just five miles from
Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern
Tennessee. It is a scenic spot, with
mountains all around, and attracts a lot of
tourists on their way to and from the Park. It is also a hot spot for car
enthusiasts, with at least 13 car and truck
shows each spring and summer.
Corpus
Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi was founded in
1839 as a trading post for Mexican revolutionary
soldiers. Today the city has
an eclectic population, from surfers and
military personnel to cowboys. It also has
a large
Hispanic population (60% of residents), a
healthy
fishing culture and lots of great beaches.
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