Beacon Falls is a small town of about 5,000 in east-central Connecticut. It offers a rural setting in Connecticut's hills, yet is only about a half hour drive from either New Haven or Hartford.  Retirees can take a convenient train to New York from New Haven's Union Station. Photo of Tracy S. Lewis House courtesy of Wikipedia (public domain); photo…...

Saint Paul, located along the banks of the Mississippi River, is the capital of Minnesota, although it is the smaller of its Twin City, Minneapolis. Together the two form one large metropolitan area with about 3.5 million residents. St. Paul has a colorful history, and is home to more than 100 landmarks listed on the National Register of Historic Places.…...

Elk Grove is an affluent town and suburb of about 1766,000 residents (2020). The town is about 15 miles south of Sacramento, and played a part in the early gold rush in this area. After that, it became a close-knit community evolved with a distinctly rural and western lifestyle, and now it is a also a wealthy suburb. There is…...

Located half way between Terre Haute and Indianapolis, Greencastle, Indiana, is a town of about 10,000 residents and is the county seat of Putnam County. It is surrounded by farmland and and also offers a mix of industrial and commercial businesses, as well as being home to two colleges. DePauw University is a private national liberal arts college with an…...