Las Cruces, the second largest city in New Mexico (113,888 according to the 2023 census), is in the southern part of the state. It has been listed as a “Best Place to Retire” by several organizations for many reasons; low cost of living, active cultural life with its major university, and unusually beautiful location. In addition to active adults who…...

Toledo is a city of over 300,000 people in northwestern Ohio. The city is located on Lake Erie and the Maumee River.  The city has a proud past and many fine institutions. Many of the suburbs are quite nice. Photo of Aerial view of Maumee Bay State Park on Lake Erie courtesy of Wikipedia and Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps…...

The City of Charlottetown is an historic community of over 40,000 people located on the south shore of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island. It is the "Birthplace of Confederation" after the historic 1864 Charlottetown Conference which led to Confederation. Holland College and the University of Prince Edward Island comprise a green space that surrounds…...

Vancouver is a fairly large city of over 100,000 in southern Washington, just north of Portland. Not to be confused with Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada.  Lewis and Clark camped near here during their historic western explorations. Photo of Aerial View of Vancouver, in the Public Domain, courtesy of Wikipedia and MB298. Watch this short Youtube video prepared by How…...