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Poll Results: Walking Rules!
April 25, 2024 -- We expected that walking would be your favorite physical activity - but not by the margin this margin. Almost half (47%) of people taking our poll chose walking for how they like to stay active. After that it was a toss-up, with swimming, pickleball, biking, and golf the most popular other choices. Only 3% said they…...
Top Retirement Towns
Berea, Kentucky makes an unusual and historic retirement community for active adults. It is not only one of the fastest growing towns in America (estimated 73% growth from 2000 to 2010), but it is also one of the most unusual small towns in the south. The town was founded by abolitionist missionaries in 1853. They established Berea College, a coeducational…...
Palm Desert, a beautiful vacation destination and a popular retirement town, is located in California's Coachella Valley, approximately 14 miles east of Palm Springs. The population was a little over 51,000 in 2020, but that number swells by over 30,000 during the winter months with the arrival of snowbirds, bringing the average age here to 54.. Palm Desert is surrounded…...
Waleska is a very small town (under 1,000) in northwest Georgia. It is home to Reinhardt College (800 students) and about 20 miles from Kennesaw State University. The major attraction other than college is nearby Lake Arrowhead. The town itself is not much more than a crossroads.Photo of Lake Arrowhead courtesy of Wikipedia and NickMason....
Winston-Salem, North Carolina is an intriguing name for a city. It was named to a list of the “Top 10 Value Towns for Retirees in 2007”. Two of the world’s top-selling cigarettes are eponymous with this popular retirement community. RJ Reynolds started his tobacco business here in 1874. Salem was founded first - it was settled to be a Moravian…...
