Word: townes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...town's often photographed square, with its flowering magnolias, historic buildings, quaint restaurants and well-regarded bookstore, won Sprague instantly. Tired of braving the cold winters, he, 75, convinced Sparks, 66, a Northwestern University art historian, that they could ease into a warm retirement if she taught at the University of Mississippi. The couple also wanted to live in a place where they could both keep learning, and the university--a five-minute drive from their large modern wood and brick home--offered free classes to anyone over 65 and "brown bag" lectures on a wide variety of topics...
Visitors to Oxford and residents alike enjoy trips to Faulkner's 1840 Greek Revival home, Rowan Oak. Other attractions include the university's collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, one of the nation's finest, and its world-class jazz-blues archive. Another college-town perk: attending Southeastern Conference football and basketball games...
There are many good inns and hotels in the area, and New Bern is most definitely a place for people--residents and visitors alike--who relish being outdoors. The town is located at the confluence of the Trent and Neuse rivers, where there are annual sailing regattas as well as major seasonal fishing tournaments. Woods, streams, lakes and hiking trails can all be found in the 155,000 acres of nearby Croatan National Forest. Less than an hour away by car are the windswept dunes and white sand beaches of the Atlantic. At the shore, an aquarium and a restored...
...coast, and Blackbeard used to stay at Hammock House, in Beaufort, some 40 miles away. The wreckage of his ship Queen Anne's Revenge was recently discovered in waters offshore. In the heart of New Bern is Tryon Palace, once the residence of 18th century English royal governors. The town was a political hotbed during the Revolution and later became the first capital of the state. The red-brick Georgian palace, set on 14 acres of lush gardens and grounds, is among the town's more than 150 landmark buildings. But the biggest appeal of New Bern may simply...
...town of little more than 18,500, Ashland has a dazzling combination of physical and cultural activities. "I'm like a kid in a candy store," says Larry Kellogg, 66, who relocated there with his wife Judy in 1995. He keeps busy golfing, woodworking and taking long walks in 100-acre Lithia Park, which extends along a creek several miles out from the center of the town. The mountains on two sides of the city and the Cascade Range, 20 miles to the east, are excellent for biking, hiking and skiing--both downhill and cross-country--and several golf courses...