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Sun, Apr 1, 12 at 0:25
| My wife and I are interested in a retirement community simular to the Villages in Florida. The main reason we don't check out the Villages themselves is because of the severe weather that they are prone to. We (mainly the wife) love the idea of the many clubs and activities there. Is there any other communities that are simular? Oh yes, I would also like to have at least a one hundred yard shooting range in the area. |
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| Hope someone posts something it is confusing trying to google this subject so many are assisted living places,. What area are you looking to go to? |
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| Minnie, it sounds like the OP is NOT looking for assisted living, but an age-restricted retirement community. |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 5, 12 at 19:36
| The OP could always Google over age 55 communities in whatever state or area he's interested in. I did and got over 145000 hits for my state alone. The internet can be a handy tool for any initial fact finding investigation. |
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| We live in Kings Gate Club, an over 55 community, which is located in Nokomis, FL., on the outskirts of Venice, FL. a beautiful little town. About twio miles down the road is Knights Trail Shooting Range. I'm not positive about the exact name, but that's pretty close. Everybody loves Kings Gate Club - many, many activities. Some of the homes have Gulf access, there is a boat launch, RV storage, beautiful pool and clubhouse. Check it out at KGC.cc |
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- Posted by southern_magnolia (My Page) on Wed, May 23, 12 at 17:26
| My husband and I found a wonderful, wonderful place to live. We moved to Sun City in Hilton Head, South Carolina. There are over 100 activities, so your wife would love that. My husband plays golf and I play a lot of mahjong. We have tons of things we can do together.We have our own restaurants, theatre, 3 golf courses,12 tennis courts, etc. It is not as big as the villages, but we do have about 12,000 residents. The houses are nice and are in several price ranges. The very best thing is the folks you meet. There is a saying here that it doesn't matter who you were or what you did before, here everyone is in the same boat. It's true. We all love life and want to enjoy our remaining years in an active, mentally stimulating atmosphere, with fun loving people. The place is absolutely beautiful and extremely well cared for. South Carolina has about 12 weeks of winter, rest of time it is nice. August gets a little hot, but not unbearable. Hurricanes have not been a problem although we are close to the ocean. My best suggestion would be to check out their website and take a look. I am so happy we are here. It was the very best decision we could have made. Good luck to you, and let us know what you decide to do. |
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- Posted by plumeriafl (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 12 at 12:07
| Dmickey, have you checked out this resource? Nice showcase of 55+ active adult communities in Florida. There's also info about active retirement communities in other southern states if you're worried about hurricanes (is that what you meant about severe weather?)! |
Here is a link that might be useful: 55+ Retirement Communities
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| Could you explain what you mean when you say The Villages is prone to extreme weather? I've lived in a 55+ community 15 miles South of The Villages for 7 years, and other than a tornado ONCE that affected maybe a dozen or so houses, with no fatalities, the weather here is perfect. BTW, my community, The Plantation at Leesburg is fully built out & owned by the homeowners. Lots of activities & 2 golf courses. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Plantation at Leesburg
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| Here's a link to view Kings Gate in Pt. Charlotte FL. it has all you asked for and more, plus 5 mins away is the Deep Creek golf/club, very popular, although not into golf, but live here in Charlotte County 32 yrs. traveled the USA but this is home/paradise. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kings Gate
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| on top of the world in Ocala fla. real nice golf cart community. like the villages, but costs less. |
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| There's a retirement community in Elliott Lake, Ontario, that was formerly a substantial mining town and there was a lot of housing available at reasonable prices when the mine(s?) closed. They advertise a lot ... and I think that the people who live there find a variety of things to do and enjoy the relationships. It's a couple of hundred miles north of Toronto, north-east of Lake Huron. That'd be about 250 mi. north of Cleveland ... as the crow flies. ole joyful |
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