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Author: Karen Harrell

Glenn Miller Orchestra Swings Into the National Naval Aviation Museum

Big bands are back at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Tickets are on sale now to see The Glenn Miller Orchestra, scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Blue Angels Atrium at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Concertgoers will also be able to enjoy dinner at the authentic Cubi Bar Café, which will remain open from 5:15–6:45 p.m for a special dinner menu and cash bar.
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January Issue out now!

Greetings!

As I write this it is mid-December and much of the country is nearly paralyzed by a “polar votex.”

Over the years I’ve asked our Snowbirds why they are here. Invariably “no snow” is the number one answer.

Our cover couple, Sandy and Dick Clayton hail from Minnesota – one of the states locked in that deep freeze. But they’ve been staying at “Eden,” an aptly named condominium complex in Perdido Key, Fla., since November and already played innumerable rounds of golf at the Perdido Bay Golf Course, their home-away-from- home.

Life is good.

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Canadian Snowbirds find winter home in Santa Rosa County

Sue and Jim Williamson’s love affair began in the third grade around the age of eight.
But they didn’t start “dating” for four years – until the seventh grade.
“We didn’t actually go anywhere,” Sue said with a chuckle. “Well, Jim’s dad did drive us to the show.”
The couple, both age 62, hail from rural Coldwater, Ontario, where they live on a 29-acre mini-nature preserve. The pair purchased a 26-foot travel trailer and are spending their second winter as Snowbirds in northern Santa Rosa County just off I-10 at the Avalon Landing RV Park. There Jim can pull out his beloved kayak at any time to paddle on the saltwater Indian Bayou. A sprawling wooden boardwalk gives Sue a chance to get in her daily walks.

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