Our cottage was freshly remodeled with a dining table, leather high-backed chairs and a big sofa bed. Skylights and windows offer plenty of lighting, and the gas fireplace keeps the room toasty. The ...

Miles down Fort Island Trail, long after the neighborhoods of Crystal River give way to marshlands and palm-covered coastal islands, a small cluster of 18 condominiums is about to grow much larger.

Sunsets come early up the Big Thompson, in the little community they call Cedar Cove, because of the high mountains that surround it. It’s not really a town. Cedar Cove is just a small collection of ...