Second-home owners and retirees are being drawn to Norris by its mild year-round climate and inexpensive housing — all complemented by proximity to the cities of Oak Ridge and Knoxville.
Many people who have settled in this small town have found a place that affords them more than a single pursuit.
A three-bedroom 1890 Victorian in Fernandia Beach, Fla.; a two-bedroom 1800s cabin in Franklin, Tenn.; and a four-bedroom contemporary in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
In Boca Grande, Fla., second-home seekers are drawn to the island by a sense of “no-ness” — there are no gas stations, no movie theaters, no big supermarkets and almost no tourist traffic.
on January 9th, 2009