Awards
In case you haven't heard, here are some of the awards and honors given to our community.
Top 25 Best Places to Retire, CNN Money Magazine 2011
2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, Peter White Public Library
10 Great Places to Feel like an Olympic Champion, USA Today, 2010
10 Winter Wonderlands to Retire, U.S. News, 2010
Fan Favorite - Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2010
Bicyle Friendly Communities, League of American Bicyclists, 2010
Top Five Top eCities (one of top-performing Michigan cities at attracting and retaining entrepreneurial firms), U. Mich Dearborn iLabs, 2009
100 Best Communities for Young People, America's Promise Alliance, 2006, 2007, 2008
Best Places to Live in Rural America, Progressive Farmer, 2008
Top 50 Vacation Getaways - Upper Peninsula, Disney Family Travel, 2008
Top 200 Towns for Outdoorsman, Outdoor Life, 2008 (#7 and the only town in Michigan)
Top 10 Winter Outdoor Family Getaways, Weather.com, 2008
Top 25 Shortest Commutes, CNNMoney.com, 2008 (#1)
Top 8 Running Towns in the Country, Trail Runners Magazine, 2008
Top 25 Places for Singles to Meet Their Match, CNNMoney.com, 2008
Best Places to Buy Vacation Property, Men's Journal, 2006
Top 10 Global Summer Vacation Destinations, Sherman's Travel, 2006
100 Best Art Towns in America, book by John Villani, 2005
America's Most Livable Communities, Partners for Livable Communities, 2004
Michigan Cool City, State of Michigan, 2004
All-America County, National Civic League, 2003
Five Best Places to Live and Ride, Bike Magazine, 2001
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