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June 26, 2004

Top Spots

While blog hopping, I came across this site over at Lynn's Blog. Based upon criteria that you select, the site chooses the best cities/towns that will most fit your lifestyle. I thought I'd give the site a try.

My results were comprised of 4 pages. I just don't feel like publishing all four pages. Overall, I was pleased with my listed. There were a few questionable places, but nothing really out of the ordinary.

Here are some of my results...

  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • This Wisconsin "City of Festivals" celebrates its diverse ethnic heritage all year long, with over 20 major cultural festivals…

  • Chicago, Illinois

    • This big city has more shopping center space per capita than any other American city…

  • Eau Claire, Wisconsin

    • The award-winning Ski Sprites Water Ski Show Team entertains visitors each summer in this Wisconsin town...

    Clean Water, Clean Living...and NO EXCITEMENT! Who wants to live in Eau Claire?
  • Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

    • Nearly one-fourth of the working adults in this spot are employed in education…
    Good enough for graduate school, but I can't see myself making a home here
  • Worcester, Massachusetts
    • This city at the heart of New England is home to the EcoTarium, a science center for all ages…
    What? Who cares about an EcoTarium
  • Providence, Rhode Island This Rhode Island spot is the home of the award-winning flaming sculpture WaterFire, installed on the three rivers of downtown...
    • Providence is listed on my my top 5 places to settle list which includes Detroit, Seattle, Charlotte & Columbus, OH
  • Detroit, Michigan The first State Fair in the nation was held in this Michigan city in 1849…
    • Detroit ranks #1 on my "Places to Settle" list. So, I was happy to see this pop up in my results
  • Madison, Wisconsin
    • Located between lakes Monona and Mendota, this picturesque spot is the only North American city built on an isthmus…

  • Sheboygan, Wisconsin

    • Reader's Digest declared this the best spot in the country to raise a family…

    Sheboygan? What the heck?? I have the feeling that I'd be the only negro in town...
  • Cincinnati, Ohio

    This big Ohio city with the small-town feel is home to baseball's first professional team: the Reds started in 1869…

  • Indianapolis, Indiana
    The largest water clock in North America (it uses 70 gallons of water) is in the largest children's museum in the world, in this Indiana city...

  • Des Moines, Iowa
    This capital of Iowa is also the Jell-O gelatin capital of the world...

  • Oshkosh-Appleton/Neenah, Wisconsin
    Located on the shores of beautiful Lake Winnebago, this spot hosted the country's first recorded road race, won by a locally built steam car…

    LOL. I don't think so!

Three of my ideal cities showed up on this list. I did it 3 times, and I still got the same results.

Posted by Timi at June 26, 2004 1:45 AM