1. USATODAY– Reader’s Choice 2015 Best Coastal Small Town2. USATODAY – “10 Best Weekend Escapes in USA: Saugatuck tops reader vote”3. CONDÉNASTTRAVELER – “Top 12 Beach Towns in USA”4. CONDÉNASTTRAVELER – Oval Beach one of the top 25 in the world5. LIFEMAGAZINE – “Best Dune Town” 6. BESTOFTHEMIDWEST – “Top 10 tourist destinations in the Midwest”7. MTV named Saugatuck’s Oval Beach one of the top five beaches in the USA.8. MIDWESTLIVING – Saugatuck #5 “25 Coolest Midwest Lake Vacation Spots”9. MIDWESTLIVING – “100 Best Small-Town Getaways”, ranked #510. MIDWESTLIVING – “100 Best Small-Town Getaways”, ranked 6th 11. NEWYORKTIMES – front page Travel Section “The $4.49 Per Gallon Vacation”12. FORBESMAGAZINE – “Ten Trips On A Tank Of Gas”13. FORBES.COM – “12 Small-Town Getaways.” 14. THELONDONSUNDAYTIMESUK – “Four great USA rail journeys”15. AMERICAMAGAZINE –“Pompei aan Lake Michigan”, Dutch travel magazine 16. BUDGETTRAVEL – Saugatuck voted the 4th “Coolest Small Town in America.” 17. TRAVEL&LEISURE – “America’s Best Little Beach Towns.” 18. MSNBCTRAVEL – Saugatuck #5 - “Eleven Great American Beach Towns” in the US19. TODAYSHOW– “Amazing Places to Spend the Rest of Your Life”, Barbara Corcoran20. TRAVELCHANNEL – “Travel’s Best Road Trips “ 21. AMERICANSTYLE – Saugatuck #3 “Top 25 Art Towns in America”22. NATIONALGEOGRAPHICTRAVELER – Saugatuck #1 of “Seven Adorable

Michigan Lake Towns”23. NATIONALGEOGRAPHICTRAVELER – Saugatuck’s Oval Beach - Top two fresh

water beaches in the USA24. NPR – Saugatuck “Getting the Best Bang for Your Summer Vacation Buck” 25. FODOR’STRAVEL – “10 Charming Midwestern Towns to Visit This Summer”26. CONDÉNASTTRAVELER – Perfect Lake Vacations Across America27. COASTALLIVINGMAGAZINE – “America’s Happiest Seaside Towns”28. AAAMAGAZINE – “Top 3 most romantic destinations in Michigan” ranked by readers29. DELTAAIRLINES – Saugatuck/Douglas “Americana Summer” 30. LAKELANDBOATING – Saugatuck/Douglas “Idyllic Times Two” 31. GRANDRAPIDSBUSINESSJOURNAL – “Lakeshore city ranks as nation’s No. 1

‘Summer Weekend Escape’”32. GRANDRAPIDSBUSINESSJOURNAL – “West Michigan Beach rates among

‘Can’t Miss Beaches’ in US” 33. NORTHLANDERADVENTURER – “The Art Coast of Michigan”34. TODAYSHOW – Allen Ginsberg highlighted four West Michigan getaways, including

Saugatuck, MI35. CHICAGOTRIBUNE – Think beach: 4 great options from coast to coast with one

in-between36. CHICAGOMAGAZINE – “10 Classic Stops”37. CHICAGOMAGAZINE – “Big Blue Easy”

38. CHICAGOTRIBUNETRAVEL – “Beach town where summer is an art” 39. CHICAGOTRIBUNETRAVEL – “Michigan resort town with an artful lure”40. CHICAGOTRIBUNETRAVEL – “Sneak to Saugatuck during the week”41. CHICAGOTRIBUNE – Saugatuck #5 “The best little towns in the Midwest”42. CHICAGOTRIBUNE – Taking to the water in Saugatuck43. CHICAGOTRIBUNE– Saugatuck’s Oval Beach, #1 Beach on Lake Michigan44. CHICAGOTRIBUNETRAVEL – “In Saugatuck, life’s a beach...and much more” 45. WESTSUBURBANLIVINGMAGAZINE – “Beach Town a Beckoning”46. DETROITFREEPRESS – “Saugatuck, Michigan voted top summer escape”47. CLEVELANDPLAINDEALER – “Saugatuck, MI, offers uncrowded beaches, a

quaint downtown”48. NEWDAYCLEVELAND – Fox TV, “Road Trip: Saugatuck”49. OHIOMAGAZINE - Saugatuck’s Oval Beach -“Beach Musing” 50. INDIANAPOLISMONTHLYMAGAZINE – “Four Best Getaways In the Midwest”51. YAHOO.COM – “The Best Labor Day Road Trips.” 52. SMARTERTRAVEL – “Idyllic Lake for an End-of-Summer Escape”53. SMARTERTRAVEL – “10 Sleepy Beach Towns Perfect for Fall”54. USATODAY – “10 Sleepy beach towns perfect for fall”55. TRAVEL&LEISURE – “Most Romantic Fall Getaways”56. HUFFINGTONPOST – Colts Cheerleaders 2014 Calendar shot In Saugatuck, MI57. HUFFINGTONPOST – “10 Sleepy Beach Towns Perfect for Fall”58. BUDGETTRAVEL – “10 Beautiful Beachtown Bargains for Fall’59. NAPERVILLEMAGAZINE – “Autumn Escape: Best Romantic Getaways Close

to Home”60. NATIONALTRUSTFORHISTORICPRESERVATION – “Saugatuck & Douglas

named among Dozen Distinctive Destinations in USA”61. VIRTUALTOURIST – “Saugatuck Natural Harbor Area nominated for 8th

Wonder of the World” – 11th most endangered ecosystem62. GOVERNORGRANHOLM selected Saugatuck one of Michigan’s “19 Coolest Cities”63. KEEPMICHIGANBEAUTIFUL- President’s Award, to Douglas, MI, for

downtown beautification project64. THEWHITEHOUSE designated Saugatuck & Douglas a “Preserve America

Communities” 65. 100BESTLITTLEARTTOWNSINAMERICA featured Saugatuck66. AMERICA’SMOSTCHARMINGTOWNS&VILLAGES – “In Search of Historic

Scenic Towns”67. WHERETORETIRE– “Best Places to Retire”68. THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL,THENEWYORKTIMES,USATODAY,

YAHOOFINANCE,MSNMONEY&THEPAINTQUALITYINSTITUTE – “America’s Prettiest Painted Places” Saugatuck/Douglas top regional finalist

69. AAAMAGAZINE – “Winter Romance: Sweeten the Season with a Getaway for two”70. COUNTRYLIVINGMAGAZINE – A Country Christmas in Saugatuck71. MIDWESTLIVINGMAGAZINE – An Old Fashioned Christmas in Saugatuck

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