Educate HROT about a great small town you've visited/lived

[Derekd3408]

Deadwood, SD

 

[rocketclone]

Agreed. Bayfield is awesome. That whole stretch from Bayfield west through Superior and Duluth, and then up the North Shore is awesome. Several great parks to hike in within a short radius, and, of course, all the activities on Lake Superior. Very cool restaurant scene in Bayfield.

We stayed in this creepy old hotel on Superior...pretty cool place.
Hotel Chequamegon...

Superior is a dump but Duluth is great

 

[stillh8unlv]

Coeur D'Alene, ID

Probably one of the most beautiful areas in the country.

 

[SeaPA]

I've never stayed overnight - just stopped a few times for lunch on the way back to Denver from ski towns - but Idaho Springs, CO looks like a really cool little town. Some excellent restaurants, nice looking bars, and the hot springs...

 

[LuciousBDragon]

In no particular order:

Santa Cruz, CA
Ashland, OR
Prescott, AZ
Winslow, AZ (sittin’ on a corner)
Pella, IA
Hudson, OH
Lawrence, KS

 

[DFSNOLE]

75000 residents is a small town? The town I grew up in had 2200-ish in 2010. That is a small town to me.

75,000 isn't a small town. Small city maybe.

Anyway.... I currently live in DeFuniak Springs, FL. Population ~5000. Home of one of two naturally round lakes in the world, a renown historic neighborhood and the Chautauqua Assembly.

 

[Jackie Treehorn]

In no particular order:

Santa Cruz, CA
Ashland, OR
Prescott, AZ
Winslow, AZ (sittin’ on a corner)
Pella, IA
Hudson, OH
Lawrence, KS

Denied. Lawrence has a population of 100,000.

 

[billanole]

75,000 isn't a small town. Small city maybe.

Anyway.... I currently live in DeFuniak Springs, FL. Population ~5000. Home of one of two naturally round lakes in the world, a renown historic neighborhood and the Chautauqua Assembly.

Cool spot. I stopped by for a burger some years back and enjoyed the little historic district.

 

[billanole]

I've never stayed overnight - just stopped a few times for lunch on the way back to Denver from ski towns - but Idaho Springs, CO looks like a really cool little town. Some excellent restaurants, nice looking bars, and the hot springs...

I stopped there one night when heading further west and walked for lodging to a good little Asian eaterie. It was 4 degrees, so the walk was fairly vigorous.

 

[Milton Friedman disciple]

Any town with strong conservative values is a good town.

 

[SoMplsHawkI]

Galway, Ireland

 

[prlyles]

Ocracoke, N.C.
Staunton, Va.
Asheville, N.C.
Brevard, N.C.
Bradford, PA
Bar Harbor, ME

 

[h-hawk]

We enjoyed our time in the small resort of Seaside, Oregon last year.

I loved my time in Iowa City at the U of I. I knew when we were leaving it that those would probably be the happiest years of my life, and after 40 years I think they were.

 

[mstp1992]

Hayward Wisconsin, Great fishing, Good food, Nice golf in the area. Friendly folks and good north woods scenery.

Hasn't everyone growing up in the Midwest been to Hayward, Wisconsin? I think it's a rite of passage.

 

[SeaPA]

In no particular order:

Santa Cruz, CA
Ashland, OR
Prescott, AZ
Winslow, AZ (sittin’ on a corner)
Pella, IA
Hudson, OH
Lawrence, KS

Standin'

You sit on the dock of the bay. You Stand on the corner

 

[mstp1992]

Cheboygan, Michigan. My grandparents had a cabin along Mullett Lake.

The north slope in Alaska is unlike any other place on earth I've seen.

Churchill, Manitoba, was another place unlike any other.

 

[ggmike1992]

Ocracoke, N.C.
Staunton, Va.
Asheville, N.C.
Brevard, N.C.
Bradford, PA
Bar Harbor, ME

I have heard nice things about Asheville but when I’m riding in that area I always stay in Black Mountain, about 10 miles east of Asheville. That is a small town that I like visiting.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Ocracoke, N.C.
Staunton, Va.
Asheville, N.C.
Brevard, N.C.
Bradford, PA
Bar Harbor, ME

I was going to mention Brevard. And although I don't know the population, Boone, NC.

 

[RunRonnieRun]

Any town with strong conservative values is a good town.

 

[ggmike1992]

I was going to mention Brevard. And although I don't know the population, Boone, NC.

I was in Boone last month. It also seems like a nice college town.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

I was in Boone last month. It also seems like a nice college town.

My oldest graduated from Appalachian State.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

Denied. Lawrence has a population of 100,000.

Eat my ass. Jayhawks are only worth 3/4th a real human.

 

[hawkssox1]

Town must have less than 75,000 residents. I'll start.

Bozeman, Montana. Was fortunate enough to spend a week in Bozeman this past June. Hiking and fishing is great, very nice restaurant and bar scene, with a couple of breweries located in and around town. Montana State University located there, too. Yellowstone about an hour and half away. Highly recommend.

Isnt that where cops carry pictures of the fb team due to all the rapes?

 

[Jackie Treehorn]

Isnt that where cops carry pictures of the fb team due to all the rapes?

Missoula.

Bozeman is the Ames as Missoula is the Iowa City (without all the rapes)

 

[Old_wrestling_fan]

Galway, Ireland

Been there!

 

[prlyles]

I have heard nice things about Asheville but when I’m riding in that area I always stay in Black Mountain, about 10 miles east of Asheville. That is a small town that I like visiting.

Yeah, Black Mountain is nice. You need to try to make it over to Asheville sometime.

 

[prlyles]

I was going to mention Brevard. And although I don't know the population, Boone, NC.

Boone/Blowing Rock are both nice. Both are good bases for traveling on the Blue Ridge Parkway

 

[FAUlty Gator]

My favorite town on earth is Honfleur France.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

The stretch of towns on Hwy. 61 in Minnesota;

Winona
Lake City
Red Wing

All great little burgs.

 

[Finance85]

Monroeville, AL. Home of Harper Lee (author of To Kill a Mockingbird).

Yes, it's pretty much back woods Alabama. That said, the people are friendly, and genuine.

Others -

Helen, GA
Cherokee, NC
Grand Junction, CO
Franklin, TN

 

[Rifler]

St. Augustine, Florida. It has a real cool vibe like Key West without all the weirdos.

St. Augustine is very cool...

 

[bagdropper]

The stretch of towns on Hwy. 61 in Minnesota;

Winona
Lake City
Red Wing

All great little burgs.

Yep. All the little towns up and down the Upper Mississippi have a degree of serenity to them. I've been to Winona and after a day thought "I could live here". I prefer smaller towns, say 5,000 or lower. I've done some big city living, and have had my fill. But Winona would work too.


I could see living in any number of small towns in the North Woods of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Eagle River WI (pop. 1,500) or Grand Rapids MN (pop. 10,000) come to mind as ones I've been to recently. Hayward WI (2,500) is also a great example.

 

[DaveSnedeker]

Great job, HROT. You guys delivered. Definitely going to check out some of these towns soon.