So you’re tired of big city living, are you? Want to get closer to a simpler space, were folks know each other and take care of their own? You may want to check out some of these towns. They’ll give you that comforting small town feel, plus beautiful scenery to boot.
- Acme
Erik Przekop/Flickr It looks so peaceful and relaxing here.
- Alden
Mark Cameron/Flickr As of 2010 the population here was 125 people… Talk about getting to know your neighbors.
- East Jordan
Lis Bokt/Flickr This town is own the beautiful Lake Charlevoix.
- Gaylord
Dan Perry/Flickr This town is the smallest settlement in America to be an active serving location of the Roman Catholic cathedral.
- Gladstone
“2009-0619-Gladstone-Welcome” by Bobak Ha’Eri - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0619-Gladstone-Welcome.jpg#/media/File:2009-0619-Gladstone-Welcome.jpg This town is named after “Happy Rock.” Must say something about the place.
- Hamburg
“Hamburg Township Michigan Township Hall” by Dwight Burdette - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons What a great town of Hamburg, a hamlet among towns.
- Iron Mountain
“2009-0619-IronMountain-CH” by Bobak Ha’Eri - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons This town is named after the lucrative iron ore historically found all over the place in this UP community.
- Lexington
VasenkaPhotography/Flickr As of 2010 1,178 people populated this town. What a way to get away from it all.
- Mt. Pleasant
daBinsi/Flickr This small town sits on the old Isabella Indian Reservation.
- Petoskey
“2009-0619-Petoskey-MineralWellPark” by Bobak Ha’Eri - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons Ernest Hemingway set several of his short stories in this quaint little town. Inspiring, no?
Sounds so appealing, especially when in the midst of all the noise of a big city. Tell us, which smaller town do you live in and why do you love it?
Erik Przekop/Flickr
It looks so peaceful and relaxing here.
Mark Cameron/Flickr
As of 2010 the population here was 125 people… Talk about getting to know your neighbors.
Lis Bokt/Flickr
This town is own the beautiful Lake Charlevoix.
Dan Perry/Flickr
This town is the smallest settlement in America to be an active serving location of the Roman Catholic cathedral.
“2009-0619-Gladstone-Welcome” by Bobak Ha’Eri - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0619-Gladstone-Welcome.jpg#/media/File:2009-0619-Gladstone-Welcome.jpg
This town is named after “Happy Rock.” Must say something about the place.
“Hamburg Township Michigan Township Hall” by Dwight Burdette - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons
What a great town of Hamburg, a hamlet among towns.
“2009-0619-IronMountain-CH” by Bobak Ha’Eri - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons
This town is named after the lucrative iron ore historically found all over the place in this UP community.
VasenkaPhotography/Flickr
As of 2010 1,178 people populated this town. What a way to get away from it all.
daBinsi/Flickr
This small town sits on the old Isabella Indian Reservation.
“2009-0619-Petoskey-MineralWellPark” by Bobak Ha’Eri - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons
Ernest Hemingway set several of his short stories in this quaint little town. Inspiring, no?
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