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Saugatuck/Douglas has lots to "BEACH" about! That's the conclusion of yet another mass-media outlet, travel web site Concierge.com which rates us one of 11 Great American Beach Towns. Concierge.com, part of the Conde' Nast Publications empire, "dug up" 11 "sea de escapes" that, given gas prices and the economy, make for happy, affordable vacations.
"We want close," writes Sarah Tuff, with an all-knowing use of "we" we forgive, since her article sings our praises. "We want old-fashioned. We want a town where we can park the car, drag a beach chair and a book to the sand, and then shuffle down the boardwalk in our flip-flops for fried clams and an icy-cold can of beer; a place with fireworks, friendly locals and sticky scoop shops," Tuff says. Saugatuck/Douglas has all of this, of course, not the clams & the boardwalk!!!!! Tuff cites Saugatuck/Douglas for "Dunes that will remind you of Cape Cod and khaki beaches that mimic Malibu-right in the heart of the Midwest! Combine an awe-inspiring landscape with the aw-shucks attitude of a small town, and you get Saugatuck," she says. "American Style" mag has named us one of America's top-25 art destinations the last nine years running as "Michigan's Art Coast." General Motors Co.'s new 30 second TV commercial featuring Saugatuck as a one-tank trip from Detroit or Chicago in an eco-friendly Chevy Impala. The Convention Vistors Bureau of Saugatuck furnished footage and worked w/GM's ad agency on the effort, being aired through Labor Day in greater Detroit and Canada. Just click here to view. Also, the Convention Vistors Bureau of Saugatuck is working with New York Times travel writer Monica Davey for an upcoming story & Conde' Nast want to syndicate the Concierge.com feature on MSNBC Travel. JUST CALL OR EMAIL WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN! WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU AROUND!!!! |
