Who’s YOUR City? Blog

On the shores of Lake Michigan in SE Wisconsin, Kenosha is perfectly situated between Chicago and Milwaukee. A small city feel with big city amenities, Kenosha is a vibrant community of about 100k. We have miles of public shoreline, bicycle lanes, renowned museums, streetcars and walkable neighborhoods. Most exciting to artists is the recent planning of an arts-district neighborhood, KenoshaUnionParkProject(KUPP.) This desination neighborhood is focu sed on attracting diverse, creative residents. The nonprofit visual art center, Lemon Street Gallery, is leading the charge. Be careful if you come to visit…you will definately want to move here!

Sent by Melanie from Kenosha Wisconsin

Chicago is a FANTASTIC place to live, been here all my life. The Lake Michigan, shopping, museums, bike paths, lush green forests, good transportation options, restaurants and bars! The suburbs are fantastic in their own rights, always something to do. The weather is hot, humid, sticky in the summer usually late June - early Sept. Fall is comfortable with a crisp wind. Winters are mild from Nov-Dec with little/ no snow fall. Extremley cold from Jan-March. The weather is always unpredictable.

Sent by s. from Chicago

I have to give my plug for Muskegon, MI.

While it always seems like Muskegon is struggling economically and has a pretty poor reputation for being a blue collar town, Muskegon has really great things going on. There are great natural resources with nearly unlimited access to water. Four distinct seasons mean you won’t get burned out.

You would be hard pressed to find a city Muskegon’s size that has the cultural assets that Muskegon does wit h a symphony and an art museum with the third largest art collection in the Midwest behind only Chicago and Detroit. There are a ton of festivals and community gatherings. Not to mention a rich history. In fact at one time during the lumber era, Muskegon was home to more millionaires than any other place in the country.

So anyway, come and visit, you might want to stay a while.

Sent by Jonathan Witmer from Muskegon, MI

“Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. It is the state’s seventh largest city with a population of 114,024 as of the 2000 census, of which 36,892 (32%) are college or graduate students. Believed to be named for the spouses of the city’s founders and for the stands of trees in the area, Ann Arbor is best known as the location of the main campus of the University of Michigan, which moved from Detroit in 1837.

The city’s economy is currently dominated by education, high tech, and biotechnology. Average home prices and property taxes are well above the state and national medians. The city is also known for its political liberalism and its large number of restaurants and performance venues.” — from Wikipedia