We’ve finally thought up a
We’ve finally thought up a solution for those townies who love A2’s exquisite art galleries and home furnishing stores but cringe at the sight of the occasional beer bottle on the lawn of a historic home: move to Saugatuck.
Saugatuck, Michigan, to which we were occasionally coerced to go as a child on family vacations, is basically Ann Arbor without any of the things that the Bobos find irksome. A glance at the town’s website reveals uncanny similarities between Saugatuck and A2, or at least the idealized A2.
Saugatuck is mainly known for its art galleries - it calls itself “The Art Coast of Michigan” - and it does boast an incredibly long list. The town’s retail culture is described thus: “Here you peruse. You don’t ’shop’ here. You savor. You wander along on a sensory journey through a melange of cultures, life-styles and tastes. In a retail world increasingly dominated by bigness and sameness, the shops of Saugatuck/Douglas are almost audacious in their individuality.” And one can “walk - in a safe and friendly environment - to almost everything.”
Best of all, there are no students.