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Old Jul 28th, 2006, 09:26 AM
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grand haven or saugatuck?

Trying to narrow this down a bit.
Which town has more to offer?
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Old Jul 28th, 2006, 01:28 PM
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something to think about.....saugatuck has better restaurants (if that is imprt) - and lots of artsy stuff

grand haven is more laid-back, lots of families (though not too much, just an observation)

all of this of course, imho
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Old Jul 28th, 2006, 05:09 PM
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Well, I know Saugatuck is an area of Fairfield in Connecticut...where is Grand Haven??
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Have been to both. Saugatuck is much quainter, cuter, and has many more shops, artsy fartsy places, restaurants, and cute places to stay.

Grand Haven has a great beach but the town is not so great and can't hold a candle to Saugatuck.

South Haven, which is in between the two, is also a cute town. Its a good compromise between the two.

Best town: Saugatuck
Best beach: Tie between South Haven and Grand Haven

And just to clarify for the other poster - we are talking about lakeside towns in Western Michigan.
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some websites
http://www.saugatuck.com/lodging/lodging_index.asp

http://www.southhavenmi.com/
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Old Jul 29th, 2006, 05:48 AM
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Sorry! should have added MIchigan!

Thanks.just the info I was looking for.
Its just the 2 of us so food and drink is high on the to do list. Nothing fancy....just want to enjoy relaxing after dinner a bit.
Thanks!
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