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<p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">A
Case Study</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Joseph
J. Green</font></p>
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Arizona University</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Across the United States are
many little known tourist locations. One such location is Saugatuck,
a small city located in Allegan county in south-west Michigan. The
purpose of this study is to highlight one the United State’s small
time tourist locations and explore some reasons someone may or may
not want to visit the city. This study will cover several questions:</font></p>
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public transportation is available?</font></p>
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well is private transportation supported?</font></p>
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type of high and low end lodging is there?</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">What
are a few of the main attractions?</font></p>
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safe is the city?</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">What
is the climate?</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>Transportation</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"> The
city of Saugatuck is divided by the Kalamazoo river. The downtown
area is situated on the east side of the river, with some housing, a
few tourist attractions, and access to Lake Michigan on the west
side. Situated on this river is a hand-cranked chain and pulley
driven ferry that grants quick access across the river, mainly to
access Oval beach on Lake Michigan, for a small fee (Michigan, n.d.).</font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"> The
city also offers a bus service called the Interurban. The Interurban
is an on-demand pickup and drop off service that operates in
Saugatuck township, which covers the cities of Saugatuck and
Douglass, that offers pick ups and drop offs at any location in the
service area. This service permits reservations, and claims to be
able to arrange a pickup within as little as 15 minutes after the
call. The service fee is a mere $1.00 for healthy people 12 and
older, and $0.50 for seniors 62 and over, children under 12, or
persons with disabilities (Saugatuckinterurban.org, n.d.). The
Interurban effectively operates like a cheap taxi service.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"> For
private vehicles the parking situation can be a bit odd in the winter
months. The city enforces something they call “odd/even parking.”
For a few hours every morning 0300-0600, on even numbered days, all
vehicles must be parked on the side of the street with even numbered
buildings, and on odd days, the odd numbered building sides. However,
this only applies from November first until April first, and not
during the summer when many people may prefer to visit
(Saugatuckcity.com, n.d.). </font></font>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>Lodging</b><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: normal">
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Low
cost lodging is available in the area. Such as the AmericaInn Lodge &amp;
Suites located on Blue Star Highway in Douglas close to downtown
Saugatuck and the beach. The Inn claims it starts at $81 dollars a
night and includes a “home style” breakfast. It appears to be
fairly standard lodging one might find for under $100 near small time
tourist locations (AmericInn, n.d.). On the other end of the
spectrum is The Hotel Saugatuck. Rooms start at around $280 a night.
The hotel’s building was originally built in 1865, and has been the
location of many different business over the centuries, evolving
along with the rest of the town of Saugatuck. Currently, however, it
lives its life as a bed and breakfast. The hotel has a Chef on duty
and breakfast is served every morning at a time of the guest’s
choosing. The hotel is located just south of the city with a short
distance to downtown and, thanks to the ferry, to the beach (The
Hotel Saugatuck, n.d.).</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>Attractions</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"> Despite
its small size, Saugatuck has a plethora of activities to participate
in. Saugatuck is known for being a top art center, which “traces
its creative roots back 100 years to the day when The Art Institute
of Chicago established its Ox-Bow School here” (Saugatuck, n.d.).
Dozens of artists from a variety of disciplines, including painters
and sculptors, continue to keep the art community alive.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt"> Dune
rides are another favored activity in the area. Guests ride along in
a dune buggy as the driver races up and down the dunes
(Tripadvisor.com, n.d.). As mentioned earlier, Oval beach is nearby
which allows people to enjoy Lake Michigan (Tripadvisor.com, n.d.).
There is also Mount Baldhead Park. This place is famous for having a
huge staircase that climbs up a fairly steep hill with over 200
steps, and once at the top, one can get a view of Lake Michigan along
with a sandy hill one can travel down and get to the lake
(Tripadvisor.com, n.d.). There is, of course, the kalamazoo river and
the ferry used to cross it that one can explore which was mentioned
earlier. Saugatuck is also home to quite a few museums, restaurants,
specialty stores, a golf course, a center of the arts, landmarks, and
many other activities (Tripadvisor.com, n.d.).</font></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> While
crimes aren’t completely unknown in Saugatuck, the rates are much
lower than other places in the country (Home Security, n.d.).
Considering that the population of the town is under 1000 people,
along with huge influxes of tourism in the warmer months, it would
seem that most information on crime in Saugatuck would be unreliable
at best. Being that the population of people who live there is small,
and that it’s a rather wealthy town, crime among the natives would
appear to be low, but with tourists who come from all over and aren’t
always the same people every year, or at the same time, it’s hard
to gage useful crime statistics.</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>Climate</b></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Saugatuck
has fairly average weather for the midwest. The yearly lows are
around -13F in January with February being the only other month to
dip below 0 degrees on average. The highs can top 90 degrees during
May through September with the highs staying above freezing year
round. Average temperatures, however, find that December through
February are the only months that remain at the freezing point or
below, and most days averaging around 70 degrees or less
(Areavibes.com, n.d.).</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> The
city also has a much better than average air quality index. The
national air quality index is set at 50, with Michigan’s sitting at
a poor 69. A higher number means higher pollution with this index,
and Saugatuck sits in at 29, nearly half that of the national
average, and much more than half the state average. The city has 319
days a year where the air quality is considered good, 46 that it is
considered moderate, and 0 days that the quality is considered poor
for sensitive people or unhealthy for the general public
(Areavibes.com, n.d.). It’s safe to conclude that Saugatuck is a
pretty good place to breath, regarding pollution.</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Precipitation
wise, Saugatuck gets plenty of it with it’s average of 2.2 inches
of precipitation a month. However, some days can meet or exceede the
monthly averages on their own. In June, despite the average being 2.4
in a month, it has been recorded that a single day can reach as high
as 5 inches (Areavibes.com, n.d.). As for snow, Saugatuck generally
gets about 78 inches per winter (Bestplaces.net, n.d.).</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Saugatuck’s
minimum wind speed stays under 5MPH all year long, but doesn’t seem
to hit 0 MPH except in September. Average wind speeds stay at or
above 5MPH, yet stay below 10MPH. The highs, however, can be as high
as around 25MPH in March and November, with the highs typically being
20MPH or lower (Areavibes.com, n.d.).</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>Natural
Diasters</b></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Tornados
rarely come near the city, but they do occur. 1956 witnessed the
largest tornado in the Saugatuck area which was a category F5 which
resulted in 17 deaths and 292 injuries. Average yearly tornados is 1,
but from 1950-2014, only 49 tornados have struck the area, and rarely
does anyone get injured (Homefacts.com, n.d.).</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Since
1935 there have been 0 earthquakes in Saugatuck (Homefacts.com,
n.d.). Though six have been recorded since 1930, the end of a
hurricane has been known to find its way into Michigan. In 2008
hurricane Gustav found it’s way up through the golf of Mexico,
eventually passing through Saugatuck, and ending at Lake Huron
(Homefacts.com, n.d.). Overall, Saugatuck seems safe from many
natural disasters.</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt"><b>Conclusion</b></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Saugatuck
Michigan is a nice little town in South West Michigan worth taking a
look at for vacation for a variety of types of people. There are many
attractions from historical landmarks to fine dining, from hiking
through the woods to riding the dunes, from shopping gift and
specialty shops, to viewing the local art scene. Public
transportation is exceptionally cheap, on-demand, and full service.
Lodging is available from the low end at $80 a night type of affair,
to a bed and breakfast in a historical building. The town appears to
be safe and secure for tourists of all kinds to appreciate what the
city has to offer. The pollution is low making it a safe place to
visit for people with air sensitivity issues, and even for healthy
people, it may be nice to get out and breathe air rated at nearly
half the pollution levels of the nation at large. Natural disasters
rarely strike, and when they do it results in minimum damage. The
only thing one could reasonably find complaint with is the rather low
average temperatures and perhaps the rain and snow, but the snow is
easily evaded (or enjoyed) by carefully planning a trip. Saugatuck,
Michigan is a nice, safe, healthy place to go to get away from home.</font></p>
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