I was just thinking of how I have clinched all of Michigan's 83 counties and was thinking of which one was my favorite. I think after thinking long and hard that Keweenaw is my favorite Michigan county. I just visited Keweenaw for the first time last month and loved it. I loved the remoteness of being near any major city and far off the Interstate. The trip up US-41 is a thing of beauty all the way as is M-26 and I love the northern terminus of US-41. I love small cities and towns and love going to places where hardly anyone goes.
St Louis Co. It's home.
Inyo in California. There are so many outdoor opportunities centered around the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Owens Valley, and Death Valley. The terrain is surreal and massive in scale, totally unique to the rest of the country.
Cook County, if it hadn't become obvious already.
New York County, NY
I can't pick just one!
But my top 5 would be Hamilton, Clinton, Jefferson, Tompkins, and Ontario.
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 10:51:29 AM
I can't pick just one!
But my top 5 would be Hamilton, Clinton, Jefferson, Tompkins, and Ontario.
Why?
I too have several favorites that have different qualities that I like. In no particular order:
Keweenaw
Houghton
Ontonagon (and that adjoining portion of Gogebic that is part of Porcupine Mountains State Park)
Chippewa
Plus several honorable mentions in the UP and northern LP.
I can't come up with a single answer for Kansas.
The state is so...well, normal, that no county really stands out to me. I almost decided to go with a county in the KC area, because I think that's a great city to visit, but then I realized most of the things I like to do there are on the Missouri side.
I really like Porter County. Has Lake Michigan Beaches, suburban areas, and small towns. Easy to get to from Chicago, South Bend, and the SW Michigan coast. If I had known 3 years ago that I would end up working almost entirely from home and rarely commuting to Oak Brook, we would have moved there instead of where we are now.
Others I enjoy visiting often are Marion County for the city, Brown County for the scenery, and St. Joseph County for the ND campus.
It would have to be Logan County, AR. Some of the best fishing can be had in Lake Dardanelle, Paris Lake, and Blue Mountain Lake, and Mt. Magazine gives the best view of it all.
Quote from: kphoger on July 31, 2020, 01:16:06 PM
I almost decided to go with a county in the KC area, because I think that's a great city to visit, but then I realized most of the things I like to do there are on the Missouri side.
The most insightful personality test you can come up with for a Kansas resident: Wyandotte or Johnson?
There's not really a bad county in WI. There are some dull ones (or a lot of dull ones), but outside of Milwaukee County (which is much more prone to crime/poverty than the rest for obvious reasons), I could live in all of them. As for favorites, I'd say Door, Brown, Sheboygan, Vilas, Oneida, and home county Dane.
Brewster County in Texas. Big Bend country!
Quote from: Rothman on July 31, 2020, 12:31:51 PM
Quote from: webny99 on July 31, 2020, 10:51:29 AM
I can't pick just one!
But my top 5 would be Hamilton, Clinton, Jefferson, Tompkins, and Ontario.
Why?
Why can't I pick just one?
Because every county has good, bad, and meh, so there's not a single county that particularly stands out. I love Letchworth State Park, for example, but that's not enough on it's own for me to say Wyoming County is the best county.
Why those five?
The first three because of scenery, and the last two because they're fast-growing and just all-around cool places.
In Wisconsin...Door and Milwaukee.
Quote from: Scott5114 on July 31, 2020, 01:40:34 PM
The most insightful personality test you can come up with for a Kansas resident: Wyandotte or Johnson?
Of course, for a lot of people in the western half of the state–and even the eastern half outside the KC area–their answer might be
Huh?
Quote from: cabiness42 on July 31, 2020, 01:16:19 PM
I really like Porter County. Has Lake Michigan Beaches, suburban areas, and small towns. Easy to get to from Chicago, South Bend, and the SW Michigan coast. If I had known 3 years ago that I would end up working almost entirely from home and rarely commuting to Oak Brook, we would have moved there instead of where we are now.
Others I enjoy visiting often are Marion County for the city, Brown County for the scenery, and St. Joseph County for the ND campus.
I was going to include Indiana since I am in the state quite often and have been for my entire life. I agree with Brown County but didn't know if that was honestly my favorite county I like Switzerland just because it's off the beaten path but Brown County I really enjoyed the time I spent in the Yellowwood State Forest. As I was driving east on SR-46 I saw signs for it and wanting to get off the beaten path I went into the forest. I loved the lake it was very peaceful and relaxing.
We can stretch this out to provinces, I guess...
...my favorite county in Ontario is York (for obvious reasons). But it has NOT been a county since 1971. It is now the "˜Regional Municipality of York', whatever that means.
For Ohio, I'd have to say Ottawa, where my summer "home" is - with neighboring Erie as a close second. Beaches, islands, sailing, (and walleye fishing if you're so inclined), need I say more?
Quote from: kevinb1994 on July 31, 2020, 03:47:23 PM
my favorite county in Ontario is York (for obvious reasons)
Am I just really dull? Your reasons are not obvious to me.
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Quote from: kevinb1994 on July 31, 2020, 03:47:23 PM
my favorite county in Ontario is York (for obvious reasons)
Am I just really dull? Your reasons are not obvious to me.
Rush
Quote from: thspfc on July 31, 2020, 01:40:48 PM
There's not really a bad county in WI. There are some dull ones (or a lot of dull ones), but outside of Milwaukee County (which is much more prone to crime/poverty than the rest for obvious reasons), I could live in all of them. As for favorites, I'd say Door, Brown, Sheboygan, Vilas, Oneida, and home county Dane.
I lived my first 30 years as a WI resident, Allouez, Green Bay, and Madison. I love Brown and Dane Counties, and Door is cool. But my favorite is Marinette. My mom's folks were from there so we went there a lot when I was young, and I have countless fond memories of the area. It's as pretty as Door without all the FIBs, with the added benefit of wild rivers. I've fished in White Potato Lake, attended reunions at Lake Noquebay, and gone camping just across the border at Lake Antoine. It's also cool for geologists; there's a rare esker around Lena and Coleman, plenty of tillable glacial lakebeds with well-preserved moraines along the edges, and the glacial scouring at the High Falls Dam is textbook. I was sad to hear Shaffer's closed. We'd often go there for the fried chicken after visiting my grandparents before KFC came to GB.
I lived in WI and my favorite county there is Douglas County.
I love every county in Maryland, including my home one, Harford, and Baltimore city. Aside from Harford, my favorites are Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Kent, Montgomery, St. Mary's and Talbot.
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Quote from: kevinb1994 on July 31, 2020, 03:47:23 PM
my favorite county in Ontario is York (for obvious reasons)
Am I just really dull? Your reasons are not obvious to me.
Rush
Rush was formed in Willowdale, which isn't in York.
Quote from: STLmapboy on August 01, 2020, 01:10:59 AM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on July 31, 2020, 04:09:17 PM
Quote from: kphoger on July 31, 2020, 04:04:50 PM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on July 31, 2020, 03:47:23 PM
my favorite county in Ontario is York (for obvious reasons)
Am I just really dull? Your reasons are not obvious to me.
Rush
Rush was formed in Willowdale, which isn't in York.
The area was all in the same county, chill. The York you're referring to could also mean Old Toronto itself.
Quote from: epzik8 on July 31, 2020, 10:46:44 PM
I love every county in Maryland, including my home one, Harford, and Baltimore city. Aside from Harford, my favorites are Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Kent, Montgomery, St. Mary's and Talbot.
The southern half of Prince George's outside the nearer DC suburbs is really pretty too. I'd take US 301 (plus US17) back to Tidewater when I to run to DC for work. Captain Billy's is a great place along the Potomac just before the bridge to wait out rush hour if you don't mind getting home at 11 PM. Rural PGC looks like the Delmarva Peninsula just a few miles south of Waldorf and the peninsula itself is amazing, albeit well off anybody's beaten path south of Ocean City.
Harrison County, because of the beaches.
My home county Norfolk, followed by Berkshire.
Quote from: MikieTimT on July 31, 2020, 01:28:34 PM
It would have to be Logan County, AR. Some of the best fishing can be had in Lake Dardanelle, Paris Lake, and Blue Mountain Lake, and Mt. Magazine gives the best view of it all.
Logan is a very close second for me because of Mt. Magazine. However, I would have to go with Newton for my favorite Arkansas county. Between the Buffalo River, the various waterfalls, & Hawksbill Crag; despite how crowded it may be. I will say it is enjoyed best after a good rain, but not too soon after...
Quote from: golden eagle on August 02, 2020, 11:10:03 PM
Harrison County, because of the beaches.
I hope to make it beyond Pensacola someday, as that is due west of there.
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Quote from: epzik8 on July 31, 2020, 10:46:44 PM
I love every county in Maryland, including my home one, Harford, and Baltimore city. Aside from Harford, my favorites are Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Kent, Montgomery, St. Mary's and Talbot.
The southern half of Prince George's outside the nearer DC suburbs is really pretty too. I'd take US 301 (plus US17) back to Tidewater when I to run to DC for work. Captain Billy's is a great place along the Potomac just before the bridge to wait out rush hour if you don't mind getting home at 11 PM. Rural PGC looks like the Delmarva Peninsula just a few miles south of Waldorf and the peninsula itself is amazing, albeit well off anybody's beaten path south of Ocean City.
I love that whole 301 corridor from Bowling Green, Virginia to Bowie. I used to go to Myrtle Beach that way with my family when my dad was the driver. That part of Prince George's County is like a different region from the rest of it, such as Riverdale and Lanham-Seabrook, where my dad was raised.
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Harrison County, because of the beaches.
I hope to make it beyond Pensacola someday, as that is due west of there.
120 miles!
For me I've always had a soft spot for Waupaca (pronounced 'wau-PACK-a') County, WI. Lots of interesting small towns and cities and it's just a fun place to drive around in and explore. Endless little nooks and crannies to poke around in, etc.
:-)
Mike
If I had to select one county in CA in which to reside, it'd be Sonoma -- lived there in the late '80's/early '90's, and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. Scenery: a toss-up between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties -- so much stuff to see but never enough time (historically, passing through en route farther north). Maybe actually after I really retire (yeah, right! -- tried that twice, got roped into something else each time!).
for colorado, it'd have to be jackson. it has such a nice mix of mountains, and flats (north park area), and its pretty rural.. like 3 people and a cow (i said that somewhere else today..)
If I could have afforded Incline Village I would have bought there. As desert cities go Reno is a pretty nice place to live. Lots of wide open space to the north. Mountains, desert, Lake Tahoe, Washoe County, Nevada.
Quote from: gonealookin on August 12, 2020, 12:19:55 AM
If I could have afforded Incline Village I would have bought there. As desert cities go Reno is a pretty nice place to live. Lots of wide open space to the north. Mountains, desert, Lake Tahoe, Washoe County, Nevada.
I really love Esmeralda County but that's largely tied to my involvement in the ghost towning hobby. The fact that such a large swath of land only has about 700 residents and has declined so massively is endlessly fascinating to me.
Bayfield County, WI
From the Big Lake to any of the hundreds of tiny ones; tons of public land, lots of great trout streams, trails for all types of locomotion, waterfalls, and a couple of wilderness areas. It's an outdoorsman's smorgasbord.
Bayfield County is "up north" for those of us who grew up in places others consider "up north".
I'll go with Chaffee County. As a big hiker/mountain "climber", it has the highest amount of 14ers in the state.
Chris
Quote from: triplemultiplex on August 12, 2020, 03:14:59 PM
Bayfield County, WI
From the Big Lake to any of the hundreds of tiny ones; tons of public land, lots of great trout streams, trails for all types of locomotion, waterfalls, and a couple of wilderness areas. It's an outdoorsman's smorgasbord.
Bayfield County is "up north" for those of us who grew up in places others consider "up north".
I'd love to clinch those counties up there especially Cook County, Minnesota I know not in Wisconsin but Bayfield County is on the way. I would love to travel along WI-13 north of US-2.