Why Was This Michigan Town the Worst Summer Destination in the U.S.?
Out of the 100 biggest metros in America, this Michigan city was ranked #100 on the 2021 Best Summer Travel Destinations.
After losing the ability to travel for much of 2020 and 2021, many Americans are itching for a Summer vacation. Wallet Hub just released their study of the 100 best (or worst) Summer travel destinations using these 6 key factors:
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Three cities in Michigan landed in the top 100 most populated metros in the U.S. Let s just say, it wasn t a good showing for the Mitten State in this study. Click here to see the full methodology of the study to understand how Wallet Hub came up with these results.
East of Saginaw and a tad northeast of Frankenmuth is the town of Vassar in Tuscola County. According to
USGenNet, Vassar s beginnings kicked off on March 1, 1849, when James Edmunds, Joseph Grovenor, Townsend North, and James Saunders ended up here while searching for a place to create their own city.
But what to name this new community? It easily could ve been named after one of those four men, but they decided to dub the town Vassar after James Edmunds Uncle Matthew. Proud of his uncle for many reasons, Edmunds was more than pleased to name his new town after him.
Why name it after Matthew Vassar?