Awards and Recognition

#1 Smarter Small City in USA
National Resources Defense Council - Smarter Cities Project
"Where to Live & Play Now: The 50 Next Great Towns"
National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Best Place to Live (#27)
CNN and Money.com
Best Small Places for Businesses and Careers
Forbes Magazine
EPA's Green Power Partner of the Year
(Currently ranked #2 in nation for Green Power)Environmental Protection Agency
One of Safest Cities to Live In
Sperling's Best Places
"8 Great Places You Never Heard Of"
Mother Earth News
2nd Overall and first for "Empty Nesters"
"Cities Ranked and Rated: More than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in U.S. and Canada"
Sperling's Best Places
Best Paddling Town in USA
Outside Magazine
Top 11 Cities Nationwide for Cleanest Air
American Lung Association
5th Hottest Boomtown under 150,000
Inc. Magazine
Silver level Bicycle Friendly Community
League of American Bicyclists
Top 10 Dog-friendly Cities in U.S.
Dog Fancy magazine
Top 10 Adventure Towns in U.S.
National Geographic Adventure magazine
2nd Best "Dream Town" for boomers looking to retire
AARP magazine
"The 15 Best Places to Reinvent Your Life"
AARP magazine
1 of 50 Hippest, Healthiest and Adventure-packed Small Cities in America
Men's Journal
No. 7 in Nation for Golf
Golf Digest
1 of Best Places to Retire
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine
Top 10 Dream Towns
Outside magazine
1 of 50 Most Alive and Clean Places to Retire In America - Modern Maturity
Best Small City in the State to Do Business - Forbes magazine