Nicest of the Nice

FORGET CHRISTMAS (at least for now) because around here, this is the nicest time of the year.

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That's because it's when we proudly announce the winner of our Nicest Places in America contest. This year, our ninth annual, the winner might've earned finalist honors in years past just for being the cool, creative, welcoming, proudly weird place that it is. But lately, this place has shown us all what it means to be nice when Mother Nature is being anything but. Think you know where we're talking about? To find out, turn to page 50.