You Know You Live in a Small Town When... (Orlando, Tennessee, cities)

[John1960]

Have you been to Drummond Island?

Drummond Island - Come & Explore Michigan's Ultimate Playground

John

[beachmouse]

Beaver Island is just big enough to have its own K-12 school. When the Lake starts to freeze over, their school basketball teams have to travel by plane for away games.

[porchlight]

Originally Posted by John1960

And 330 of those towns have fewer than 500 people.

FlyoverPeople Small Towns

Now that is my idea of a town. Less than one hundred suits me just fine too!
The only bank in town needs no id to cash a check, no charge to make a copy of something cause they know the nearest other place is twenty miles away. The local gas station/convenience grocery runs tabs for people who need it. When a local little toddler went missing, the mail carrier spread the alarm within minutes to all of us. When she was found sleeping at home behind the sofa, no tabloids were needed. Everyone went home happy. Life is grand.

[John1960]

Music Video, John Mellencamp - Small Town



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eDkAG3R0h8

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by John1960

Have you been to Drummond Island?

Drummond Island - Come & Explore Michigan's Ultimate Playground

John

No, in fact I haven't heard of either island. I had to leave Michigan in 1969 due to a death in the Family.
But most of my Family still live there or have returned.

[CAVA1990]

When the welcome sign at the city limit says the same thing on both sides.

[porchlight]

Our town had it's annual Christmas parade today. We had antique fire trucks, antique tractors, horses, ponies, hay wagons. The cheerleaders marched in full force, as did the elementary school (only school we have) football team. There were several Santas throwing candy, some on horseback, others on golf carts. Lots of reindeer and good cheer. About three hundred people watched the parade go by. Lots came from other small towns nearby as most of our town was actually in the parade.

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by porchlight

Our town had it's annual Christmas parade today. We had antique fire trucks, antique tractors, horses, ponies, hay wagons. The cheerleaders marched in full force, as did the elementary school (only school we have) football team. There were several Santas throwing candy, some on horseback, others on golf carts. Lots of reindeer and good cheer. About three hundred people watched the parade go by. Lots came from other small towns nearby as most of our town was actually in the parade.

We had ours today too, here in Oklahoma.

[Bydand]

Small town Christmas = Having a community Christmas tree and the town Hall hanging onto the Family decorations for the tree.

Yes we have a community Christmas tree and the decorations are a bulb, or decoration from each family in town. After the Elementary School parade downtown to hang their homemade decorations on the tree, then the towns people can hang their family ornament on it. Then everybody stands around and sings Christmas carols and drinks hot chocolate or coffee supplied by the senior center and downtown business's. Kind of hokey and cliched, but also part of what makes this town so great to raise a family in. Later, the "Santa train" will pull into town carrying Santa Clause and stop on the tracks running through town so the kids can climb on board and tell Santa what they want for Christmas. Nope; not on a siding, right on the main tracks. The railroad is a small community minded company that does this for all the towns it services and owns the track to. Marquette Rail (http://www.marquetterail.com/index2.htm - broken link)

[grammarae]

You know you live in a small town if you live on the east side of the road and you are in the country. If you live on the west side of the road you are considered town folk. I live in a town just like this.