World Directory, North America, United States, Minnesota, Cook County

Grand Marais is a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,353 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cook County. Grand Marais is French for "Big Marsh," but there is no big marsh in the vicinity of Grand Marais. Instead, historians speculate that in the French dialect spoken by the early voyageurs the word marais meant harbor or haven.

World Directory, North America, United States, Indiana, Marshall County

Culver is a town in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Culver is part of Union Township that also includes the communities of Burr Oak, Hibbard, Maxinkuckee and Rutland. The population was 1,539 at the 2000 census. The city is known for its location on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee and the Culver Academies prep school as well as a public school, the Culver Community High School.

World Directory, North America, United States, Michigan, Houghton County

Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,010. It is the county seat of Houghton County. It has been listed as one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America.

World Directory, North America, United States, Ohio, Ottawa County

Put-in-Bay is an incorporated village located on South Bass Island, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The village is a popular summer resort and recreational destination. Ferry service connects it with Catawba Island, Kelleys Island, Port Clinton, and Sandusky, Ohio.

World Directory, North America, United States, California, San Diego

Imperial Beach is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Every year the city holds the annual Sand Castles event, which draws about 400,000 people over three days.

World Directory, North America, United States, Florida, Palm Beach County

Singer Island is located in the east central region of Palm Beach County, Florida. It is part of Riviera Beach, in the South Florida metropolitan area.

World Directory, North America, United States, California, San Diego

Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County section of San Diego County, California. Carlsbad was incorporated in 1952, in large part to generate sufficient funding to connect with the water pipeline running through San Diego County, but also to avoid being annexed by Oceanside. It is one of the most expensive coastal cities in North County, San Diego, and one of the highest-income places in the country.

World Directory, North America, United States, Illinois, Madison County

Established in 1837, the City of Alton is a great place to live, work, grow and prosper.

World Directory, North America, United States, North Carolina, Brunswick County

cvOcean Isle Beach is a town located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the southern end of North Carolina's Atlantic Ocean coastline, with access to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Ocean Isle Beach has many beach houses and second homes, and is a tourist attraction because of its beauty, atmosphere, and proximity to other major beach towns.

World Directory, North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Erie County

Erie is an industrial city on the shore of Lake Erie in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth largest city (after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown).