Coast Guard lighthouse and Lake Superior at Marquette, Mich.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 9:59 a.m.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Idaho town of Lewiston ranked No. 1 on a list of top places to live for hunting and fishing.
Outdoor Life magazine used data to score 200 towns on available sporting opportunities and quality-of-life measures like good homes, schools and jobs. The list appears in the June-July issue and online at http://www.outdoorlife.com.
Lewiston was one of three Idaho towns in the top 10, along with Idaho Falls, tied with Rawlins, Wyo., for third place, followed by Pocatello.
Marquette, Mich., the easternmost town in the top 10, was No. 2 on the list. Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota, was sixth followed by Sheridan, Wyo.
Pierre, S.D., came in at No. 8. Rochester, Minn., better known for the Mayo Clinic than for hunting and fishing, is ninth on the list and is the largest of the 10, with a population of about 99,000. Finishing up in 10th place was Carbondale, Colo., with the smallest population at about 6,000 residents.
