By SALINA POST
ABILENE - Keeping its streak intact, Abilene is a finalist for USA Today’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Best Historic Small Town contest for the fourth year in a row.
“Thank you to the tourism attractions, businesses, residents, employees, volunteers, and leaders who help make Abilene the best historic small town,” said Julie Roller Weeks, Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau director. “Receiving this recognition four years in a row is extra special and recognizes our efforts to market Abilene as a destination.”
Voting began today and will run through 10:59 a.m. on June 6. To vote, visit AbileneKansas.org/votenow or go directly to the contest page for Abilene.
In the previous three years, Abilene has ranked in the nationwide contest as follows.
2021: Fourth Place
2020: Second Place
2019: Fourth Place
According to 10Best Readers’ Choice, the finalists have big histories and small populations – fewer than 35,000 people – making them fun and affordable ways to drive into our nation’s past.
Other finalists include the following.
●Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
●Biddeford, Maine
●Camden, Maine
●Cape May, N.J.
●Carlisle, Pa.
●De Smet, S.D.
●Gettysburg, Pa.
●Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
●Mackinac Island, Mich.
●Mineral Point, Wis.
●Natchez, Miss.
●Natchitoches, La.
●San Elizario, Texas
●Solvang, Calif.
●St. Augustine, Fla.
●Taos, N.M.
●Wickford, R.I.
●Williamsburg, Va.
●Woodstock, Vt.