do small towns like in hallmark movies really exist

Thanks for commenting. My husband and I are going to try and restore the home and register it with the historical society – or make it a B&B. Welcome to my website Janiece. . . That would be a good wish to have Mr. Roarke grant. Can you imagine? Everyone keep looking and share the info when you find it! I found your website when I was trying to identify where certain Hallmark movies were filmed. It’s been years and still we are all searching for a town that has the community feeling we’ve been missing. As we are watching a Hallmark Christmas this very moment we were reminded of our wish. Wow! So sad as I loved it in a Christmas movie. Also, the beautiful old stone church on the hill is amazing! I am in for creating this town sooner than later. Welcome to my website Melissa. Where there is a will, there is a way. With only 691 residents, Saxton epitomizes the small towns featured in Hallmark movies. I wonder how we would go about doing it? . Welcome to my website Pam. I will keep you ladies posted! Thanks for sharing that. You can also take pictures during the annual recreation of the famous painting, when vintage cars covered in snow are parked on main street for maximum authenticity. I dream of a Hallmark town too but I don’t think they exist. Loraine, Forks is the small town that the Twilight books are based upon. Times have changed and with it, people have gotten busier and more self-absorbed. Where everyone has a yard sale on the same day and you just walk or drive around the town to everyone’s place to see if you can help a neighbor out by buying something from them. Welcome to my website Cheryl. . I am sure many exist and maybe finding one is part of the adventure. Enjoy that era minus the open sewers at New Castle’s annual Dickens Experiences, where you’ll attend a Victorian ball, enjoy high tea, and mingle with costumed characters before a live performance of A Christmas Carol. I have, unfortunately, been to lots of small towns that are not thriving. I love that concept! I too would love to live and retire in a “Hallmark” kind of town. Very small and quaint. Weston, Missouri everyone, let’s check this one out. Yes very commercialized and very cliquey…when my eldest sister was molested by an older neigbor man there in 1960, my entire family moved 120 miles away to get away from this little town. Welcome to my website Autumn. LOL Thanks for the vote of confidence for writing the story. The sprawling market is filled with Christmas regalia; fresh-baked goodies; warm, cinnamony drinks; and other stuff to fill the air with cheer. Oh, I remember “Fantasy Island” Yuri! Welcome to my website Rod. The search continues for those places. The magical settings from your favorite holiday flicks really do exist! Welcome to my website Hopelessly Hallmark Townlife – like your name. . As far as Dahlonega this is where I went to college. The once thriving economy is terrible. Looks like we have a small town to check out everyone! Do they really exist? ... small town when the movie … Why not create your “Hallmark” town in Creswell, NC? Another town to check out. Nope. Welcome to my website Cheyenne. The magical settings from your favorite holiday flicks really do exist! I live in a small town but a short drive from here is a town called Yates Center KS. Everyone knows each other by name and stops to chat with each other. My sister lives in a small town in Maine, South Bristol. Christmas In These 7 Delaware Towns Looks Like Something From A Hallmark Movie. I know Good Witch is filmed in Canada but finding a small town like Middleton over in America would be a dream come true. Businesses cannot afford to stay. I’m intrigued. Every year I dream about being in a town such as in the Hallmark movies. Let’s hope someone can tell us of some small Hallmark movie type towns. And what you might miss while ignoring the screen are the fantastic holiday settings many of them inhabit, from classic old homes to charming town squares. I’m another kindred spirit looking for the hallmark town. It’s the Stockbridge from Rockwell’s famous “Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas” painting, so while plenty of New England towns go all out for Christmas, this is the poster child. Even a caring, friendly neighbor seems difficult to find these days, let alone a whole town! Filipino’s also celebrates long Christmas holidays and we have different tradition here that you can also enjoy. Again thank you for having this site and for knowing so many more people feel the same. Welcome to my website Linda! Welcome to my website Jessica. You have failed to learn the required lessons of a Hallmark holiday fantasy. . I am back to take care of elderly and disabled family and frankly the town has changed very little in terms of being caring and warm. I know that San Antonio and New York City would be too big to qualify for the small town status, but maybe some of these other towns? Several websites you can check out: At my age it’s a little too late for me. Oh I’m so glad for another suggestion Jenny. Return to New York City: do not pass go, do not collect $200. The people if the town knew this and knew that’s his familys livelihood. Each movie differs from the other, of course, but it's a long-running joke that all Hallmark movies start and end in similar ways. Alright everyone, let’s look into Black Mountain, North Carolina. Hi everyone, We call it the Town of Hallmark. Thanks for commenting. I live in Silicon Valley and I am just not sure if a place like that even exists in USA ( let alone Bay area). Please keep us updated on your efforts. I’m in. Thanks for commenting. Thanks for the heads up on Creswell, NC. I think Hallmark and the like has encouraged us to find that kind of living that makes you feel good and always want to do for each other and still be able to fulfill the desire for a true love. Whether you live in the country, the suburbs, or a city, you could create a community with your neighbors. I also enjoy many books about small towns. Thanks for commenting. thanks for this site!! Welcome to my website and thanks so much for sharing your town with us. Whether it's a small-town girl making it big in the city or a city-slicker who has to rough it in a small town – it's all gold. The parade hits land for the Christmas Past festival later in the month, where Santa and a massive crowd of carolers roam the streets. I’ve Google so many of the towns in movies from the holiday season and yet to be successful in their existence. I just moved to Florida from my dream small town… Crozet, VA. It’s about 15 mins outside of Charlottesville tucked at the base of the Shenandoah Mountains. I visited niagara by the lake and after an afternoon of wine tasting (they have several great wineries. I am so glad i got to read your site and all of the people on here talking the way i have been, how i feel too. “I think we all have to just make our lives and those around us like a Hallmark movie,”’is excellent advice. I know it snows in N. GA. sometimes but I don’t know if it does that much. I cam from a small town originally, but the town is dying as there is no business to draw in the young and keep the small town feel alive. I’m watching a Hallmark Christmas movie right now.I would so love to live in a small town like the ones in these movies.It would be a dream come true to have such close friends and neighbors. So do my kids, who are now all grown. The shops are almost all locally owned and almost everyone knows or recognizes each other. There are your dreams came true to life ! I am on the hunt for small town feel as well, yet one that is thriving. . . Definitely worth checking out. Mountains, some snow, small colleges, quant shops and restaurants are plentiful. Hugs for all of us Hallmark and small town lovers <3, Welcome to my website Alex. I love that you are willing to try to create that feeling in your town. , Hello everyone! Let’s keep looking everyone! Enter malls, strip malls, large chain stores etc, and we saw the demise of nice little communities. . I am about to try to do just that. I Googled ” In search of the best hallmark towns in Tennesee or North Carolina ” and found my way here. Welcome to my website Cynthia. . There is even a old fashioned general hardware store. I currently live in Florida and am searching for a town I can call home. I will definitely be looking into it. Ok ladies! The Real-Life Small Town in Hallmark's 'A Majestic Christmas' Is Full of Holiday Spirit. Tourist/vacation locations. I found the Asheville area of North Carolina to be beautiful when I went through it, but I don’t know enough about it to give any feedback. What about it everyone? Would love to live a good life in a beautiful town with seasons celebrate the holidays with kind People but yet where you can make a decent living but yet enjoy life one say at a time celebrating the Holidays. In reality, the majority of people are vaguely neurotic, prejudiced, judgey, defensive, etc. That is definitely an unusual name for a town. 1. I am holding out hope that there are actually small towns out there that are for real. I have a friend that lives near Elko Nevada she is in spring creek says its just what i am looking for so i am going to go check it out. I long for a place like the Hallmark movie towns. I’m from Poland and I have a favour to ask for all of you I would love to see more amazing movies with small towns and beautiful stories I would love you for suggest some. But I always have that desire to find one of those towns. Let’s take a look at it shall we everyone? I will have to look into Boothbay Harbor Linda. The ones I’ve seen its more keeping up with the joneses instead of love thy neighbor. Welcome to my website Jim. Stop back by here after you’ve visiting Solvang and let us know how that visit was. Welcome to my website tmarie and thanks for the input. I to am looking that town, to visit around the holiday, but I have to ask myself am I Christmas romantic and this only happens on Hallmark movies. Now you can visit the picture-perfect Hallmark movie towns in real life! Do you live or know about a small town like this? I’m excited to have found this website…full of people also seeking that cozy, quaint, friendly Hallmark-like town! , Well for those who are from small towns like that or little old hole in the wall Country towns like that you look for something different I’m from a country town called Whitwell in Tennessee I want to find a different Little City 1 with cute men and Fantasies and a Hallmark Movie Town so thank you for this website and if anyone knows of a small town other then the one I’m from that’s productive and quaint and exciting with Christmas festivals and other Hallmark Channel festivities I wouldn’t mind hearing about them other than that my dream is to move to New York thank you again for your website it was exactly what I was looking for. I was just reading these replies as I was thinking of the same as your daughter Debbie. And hey, the chance to be an extra in a Hallmark movie. Aug 25, 2018 - A few filming locations for your favorite Hallmark Christmas flicks were charming, ... 8 Hallmark Christmas Movies Filmed In Real-Life Small Towns. Love love the Hallmark movies I guess I’m a hopeless romantic☺. My dream is to move my family to a small quaint town in America where you can walk down the street and be greeted by everyone who walks past you just like you see in these Hallmark movies. I remember reading a Love Inspired series where a philanthropist purchased a small town and proceeded to revitalize it by recruiting small business owners to move to the town. But, a closer look reveals that serve primarily as tourist/vacation spots rather self-contained towns. Wouldn’t it be great if Hallmark set up a town like Disney did – then all of us who wanted to live there, could . Featuring small towns with local cafes, friendly neighbors who call each other by first name, and a whole line up of Christmastime activities, these movies stir something in even the toughest Grinch. The town Julia Roberts goes to in Sleeping with the Enemy is Cedar Falls, Iowa and as great of a place as Iowa is, Cedar Falls is not that small of a town and it is located right next to Waterloo, Iowa which has a reputation for crime. Welcome to my website Julie Anne. Welcome to my website Christina. Wonder if it as quaint as we all would like. I have to agree with the previous post that if a place like Disney has done open up for town life operations would obtain a great turn out from people of very diverse cultures. I actually looked up Butters North Carolina and found that it is high in crime. Glad Im not alone, sad we dont have a big list yet! . Perhaps if enough of us search for, envision and write about this special place, we can bring it into being in our experience. Welcome to my website Ryan. I’m a Hallmark fan as well. Almost feels like we all need to get together and make a town of our own. . Where are you in Az?? On top of that everyone has their own unique vision of what ideal looks like, and not everyone would agree. Sigh. Keyser was the home place of Jack Rollins, who wrote Frosty the Snowman. I live in a super small town. The weather is very nice, and the cost of living and crime are rate are low. It seems quaint but without the snow. I believe if we had tree lighting ceremonies or a school in the actual town where we could do the Christmas Pageants or Santa Dinners or other fund raising it’d be great. Time is the key — from some of the posts here it seems like people were disappointed that the town they chose wasn’t as friendly as they’d hoped. We are looking for the same thing for next Christmas. My daughter and I actually stayed in Dahlonega last fall when we were attending a wedding there (they started filming on the movie the day after we left!). I have been to Dahlonega GA. August 2020. I especially live the holiday movies and absolutely live the towns. I get more name recognition from the Starbucks which is twenty miles away than I do from the local grocery store. . Miss it so much- no where comes close to a hallmark movie like this place ❤️ Definitely worth a visit to this area for a wine and mountain lover. I have been telling my family that I want to live in a small quaint town just like you see in a hallmark movie… they are just so sweet looking. Agreed Kathy. In order for a town to exist the way they do in these towns, everyone would have to be independently wealthy and pay taxes or make donations to city services. Synopsis, disparate group of romantics search for a Hallmark town brings us all together on a website… we go about trying to recreate a Hallmark town and along the way we stumble, fall, argue, some of us fall in love with each other and ultimately we all prevail as we discover how to find in ourselves what we are all searching for! Leavenworth Washington, my father in laws mother lived there it’s gorgeous. I have not been there. Of course small mountain towns exist, just not like the ones on those Hallmark movies lol. It seems as though there are enough of us that we could make it work! I’m one of the sad stories of once small town that was ruined by too many people moving here and bad policies. It would be wonderful if they really existed! I’m in!!! Not that you’d really want to live in 19th-century London, per se, but if you could handle the chamber pots flying out the window, it might be cute to live like A Christmas Carol for a couple of days. . The lake also has an image of Old Man Winter who showers the trees in snowflakes. Welcome to my website Sarah. So sad. Welcome to my website Krista. I am excited about finding this site and look forward to hearing about the small towns that Hallmark inspires us to look for. It would also be great to come across love . Stunning wilderness, ocean, forests, mountains, lakes and rivers. Seems like even the minor quaintness of life is expensive. We watch Christmas shows from Thanksgiving on and my daughter has always wanted to rent a place right our of a Hallmark movie. I like that idea Welcome to my website Jazzy. . If you click a link and buy something, I receive a commission for the sale. Welcome to my website Angie. If colonial America holds more charm for you, jump on New Castle’s Spirit of Christmas tour, where you’ll wander through historic homes and churches dating back over 200 years decorated in Christmas splendor. Still, I hope we can discover this magical place! . One where the residents have shared values. I haven’t found anything that quite fits yet. I’m glad that there are others who wish the same, I like the idea to build our own Hallmark town!! It’s a great place with old fashion bowling, small bandstands on the beach, small country stores and delicious breakfast diners. Susana Ramírez/Stocksy. It is certainly true that real life brings additional things to consider. It has a population of around 1700 people. My family is in! Hi Teri, I’m going to check out this list. It’s about, yep, you guessed it – a small town. . Where is this place??? While most of the towns in those movies are fictional, dozens of small towns around America look just as magical in the winter. Some are nice, but most are more concerned about their lives than those of their neighbors. I’ve given a lot of thought to this topic over the years… not just when the Hallmark Christmas movies appear, but also when watching reruns of Gillmore Girls and other shows/movies which feature these idealized towns. new holiday films this year (we'll update … 11 Small New England Towns That Would Look Great In Hallmark Movies , Welcome to my website Roberta. The Good Witch is my ultimate favorite, but so are the holiday movies. Who’s going to put this together so we can make it happen!! Welcome to my website Sheila and thanks for sharing that. I live in NYC, and although it is beautiful around Christmas time, the traffic, harsh winters, etc…gets kind of tiring. Oh that is really sad Roxanne. Welcome to my website. Wow that is awesome wish I could make it the right about now. My, that does sound like a beautiful place Miranda. I’m sorry that you’ve had that negative experience. Let’s build our own town. The town is very community oriented and is in the beautiful PNW on the Olympic Peninsula. Created: April 2017 --- Victor J. The people are warm and welcoming if you are a permanent resident. It’s such a beautiful, quaint town. I also visited Southport this summer because of all the movies: Safe Haven, I know you did last summer, the notebook but it still was a bit big for me…i literally want a Main Street with everything on it, including a Gazebo! Oh yay! Welcome to my website Christy and thanks for the recommendation. I’m going to look Kane, PA up Denise. Hope you all are doing well You might as well include me in this list of Hallmark seekers I agree with Deb there are a few things to consider, when I was in search of that Hallmark town there was a few sites that mention places in Vermont, Maryland etc. I especially like the TV series “Cedar Cove”, which is based on the book series by Debbie Macomber. We should check it out. It is so sad when you see these towns with half of their storefronts boarded up. My friend and I love Hallmark movies all year.. We also want to find the perfect quality Vermont town where everybody knows you, the breakers always have fresh baked croissants and cookies and there is always a big town celebration of Christmas…. 10 Real-Life Towns Where Hallmark Christmas Movies Were ... places full of Christmas joy and charm actually exist? If we all wanted that same ideal world, we would probably already be living in it. , I also have been looking for one of those towns and would be nice if I could find love as well. I think we all have to just make our lives and those around us like a Hallmark movie. , Not yet Nicole, but I don’t live close enough to the ones that have been suggested to check them out. OMG! . Check out Cedarburg, Wisconsin. It.Is.So.Sad! I’m still hopeful that those communities exist though. …for the way things used to be, which still lives on in these Hallmark movies. The small towns are usually picture-perfect, but sometimes Hallmark Movies center on a small town with just "good bones" -- that is, a community with a cute look that has seen its better days. I’m a sucker for a town like the ones these movies are based out of. Thanks for commenting. So happy to see I’m not the only one wishing to live in a small town that has a close knit community like you see on hallmark. Interested in going south, currently in Gettysburg, PA, Welcome to my website Brandy. Welcome to my website Pam. So sad. Do they really exist? I was searching for such a place this morning as I came across your post. …hic) I was in no state to drive back. Our family’s prayed for that for a long time…, Welcome to my website Debbie. Welcome to my website Jenny. I urge all young folks to find such a place and make it great! . Check it out, it’s a lovely place to live! Thanks for commenting. They light up the square as a town but that is about it. I live near a small town. I’m binge watching “The Good Witch” and love the idea of living in a small town. Definitely recommend if you are looking for a Hallmark, quaint, ski village. . I am with you. It’s been my dream since Northern Exposure, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, to Ghost Whisperer, to find a Small town you can walk everywhere! Now I’m wishing for a new place to raise my kids. . This small, darling town located in rural Bedford County is full of holiday cheer and friendly faces. Thanks for commenting. I just sold my house in Long Beach California and i am about to hit the road this next month to go find what i am looking for. Its seems that small towns in the U.S. now fall into several categories: 1. On December 13-14, the city hosts its annual Christmas in the Adobes, when 19th-century Mexican adobe homes are done up in their Christmas finest, giving you a feeling of Christmas on the old California frontier. Last Christmas I told my daughter that I want to experience a small town Christmas instead of watching them on television. 0 0. I wonder though…could we all possibly be searching for nostalgia? With everyone so busy, it just takes longer and a pretty consistent effort to develop new relationships and become part of the community. I completely relate to that Cindy! I’m sorry to learn about your sorrow, but thank you for your valuable insight. A Small Town Christmas Stars: Kristoffer Polaha and Ashley Newbrough. And the Candlelight Evening highlights the season at the Farmers’ Museum, where 150 carolers serenade horse-drawn sleighs as they drift through the museum’s snowy grounds. Thanks for telling us about Weston, Missouri. I started watching the occasional Hallmark movie after coming out of an ugly relationship with an alcoholic. I’m also wondering if a place exists! The porches along Main Street are filled with carolers, and visitors can take guided tours of the homes Rockwell made famous. Again repetative, I have the same dream. It’s been awhile since the last comment, I’m sure the Hallmark Christmas movies bring out the small town longing in many of us and now we’re way out of season. Welcome to my website Garrie. I want to live in the town like Hart of Dixie! I’ve been looking myself to hopefully try and find a quaint town with the lovely homes but yet can be productive business wise. Thanks for commenting. Oh how I wish there were a simple, old-fashioned town to live in where there are no alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals, or vehicles. We were very happy there and lived the Hallmark life for many years. Just like it's seeming as if all the Netflix Christmas movies are connected and exist within one universe, Hallmark's Evergreen franchise is just as interwoven. . I’m watching a hallmark movie right now and I can just imagine myself living in one of those small town. , I’m all for that idea l’d love to find a place like that and start a little town.I’m so over this city stuff is I live the Hall mark channel, Welcome to my website Yvonne. I pray that God will send you people to welcome you and show you that you are loved. , Hi! If you try to address any of it, you are written off as some kind of ‘prude’, ‘moral policing’, or even a ‘bigot’. Thanks for the suggestion. A sense of community and connections could be formed in the adult community and then extended out into the broader community for more atmosphere. PLEASE tell us about it! I was thinking the same thing. Hi Julie! Hi everyone I think we have the plot for a Hallmark movie here….. Lorraine I think you should write the story…. Life is never that perfect, anywhere. It’s a town in Onterio called “Niagara by the lake.” I would love to visit that one someday! I think we really ahould form our own town and make it like we live in Hallmark time! my family and friends think i am stupid and just a day dreamer my weekends are watching Hallmark movies just wishing i could find a place to live like that. Of course, there are exceptions — but if a Hallmark Christmas movie begins in a bustling metropolis, you can pretty much bet your bottom dollar that the main character is going to find themselves learning the true reason for the season in a cute, cozy, tiny town fit for a snow globe. Our oldest daughter is looking for the man of her dreams/love if her life. Does anyone know about Sisters, Oregon or Bar Harbor, Maine? ( The whole package). Wow!!! The town has become a regional attraction in the Charlotte area with over 300,000 cars driving through to take in the lights most years. Happy Holidays to you ALL! Hi Loraine! Thanks for commenting. I too, as many people have said previously, been looking for a town like those in the Hallmark movies when I stumbled across your website. It is amazing to see so many like minded people in one place, all looking for the same quaint little town. . August 2020. (We know there are many more charming little towns out there that aren't included on this list—share your favorite small town in the comments below!) A California beach town isn’t typically the kind of place you’d expect to spend the holidays cozied up in a Victorian bed and breakfast, but this small town might do Christmas better than anywhere in the Golden State. Welcome to my website Peggy. They're backdrops for falling in love while strolling down Main Street, and they do exist. I think I just convinced myself to stay home for Christmas! Here are nine that feel just like the movies. Like so many of you, I love Christmas and everything Hallmark! I was literally thinking the same thing. Listen to the Lifetime Uncorked Podcast here! Welcome to my website Duane. But I do wonder if I will ever find my true little Hallmark town. I found you when I searched, “I want to retire in a Hallmark town.” If we can’t find one preexisting maybe we could build one! Right now, the town in Iowa is very small, but when I went to visit, they “don’t take kindly to outsiders” from Arizona. I noticed that one of them was actually used for a Hallmark movie. Welcome to my website Betsy. Hi, My name is Duane. My little town was a nice place at one time. Welcome to my website Jacqueline. . I would love to visit a small town like those Hallmark ones. . You never know when someone will recommend a town that is close enough for you to check out. I think that might be harder to find than the small town. Also, you are the first person I have encountered in my 50+ years that spells your name the same way my 82 year old mom’s is spelled – “Loraine with 1 ‘r.’”. I have so many times thought the same thing also. , Just the reason it should qualify…176…mmm…we actually live outside of Montoursville, PA…not sure what pop is…town would qualify for hallmark but the people are very clicqy…Wellsboro PA would qualify too every Christmas they do a Charles Dickens Christmas and they dress for the period and have cool stuff for sale. Welcome to my website Deb and thank you for the great insight. http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/holidays/articles/facebook-favorites-towns-with-holiday-spirit, Welcome to my website and Thanks for sharing this with us Latoya. I too am in Jacksonville, FL. Maybe we should all just form our own town I’d help with the Xmas festival every year…lol, Welcome to my website Macie. . I am searching some place in Oregon (I live in California and forgot to budget for the vacation). Where the people of the town share in each others sorrows and joys? . The hunt is still going. Welcome to my website Mark! . I like the idea of creating our own wonderful small town. Search for a topic, destination or article, We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. Thanks for commenting. Every year the tree lighting and Weinachten take place in the town square. We visited Southport, NC over the summer. Are you from Frankenmuth? I’m not sure if they really exist but I am not giving up. I do not have any recommendations since I haven’t been able to visit any of the places that others have recommended. Are there really any small towns that are like the ones depicted in the ... Are there really any small towns that are like the ones depicted in the movies Hope Floats ... to live in one. Wow! Welcome to my website Peggy and thanks for the great references. I am originally from New England and while I loved living there the cost and tons of snow drove me out. Heck I’m ready to find some people so we can buy some property and make our own small town lol. I grew up in Florida but spent my summer in York, Maine. So peaceful and relaxing. My wife had DVR & watched every Hallmark Christmas movie and I believe that’s the type of town she is looking for. I realize this is an old post, but almost exactly said the words voiced by Loraine just this morning to my husband. I’m a little envious. That was my don’t laugh comment. In my Hallmark town search, Black Mountain, NC is my dream. I vaguely remember hearing about some in the New England area. . Community Spirit. . I think we all just want to live in a place where we feel welcome, don’t we? Preserved Old Town. Thanks for sharing that with us Allyson and welcome to my website. Welcome to my website Cecilia. I’m off to google that one right now. Here is a celebration for the man of her dreams/love if her life are able enjoy. Millions in Houston, for a Hallmark Christmas movies hall and sometimes our ambulance building for fund Raising the... 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