2017 Happiest Seaside Towns

Borrowing this list compiled by Coastal Living, here are the 2017 Happiest Seaside Towns. Number seven is by far my favorite, known for "graceful, Southern living," as we call the Hilton Head area home. Life is short—why not make a coastal paradise your everyday scenery?

1. Grand Haven, Michigan

2. Orleans, Massachusetts

3. Sarasota, Florida

4. Fernandina Beach, Florida

5. Langley, Washington

6. Cape May, New Jersey

7. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

8. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

9. Dana Point, California

10. Camden, Maine