One year after winning a national contest, Davenport is in the running again. Last year, USA Today named Modern Woodmen Park the best minor league ballpark in the nation, and now the city has been nominated for Best American Riverfront.
Joe Taylor, president and ceo of the Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau, says USA Today sponsors a contest called "Ten Best" in which readers are asked for nominations, and then given the opportunity to vote.
He thinks the value of the contest is "awareness" - one year later he still hears from people who remember the honor won by Modern Woodmen Park.
One of the other finalists for Best American Riverfront is Dubuque. And Taylor says he and his counterpart in Dubuque have agreed a victory for one will be a victory for both.
Other finalists include Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Milwaukee.
Taylor hopes local residents will vote as often as possible for Davenport - USA Today allows one vote per person per day through October 20th. Go to 10 Best dot com.
