[marothisu]

I think the problem is that cities near Chicago do not have as much of a cool factor than some cities on the East and West Coasts. Milwaukee, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Detroit and even Minneapolis are not in the same league as Boston, DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, and even Philadelphia.

And while true, I don't think you can fault Chicago with that itself. Everyone is different though so not everyone wants to visit a DC type of city all the time and is fine with Door County. However, I'd bet that the "majority" rules the other way.