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Ann Arbor is the located within the Washtenaw County. The city is considered to be Michigan’s seventh largest city. According to the 2000 census, the city has a population of 114,024. The main theme and center piece for the city is the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor is recognized for its urban setting and acres of parks.

Ann Arbors is warm during most of the summer with the average high temperatures in the 70s. The month of July is the warmest month for the city. During the winter time, January is considered the coolest month with average temperatures in the 20s. The month of August has the most rainfall with an average 3.7 inches of rain.

The city of Ann Arbor is filled with cultural events. The University of Michigan sponsors several events throughout the year. The Museums at the University of Michigan has several dedications to art, archaeology, and natural history. The majority of the museums are located on the Central Campus. The museums include a planetarium, art galleries, several cultural collections of ancient artifacts, and a collection of over 15 million specimens representing birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects.

One of the main annual events for the city of Ann Arbor is the Ann Arbor Film Festival. The festival is considered to be the second oldest film festival in North America. The festival attracts more than 2,000 filmmakers from more than 30 different countries. The festival openly accepts film and video of all lengths and genres. Viewers can expect to find experimental, narrative, documentary, animated, and other types of film in the festival.

Ann Arbor has 27 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 2 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 0 hotels have completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating while the other 2 properties are purported to be "Green" but have not yet shared their eco-initiatives with iStayGreen.org.

In Ann Arbor there are 25 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of Michigan there is a total of 834 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 56 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 21 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Ann Arbor hotels, Ann Arbor resorts, Ann Arbor bed & breakfasts, and Ann Arbor extended stay accommodations.

When planning your Ann Arbor vacation, or travel to Ann Arbor we encourage you, before you book, to check rates and availability of "Green" rated hotels and lodging. In most cases we have found eco-friendly Ann Arbor MI accommodations to be price competitive with the unrated Ann Arbor hotel room rates.You may even save money and at the same time be doing something good for our environment!