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Located on the shores of Onondaga Lake, Liverpool, New York, offers visitors a walkable historic village center and miles of trails to explore at Onondaga Lake Park. While its waterfront setting adds to the village’s charm, Liverpool’s charitable organizations and residents helped earn its recent recognition as the “Nicest Place in America” for 2026 by Reader’s Digest.
The magazine’s readers submitted nominations for the award; then, a select panel of judges narrowed down the list by considering each locale’s “nice factor,” or the ways people help others in their communities. Liverpool, located near Syracuse, took the No.1 spot based on local nonprofit organizations and personal philanthropy efforts from its residents. The article highlighted several residents, including a local shoemaker who collects and repairs shoes for a nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity…