I live 150 miles from the coast of Maine. 40 miles from the nearest stop light and it's getting .........not crowded.........but, invaded by people that have come here to own their little bit of heaven, bringing their city ways with them. I don't know where I'll go, but having traveled to the NY metroplex more times than I can remember, I would classify it as "uninhabitable".
It used to be that our hard winters kept the "flatlanders" away, but that has somehow changed. And not by global warming.
The tipping point came when the National Park Service came in and took 80,000 acres of industrial timberland (that we had nearly unfettered access to) to establish a National Monument when all of the notable features have been protected by the state for decades.
That designation triggered a tsunami of city people moving here to build their McMansion dream castles and get involved in local politics. Retired no jobs no kids, and the people coming to work in the natmon are transient at best. Not much to build a vibrant community on.
The local high school graduated 21 people this year.
Where exactly should he/ we go is the question I have been mulling over.
I live 150 miles from the coast of Maine. 40 miles from the nearest stop light and it's getting .........not crowded.........but, invaded by people that have come here to own their little bit of heaven, bringing their city ways with them. I don't know where I'll go, but having traveled to the NY metroplex more times than I can remember, I would classify it as "uninhabitable".
It used to be that our hard winters kept the "flatlanders" away, but that has somehow changed. And not by global warming.
It’s the same in Montana. Theres no where else to go. We just have to watch it crumble away and live with memories, I guess.
The tipping point came when the National Park Service came in and took 80,000 acres of industrial timberland (that we had nearly unfettered access to) to establish a National Monument when all of the notable features have been protected by the state for decades.
That designation triggered a tsunami of city people moving here to build their McMansion dream castles and get involved in local politics. Retired no jobs no kids, and the people coming to work in the natmon are transient at best. Not much to build a vibrant community on.
The local high school graduated 21 people this year.
There are 18 slated for next year.