Why Move To Montana (Great Falls, Bozeman: how much, homes, movies)

[seven of nine]

This former Oregonian now in Montana will tell you that the experience of the rapid change of life over the past 20 years is why I am here now and not there. Trust me, do not let any land development laws come into play in your beautiful state. Property taxes in 1986, $590.00, same house last year, $4900. Sometimes progress is not so good.

[GLS]

Originally Posted by Stephan_K

I don't know who you are addressing your question to but I was born and raised in the Warren area. Grew up in Howland, lived downtown Warren through my 20's, been in Cortland all through my 30's and will start my 40th birthday in Kila . My wife was born, raised and lived in Warren her whole life too until we moved to Cortland 10 years ago. She is making me move to MT... Oh darn..., I'm just so upset that I will have to spend all my time fishing, hunting, enjoying the scenery and living a serene life ! This is just tearing my up.... NOT

Have you been keeping up with the ol home town at all ? People have always refereed to the Warren Youngstown area as the armpit of the US... I'm here to tell you the armpit referral is a compliment at this point. We are the *sshole of the US... literally. It's really that bad around here. Everyone complains how bad they think they got it. One has no idea what bad is until they've lived in NE OH.

In 1975 while driving from Chicago to New York, my car broke down in Warren, Ohio. Since it was a Fiat ("Fix-It-Again-Tony") and the mechanic said, we have to truck the parts in from Cleveland, I was stuck. When I asked what I should do, the mechanic said, "Spend a day, see Warren, Ohio". The town was in a major economic slump then. By noon I decided to
rent a car and go on to New York.

One week later I returned and the Fiat still wasn't ready. "Cleveland didn't have parts, so we are waiting for them to come from Chicago". Hell, if I had known that I would have left Chicago with a trailer full of spare parts. So I said to the mechanic, "What now?". With a grin he said, "Spend a day, see Warren, Ohio".

Sold the Fiat and have never been back to Warren. Never bought another Fiat either!

[rickers]

Why Move to Montana ? Here are a few more pics that say it all ! Oh sorry about my link to the hugh trout picture being gone. Oh well that was the one that got away !

Picasa Web Albums - Rick - Pics of the R...

[Future Trooper]

i also have been told that students of the high school in Miles City sometimes drive from up to 100km one way just to go to school. the high school to my understanding serves the entire county that Miles City is located in. here where i live the county i live in has 9 townships and 6 high schools so no matter where you are in the county you are never more than 15 minutes or 24km from the nearest high school.


100km=60mph
24km=15 miles

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Gman2007

That's why those natives in Oregon call the California/Oregon state line the California/Oregon border! For most outside of the bigger cities and the thinking that goes with those cities they have been frustrated for years over the same things Montanas are with new arrivals.

Yep... back then (1981) I could already see a lot of it around Klamath Falls. Every bit of buildable land (and there's not much, given it's all rocks and lumps) was being eaten up by new development. Same thing had been happening for a while in the mountains of north-central California. My relatives in Auburn and Grass Valley were out in the sticks the previous time I was there (1971); in 1981 they were surrounded by new malls and condos, and what used to be sleepy little gold-camp era towns were now frantic-paced yuppievilles.

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique,
And a swinging hot spot.
....

They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum.
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

-- Joni Mitchell

[youngstown]

Originally Posted by gdude

COULD ANYONE TELL ME WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO MOVE TO MONTANA?

I want to move to Montana for its beauty, its solitude,and really small town living. I also have friends there. I'm retired. Might like some small livestock, but a really small house outside almost any town in the southwest part would be fine. I think it's a pipe dream. I'm 65, a writer/photographer, and very active. But the realty magazines reveal a grimly overpriced state, and I'll probably never be able to move unless it's with someone to swap my place in NW Florida for a MH, bungalow, cottage, or simple cabin.

[MontanaLaura]

Originally Posted by gdude

i also have been told that students of the high school in Miles City sometimes drive from up to 100km one way just to go to school. the high school to my understanding serves the entire county that Miles City is located in. here where i live the county i live in has 9 townships and 6 high schools so no matter where you are in the county you are never more than 15 minutes or 24km from the nearest high school.


100km=60mph
24km=15 miles

Where are you currently living? That will give me an idea to compare your comment with.

I will say this: 100 km/60 miles to go to school.....is that all?? Miles City isn't the only place where kids have to travel a great distance one way to get to school.
MTLaura

[Future Trooper]

I currently live in Hendricks County,Indiana

[Dea13]

We just got back from a 2 week vacation from Buffalo/Sheridan, WY and Montana.

Montana is absolutely the most gorgeous state I've visited (I've visited most). The people were so friendly (except Butte - weird place but that's a whole other story). My dad lived in Butte before he married my mom - his memories kind of triggered our vacation. Helena was probably my favorite of the 'big' towns (we didn't get to Kalispell or Great Falls) but my heart was with the smaller towns. Never got tired of waving back at people as we drove down fire roads and out of the way highways - we're not into tourist locations.

The camping opportunities were incredible. The different landscapes were awe-inspiring! We're biased that the mountain areas are the most beautiful but there's beauty in prairies, etc also. Unlike some states, I didn't see fields turned into junkyards, felt very comfortable in all the towns with my daughter even when my husband was off doing something else.

I can't say enough about the state or it's people. My hat's off to the Montanans reading this. The hospitality and genuineness of your statesmen really made for a fantastic time. We can't wait to come back next year! I'd move there in a minute if I could.

Deanna

[lauragizzi]

ya i was visiting idaho and made an overnight trip to montana and i cant get it off my mind. at first it felt so out in the middle of nowhere, which is actually where i want to be... but i cant get it out of my mind and i know there is no work (im a legal secretary) and it would probably not work out but lord help me i am fighting the urge to go there! i see what the poster steve meant by its addicting.