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Old 04-11-2009, 04:51 PM
 
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In the upper midwest

No stinking toll roads

not as congested

not as expensive to live

They know how to clear the ice from roads in winter and you can ride a snowmobile next to the roads.

Much more friendly to big trucks so your food and other products cost less to ship in.
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Old 04-11-2009, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Indiana Uplands
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In the upper midwest

No stinking toll roads

not as congested

not as expensive to live

They know how to clear the ice from roads in winter and you can ride a snowmobile next to the roads.

Much more friendly to big trucks so your food and other products cost less to ship in.
I live in rural NH and our plow drivers are absolutely excellent, even on the remote rural roads. We have no such thing as congestion around here and any toll roads are in the southern part of the state closer to the I-95 corridor and Boston. We have an extensive network of snowmobile trails that are well groomed with a season lasting around four months. The COL is somewhat higher, but my heating costs are quite low because I use mainly pellets, wood, and electric for heat. Most houses around here tend to be much smaller in size compared to the Upper Midwest. I see that mainly as a lifestyle difference due to the fact that most New Englanders don't feel that "bigger is better." I value a quality built compact house and I despise cookie cutter mcmansions. In terms of food price differences... I don't see much of a difference at all. We have several different grocery store chains in the county so that helps competition and keeps prices down.
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Old 04-13-2009, 02:26 PM
 
Location: Duluth, MN
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I live in rural NH and our plow drivers are absolutely excellent, even on the remote rural roads. We have no such thing as congestion around here and any toll roads are in the southern part of the state closer to the I-95 corridor and Boston. We have an extensive network of snowmobile trails that are well groomed with a season lasting around four months.
Exactly the same in VT. No toll roads at all. The plows are out before the first snowflake has even hit the ground and are are still out continuously removing the piled-up snow even after it stops falling (something unheard of here in the Pacific NW).

The I-95 area is a "different New England" in many ways from the rest of the region, just by nature of what that artery brings with it.
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:35 AM
 
Location: Park Rapids
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New England is by the big Salt Water Pond, Upper Midwest is by a bunch of Fresh Water Ponds.
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Old 04-15-2009, 10:10 AM
 
Location: Indiana Uplands
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New England is by the big Salt Water Pond, Upper Midwest is by a bunch of Fresh Water Ponds.
NH has freshwater lakes.
Lake Winnipesaukee and the Connecticut Lakes in northern NH are quite nice.

Lake Winnipesaukee
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/2007_11_04_Lake_Winnipesaukee_From_Mt_Major_Summit .jpg (broken link)



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/The_Weirs_%26_Lake_Winnipesaukee%2C_NH.jpg (broken link)



Connecticut Lakes in the North Country



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Old 04-25-2009, 10:39 AM
 
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MW-still has some ideal of lifestyle in farming- NE. was more of a part time rural-
sports are the kind of sport you look for they originate from MW. and move out

cities are less -
many creations originate in semi rural areas but dont stay cause of popular gossips
developing a lifestyle is easier----
there are some negatives in upper MW such as ; courthouse crowd and relatives are safe from the law ,medical, and spiritual also
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Old 04-27-2009, 12:49 PM
 
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A fundamental difference is who settled these areas and when: 1700s vs. 1800s; British Isles & French Canadians vs. Northern Europeans and Germans (yes, we had French Canadians here in MN too, but they didn't stick around like the ones in New England.) An economic commonality is forestry, disparities are fishing vs. mining and large-scale agriculture. Original economic drivers were seaports vs. riverboats/railroads. Religious commonality is Roman Catholicism; disparities are Lutheranism vs. Presbyterianism, Methodism, Episcopalianism.
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Old 05-03-2009, 04:36 AM
 
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I just got back from VT and NH. For starters, we have a lot less Subaru's in MN that they do in New England! In VT, I'd bet 1 out of every 5 cars is a Subaru. I'm not kidding.

I will say New England is a beautiful part of our country. Up State New York has a lot of stunning lakes. Everyone that I met was very nice.
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Old 05-03-2009, 12:25 PM
 
Location: Indiana Uplands
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I just got back from VT and NH. For starters, we have a lot less Subaru's in MN that they do in New England! In VT, I'd bet 1 out of every 5 cars is a Subaru. I'm not kidding.

I will say New England is a beautiful part of our country. Up State New York has a lot of stunning lakes. Everyone that I met was very nice.
Did you get to see the White Mountains? In June many people drive the auto road up to the summit of Mount Washington.
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Old 05-04-2009, 05:36 AM
 
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Did you get to see the White Mountains? In June many people drive the auto road up to the summit of Mount Washington.

I was mainly driving from NYC to VT. So the mountains that I saw were the Catskills, Adirondacks, Green etc. Additionally, I was in Burlington (GREAT college town on the lake), Stowe, Montpelier (super vibe), etc. I took a drive around Lake George in NY, the Hudson River vallety etc. As I said, all of that area is very very nice.

You have the mountains AND plenty of lakes; what a great combo.
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