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| necymuir |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 05:32:20 AM
Hi everyone. It has been a long while since I have been up on the site. Been busy taking Microsoft training classes, and still need to take the tests. We took a trip out to the Sandpoint, Idaho area last year, and loved the area. We are going to fly out to Missoula, MT area the begining of March to look around that area as well.
We are looking to move from Maryland this summer to anywhere between Missoula, MT and the stovepipe of N. Idaho. My husband & I want mountains and less of a population surge, with a small town atmosphere.
Does anyone have any suggestions, comments or input on either area?
I appreciate any advice or comments.
Looking to go on a new adventure...
Farmgirl at heart-crashcourse in 2006. |
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| Amy Driggs |
Posted - Apr 12 2006 : 1:42:13 PM
Hi Denise,
Hope your "research" has been going well. If you have questions about specific towns, I may be able to help. I was raised in Eureka, MT and my family has lived there since the 1880's. It is a very nice area, though winters can be tough for those not used to it. I went to college in Helena, MT, have been through Missoula and much of Western MT, ID, and WA many times. They are all wonderful places to live. I recently returned to the NorthWest after a 10 year hiatus (in Japan, CA, and NM). I currently live in Moscow, ID where there is a little more happening and the close proximity to the University of Idaho, Washington State University and Spokane, WA all lend it a different flavor. This is also the home of MaryJane's farm, so you know it has to be a good place :) The cost of living here will probably be less than the Sandpoint/Coeurd'Alene area and frankly the cost of land in the NW Montana region is getting pretty outrageous too. Keep us posted on your plans. -Amy D. in Moscow |
| YiberryYadeeKarin |
Posted - Mar 24 2006 : 10:32:12 AM
Denise,
You might want to look at, or at least think about, moving somewhere NEAR the Idaho Pandhandle. I was just reading about some of the small farming communities south of here (Spokane), like Rockford and Fairfield. I've been through them many times and they are nice places but VERY close to the mountains and close to Spokane.
Another that I love is the Chain of Lakes area. It's between Kellogg and Coeur d'Alene, just south of Fourth of July Pass. You get off at the Rose Lake exit on I-90. There are two really nice, and small, schools in the area: Canyon if you live closer to Cataldo and Kootenai Schools if you around Harrison. I've seen a few properties for sale in the area. It's very rural yet not TOO far from places.
Maybe some of this helps. Karin
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| shepherdess |
Posted - Mar 24 2006 : 12:18:51 AM
we are moving as soon as we sell our house.I like the fortine , trgo area really well
Farm Girl from Western Washington
" From sheep to handspun " |
| YiberryYadeeKarin |
Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 10:30:34 AM
Robin!
I worked for the Forest Service out of Eureka, my first job, in 1977. I lived in a dumpy little trailer next to other seasonal FS workers just off the highway near Fortine. (I actually LOVED where I lived.)
The last time I remember being there is 1991. Nothing had changed.
When are you moving there?
Karin |
| happymama58 |
Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 08:19:42 AM
Denise, you might want to check to see if your local library has back issues of the magazine "Where to Retire". I used to subscribe and remember there were several small towns in that area featured over the 2 years I got the magazine. Sometime today I'll look through the stuff I've got sorted out (we're packing to move -- hopefully soon!) and see if I still have those magazines. If I do, I'd be glad to send them your way if you want them.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
http://happymama58.blogspot.com/ |
| shepherdess |
Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 12:21:44 AM
Hi denis
We are planning to move toEureka, Mt. We go on vacation every year. It is a really nice little town with everything in it I would ever want . We would live on the outskirts of the town. It is about 60 miles from WhitefishWe want to get out of the rat race of Western Washington.
Farm Girl from Western Washington
" From sheep to handspun " |
| Julia |
Posted - Mar 17 2006 : 09:52:03 AM
Welcome back Denise! I hae only visited the area but I love the Pend O'reille area a lot. Good luck in yoiur search.
Julia V.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| Christine in Clark Fork |
Posted - Mar 17 2006 : 09:37:44 AM
Hi Denise, I am new to the site so I have just seen your post. I live in Clark Fork, Idaho which is close to Sandpoint. It is beautiful up here as you know from your visit. We have a ski resort in winter and Lake Pend O'reille in summer. We have been discovered but people seem to think prices are cheap compared to other places.
What type of jobs are you looking for? Do you need to be close to medical facilities? What sort of services and shopping do you want to be close to? Do you want remote or in town?
In my opinion, all of northern Idaho, western Montana and eastern Washington are beautiful. Better hurry up, though, land prices are going up.
P.S. We call north Idaho the panhandle. Though, I think "stovepipe" sounds cuter. |
| blueroses |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 11:50:43 AM
Denise,
Hi. North Idaho is a beautiful place to live, but the prices have been going up. If you are in Maryland, however, our prices might not be so bad. It depends on what you are looking for. I live in Rathdrum in Kootenai County, which is very close (15 minutes) to Coeur d'Alene. Sandpoint is getting pretty pricey, but there are smaller towns all around. So the advise on the research is a good idea. If you need any info, please let me know. I'll be happy to get some together for you.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 08:18:12 AM
Hi, Do lots and lots of research before you move. I did research for three years before our move a year and a half ago. From what I've been reading Sandpoint has "been discovered". House prices are skyrocketing. Our realtor said so many people move to a new area in hopes of finding a job and there aren't any or the wage is too low for them (not for the area though) and then they have to sell. I got the local paper for 2 years to see "what was going on" here. Our move was successful. This area of the country is wonderful--best part--easy drive to Maryjane's farm. JoAnn
I've always been called a dreamer, but I never listened. I did what others dare not do--lived my dream while they watched. Unknown |
| farmgrlchick |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 08:00:34 AM
Welcome Denise,
I haven't moved anywhere for 16 years.... I sure admire people who are so wonderfully adventurous and move. I wish you the best and I am sure other farmgirls here are going to be full of advice for you!
Theresa |
| Whimsy_girl |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 07:58:51 AM
Wallace is really pretty. We drive through there every time we go back and forth to HElena and it looks like a little story book hidden in a valley.
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 21 2006 : 07:08:32 AM
Well I am glad you found your way back to us Denise!!
I used to have family near Missoula..beautiful area..and I am sure we have some farm girls in NO. Idaho..the furthest north I ever lived in Idaho was McCAll. I think it is such a nice state..beautiful!!!
I hope everyone has lots of advice for ya!!! Sounds like a wonderful adventure!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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