Help me find a small town.

Originally posted by Pixiefyre
reply to post by TDawgRex

 

Eagle River! the population is much smaller than requested, there are plenty of above ground water resources, the people are great, the nights are dark and quiet.

There seems to be many Eagle Rivers. Which one?

Originally posted by Wookiep
This is pretty close to what you are looking for:

Golden Colorado

Denver is too big of a "hub" city. Looks good, though. Thanks.

reply to post by shells4u


The Missoula area looks great. I want a bigger town than 350 people. Thanks.

reply to post by TDawgRex


Thanks for the idea. It does look like a fun city to visit. Perhaps something else will come to mind. Thanks.

reply to post by NotThat


damascus virginia, mountains, rivers ,lakes, appalachian trail, white people.

nuff said

About 100k population, good medical care, and natural waterways are the priorities, eh?

You may want to check some of the smaller surrounding communities near Rochester, MN. According to Wiki "The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 2012 population is 108,992".

They do call Minnesota "the land of 10,000 lakes" for a reason. No shortage of natural waterways and lakes!

As for medical care... The Mayo Clinic is world renowned for their medical staff, facilities, and cutting edge innovations.

Good luck on your hunt!

To refine my suggestion a bit further. I'd check out Red Wing MN. It's an artsy little community on the Mississippi River with a population in the 16-17k range (a little high, but not much higher than 15k). It's located about an hour north of Rochester (top-notch medical care less than a 90 min drive away), and about an hour southeast of Minneapolis/Saint Paul for any major sporting events, concerts, Guthrie Theater performances, etc.

Again, best of luck on the hunt!

You should check out flagstaff Arizona it's an amazing place

reply to post by NotThat


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reply to post by NotThat


I live in the 100 mile radius of Madison, WI - I work in Madison - it's all right where I am for right now - but can't wait to retire and move up to the Winona, MN area - Rochester, MN, EauClaire, WI, LaCrosse, Wi and northward to Red Wing, MN, Eagle River, Wi -

It's really nice and peaceful up there - my BF's from Alma, WI -

Medical care - Rochester, MN

Big Cities - Minneapolis, Madison, Chicago not too far away - if you want that.

Hello all you WI and MN people on here.

reply to post by Happy1


I want to add that I've thought about moving and Montana, North Carolina, and Mossouri (Why can't I spell that right?) were places I've thought about.

Howell, Mi give it a look up when you go through the list.
Lots of local lakes and rivers. 45 minutes from one of the best hospitals in the world ( U of M ).
Lots of art and local festivals and farmers markets. Lots of little places to explore.
It had a bad past but I assure its just that the past.

reply to post by NotThat


Traverse City, Michigan
population: 14,900

Education:
Northwestern Michigan College
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
Northwestern Michigan College University Center
Traverse Bay Area Career-Tech Center
Western Michigan University - branch campus
Interlochen Arts Academy - Fine Arts Boarding and Day School located 20 minutes outside of Traverse City

Traverse City Film Festival, City Opera House, Munson Medical Center, Cherry Capital Airport....

There are plenty in Australia. All around Shoalhaven, along the coast. Beautiful places, really clean and easy going, 2hours from Canberra, 35-50 Minutes from Nowra, 90mins from Sydney. That's where I'm heading when I evenutally retire.

If you want a small town like you say...then pick a climate you want. Once you find that, you look for the states and areas that have what your looking for, then you find the city that will be good enough for your medical needs or whatever it is...and you draw a circle around that city on the map, and find your new home....the choices are up to you, so you have to figure that all out for yourself.

reply to post by retropekim


980 people is too small. Very cool town. Thanks

Take a look at Vidor, Texas. You will definitely not be a minority, plus close to lots of bigger cities, Louisiana gambling, and plenty of water in the gulf of Mexico.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.33% White, 0.07% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.49% of the population.

Wiki

Originally posted by redmage
To refine my suggestion a bit further. I'd check out Red Wing MN. It's an artsy little community on the Mississippi River with a population in the 16-17k range (a little high, but not much higher than 15k). It's located about an hour north of Rochester (top-notch medical care less than a 90 min drive away), and about an hour southeast of Minneapolis/Saint Paul for any major sporting events, concerts, Guthrie Theater performances, etc.

Again, best of luck on the hunt!

Red Wing looks wonderful! No college, but everything else. Thanks!

Originally posted by Kaleidoscopelives
You should check out flagstaff Arizona it's an amazing place

Sedona is on my list but I am not sure about water. Thanks.

Originally posted by Happy1
reply to post by Happy1

 

I want to add that I've thought about moving and Montana, North Carolina, and Mossouri (Why can't I spell that right?) were places I've thought about.

We are also considering Washington and Oregon.
Thanks