bigbog
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So many towns, outside-of-towns....good reasons for/against = choose one?...that's tough..
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Warren
Yeah, not talking jobs here. Im more of the one to make it work regardless. I just want to live in a badass place.
It's a good, tough question. I personally choose ocean first, access to mountains second. So it's hard for me to really say what I'd do in your shoes. But:
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Some of us don't like being poor. I promise I'll tip reasonably when you're waiting on my table at your badass town.![]()
Ill make sure to have my server spit in your food then laugh all the next day at the hill while you work at your day job, wishing you were skiing.
Yeah, I know we have had the debate about Burlington being a City and not a ski town but it is the only place in Northern New England I could see myself living in full-time – can’t beat the choice of Smuggs, Stowe, MRG, and the Bush. Plus a good grocery store (City Market) and Church Street. I like Portland, but personally not as much the skiing options.
Stowe/Waterbury would be the only true ski town that I could see myself in. Lake Placid would be my second choice.
+1 to Newport (City), VT as an option – yeah, another non-skiing town. Nice feel to it. Lake Memphremagog at your door step plus Lake Seymour and Willoughby. Very affordable. 15-20 mins to Jay, 40 mins to Burke, Sutton, and Orford. 1:40ish all highway to Montreal, 3:45ish all highway to Boston. Some quality restaurants, plus w/ Derby feels like a town and not a small village. Jay could very well be the ski area with the most expansion over the next 10-15 years. Great hunting. Shopping (Walmart, Home Depot, etc.) in Magog/Sherbrooke, or you can pretty much buy everything at the Pick and Shovel (a classic). Employment though can be a bit tougher.
If Rangeley were located 2 hours closer to civilization, you'd be talking Aspen prices for real estate.
Id like Jay, but the wife has already ruled it out completely, like not a chance. Bummer.
Although, personally I like Stowe more if it came down to it. I have never really seen much of a difference snow wise from Stowe in terms of quality. I
A great town nobody's mentioned is Farmington, Maine. Real estate is very reasonable, you've got one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the country (UMF), 45 minutes to Sugarloaf, 50 minutes to Saddleback, and 1 hour to Sunday River. Plus you're reasonably close to all the big box stores in Augusta. There's also some great lakes nearby (Wilson, Webb, and Clearwater) and you're about 1 hr. 15 minutes from some of the East's best whitewater on the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. I'm a UMF grad and absolutely loved living there.
A great town nobody's mentioned is Farmington, Maine. Real estate is very reasonable, you've got one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the country (UMF), 45 minutes to Sugarloaf, 50 minutes to Saddleback, and 1 hour to Sunday River. Plus you're reasonably close to all the big box stores in Augusta. There's also some great lakes nearby (Wilson, Webb, and Clearwater) and you're about 1 hr. 15 minutes from some of the East's best whitewater on the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. I'm a UMF grad and absolutely loved living there.
If Rangley were located 2 hours closer to civilization...it would be Portland.
Lewiston,uke:, but yeah, pretty much :lol: