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After the military, I would like to move out of California.
I want a slow life. THE slow life.
-Hick Town (One to two gas stations)
-Dirt Road
-Needs to have pride in their local High School football team. (with Rival School)
-Post office
-Diner
-Grocery & Convieneince store.
Trying to get out of this rat race for good.
I would like to find a fairly small house or I could just live out of a mobile home.
If you want a nice, rural place in the Midwest, the states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota should be at the top of your list. A few towns that I've visited that you may like are:
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Big Stone City, South Dakota. Population 605.
Why?
* Located on Big Stone Lake, a nice boating and fishing lake, and the headwaters of the Minnesota River.
* Has a larger town nearby (Ortonville, MN, pop. 1,900+) in case you want anything not local, and the Ortonville Corn Festival is a lot of fun. Not sure of they still use the old steam tractor to cook the corn, tho. Also the hidden city park in the middle of Ortonville is really cool, though the last time I was there it appears they removed some of the older shade trees. Sad. The stone bridge was still there, tho.
* Lots of dirt roads nearby.
* Lots of other potential communities nearby like Odessa, MN.
* Milbank, SD (pop 3,600+) is not too far if you need something that the above two towns can't provide.
* No earthquakes.
* No state income tax.
* If you live outside of town, you can read books like Giants In The Earth, then look out your window and see the reality. Heck, a sod house might even be an option.
There are plenty of really small towns in California. Especially in the Northern counties. If you just want to leave California, that's one thing, but if all you want is a small town, there are some TINY towns up in the rural northern mountains of California.
Personally, I wouldn't wish Macon on any newcomers. It's a beautiful city to look at when you're downtown, but the charm ends abruptly once you head uphill in any direction. It's a cesspool of racism and crime.
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Not sure of they still use the old steam tractor to cook the corn, tho. Also the hidden city park in the middle of Ortonville is really cool, though the last time I was there it appears they removed some of the older shade trees. Sad. The stone bridge was still there, tho.
