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[North Country Gal]

Not sure how important it is for you, but you better factor in Wisconsin winters. Most of the homes in your list are just below what we call the snow line, that being a north/south line above which it is cold enough the winter for snow to accumulate all through the winter, making for good winter snow sports. Below the line enough melting occurs for snow depths to vary too much to offer dependable winter snow sports.

We live about an hour plus north of those homes in Wausau. We are in snow country and we typically get snow eight months out of the year. That doesn't men that Wausau and Marshfield have mild winters, though. They're just south enough to get rain when we might be getting snow. Winters are still long and cold.

As for the Wisconsin north woods and lake country, go north on Highway 51 out of Wausau till you get to Merrill. That's generally considered to be the point at which the central Wisconsin hardwood forests and farm country transition over to the north woods.

[Sir Henry]

Not sure how important it is for you, but you better factor in Wisconsin winters. Most of the homes in your list are just below what we call the snow line, that being a north/south line above which it is cold enough the winter for snow to accumulate all through the winter, making for good winter snow sports. Below the line enough melting occurs for snow depths to vary too much to offer dependable winter snow sports.

We live about an hour plus north of those homes in Wausau. We are in snow country and we typically get snow eight months out of the year. That doesn't men that Wausau and Marshfield have mild winters, though. They're just south enough to get rain when we might be getting snow. Winters are still long and cold.

As for the Wisconsin north woods and lake country, go north on Highway 51 out of Wausau till you get to Merrill. That's generally considered to be the point at which the central Wisconsin hardwood forests and farm country transition over to the north woods.

Thank you for that valuable information. I know a lot of that kind of stuff in WA, OR, ID and MT but not much elsewhere. If I have cold I want snow.

[Sir Henry]

This one is south of Wausau. I like it.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1073 ... 7424_zpid/?

[BigAl52]

I thought that was a nice looking place when you linked it the first time. Lot of house there and land for 400K. Just dont know for me anyway if Id wanna live in cheese land

[RanchRoper]

Wherever you end up, Badger and Dakota will cut the grass and Houston loves dandelions.

[Sir Henry]

I thought that was a nice looking place when you linked it the first time. Lot of house there and land for 400K. Just dont know for me anyway if Id wanna live in cheese land

I like Northern Minnesota and think I would like Northern Wisconsin. Northern Idaho and Northern Montana are great too although Northern Montana above the top line east of Havre is too desolate and I’m not talking being remote.

[Sir Henry]

Wisconsin is good for retired people. Especially me as they have low sales tax and all my income is state tax exempt.

[RanchRoper]

I love remote and desolate.

[BigAl52]

No state tax in Wyoming

[Sir Henry]

I love remote and desolate.

I like remote if it’s within 15 minutes of a Starbucks. Desolate to me means no lattes for breakfast.

Seriously I’ve even looked at off grid homes that are relatively close to services (lattes).

[markiver54]

Looks great to me Gene! A lot of house for the money! Personally, I think highly of Wisconsin, short of winter. Looks like a good one though. I would keep that one on the short list!

[Sir Henry]

Looks great to me Gene! A lot of house for the money! Personally, I think highly of Wisconsin, short of winter. Looks like a good one though. I would keep that one on the short list!

Wisconsin has two seasons I hear -winter and mosquito.

[North Country Gal]

Up here in the north woods of Wisconsin, our two seasons are SNOW and NOT SNOW. Guess which one is 8 months long?

[RanchRoper]

I hear ya. Winter can start here in Sept and run to end of April.

[The Wiz]

The Elders of my wife's tribe (Ogibiwe) and her father say that the lakes are freezing over later in the year and thawing earlier. About a month on each end. Still lots of snow. That is on the Lac du Flamebeau reservation in NW Wisconsin.

[Rifletom]

Gene, I have to ask. You have been looking at properties in much varied states and locals. What exactly is it you are looking for? Real curious on this.
Not being a jerk here, just curious. Thanks.

[North Country Gal]

The Elders of my wife's tribe (Ogibiwe) and her father say that the lakes are freezing over later in the year and thawing earlier. About a month on each end. Still lots of snow. That is on the Lac du Flamebeau reservation in NW Wisconsin.

That is so right. The other issue for us up here with snow sports that the snow has been wetter and icier with the warmer temperatures. Not good for skiing and snowmobiling or snowshoeing.

[markiver54]

Gene, I have to ask. You have been looking at properties in much varied states and locals. What exactly is it you are looking for? Real curious on this.
Not being a jerk here, just curious. Thanks.

NO place is perfect! Good question Tom! And good luck Gene!

[Sir Henry]

Gene, I have to ask. You have been looking at properties in much varied states and locals. What exactly is it you are looking for? Real curious on this.
Not being a jerk here, just curious. Thanks.

I’m looking to get the heck out of Dodge so to speak. Seattle has no police force. If you have a weapon they will shoot and kill you. Anything else like unarmed robbery or even grand theft auto doesn’t even get an officer to show up and take a report. Instead they will call you on the phone and tell you tough luck.

As far as where I’m going I’m open to many avenues. If I found a place in Kansas I would buy a big RV and travel. If I buy in Montana I’ll stay with the teardrop and travel mainly in state.

I have 2,450 sf on 3/4 acre and don’t think it’s too big. I want a big house with a garage and small shop. A 40’ x 60’ building is too big. Most places are small house and big shop. I want just the opposite.

I also need sunshine and be near people but not too many people. I want big windows and neighbors 200 yards away not 20. The density here is around 1,000 people a square mile and that is mile after mile. I’ve found places in Montana just as dense yet it’s only a half a square.

I have depression and can not isolate myself. I need to leave the house everyday. Usually it’s to Mercury Coffee where I can interact with another human in person. It makes me shower, comb my hair and brush my teeth.

As I write this I’m in a campground in Capitan, NM. Earlier in the day I talked for an hour with a neighbor camper. I can be nice to anyone for an hour. Making a ton of new friends is not in my plans. That woman I will most likely never see her again. With neighbors you see them again and again.

And I want to live around Republicans.

[Sir Henry]

I hear ya. Winter can start here in Sept and run to end of April.

People in Montana say winters are long, spring and fall are short and summers are normal. Several people have told me spring and fall are only a month and those lost extra months are winter not summer.