| There seems to be a trend to leave the
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| | Gold, Coal, Oil, Methane Gas, Uranium and
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| cities - to get in touch with one's own
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| | many other minerals, including the only
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| self. People seem to start listening to
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| | platinum/palladium mine in the United
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| the little voices inside of themselves,
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| | States. Minnesota on the other hand was
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| their gut feeling or nudges. Word got
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| | always farm country with big grain mills
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| out, that there are friendly people
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| | run by hydro-power. Minnesota is also one
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| wherever you go, especially out west and
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| | of the largest producers of lumber and
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| in the country, where they can grow a
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| | wood products. The lumber industry in
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| garden, raise livestock, hunt and fish
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| | Montana has been pretty much shut down by
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| and where people can be more independent
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| | people who are concerned about the
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| of the things the rest of the world is
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| | environment, even though the elks enjoyed
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| doing. If someone has a job they can do
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| | the clearings. Now the forests just do
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| from home, there are Internet connections
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| | their own thing with wildfires to create
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| available via satellite from even the
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| | clearing for the grazing animals. It just
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| very remotest spots, and most small towns
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| | all amounts to the same thing, except if
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| make it a point to have Internet
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| | Mother Nature does it, nobody profits.
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| connections available. People, who work
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| | Minnesota on the other hand manages its
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| from home and are connected to the rest
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| | forests for productivity, regarding
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| of the world via the Internet, are
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| | lumber and wildlife. Because of all the
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| referred to as "Lone Eagles" - a new
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| | lakes and sloughs, Minnesota has an
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| "industry" which small towns like to
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| | amazing variety of birds, including many
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| attract. The Lone Eagles are
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| | game birds of course, but also many birds
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| un-obtrusive, non-polluting and
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| | that are just fun to listen to.When you
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| contribute to the local community through
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| | relocate to Montana you need to watch out
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| their level of education.I have many
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| | for ground water availability and for
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| clients, who came to buy acreage and then
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| | mining activity. Sometimes you will
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| decided to live in a friendly small town
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| | encounter contaminated ground from a
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| with all the services they know from the
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| | previous chromium mine or similar
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| big cities, but where it is easy to walk
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| | activities. Even gold dust required some
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| downtown and yet they are only a stone
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| | poisonous material to bind it. When you
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| throw from the countryside, at a lake or
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| | purchase land, in most cases you do not
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| creek for fishing or in the forest to
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| | automatically receive the mineral rights.
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| hike and hunt. Small towns and
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| | The mineral rights are usually scattered
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| countryside are also a great place to
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| | about among different previous owners and
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| raise children. Here the children are
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| | the State. Mineral rights supersede
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| free to walk to school and to enjoy the
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| | surface rights and even though the
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| town. If they do get into trouble, you
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| | mineral rights owner has to reimburse you
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| can be sure the parents will receive a
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| | for digging up your land, it might not be
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| phone call from a neighbor or storeowner
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| | what you had in mind when you moved to
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| within minutes.Many Lone Eagles will have
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| | Montana. Some large ranches on the other
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| to fly to their place of business once a
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| | hand welcome mineral right owners, since
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| month or so, which is easy to do. There
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| | they will build roads to a remote part of
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| are commercial airports just about
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| | the ranch and drill water wells, which
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| anywhere within an hour's drive. So if
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| | will benefit their livestock. Many
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| you have an office job, which you could
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| | ranchers would have been forced to give
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| do as well via video conferencing and
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| | up their herds during the drought if it
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| Internet, you might want to take a look
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| | would not have been for the water wells
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| at my websites. "Montana, here I come!"
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| | drilled by the mineral rights owners.In
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| and "Minnesota, here I come!" both will
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| | Minnesota, there are not that many
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| give you information about rural areas
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| | minerals to worry about and all the
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| and the states in general. These websites
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| | mineral rights are being held by the
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| will inform you about the economy,
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| | state. Also in Montana rock formations
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| geology and history. On both sites you
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| | are a concern. If your ground is on a
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| can do searches for available real estate
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| | piece of granite, to have a septic system
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| in different areas. This might also come
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| | will be impossible. Also there are many
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| in handy if you are just looking for a
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| | old subdivisions that were created before
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| second home in order to have fun in the
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| | the state released subdivision laws, and
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| snow, to participate in summer
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| | those often do not have legal access. The
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| activities, or just to rest and let the
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| | mountains create small micro climates and
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| fur grow back in for the next battle in
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| | you can have a very windy spot just a
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| the corporate world.The winters in the
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| | mile or two from a very quiet spot. So
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| north have become much milder over the
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| | just to find a piece of property on the
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| last 20 years and are actually fun. The
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| | Internet and buying it, won't work. You
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| cold air is very invigorating, it makes
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| | will need a real estate agent who works
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| your skin prickle and you have more
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| | for you and checks for all of these
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| energy. Snow is very much enjoyed by the
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| | pitfalls. The western part of Montana
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| people who live there year round, but
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| | often gets gloomy in winter, while the
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| they also offer great indoor activities.
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| | central and eastern parts enjoy more
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| Mall of America in Minneapolis is one
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| | sunshine, but also more wind and dryness.
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| example and you have that on a smaller
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| | Eastern Montana is wide open; those are
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| scale in smaller cities, with large
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| | the plains that will continue through all
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| indoor swimming pools, performing arts
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| | of North Dakota. That is where the sky
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| and festivities. The snow fun in
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| | looks so big, because there are no
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| Minnesota includes riding snow mobiles on
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| | mountains or trees to block the view. The
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| the side of the roads. It just takes one
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| | real estate prices are very reasonable in
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| day of training and even 14 year olds are
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| | those areas; the expensive real estate is
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| allowed to ride them. In Montana you have
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| | right around the mountains and
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| 16 downhill ski slopes and about 50 cross
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| | creeks.Minnesota and Montana now have
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| country areas with groomed trails. In
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| | strict regulations when it comes to
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| Minnesota they have dog sled races and
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| | building near rivers, streams or lakes.
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| ice fishing. It is also a lot of fun to
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| | You want to be sure to get the latest
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| take your snowmobile or truck on the ice
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| | from the local health department.
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| on the frozen lakes. The lakes freeze
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| | Actually Montana does not have any
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| solid much later now and melt weeks
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| | building codes. You can build whatever
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| earlier then they used to, but you still
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| | wherever, but you need to adhere to
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| have about two month of fun with the ice
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| | health and safety regulations, which
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| on the lakes.Montana has millions of
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| | includes the proper installation of a
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| acres of National Forest and Minnesota
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| | septic system and the ability for a fire
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| has millions of acres of State Forest. So
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| | truck to get water and to turn around.
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| there are big areas that have fresh air
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| | Subdivisions on the other hand have
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| to breathe and are a paradise for
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| | architectural requirements. If all homes
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| hunters. In Montana the mountains catch
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| | in a subdivision are of similar value, it
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| the rain and send the water down in
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| | will hold up the value of all the homes.
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| creeks and underground aquifers, which is
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| | On the other hand a crummy trailer will
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| used to water the farm ground. Montana is
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| | keep the home prices below replacement
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| basically high desert for the most part
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| | cost for quite a distance all around. Do
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| and the rolling hills are suited to
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| | not buy a cheap lot and build the home of
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| accommodate cattle for grazing. Often you
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| | your dreams, if the neighborhood does not
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| will need 40 acres for one mother cow and
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| | look similar to the home you want to
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| calf. There are barb wire fences
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| | build, find a different lot. Also you are
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| everywhere to contain the livestock. Near
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| | better off buying a stick built home, it
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| the creeks and rivers ranches have water
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| | will hold the value much better in the
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| rights, to irrigate some of their
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| | long run if the location is
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| acreage. That is where they grow their
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| | right.Subdivisions in Montana are often a
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| hay for the winter. Water rights are very
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| | far cry from what you might think about
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| important in Montana and they say: Whisky
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| | when you think of subdivisions. Often you
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| is for drinking and water is for
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| | have miles of river gravel road, which
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| fighting. Of course in winter, all the
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| | are very bumpy. You get 20 acres as a lot
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| ranchers are friends again. But if you
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| | and often electricity and phone are miles
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| just want to buy a small parcel of land,
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| | away. Also watch out for rattlesnakes,
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| you need to do some research to be sure
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| | bears and mountain lion, if you are near
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| that there is ground water available for
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| | the mountains. Wear boots when you walk
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| a well, otherwise you will have to haul
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| | through the grass. When you see a bear,
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| water from a nearby town. Also if you buy
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| | be sure not to get between a mother and
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| real estate, trees and grass are extra
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| | her cubs. Moose attack, hug a tree,
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| and so is an ample supply of water. If
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| | because they want to trample on things
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| you want to buy a large tract of land,
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| | and they can't trample you if you hug a
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| you need to look out for weeds, which
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| | tree. But those encounters are very rare.
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| need to be treated. If you think about
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| | In Red Lodge, Montana, the moose wanders
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| depending on water rights, you need to
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| | along the sidewalks and into yards. Bears
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| check and make sure the water will be
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| | frolic along the alleys in fall to fatten
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| available through all of the growing
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| | up on leftovers for the winter. They are
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| season and does not get turned off in the
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| | mostly fun to watch as they bumble along
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| middle of summer.In Minnesota it rains
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| | and you get used to scooping moos poop
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| frequently, the ground is fertile and
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| | out of your yard. You are just part of
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| suitable for row crops and gardens
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| | the wild things here.In Montana you can
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| without water rights. The cattle you find
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| | encounter county gravel roads that go on
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| there are mostly dairy cows, which are
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| | for 20 miles before you arrive where you
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| kept inside in winter. Most of the lakes
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| | wanted to go. In Minnesota most county
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| and State Forests are in the north. Much
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| | roads are paved, so that comes in handy
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| of the land is softly rolling with tree
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| | if you would like to drive an economy
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| lined fields and charming old farm houses
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| | car. In Montana to own a 4-wheel drive
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| and barns. Everywhere are lakes; from
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| | SUV or truck is just about mandatory if
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| small ponds to the one's big enough for
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| | you want to live out in the country or
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| water skiing. There is a waterfront home
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| | climb the mountain passes or foothills in
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| for every budget, depending on the size
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| | winter.Dorothea Lowe is the Broker/Owner
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| and location of the lake. Private boat
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| | of Sky Lodge Properties, Inc. licensed in
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| docks are being pulled ashore in winter.
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| | Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and
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| During the time when the lakes are open,
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| | Wyoming with two websites containing a
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| you can often see a rack with canoes near
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| | wealth of information about these states:
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| a boat landing. Those spaces are for
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| | AND also publishes a monthly
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| rent. As opposed to Montana, Minnesota
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| | newsletter, which is sent out once a
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| has hardly any fences. Corn stalks don't
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| | month to 8,000 subscribers via email,
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| wander off.... But if you have a horse,
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| | informing about real estate listings,
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| you can make friends with your neighbors
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| | geology, history, informs about
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| and practically ride forever.Montana was
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| | agriculture and specific areas. Dorothea
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| mostly settled by the English, Irish and
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| | Lowe grew up in Germany, and bought and
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| Germans, while Minnesota attracted
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| | sold real estate in Los Angeles, Oregon
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| Scandinavians and Germans. Montana is
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| | Coast, Arizona, Montana and Minnesota
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| called the Treasure State, because it has
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| | (Detroit Lakes).
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