What Makes the Homestead So Special
The Zoom call this week, moderated by Eileen Burns featured 2 ActiveRain members. Wanda Kubat-Nerdin and Bob Crane. Each gave a presentation on how they came to live where they are, and some of the reasons why they feel so comfortable there.
Wanda started the session. She noted that the family greatly appreciate the outdoor activities that are available. Her grandparents settled into the area because of the moderate weather, with 360 days of sunshine a year, clean air, and so many things to do.
The So Utah area recently hosted the Ironman Triathlon, which has historically been held on the island of Hawaii. They also had the Huntsman Senior games which brought in people from 65 countries around the globe.
The Southern Utah area is also home to 5 National Parks, which are locally called the Mighty 5:
Zion
Arches
Bryce
Canyon Lands
Capitol Reef
Wanda offered some perspectives on home values in her area, much of which is comparable to areas of California. The difference would be the amount of space, however.
Bob Crane calls Wisconsin home. Wisconsin is known for its dairy industry but there are also 17 million acres of forests.
Bob offered a brief description of the various industries that are served by the trees native to Wisconsin.
When asked about his first slide, Bob explained, that it is just a rock formation. Unlike Utah, where there are so few trees, there are many such formations throughout Michigan but are mostly hidden by the large trees that are surrounding them.
Bob worked for the forestry service when he first got out of college and came to settle in Michigan due to the high levels of education, so many opportunities for families and the general feeling of security that prevail.
Wisconsin has many miles of lakefront views due to the Great Lakes. Their water is also of high quality and most plentiful.
Hunting is popular in Wisconsin and highly regulated.
Both spoke with much zeal and knowledge of their home state and enthusiasm. There were questions as well, but I won't include them here.
What Makes the Homestead So Special
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