Why Moving To Silver Valley Idaho Is A Terrible Idea!!!
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- Why Moving To Silver Valley Idaho Is A Terrible Idea!!! Amazing mountains, wildlife, ski resorts, water park, and restaurants. Trent, why would you say moving here is a bad idea? Well, there's something that happened a long time ago that not very many people want to talk about.
Moving to Idaho is a good choice for many, but when living in rural Idaho you have to know what's around you not just today, but what was there in years past.
This video covers all aspects of life in Shoshone county. Specifically what life is like in Kellogg Idaho, Wallace Idaho, Kingston and Mullan Idaho and why these places are not right for everyone.
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Best videos on Idaho hands down.
Thanks Patrick! Appreciate that a lot.
Northern Idaho WAS a great place to live until realtors like you sold it out to Californians who made it too expensive for the locals to stay and own their own homes.
@global freedom movement I understand your frustrations but I have to say they are misplaced. What you’re staying is equivalent to saying your insurance agent made your premiums high, the bank teller charges all of the annoying fees and the grocery clerk caused groceries to cost too much. We’re representatives between two parties conducting a transaction. We have very little to do with the price of homes. And it’s also optional to use us so again, understand the frustration but research your target before firing that hate cannon.
You forgot rose lake. I grew up there and I plan on moving back as soon as I can.
It was a different life growing up there!
Brent, thank you so much for this video. I had reached out to you a few months ago asking your opinion and here’s my answer. All the reasons you provided except for the EPA issues, were the primary reasons why we have purchased property there and will be building our home soon. I appreciate you being so candid and honest because there are those who would move there and not realize these things. Keep up the good work we love watching your videos!
You should really stay in your own state. There is no more room here. Plus people are rude. Very rude. We do mind you coming. No commerce, not a lot to do. Did I say the people are rude? Don't go ruining our valley because you already ruined your own town.
Moving to Pinehurst tomorrow morning! My parents live there and I love it up there, some things can get tricky but If you’re a good person there’s nothing to worry about
Don't move here...I had to leave Post Falls/Cda in order to find the Idaho I grew up in. Moved to Pinehurst and then to Kingston. My stress level drops as soon I head over the pass. I hate having to go to cda now. I avoid it at all costs. Kingston is in Shoshone, Trent. Cataldo is the county border. Just FYI. Great video buddy! Again, Don't move here.
I appreciate your honesty. Thank you! This was a great video.
I live over here in the Silver Valley. Out in the country in Kingston. It's broken into 2 sides of the Valley it seems like. The Kellogg to Kingston side and the osburn to Mullan side. They have their own personalities. I love it here . Was lucky to buy several years ago because I couldn't afford my place today at its current worth.
Definitely buy on a south facing hill.
The Bunker Hill was not the largest producer of silver. That was the Sunshine Mine in Big Creek just a couple miles east of Kellogg.
Yeah, Bunker Hill was mainly zinc/lead, and it's set to resume production next year.
Really appreciate your honesty.
Whats up Trent! I'm a New Orleanian transplant and I've got to say... I LOVE and APPRECIATE your non-bias reporting on the areas. My wife and I are looking to buy next year and we are learning the lay of the land and taking it slow for a year to pick the perfect spot. We're currently in Lewiston and thus far, we love and appreciate the country drives and people.
Keep grinding bro, loving the channel.
Excellent review!!
Thx for the info.
You’re welcome!
Great information. Wonderful channel.
Thanks for the information, and still love the look of Wallace..
Very nice video... I live in Post Falls, I love it here...
I think you've done a excellent job of being responsible and considerate . Success for integrity 👍🇺🇸
Glad I found this. Ive ben binge watching your videos for the past year since I moved to Boise from Ca. (Im one of the good guys-Keep Idaho Idaho) Ive spent the last year doing little recon trips in ID and MT checking out areas I may want purchase in. I have seen some beautiful homes in that area and want that slower pace of living. However, the environmental concerns are serious. Thank you for shortening my list!
NO CAlifornian is a good guy... GO BACK
I was raised in Kellogg. I never intended on leaving. It’s my home town ❤
A lot of facts and facts kinda wiggled around but people will find out on their own if they move there. The wild animal do come right into the towns. I’ve had wolves and cougars in my yard right there on maple street. Elk have been chased down wardner by wolves. Cougars will kill any cat they see so will the coyotes. Or any small animal for that matter. And screw mase you pack up there. Mase won’t do anything for a pack of wolves circling you when you’re hunting.
Just moved back to Idaho (my home state) in the Silver Valley area. I grew up in central Idaho but that was 35 years ago. I was very shocked, in a good way, about how assertive they are in letting you know what your beliefs should be if you live here. I've been in most other states, living in many of them, and never have I seen a demographic so outspoken in their beliefs. Within 5 minutes of meeting someone, if they learn you aren't from here, they are letting you know what the right beliefs are. You are spot on in that regard. Love Idaho and the Silver Valley area.
🙏😔❤️ thank you
Politics, no problem. Religion That is between me and God and no one else’s business
My beliefs are my beliefs. I don't want anyone pushing theirs on me
@@janeteverett1358 Normally I would agree with you. However, having lived in physical areas and in a social world where you don't live your beliefs, say nothing, and don't counter what others say for fear of retaliation this is a breath of fresh air. It is sad that we can't all live by your logical, common sense standards but that's not the world some find themselves in today.
Good fing God why would I want some ignorant podunk hick telling me that I have to adopt their backward, meth, metal and Jebus delusions or else. I would send them to meet their maker with a big city quickness.
I grew up and lived in Wallace for 17 years and I can personally vouch for this video.
wish you would do a vidio on the chrismas lights at the resort and the fireworks show and a update on post falls idaho
Biking in Mullan-lookout the trail there tooo
I used to ski at Silver Mountain and see rock concerts there years ago. A beautiful area. Also got to see the Movie Dantes Peak be filmed in Wallace. Don't think I would want to live there. I would stick with the CDA area all the way up to Sand Point. Hope to move back from Colorado next year some time. Great videos.
I saw them filming Dante’s Peak too! That was pretty rad and a pretty decent movie with James Bond and Sarah Conor. 😄
I’ve lived in small towns all my life,the trick to keeping everyone from knowing your business is to blend in and don’t be a braggart.We just bought a home in Wallace, we are used to changing weather and having to drive an hour or more to shop.We’re making the move because of the people and the natural beauty of the land and the feel of patriotism.If your use to night clubs,pizza delivery at midnight,then yes you may want to choose some where besides the Silver valley.
You didn't mention mountain lions or wolves. There've been no reports of attacks by lions, that I can recall, but I've seen and heard many.
There have been reported wolf attacks though. Not many, but there have been encounters.
In winter, there are many places in Wallace, Osburn, Kellogg which get no sun for months at a time.
I watched your show for some time before moving to Idaho, Great show by the way. I landed in Smelterville on the edge of the forest. The wildlife is amazing, and the forest is breath taking. The people here are sketchy as feral cats. Add up the pros and cons and compare it to whatever problems exist where you come from before coming to Smelterville . Hopefully this doesn't come off to negative.
Lol, what is "kind of a problem?"
We lived in the Silver Valley and loved it. I agree with most of what you’re saying. Generally, any really remote area is not somewhere people should move to from cities- and this is definitely one of those places! You said there are amenities there, and mentioned Walmart, grocery stores and restaurants. That’s it! CDA has Costco and winco and other amenities the silver valley won’t have, and people who live in the Silver Valley do go there for at least some of their shopping.
There’s very much still a meth problem, at least when we moved from there 5 years ago, and I can’t imagine it’s changed that much in that amount of time.
The water situation may be a bit more serious that what you put on. We had a friend who was a teacher in the school system, and the children in the schools were tested for lead poisoning.
The wildlife is unparalleled! We’ve lived in small towns across the country and never experienced the wildlife we did in the silver valley! We saw elk daily. We saw moose regularly and a bear only once, wild turkey, etc.
Where we lived, we literally didn’t see the sun over the mountain all winter long. Down the road from us they did get sun, so we’d walk to enjoy it. But if you suffer from SAD already, it would be one of the worst places to move!
If you are fit and enjoy volunteering, join the EVAC crew on Silver Mountain for discounted skiing.
Really well done video. You really gave a good overview of the Silver Valley.
I was born in Kellogg in 1983. We lived in Pinehurst because we owned the local KOA. I also Went to school in Pinehurst until around 3rd grade when we sold the KOA. We then moved to Silverton, where I then went to Osburn elementary. 4th and 5th we had to attend the intermediate school in Wallace, but junior high was back in Osburn at silver hills middle school, I believe it was called. I moved to just outside Portland Oregon in 7th grade , and actually lived in numerous places here and there during my Idaho stay. But overall I still consider silverton my hometown. The towns were small but they had so much to offer I felt. Depot days during the summer in Wallace. All the sports games. The mountain. The wildlife. Driving up Thompson pass to Murray and stopping at Molly B'damn hotel and cemetery. Hitting the sierra silver mine tour. It honestly had amazing things to do and one day I plan on taking my kids there. Yes smelter ville is a terrible place but such rich history which you can find at the mining museum in Wallace. I did however obtain lead poisoning along with my entire family. But most every one did when they swam in the ponds below bunker hill mine. One we call polio pond for obvious reasons haha okay enough about that. I liked the video but you left all the positive about the valley. I think it's not a bad place to move to or live
Awesome video... It's good that you show and tell the good, the bad, and the ugly because moving anywhere out of state is a big decision. People should know both sides of what they'd be waking into, and you do a great job of that.
Thank you! Really appreciate the positive feedback.
I grew up in Kellogg ate Fish all the time nice town..
Wowzer! No negative health issues?
Be sure and research the area. Some open spaces are being consumed by wind farms etc..
Wish I still lived in Pinehurst where I grew up.
I am a miner. Mining provides a great living. I am blessed to be a miner.
Excellent information. Keep up the good work.
We sold our house on East Sherman and moved out to the Silver Valley. We bought 7 acres in Kingston. We're outside of the "hot box" so that wasn't a concern. We can't stand CDA anymore because all of the people. We work from home so this was a fairly easy transition.
If I were to head up that way it would be to work the mines, especially with Bunker Hill opening back up.
Great paying job, that’s for sure!
Even though we have settled in the Treasure Valley in Meridian & are very pleased with the area & our present home, I appreciate your very informative videos about Northern Idaho. Thanks for another candid video & for honest impressions as we are interested in visiting soon so we can keep our future options open my friend. Merry Christmas!
Appreciate the feedback! Treasure valley is awesome too but you definitely should check out North Idaho!
Privacy is always a problem with a small town! I can vouch for him!
You really got the fire in Bunker Hills baghouse wrong. That really didn't have anything to do with dumping contamination in waterways. All that fire did is allow airborne particulates containing lead and heavy metals into the air. The dumping of mine tails happened from the late 1800's until they were forced to build impoundment ponds
Did I? My history teacher taught that it was the burning of the filter house that allowed all of the lead to go down stream. Interesting history either way.
I appreciate you being so honest! Love hearing the history of Idaho even though my husband and I only moved here a year ago from Oregon. Love to hear some Bigfoot stories! LOL
I'm born and raised Texan.. 49 years.. my girlfriend and I went to visit her grandparents up in Moscow Idaho.. I completely fell in love with y'all's state! Wallace looked like something out a movie.. Hiawatha trail was amazing! Never seen snow on the ground in June in my entire life! We're really considering moving up north so she can be closer to family.. I'm a pretty big outdoors type person.. fishing, hunting,rodeo.. but as being a southern Texas person I'm worried I'm gonna freeze to death.. lol
It is a great state, went to college in Pocatello, 1971 to 75, worked there for several years, then my husband's company moved him to Oregon, we dearly miss Idaho.
Getting ready to go back to my husband's reunion in Kellogg this coming month.
We have considered moving back to the area, but since we are in our 70s, we will stay put.
They are good honest, hard working, sometimes rightly opinionated, people; it is sad to see Kellogg with such a small population, but more of us need to move there.
Absolutely nothing would discourage us from loving Idaho, big or small.
The live theater in Wallace cannot be beat! Have you ever hiked the Sawtooth Mountains, GLORY TO BEHOLD!
This video really gets people to thinking that there must be really something to that place, out of curiosity.
Hey Texas, you won't freeze to death, I was raised in South Carolina and lived in Pocatello:)
I drove to work in 2' of snow while nine months + pregnant, night shift at that☺️
So glad you appreciate that beautiful state, not to mention their "right on" politics, and commitment to American Patriotism!
Even my favorite place Walmart is there in the valley.
Huckleberry pancake breakfast in Wallace this coming August 18 or thereabouts, YEH!
We love Texas also by the way, met it through the military but still loved the state🥰
PS
Went to college in Moscow also, husband's grandpa had a gold mine out in Harvard, Jerome Creek area.
@@grammie9240 yes ma'am it is a beautiful state.. and I'm doing everything I can to spend the second part of my life there.. I think the thing that's most attractive to me is the the unknown.. all the protected land.. I just love that! Here in Texas there is no "unknown" left.. fences everywhere you look.. the gulf of Mexico is about the only thing wild left in Texas.. and I loved how clean Idaho is.. people here are getting kinda tired of hearing me brag on how beautiful Idaho is.. lol
@@johnjohnmacek8416 just moved home to San Antonio and I'm horrified w/what's happened to my area (SATX, Austin) - graffiti and trash everywhere. Did you ever make it to ID?
@@ValerieJupe no ma'am not yet... But we're getting closer! We've put our place up for sale.. hopefully 🙏 by next spring we'll be heading up to Idaho.. probably the Moscow potlatch Harvard areas.. I don't like saying this but I hate living in Texas.. especially the Bryan college station area.. I'm done with it..
We moved to Wallace from suburban Seattle in 2019. We wanted to leave Seattle behind, and that's what you have to do if you come here: Don't bring your baggage with you, or your West Coast politics. You have to want to become part of the community, rather than moving in and changing its character.
Environmentally, things have been pretty well remediated. Socially, people are either nice or leave you alone. I grew up in a small Midwestern town, so I'm kind of accustomed to being in a fishbowl, at least as compared with a bigger city.
The housing situation isn't great. We got here before property values ballooned. In Wallace, people flip fixers and turn them into AirBNBs instead of living here and being part of the community, which is kind of sad and doesn't help the local economy, other than by way of property taxes.
Not much in the way of good-paying work, either. I was able to bring my job with me. Not everyone can.
Meth is an issue, which obviously contributes to the crime.
Definitely pros and cons. But if you really want to make it here, if there's a will, there's a way.
YOU are the problem and unwanted transplant...
As stated in other posts, I live in a National forest. I DO have bears come down the mountain, as well as moose. I do carry a 10mm handgun with me. My first shot is in a safe direction( no homes or people)counting on the bang to cause the animal to run away. So far that is what has happened, but, if needed the follow up will be at the animal. The animal will then be butchered and eaten so as to not go to waste. I will give an account to fish and game that my life was in danger and am willing to pay what ever fees and fines I need to. Just know…. If you move here, you may need to do this too.
Thanks for the video on Kellogg. I lived there for a while as a kid and have often wanted to go back for a visit. My sister was born in Wallace. Are there any good hospitals in the area? I’m retired now and have wondered what it would be like to live there again. Thanks again.
They have some medical facilities but a full blown hospital is over the pass in Coeur d’Alene. I really like that area too!
Kellogg's hospital is sub-par. Horrible service. Cda and Spokand aren't that far away though.
Thanks for sharing; I just got my thermal socks at Grocery Outlet(got a good deal for them); definitely has helped keep my feet warm, especially when hiking Canfield; take care
Thanks for being truthful.. this is one of the reasons I like your channel.
You bet Gabe! Idaho definitely isn’t for everyone that’s for sure.
@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho still holding out hope that I will make it back in the next year or two God willing!
Yea you can drink the water right out of the South Fork. Bring a big glass!
At least there was a movie theater there when I lived there!! 😂
Much appreciated :)
I have a friend that lives in Pinehurst that I visit often and always have fun going to visit. So many good trails for ATV'ing are right outside the neighborhood.
Your really not that far from Coeur D'Alene but have that small town feel. For me, I'd rather not live right in the middle of a big city.
due to family members medical issues I am limited to being within walking distance of shopping and I would love to be perhaps on the edge of a small town. Ideally having a more rural or forest-y area but still close to some stores and such is what I'm looking for but I know that is a tall order. These little towns to seem to be the best route for me to achieve that but maybe I need to just give up on the rural side of the equation and just find something with that small town feel and look that offers walking distance to stores and shops. I want to be out in the woods on a creek but my family needs to be close to services.
I don't find the other parts of the state appealing in terms of geography. Coming from western WA. I want the greenery and waterways of the north. Lastly price IS a big factor so I'm looking for a market with properties still under $350k for a modest home. I would love a fixer-upper and could even convert a barn or shop to a house if it has water, septic/sewer, and electricity to it.
I thought this area was awesome a couple years ago but now it's as expensive as everywhere else, and I'd kind of like to eat the fish I catch and trust the spring water to drink.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Real life ministry silver valley has a home school co-op. If your kid is bright they will stand out and get scholarships. It's not a bad thing over here for parents to teach their kids so the teachers aren't under pressure to do our parents jobs to raise our kids.
I was born in Kellogg hospital before they stopped delivering babies in silver valley.... I was raised in osburn and went to Wallace.. this is a really cool video but honestly we are full this is no joke us native locals can't even buy a house there are no houses to rent we are lucky when 1 pops up .. and honestly lately everyone I've talked too we are not a big fan of our of Towner's ..
I was born in 83 at Shoshone medical center in Kellogg before they stopped as well. Good times! I was a Silverton kid tho
You forgot to mention Sasquatch digging through your garage in late winter.
Awesome!!!
Stay true to yourself.
We moved here from Denver CO 7 years ago and we are finally settling in.
Lol.
We call it the Silver Valley time warp. It's like 1989 out here but we love it!!!
Thanks for the information.
Trent, do you think think the soil and fish issues, lead, etc. all stops in the silver valley, or do you think it runs into Lake CDA as well??
I think any health risks posed are to children at the specific sites that were contaminated in the silver valley. According to the authorities having jurisdiction on this subject, anything that flowed down river landed at the bottom of the lake and only poses a threat if you’re eating multiple fish out of the lake a month.
Hi. Watched a few of your videos. A lot of good information. As a New Yorker NOT looking to change Idaho :-) where you can get just about anything you want 24/7 just wondering how late business's in the towns you talked about in this video stay open until? Thanks
Hi @Patti Meehan, not very late. Typically most stores close around 7pm but there is a wal mart that’s open until 11pm.
@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho Thanks
A little note from a local. Osburn and Kingston as of this comment have 24/7 gas stations so if a late night snack run or needing late night cold remedies, you'll be covered.
NO New Yaukuhs... YOu stay where YOU ruined it...
If this comment is for me you know nothing about me. I am a 55 year old white conservative woman. I don't have rainbow coloured hair and not into this whole woke nonsense. Me, personally, didn't ruin anything.@@ricksmith4736
Wallace is the Center of the Universe?...How could you not want to live there.
Three hours of daylight in the winter? Can you assist me with moving several crates of native soil from my ancestral homelands in eastern Europe?
I work in a water quality testing facility and we get some of our samples from the Coeur D'Alene River area. This gave me a better background as to why that area is being tested.
Kingston is DEFINITELY in Shoshone County. The line is at Cataldo.
True, but it is unincorporated so it doesn't show up when you look up towns in Shoshone County.
@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho I brought it up because you implied it wasn’t in Shoshone County in your video.
Trent, I come from a very small town, smaller than these places, we don't even have a gas station, and what you say about people being hateful and standoffish towards rich people is totally not the case here. We treat everyone with respect, regardless of their economic status, until they prove not worthy of that respect. I can't even relate to what you say in this video, in fact it really turns me off to Idaho, sounds like it's full of a bunch of small minded, chip on their shoulder, tribalistic jacka$$es. I was actually strongly contemplating moving to Idaho, I'm ultra conservative/libertarian, and love the outdoors and the Rocky Mountains, but watching your videos is giving me strong second thoughts about the idea. Just doesn't sound like the kind of people I want to be around. I'm more of a live and let live kind of guy.
You’re welcome. ☺️ Not every small town in Idaho is like that, but there’s quite a few. That’s why I like seeing this growth. It’s forcing people to change for the better.
It is not! The growth hasn't brought one positive change to Idaho. @@LivingLifeNorthIdaho
Definitely don't move to the SV (from Cataldo (Kingston,) all the way to Mullan) the people are tough and it's a hard place.
I have a few questions but first, was that John Smoltz fishing ?
Where’s the bigger city but not as big as Boise near sawtooth mountains? For a small farm? 25-50 acres?
I live in silver valley, and I could care less about what people think of me. I am friendly but keep to myself. LOL if they gossip let them, I don't care. HAHAHA
Here’s my opinion, Kellogg is a great place, massive bike park and ski area, also the people are great there 10/10 would totally recommend!!!
There's nothing wrong with living in the Silver Valley. It's a great place to get away from all the crap in the bigger city. Friendly people and so much to do in the outdoors.
It's not about the towns, it's about the wilderness for me. I hunt ,and hunt alot. Everything is in the woods
You should do a video showing coeur d alene shopping. Or maybe midtown.
Dante’s Peak!
Your honesty is refreshing and appreciated! Love your channel, keep doing what you do. I’m hoping to move to Moscow this spring, any chance you’d cover that area?
Thanks Lora! Really appreciate the positive feedback. Yes, my team and I cover Moscow. Just reach out to us as you get closer to moving and we can help get you set up there LivingLifeNorthIdaho@gmail.com
From Moscow, Idaho born and raised.
Is hunting good? Any good coffee shops? Got these and I'd come.
Hunting is not great anymore there are a few coffee shops in the area. I have lived in silver valley for the past 24 years and quit hunting around ten years ago due to the poor shape of the deer and elk herds in the area
I grew up in a 600 person town. Watching to see what the problem is.
Is I-90 keep clear during the winter months? Has it ever been close due to bad weather? I may be attending NIC in Rathdrum, ID and I was wondering. Thank you.
I-90 gets top priority in the winter. There can be slick spots, but it's generally well maintained. The passes on either side of the Valley, however, can sometimes close during severe weather.
I'm a truck driver that road is always open.
I have no idea why I went down this rabbit hole of North Idaho today. I grew up there and so maybe I've feeling nostalgic for some reason. Anyways, I just wanted to reply to your request for some input in the comments. NOTE This is coming from a person who grew up and lived in Pinehurst:
- Very true that flashing money gets you kind of "hated" on, which is weird since Dave Smith motors is there and they have some NICE cars rolling around at times. Multiple Dodge Vipers and Nice Corvettes have been around over the years and is only getting more common with the money coming in for the higher-end remodel of Silver Mountain.
- Schools are no good and you get funneled into one middle school and one high school (for the Kellogg area, Wallace has their own schools that I don't know much about but is probably similar). So you pretty much know everyone and it follows you throughout your entire school years.
- Silver mountain is awesome, but expensive enough nowadays to not really be for the locals to enjoy.
- Crime rates: Yeah it's overall pretty safe, I've never felt really unsafe in the Silver Valley because everyone knows everyone for the most part.
- Raising a family there: it's safe, but there's NOTHING really to do. Kids get bored, end up partying up the North Fork river etc. So keep that in mind. Honestly, CDA is much better and where most of the people "escape" to. Besides, if you need to run to Target/Costco/really any big store, you're going to be making the 30-60 minute trek to CDA anyways.
- The big bad issue: Also want to add, they had smelting stacks that were blowing contaminants all over the valley without filtration after that fire at the filtration center. So that didn't help with the issue. However, my dad grew up in Smelterville so the ground there would probably be the most contaminated (it was home to the Bunker Hill Smelting Complex, hence the name). He's still kicking and healthy after all the years playing out in contaminated dirt so... Good thing for people to know though because it can't be a good thing.
im from CDA and so glad I moved here. CDA is way overcrowded (streets are insane). I have no kids and my main hobby is reading so I don't care that there is nothing to do outside my place. Should have done it a long time ago.
"According to the EPA it' safe." LOL!!! A bunch of geniuses...
Everyone ive met who lives there either is done working or runs a company and doesn’t have to work. Great place tho, I proposed to the wife on that trail that sits behind/above mullan, the beauty is astounding. I’ve personally told snowmobilers to clean up their water bottles and ill aggressively run my mouth to anyone else who taints the silver valley. That area is more than enough to make you appreciate life, I love it.
I still to this day miss Mullan and always will.
Trent how about we hear a few things about you like where you come from , how old you are , how many elk have you taken , how the salmon fishing is on CDA lake when you can get on it and fish due to a gazzilion boats on CDA now . Tell us about the St Joe the CDA Mnts. how are these places now compared to when you moved here ....... Have you always sold Real Estate? I guess what makes you qualified to tell out of state people what life is all about in North Idaho.... Thanks
My parents are buried in a small cemetery near Pinehurst and I try to get over from Seattle to check on conditions yearly. I must say that the biggest problem I encounter is dining out. There are so few places to choose from and they tend to close very earvy compared to big town standards. In fact, everything closes up early. I hope that the Kellogg area can attract a few nice restaurants and entertainment venues so the skiers can also have more choice and more to do to keep them in Kellogg. As it is now there is NO entertainment whatsoever for those times when not on the mountain. You didn't go into the political issues for someone moving in that is not of like mind or political opinion. Or sexual preference, or ethnicity. Judging from events there in the last few years , harassment of those "outsiders" happens.
I moved to Wallace a year ago. It has a good atmosphere compared to its past history. I work part time in Kellogg. Kellogg is a quaint little town in appearance, BUT... too many people with drug problems there. Cannot believe what I am seeing and dealing with. It is enough that I am thinking about retiring elsewhere, but where to go when all too many generations are getting addicted and screwed up on drugs....Don't get me wrong, there are some good people there with some good ethics, but not impressed with the percentage of bad ones.
Entertainment: imagine the partying when the silver was pouring out of the mountains.
Bordellos, gambling dens, opium, dancehalls, saloons, etc. Must have been crazy
I’ve heard the whole area was absolutely wild. If time travel is ever a thing I’m going back there to check it out.
Mother is from osburn, spent lots of time there as a kid. Grandparents buried in Pinehurst. It's a libertarians cream dream, but the people are cool. Similar to cowboy conservatism. Live and let live, just keep to a dull roar and don't scare the horses. Bty, OWN AND PROPERLY USE FIREARMS. THEY'RE NECESSARY
Lives in Potlatch Idaho and loves it! However don’t move here if you want to change Idaho!
Being from the area and having lived in various places all throughout North Idaho. This is the way it is ruined by realtors! Take a look at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Go through places like Rathdrum, and look at all of the housing developments! Look at the outrageous prices! How do you think you’re going to support yourself in Idaho? There is no way the typical family with debt will 1:07 1:07 1:07 make it in spite of how much they made on the sale of their previous home in places like California! In many of these places, the minimum of 5 acres with a Home on it is $500,000 or more! Add that to one or two vehicle payments, credit card payments, and student loans exclamation. You cannot support yourself up there for very long in this manner! And all these outsiders, yes, I will call them outsiders, bring their radical ideas with them! They get into County commissions, city councils in the ruin the area! There simply are not enough high-paying jobs in those areas to support the massive numbers of people that have moved up there.
Agreed, and this you-tube channel is guilty of recruiting people "outsiders" mainly Californians to Idaho because he makes money off of real-estate sales. It's obvious.
Traffic in Kootenai County has gotten to be horrendous. Recently, it took an hour to drive from downtown Cd to Rathdrum
We are conservative Christians and would consider moving to Idaho. But need to know if there is a Kaiser permeate near by . Thank you
Hi! Yes, there’s one in Spokane, about 39 minutes away.
Spokane is at least an hour drive
Love your videos! Where can I find your real estate listings on the web?
Give us a call (208)908-5757 or email @ Livinglifenorthidaho@gmail.com and we can get you all set up for what you’re looking for.
Idaho is my hometown especially the silver valley yeah sure they have issues with drugs and things like that but outside of that I'd hose a beautiful and wonderful state to live in so please no disrespect but please watch what you say yeah sure it might have their dark sides but it is a great and wonderful place to live and to raise a family
I I grew up in Pinehurst smelterville Wallace and Kellogg Idaho my family comes from Idaho my family owns land in Idaho so I know a thing or two about Idaho yeah it has changed over the years the past 30 years it has changed a lot especially since I live there and I wish I was never taken away from there
I believe Wallace has a high concentration of arsenic in the ground……
So it's not to different than where I already live
I’m moving to Idaho because I love what Idaho is! Freedom from the failed politics that’s why I wanna live in a RED STATE
A red state with a completely failed education system? You don't stop to think for a moment that perhaps that is part of the problem?
@@janeteverett1358 CRT and teachers union is to blame for that!
Have you done any info on Lewiston Idaho? My company is planning on relocating in two years. About twenty families in all. We took a trip out there but any info would be awesome! We're moving from Portland Oregon.
Planning a video this coming spring.
NOOOOOO WE don't want you
Down stream to where? That's right, Coeur D Alene
Too close to green screen, you are throwing a shadow,
It's also still a SUPPERFUND SITE. At one point the children had higher heavy metals poisoning than kids in mines in China.
LIBBY MONTANA HAS A MINING ISSUE ALSO.
This area is definitely NOT for everyone. He was being pretty nice about the local people and their alcohol/meth problems and the overall attitude towards anyone from out of state or even out of town. To say that most are narrow minded is an understatement, to be sure. Not to say that the Silver Valley doesn't have it's charm, because it most certainly does. But beware that this area may survive on tourism, but they do not welcome those tourists to become locals. Despite the fact that most of them are transplants from CA, they seem to hate Californians openly, without a hint of irony. The food is good, as long as you stick to standard "American" food... like burgers, steak, potatoes and such. If you see a restaurant advertising something like Mexican food or Chinese food, I will say that you will be sorry. Even the pizza out there gets only as good as the Red Baron or Stouffer's. The area has a very little diversity of cultures and locals are not afraid to stare and point if you look out of place. The real charm of this area is the country side. There are not a lot of people and plenty of space to spread out, which is good since most of the types that do live out here are not very social or just not very good at being social (without alcohol). But, I would agree with his assessment. If you are thinking about moving here, don't. It most likely is not for you, and you wouldn't like it. And it probably wouldn't like you.
The Income tax it still to high. Caution folks.
No.