I see this type of change in the Midwest too. Our our up north cabins are year round homes with manicured lawns, fishing boats with high powered motors. My grandparents that lived on a farm would take the grandkids fishing in a row boat with cane fishing poles, or go agate and blueberry hunting. It sounds dull by today’s entertainment st…
I see this type of change in the Midwest too. Our our up north cabins are year round homes with manicured lawns, fishing boats with high powered motors. My grandparents that lived on a farm would take the grandkids fishing in a row boat with cane fishing poles, or go agate and blueberry hunting. It sounds dull by today’s entertainment standards but we loved it. Part of the problem I see is simply that the population has doubled since I was born. The suburb I grew up in was the edge of Minneapolis, and it had a farm. That farm is long gone and the suburbs have expanded out 20 miles more in all directions. Yes, those are developers making money, but those homes are for people just wanting a place to live. Maybe if I hadn’t grown up with access to wide open spaces I wouldn’t long for them so much.
I see this type of change in the Midwest too. Our our up north cabins are year round homes with manicured lawns, fishing boats with high powered motors. My grandparents that lived on a farm would take the grandkids fishing in a row boat with cane fishing poles, or go agate and blueberry hunting. It sounds dull by today’s entertainment standards but we loved it. Part of the problem I see is simply that the population has doubled since I was born. The suburb I grew up in was the edge of Minneapolis, and it had a farm. That farm is long gone and the suburbs have expanded out 20 miles more in all directions. Yes, those are developers making money, but those homes are for people just wanting a place to live. Maybe if I hadn’t grown up with access to wide open spaces I wouldn’t long for them so much.