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« on: May 19, 2009, 01:42:43 AM »

Want to visit:

Jackson County, KY
Elliott County, KY
Prinsburg, MN
Sioux County, IA
Some mining towns in northern Minnesota

I actually almost did the last one a few months ago, I got all planned and everything, went to a gas station in Spring Lake Park in that southern panhandle of Anoka County, and bought a map and car wash. The car wash was what thwarted me, by the time I got to Mounds View in northern Ramsey County my car shorted out and died. I had to get it towed to Columbia Heights, and learned one of the charger deals had a short and the car wash killed it. As it is that was probably a good thing as it rained the next day and it would've died anyway. Also good I got my car wash there and not in Duluth or some small town along the way.

Unfortunately I haven't gotten around to that trip since then.




Have visited:

Some exurbs like Nowthen, Corcoran, Hassan Township, etc.
Wanted to see what exactly this territory looked like as I read about all the time. Turned out to appear to be mostly rural scenery-wise. Just with large lumps of housing developments. No real business or industry interestingly, except for farming equipment stores. Everyone's a farmer or commuter.
Another reason: Many of these places have small unincorporated towns within them that I wanted to check out. Not much to say though.

Skyline, Minnesota
This place is sort of an urban legend in Mankato. Very few people are aware it exists, even people I met who had grown up in Mankato. It's a strange place in its existance yes, no businesses whatsoever, not even a gas station, just lots of suburban housing. There's a sign upon your entry, one road in, one road out. Don't know why it's indepenent, but it's there.

Some other areas around Mankato.
One was Lime township, which I initially was led to believe was a trailer park, later learned Mankato's odd borders included the park, Lime is mostly suburban development. The unincorporated town of Lehillier was another. A third was a strange place that's on Google Maps, Benning, yet nothing's there except industry.

Maplewood, Minnesota
A strange town in southern Minnesota which votes quite Democratic, even for the generally DFL area. Even stranger is that it's basically a "suburb" of a larger town nearby, Austin, which is Democratic but not to that extreme. It's indistinguishable than Austin's neighborhoods though, and the only business is a liquor store. The source of its partisanship remains a mystery.

Some weird places in North Dakota, including some ghost towns
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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2009, 01:47:06 AM »

I've made a few trips for which the whole purpose has been to campagin in an election.
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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2009, 02:52:55 AM »

What's that supposed to be like?

Torie posted a charming account recently of his two visits to Jackson county.
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« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2009, 07:07:26 AM »

Want to visit:
Allier, France
Bretagne's Red Belt, France
BC Interior, Canada
Tuscany, Italy
Molise, Italy
Elliott County, KY

I can't recall visiting any places solely for political or demographic reasons. Maybe La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan; Douarnenez, Finistere.

I've visited places for non-political reasons, but I tried to go to places which interested me politically, like Rennes-Centre or Saint-Malo-Sud.
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« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2009, 09:24:13 AM »
« Edited: May 19, 2009, 11:42:11 AM by Stranger in a strange land »

Want to visit:

The Oklahoma Panhandle
Aroostook County, Maine
Portland, Oregon
Hildale, Utah (provided it's safe to do so)
Any of the 49th Paralell counties that voted for Paul or Huckabee
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« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2009, 11:01:34 AM »


Voted over 91% for McCain, over 62% for Collin Peterson's joke opponent, over 85% for the LOSING Republican candidate for State House, and over 57% for fundie extremist State Supreme Court candidate Tim Tingelstad while failing to break 40% statewide.
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« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2009, 11:18:37 AM »

i visited eastern ohio and was amazed by the poverty.  it makes west va look like paradise.

ive been to the coal fields of va and wva many times.  good god fearing people there.  just doing the best they can.

ive been to northeast nc and saw blacks, poverty and cotton.
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« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2009, 02:55:14 PM »

Wouldn't mind checking out a reservation. Never met a "real" Indian before, other than random people remarking that they are some tiny fraction Cherokee or whatever.
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« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2009, 03:14:24 PM »

Wouldn't mind checking out a reservation. Never met a "real" Indian before, other than random people remarking that they are some tiny fraction Cherokee or whatever.

Having actually lived on one, I remember when I was young I thought it was unusual when visiting other cities (Bismarck, ND was the "big city" to me) to not see graffiti everywhere and how there was no trash on the streets. I remember going to a mall in Bismarck with my mom when I was in kindergarten and thought it was the most amazing thing ever, not only was there tons of things to buy and do, but everything was actually clean.
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« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2009, 04:02:25 PM »

Wouldn't mind checking out a reservation. Never met a "real" Indian before, other than random people remarking that they are some tiny fraction Cherokee or whatever.

Having actually lived on one, I remember when I was young I thought it was unusual when visiting other cities (Bismarck, ND was the "big city" to me) to not see graffiti everywhere and how there was no trash on the streets. I remember going to a mall in Bismarck with my mom when I was in kindergarten and thought it was the most amazing thing ever, not only was there tons of things to buy and do, but everything was actually clean.

One would think the experience would bias you in favor of suburbs.
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« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2009, 04:08:03 PM »

Actually I think it did the opposite. It conditioned me in favor of finding run down places to be normal.

Also please note at the time I defined a "big city" as anywhere with a traffic light. Living in a place that gives you such an impression also conditions you to wanting to live in a large city.
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