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g5w  ·  1568 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 5, 2020

Yes. My my mother-in-law and two of my sisters-in-law live up there. We used to go monthly when the kids were younger and then spent two weeks during the summer. My mother-in-law's town is like 500 people and they view us as interlopers. The one sister-in-law lives in a touristy area and the locals also have a dim view of us. The other sister-in-law lives in the boonies, so interacting with locals is limited to the dollar store. She at least is dating a local farmer so we go to his parties, but again most locals at the parties view us as outsiders and keep us at arms length. If I ever get to retire we will most likely move to VT. I enjoy the countryside and my wife will be able to spend more time with her family.