This Is What Life Is Like In Small Town Montana
2023 ж. 19 Қыр.
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Small towns: Big Problems. Is rural Montana in jeopardy?
We went to the small town of Lewistown, Montana to check out how life is in the most 'perfect' Montana town. We found out it's not so perfect.
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I'm sure that's how the original inhabitants felt ( Native Americans). Unfortunately it wasn't a non-profit organization that moved them out but government and Army. I say this because it leaves me on the fence about their situation. One I feel they should be left alone because it's part of the diversity of American life and then on the other hand I see it as a delayed Karma from the past. It's a tough call. It also reminds me of the gentrification that is currently happening in the big cities.
@@vardekpetrovic9716How far do you live from a sea? Which one? Do you work "on" the sea?🛶🚢⛵.
@@patricksmith2274 paragraph structure is recommended for clarity of thought. Just saying my brother.
@stevesyverson8625 despite the paragraph structure you have a problem with, it's simple enough to have an understanding of what's being written. Just saying grammar teacher.
@@patricksmith2274 Cost-free virtue signalling on your part, methinks.
I'm a black man living in Baltimore. I guarantee you black folks are safer in that small town than they are in urban black communities.
Until ya start acting like them in those urban hellscapes.
Black people were safer in the Jim Crow south than they are today. Blacks were safer under Apartide in S.A than they are today. Everyone needs to do some serious soul searching on this one.
Being from Lewistown, I can guarantee your safety in my former small town.
Demographics are everything. Poor whites in West Virginia don't act like poor urban blacks. Both have real problems but it's their respons to those problems that makes the difference.
You are perfectly safe in rural Montana. The good people of Lewistown aren’t unique. The state is full of great people. It’s the modern Democratic party that bring their twisted ideas of what Montana should be that degrade our state.
Excellent coverage of the " foreign land grab" running rampant here in america.
Happening in Canada too, especially out West. Vancouver is full of condo towers left empty by foreign buyers, thus driving rents up so high because there are not enough rentals to meet the demand. Shame on our governments (at all levels) for letting that happen.
There should be a law that forbids foreigners buying open land and property in the city, empty lots, houses, condos, apartments, and other buildings.
@@robertmoore2049 Anyone in the world is an American, they just haven't received their papers yet. That's why we get flooded with over a million immigrants every year and foreigners can buy land.
Y'all just keep starring at phones ,eat your bugs and shut your mouths. Got it !
@@robertmoore2049... YES!!! cuz $murKKKa needs to be more like what is called "banana republics" by your "leaders"!
Farmers and Ranchers are the backbone of this county. I am rooting for the cowboys. This is their home and livelihood and outsiders need to step aside.
You still eat stuff from factory farms and industrial ranches? 🤢🤮
The people with more money and power win. Just like hundreds of years ago, British killed natives with savage viruses, their time now has come, and they will be replaced by their with more money and affluence. The cycle continues.
@@TheWanderingFinnegan Better than bugs and printed steaks.
I’m sure there are folks from Rocky Boys and Fort Peck who would agree about « outsiders » stepping aside.
They ain’t the backbone of shit.
They are trying to destroy Montana just like they have Colorado. Don't give up your land!
They don't 'give up their land'. They sell it for more money than they could ever take from it raising grain or cattle or sheep. When you can do that and never work another day in your life, what do you do? Hang around and tough it out so Lewistown can survive as it was? There's no logic there. In the high country, the millionaires and billionaires buy these legacy ranches and post it to local hunters. Their rich buddies fly in and enjoy some of the best hunting on the planet, cropping off trophy bull elk... and maybe THEN the landowner opens his place up to the regular citizens. If he doesn't, when the elk start tearing apart his hay stacks, FWP won't police a Special Season on that ranch to get the elk numbers down to a more manageable population level. How did they get control of that legacy ranch? Answer: the legacy rancher sold it to them. When it happens and it's far away from where you live = no big deal. If it's close and the ranch that sold is one you're familiar with, well... that's different. Right? Hypocritical... good word.
What happened in Colorado?
@@matteopicone5561radical policies caused a huge drug and homeless issue. Now it’s very run down, crowded, overdeveloped and expensive
Nick, great one. similar moves are occurring in central rural Utah. Some months ago, trying to slip an initiative in under the table, but required to have a local meeting, we surprised the out-of-state funded movement by showing up with over a hundred attendees loudly voicing opposition. Globalism is on the march everywhere, well-funded and trying to change the universe. Every time we learn of what our neighbors are facing, and realize its the same story that we have in our town, it strengthens We the People's resolve.
They are stealing and decimating everywhere. I saw that Casper, Wyoming now has a homeless (transient) and, "human waste, " problem. Destroying cities and towns, buying up land. Montana and Wyoming will soon be filled with illegals as well. A totalitarian kleptocracy. The end of America.
Gotta watch out for these cash grabs like Vanguard too. Nice to see you all showing up and fighting. Wish there was more of that in California. My community's ranch, cattle and horse life is being washed away by rich people up North. Endless wineries, overpaying for homes, turning beer joints and mom and pop restaurants into fine dining and wine tasting venues. Everything is being catered to tourists and it's pushing out the good ol' town.
This is one of Nick's best videos. This 'save the cowboy' story is compelling.
Amen!
@@cathrynm This '1' video alerted me to the FACT that it is possible the Swiss Billionaire WYSS that resides in Wilson, Montana & is doing the same thing as AMERICAN PRAIRIE RESERVE could be tied to Wyss that just joined with George Soros to allegedly acquire the MAINE newspapers in that state according to REBEL NEWS. There's a video here on You Tube by AMERICANS FOR PUBLIC TRUST "STOP WYSS LOOPHOLE" When American Prairie Reserve kicked NICK OUT, It really got my attention to the Fascist way they are running their NGO Now, I'm on a roll & won't stop digging about all this
That man at the end said it _ you can not replace a community with tourists ! He’s right and it’s sad
Totally agree. That man expressed his concerns very convincingly.
i am on his side, that man did present his argument well@@bluesteel48
We also get the transients who are tourists as well- they utilize our parks and library and bike paths- so the community is seeing the library and parks become dangerous etc . Why is this happening
What's wrong with tourists? People deserve to travel freely and see other parts of the US and spend their money wherever they want.
@@shake741 I think the town’s residents should be given consideration- it’s happening all over the place - vacation rentals should be limited .
''THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT THE FOUNDERS WARNED US ABOUT'''
I just noticed a book called, "Kabbalah and The Founding of America." GREAT! So, Sorcerer's founded America‽
That non-profit did NOT help their case at all lol. That's sketchy.
Yeah like just be friendly what the heck?!
No doubt owned by Blackrock and Vanguard, or Bill Gates
I want to know more about where their money comes from. Obviously they have millions and millions of dollars. Who is behind it and where do they get their money?
@@spencerfarnik2838 likely Soros or a frontman for him or someone with the same agenda to destroy North America and wipe out the population. That’s my opinion anyway, not that anybody gives a 💩.
A Non Profit Socialist Communist Organization...
What happens to our food supply when all of the farmland is turned into ‘wild prairie? (The billionaire who owns the most US farmland wants us to eat bugs 😋)
"You will own nothing and be happy. Eat zee bugs." Klaus Schwab WEF
There won't be any people in the state of montana before 2030. They will either be eliminated or forced into smart cities
We have land in Idaho. A river runs through it. As tenders of the land we always set aside some of it to grow feed for the wild turkeys, grouse and other wildlife. We know what to plant and we know the native species. We don't need any help from the government. A guy wanted to buy our land and set it aside for conservation. We sent him packing. By the way, it was the government that built all the hydroelectric plants on the Snake River which made all of the Salmon go extinct on our river.
The government provides a lot of funding to individual states. Why so much hate? Whats wrong with land for conservation?
Don’t let your land be stolen my foreign money. It has destroyed the dream of owning a home here in Canada under the age of 40 for 95% of us Montana is beautiful. Don’t let it become the next British Columbia please.
Canadian here. Totally agree
What do you mean by stolen.Aren't foreigner legally buying the land blamed your own govt for allowing this to happened😅😅😅😅
Canadians are being genocided by mass immigration from third world cultures. White people are too nice to see it for what it is.
Hey Nick, great video, as always. I'm originally from Southern California and moved to Middle Tennessee farmland a couple of decades ago. I live in between two beef farms, I grow vegetables, and I can tell you farmers are natural conservationists. they don't need anybody coming in, showing them how to do that. They may be super right wings, but they do understand global warming and conservation. After all, that's the future of their business. But I can also assure folks that farmers are the hardest working people I've ever met in my life. They are out there tending to the lifestock no matter how cold it is, It could be negative twenty, and they are out there early in the morning, taking care of business. It's an open market, and I hope the cowboys understand that no matter how much money they are offered, they do not have to sell. I get offered big dollars all the time for my bit of heaven. I'm not selling. Rock on Yall
There’s only a limited amount of land in the world. It’s only going to become more valuable.
I bet your neighbors love you
@ricksmith4736 I think they do, We have all agreed not to sell out. That was over a decade ago and no one has done it. I live in Williamson County, Tennessee, and the average home in my immediate area is a little over a million. It tends to be very hot real estate no matter what. But my neighborhood looks like the pictures that 5 had in the video. Beautiful, small town area. And we'd like to keep it that way as best we can. There's a lot of similarities of your town and mine and they could be sister cities.
@dave I agree with you. The farmers & ranchers ARE the conservationists. Reminds me of the old westerns & the carpetbaggers would come into town & if not stopped, where there was peace chaos ensues. Don't believe their lies, they always have an agenda. Stay strong & free.
Bad publicity for any non-profit organization should always be avoided at all costs! The National Prairie Reserve’s rudeness, elusiveness, and hostility on a popular KZhead channel is very detrimental and highly suspicious against their organization. Unfortunately, the people at the NPR were obviously way too foolish to understand that concept. Personally I will absolutely refuse to support any organization that acts like that just because they disagree with someone else’s point of view!
The cowboy was very well spoken and made great points. A red state guy that I could actually have a conversation with. Like to see that. Not all guns ablazin
if a non profit don't want to talk about how great they are ,something is wrong ?
These non-profits, non-gov agencies, are PRETENDERS. Their agenda is way different from what they pretend. Look up Agenda 21-30 and Georgia Guide Stones. Do not consent to their EVIL.
In a hundred years the world will need farmland to feed the exploding population. Farmers feed cities. Like the woman said: there`s lots of parks already. Keep the farms going. If people want to go for a hike send them to the mountains. Beautiful scenery!
Kind of like the fish population in the oceans.@@LilyGazou
I grew up in a small town (Oklahoma) and yes, the drama can be intense. If you aren't one of the big families, then you really need to watch your step.
That’s why I moved out of my small Oklahoma town and went to civilization. Forget that crap… 😂
That describes any small town in America, no matter the region.😪
At age 34, I finally moved out of the smalltown area that I lived in all my life. There is literally one big circle of people that run and influence EVERYTHING, from private business to even local government and those people are all connected. They're on your school boards, town councils, filling up your churches, etc. It was to the point where you couldn't even get a job you were qualified for because one person in that circle may not have liked you and made sure everyone else (like your hiring manager) knew about it. Everyone knew everyone and they scratched each other's back, right or wrong. I didn't play that game and never fit in my hometown area. It took a long time but I finally got out into a more diverse area making 50% more than what I was earning back "home". Truth is, if you don't have the right last name, or you're not in that "circle" and don't play small town politics, your success and happiness is going to be very limited in a small town. Get out!
@@DAV1979 That's a good point. In a big city you can choose your circle of friends. In a small town, not so much.
I was in the Air Force in Montana in the ‘80s and Lewistown was right in the middle of our Minuteman missile field (24000 sq mi). I have been through Lewistown about 100 times. It was great. It’s nowhere near an interstate highway, so it gets few visitors. Super friendly people back then…
Everyone on the planet has the same wants and needs, and to one extent or another, the same problems. The way that we resolve these challenges vary greatly from person to person, community to community, race to race and religion to religion. You can't choose what race you are. For many, it's inconceivable to pick your religion. Plenty of people around the planet don't have the option to choose the community that they live in. But all of us can change the person that we are.
facts@@davidbrayshaw3529
I was born and raised in Lewistown and currently only live 45 miles from the town. It will always be my hometown. We inherited property at Hilger and we wanted to put it in our will that the land would never be sold to the American Prairie Reserve. MT farmers and ranchers are great conservationists. You failed to mention the great churches in Central Montana. They provide the foundation to live the Montana way.
I traveled along the rivers when hiking and one day a couple of guys passing me in their little boat discharged their shotguns off over my head. Later that day I caught up with the PD and told them what happened and they replied "they were duck hunting" there was not one duck to be seen. I told the PD I was heading to walmart to purchase a shotgun of my own and if I saw those 2 again I'd be discharging my weapon off over their heads and I then told the PD that when they called to complain tell them I too was duck hunting. hahahaha!
Never talk to police, much less admit doing a crime
Good for you! Seriously that was B.S. what happened to you, I can't imagine what I would have done if that happened to me, I'm glad you're safe.
@@RollerCoasterLineProductions👍
@@sookietrueblood-gp4sdhe gave cops probable cause he's not only safe he's lucky he's not in jail
I live in the U.K in Yorkshire it’s very similar to Montana but obviously smaller we have countryside full of farms and most small towns are ex coal mining areas, we have a big problem with people moving into the area from London the city people want to buy land build everywhere. It’s ruining the community. I completely agree with the cowboy when he says people are moving demographically into Montanan there is a reason, don’t move here and try and change it to where you came from, come here and appreciate it for what it is. well said sir
British people are being replaced with Muslim immigration
Hahahaha I lived in Skipton and this had nothing similar with Montana wooly sheep black horse or red lion 🦁 you will not find in Montana. Lol
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How about your own greedy people don't sell the land for quick profit?
Non profit just means scam, tax shelter. They shouldn't be allowed.
Hey Nick, I'm pulling for the cowboys, too!!!👍👍👍 And I suspect that there's a whole lotta other Americans on this side of the fence. Wish there was a way to cast a ballot on this issue!!! Just wanna give those cowboys, ranchers & family farmers a HUGE thumbs up!!!
Sara! 🤠 ❤️ 🇺🇸
I'm pulling for them too! Sad that the word 'Prairie' has a bad rap to it. I've always loved that word.
It is really the Chinese buying this land. God bless the local land owners trying to keep their land. That non profit is shady.
Biden’s America. Sell off everything to whoever pays the most bribes
@@lidic693 no, it’s not fine either. Special interests need to be pried away from the levers of power.
If it is really the Chinese buying the land, that might work out in the future. If China decides to invade Taiwan in the future, one of the first sanctions that will be imposed on them is freezing their American assets. The Chinese owned American property could then be seized and resold.
This is a VERY nefarious group!! DON'T CAVE! RUN EM OUT!😢
This is part of a larger effort to eliminate the "deplorables" from middle America. I don't want to sound too paranoid, but I'm convinced that they want to herd all of us into one of their horrible cities and fill the rest of the land with wolves and windmills in some kind of weird, science-fictiony false utopia. I won't live in one of those nightmarish "15 minute" cities even at the point of the gun. Thank you, Nick for the great videos. Resist that future, everyone!
The only deplorables are the Clintons.😂
Like the Enclosures of 16th century Britain 😢 😡
They call us deplorables then when I visit a city is all I see are degenerates, malcontents and imbeciles...
@@OneBigUnion No, they weren't. Who's paying you to post your lies?
My stance as well. Only a fool would want to live like that. It's feeling like the socialists and commies want to price and regulate us out of freedom and back to a type of feudal living and relying on the government teat. Oh and have just one party who can realistically have the power. It should alternate and the checks and balances should provide equal treatment and justice processes. Only a moron wants one type of thinking in power all the time.
That nonprofit was financed as cover for big developers. They buy huge tracks of land & build thousands of homes with some commercialization. Gentrification in the prairies. This is what happened in small Texas towns. Now they are big crowded towns/cities. It has made homes a commodity which is why housing market is out of control. Stock market of the US.
Yeah, that non-profit seems extremely sketchy to me, especially with it being run outside of the US as well. Not okay! Montana deserves better than that.
“Where everyone owns a gun and knows where you live” … theres a lot to be said for the quality of life that brings. 😃
In my region last week, I met two people who did not shoot. I was a bit shocked.
I'd love to see this place in the middle of WINTER, lol.
Burr
Come on out it’s only -35 for weeks on end ❤
Non-Montanans have no clue how incredibly cold it gets lol
Bring your long underwear, LOL.
Is it wrong for me to think there should be a law against any non US citizen owning land? Or at the very minimum a set amount of acreage.
You are not wrong
That office was WAY too nice for a nonprofit. Worked for several over 14 years…. I never saw a fancy nonprofit office.
You’re brave Nick. Driving around Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho with CA plates. I was just in Idaho and I rejected the first rental car they offered me at the airport in Spokane because it had CA plates. The Toyota Tacoma with Oregon plates was at least a little better.
It isn't quite that bad, but that issue does get brought up in public meetings.
I grew up in a small(ish) town in Louisiana. As much as I still think about it to this day (considering my parents are still there) it is easy to get wrapped up in romanticizing some of these small towns across the country if you aren't from there. The reality is if you didnt have the right last name, the right clothes, the right style, or the right beliefs, you never really felt at home or comfortable. I've since moved to a somewhat larger city in another state and it comes with its fair share of problems most definitely, but at least I can live my life the way I intend without fear of repercussion for "not fitting in."
In a small town there's going to be limited amount of people to befriend. If you strike out with them you're on your own and no reason to stay there. At least cities there's way more people to potentially meet.
*Non Profit Charity* Don't confuse "non profit" with "non revenue". Of course they can lease out their land and earn an income. They just have to spend an equal amount so that there is no net profit. What could they spend the money on ? Maybe very fat salaries for the CEO and trustees and employees. Fat enough that even asking for an interview gets and overpaid PR lady to get you thrown out of the building.
As beautiful as this place is, I would really hate the winters. But, I would love to see this place in person. I really liked this video.😊❤
They call it the snow hole! LOL I was working at the Hackamore supper club in 1989 just west of Lewistown. One night we got 18 inches of snow! They plow the emergency routes first, I was trapped at home for 4 days! Just a block from main street!
When folks talk about low crime rates, are they forgetting the high levels of drug and alcohol addiction and related crimes? I would also guess domestic violence rates are high. Living in Wyoming for most my life, I did spend 3 years in MT. I used to always say that out West, you probably won't be assaulted or murdered by a stranger, it's your family and friends who do that.
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Yeah, I agree. But, in the cities, you have the same assaults and murders by your family in addition to those committed by strangers.
You're a blast at parties, ain't ya?
This is a way to force people into urban centers where they can plan and control every aspect of your life. This is financed by foreign interests.
Klaus Schwab at the WEF said, "You will own nothing and be happy." 😂 Question: If you can be happy owning nothing. Then why are they trying so hard to own everything? The irony of billionaires saying you'll be happier if you own nothing.
They are not buying as a preserve that is a front only, do they really think that us commoners were born in a barn? The whole country is going to shit in a hurry.
Agenda21- Agenda2030
@@butcherwoman3753 Agree!!
Yes. This is a liberal/communist land grabbing utopia probably financed by hostile foreign interests. It's not about tourism, it's about controlling and enslaving the population, while erasing small town America.
Can you imagine traveling a mile to get your mail? Awesome!!! 😂
I can. I lived in Wyoming for about 40 years. For many years, I lived 25 miles from town. One of my friends lived 80 miles from a town. .
I used to live 8 miles from my mail box and 37 miles from the closest gas station. I loved it 😅. Now I’m right uptown, only 20 miles 🤣🤣
I bet the NPR Praire folks have ever worked a fence line. If they had, the wind would’ve blown them to Bozeman.
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My dad (w/ 4 siblings) grew up in a small town where my grandma still lived. Lived with my grandma for a few years to help her out, even though I passed the relation test, I was never fully accepted because I didn't grow up there.
The houses are so nice and the lawns well-kept.
I originally really wanted to hear more about the non-profit but they were super sketchy... the Save the Cowboys people love their land and their farms and their community. You can see it in their eyes and the way they speak about it. Thank you for this, I never would have known
The first thing I was told when I moved to Montana was. Avoid town and politics looks to be still true 😅
Hey Nick! I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for posting!
I've never been there, but something about Montana has always seemed so quaint and simple, in a good way. Sort of like what Colorado once was, back in the day. I can't wait to visit once I save up.
As a lifelong Californian, I'd NEVER want to move to another place with the intent to change it to my way of what I think life should be! I'd move there for solitude and solitude alone. I'm sad to hear that so many are moving into places like Montana and attempting to "update" things before they learn the lay of the land and the ways of the people. Bison should not become a tourist attraction at the cost of a family farm...just because someone wants to give them free reign to graze. It's kind of like bringing back the Buffalo Bill Circus of yesteryear with the animals being used instead of the Cowboys and Indians, IMHO. Just another foreign land grab of the rich who are investing in America for fun and profit. Shame on all of them.
Californians love to move to my state, considered to be the freest in the nation, and they have money, building very expensive homes, but we have little available land in our county, but still they come.
You may not think you'd want to change it but you would. Eventually. As you got comfortable and started expecting the same accommodations and government interventions.
that's a concern, and i will keep that in mind as someone from california@@manfrummt
@@micosstar Montana is a state of mind. Simplicity. Freedom. Something like the beginnings of our country. I think we all have a desire for that.
The people of Montana, Nebraska, and any other area where that “non-profit” is buying land have every right to be upset and push back as the intentions seem very nefarious. I 100% support the locals wanting to maintain their way of life
I really enjoyed seeing footage from this small town. There’s something special about Montana and it’s wide, open land, blue skys, and gun loving people. I look forward to seeing Bozeman and hopefully you went to Missoula too!
I did but Missoula will air later :)
The county I live in borders Ravalli County with the Bitterroots in the middle.
"You can't replace the sense of community with tourism." Truer words were never spoken. As an example look at Palm Springs, California. Short term rentals have changed neighborhoods into motel rows.
It's doing the same thing here in Nova Scotia... Everyone has an air BnB for rent but no one has that same air BnB for a family to live in. It's killing this place..
There's a 'glamping' outfit called Paws Up Resort on Hwy 200 between Ovando and Missoula. Their staff can no longer afford to live within a reasonable driving distance, so the resort owners' solution was to buy 2 motels in Seeley Lake and rent them to their employees. Rich folks don't like to wait on themselves. So what does that do to the town of Seeley Lake? Those employees don't spend money in that town like the tourists do, so the town takes a hit economically. What's happening in Montana is not just one thing. Our troubles are primarily due to too many people in the beautiful places. They are loving Montana to death.
Your shows are awesome Nick. Thank you for making them. Have learned a lot from them.
I've learned a lot too!
@@markbeames7852 Hey now.
People do look out for others in small towns, kinda. I lived in a slightly bigger town in Montana and, well people look out for y’a, but they’re also all up in your business, and the gossip is outta control. And seems like ppl want to let you know that they know wtf you’re doing. Like every day someone would say, « hey I saw you walking your dog by the river », or, « I saw you going to the grocery store » or whatever. I could never live in one of these places again. And in winter, unless you play in a darts league, or shoot pool, or go to bible class, there’s nothing to do. There ain’t any skiing or anything in eastern Montana…just cold and wind
Loved the rancher’s comments. Very well spoken
Looks like a great little town. Honest values, little to no crime and people that care. Good video Nick
Wow! I’d think that anyone volunteering or working for APR would be telling you about the area’s history at least and know the mission statement. Their “Bad” for not talking with you. Save the Cowboys and jobs, your channel has sparked many conversations around campfires with me and my friends. The man who you interviewed at the auction… he was really well spoken and he should be on the radio. Lol
I know! He should be the weekly farming roundup host!
He is actually the local auctioneer for selling livestock. He is the lead singer of his own band on the side. Great guy. Nick was luck to bump into him and Anna.
Thanks for including the comments from those two citizens at the end of your report. They helped a lot to explain/summarize the situation.
Nick you should have told the non-profit that you worked for 60 Minutes. I'm sure they'd be OK to see you then. 😂😂😂
0 percent crime rate that sounds wonderful to me you can walk the streets of Montana and fell safe. I am from New York City our crime rate here is so high its unbelievable every day in NYC there is a smash and grab here crime is normal in NYC its so sad.
Leave NY but don't bring the way you vote with you.
Love your simple use of the English language. That really makes your videos so enjoyable and entertaining.
Nick, your Mountain West series has been great. Definitely your best to date.
Cool! 🏔️
great reporting, Nick. Looks better than Detroit. Good to hear about the APR roots in Germany. Here in Michigan, the Chinese have our Governor's support for buying land. Seems like China and Europe are very interested in our land. Oh yeah, add Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to that list of foreign buyers.
It’s sickening that MI Big Gretch is in favor of the sale to the Chinese. I’ve traveled from MI across to the west coast…it’s not just MI. Bigger problem…SD Town Manager said his town died because of the big co coming in.
Totally, agree, born & raised in Detroit & the burbs. Now retired in So Cal-lol! In a town Nick calls “Detroit” life is great ❤
Detroit Dan! I'll be in Detroit this February. Email me maybe you can give me some pointers? NickJohnsonNC18@gmail
the parade of farm equipment is the diametric opposite of street races
yeahhh always so nice to see a new upload from you brother ! greetings from a french guy in Nigeria
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21:53 Man cant go anywhere without the corporations trying to end a good thing!!! What a shame 😢
I'm ready to move to Lewistown Montana! Born and raised Central Floridian here 1965. I've had enough of this rat race here now. Florida is the new Cali and York shit hole now!😁
How about you stay where you are. Don’t bring your crappy Florida mindset up here.
I can remember when you couldn't find a parking space in town. I went to Mt for the mountains and wilderness and wild animals. West of Missoula south through the bitterroot all the way to the divide. Now they have a bike trail from Missoula to Hamilton.
There was a huge battle over Grand Teton National Park in the late 40's & 50's
GREAT VIDEO - Nick, you are ONE OF A KIND. Again, GREAT WORK🔥🔥🔥
My moms is from Montana - a small town called Ryegate, i have cousin's still living there. Its awful to see these people there trying to steal land😡😡
They are buying it, not stealing it.
"Like something you'd see in a calendar.". 😊
The main reason why the non-profit wants the land is for the very large oil and mineral deposits.
That intro music is so soothing and brings me back to watching old movies with my dad as a youngster in the 80’s.
I was born and raised in Lewistown. I'm glad to have found your channel. Keep up the good content.
Great video ! Thank u Nick ! I like how u go to the more rural communities that's great keep that up !
Did you notice all of the small squares with 8 ft barbed wire topped fencing. That's the Minuteman 3 Missle Sites and Control Centers all over the area.
This part of Montana is so lovely, just think of the freedom one feels with all that open space. Thank for sharing.
Bet some of those investors is named gates and soroes.
Hi Nick, you make always a great job. Thanks so much that I can be with you per video. ❤Love from Germany
Ok! 🇩🇪
Keep fighting for your town and ur farms. Dont let these APR ppl have their way.
I really liked your video! I grew up in this small town in the middle of Montana. You came at the best time winter in Lewistown is as you said very grey and super depressing. I would never live there again but great to see it again.
this actually might be one of your best videos to date.
I like the state flags one better haha
Hi Nick love your videos they are so informative keep the great work
And just think we're complaining about high food costs now, imagine what it will be like with less farming avaliable...
@@yep433 Good luck having millions of people try to do that in urban cities in apartment and condo complexs...
The opening music is epic!! So fitting.
Fantastic interviews my brother!
Heck Nick there's drama everywhere! Don't you look cute with your cowboy get up on😊! Thanks for keeping me informed on places I choose not to go to.
thanks for another outstanding production
lovely share, I do love small towns, they are quiet and mostly safe and friendly.I live in a small town(village) without a traffic light and I could not imagine being anywhere else.A trip to Zurich or Bern makes me feel like fish out of water. Having said that,as much as I love small towns, they don`t have to be isolated.thanks for sharing.
NICE video Nick as always! Thanks!
Another great video, Nick. I love seeing how others live. I grew up on Cedar St. in San Bernardino (born in Oxnard) and my parents bought property and built a house near Wrightwood, CA in the early 70’s, where we spent some great years until I shipped off to the military. Since then, my wife and I have lived in seven different states and settled north of Bentonville, AR, two miles from the Missouri border. This is a great place to be (minus three months of humidity, yuk) but we are seeing it grow too fast for our liking. Fortunately, the folks I’ve met that are moving here from California and other states are just looking for a better life in a free state.
Hey Shellback, Y'all picked a GREAT place to live!!! LOVE NWARK...!!!
@@Lifetalk849 absolutely. Especially these cooler early fall temps. Favorite time of the year. Creeks are full. Time to put the kayak in the water.
Arkansas is a free state? 🙄
@@EdwinHernandez-jo6ce I’m a free man and I live in a free state. Yes, sir.
@@ShellbackUSN you got kkk where you live? By the way, I’m a shellback.
Butte Montana is the hometown of my first ship as an active duty navy chaplain. ♥️♥️♥️
My Aunt was working in a small cafe in Butte when she met her Sailor in the 1950’s. 😊
Visitors, the real substance of this video starts at minute 26. I enjoy these tours of America, but sometimes the lame parts take over so much goodness. Thanks for sharing.
Lewistown was my childhood home from 1970-1976. I have lived there a couple of times over the years. All my family roots are from the central Montana area. My mother was born in Lewistown, and her parents are buried there in Lewistown. I loved living in Lewistown. The only thing in Fergus county that was not to great was the Sheriff!
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*Thx4share interesting journalism Nick* 👍🇺🇲
Greetings from rural Kansas - another small town on the prairie. Your intriguing video made me wonder why I have never heard of a group like APR in these parts. It appears that APR focuses on buying up parcels of land adjacent to large government-owned tracts (BLM, State of Montana, etc.) In Kansas the settlement pattern was different. Kansas was actively homesteaded in the years following the War of the Rebellion - mainly by Union Army veterans. As a consequence, there is little government-owned land left around here. Nothing for a group like APR to build upon.
It's probably Blackstone or Black Rock that's buying all the property.
Nick 💜💕 this is one of the best wandering around, nerve meditating tour ever ⭐️💚⭐️💚⭐️
31:02 "even the camel hates the American Prairie people" hahahaha
I just like starting my day out with one of these videos, it puts me at peace for some reason. Thank you, appreciate you N.J.!
You just woke up??
@@NickJohnson I went to bed late watching your other videos =)
I've been to the small border town of Kalispell, Montana, and loved it there. Nice, quaint little small town that sits on the border of the US and Canada, and is home to Glacier National Park, which is amazing.
Excellent Job - really enjoyed this one !