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Karen Lange answered:
Hi Cinda,
I moved to Poulsbo from the Chicago area over 6 years ago. I LOVE Poulsbo. It's 'in the country' yet I can hop on a ferry and walk up to a world class city, Seattle.
It's a fun little downtown with a couple bakeries, great gift shops and nice restaurants near a marina. Fun festivals but always a relaxed atmosphere. It's called "Little Norway" but the owner of a recently opened deli said there are more 'Germanic' people here than Norwegian. We all get along!
I love that I can drive to the Olympics or to the Cascades. I see mountains and water at almost every turn and I have to drive 50 miles to get in a bonafide traffic jam.
I loved it so much here, I became a realtor so I could help others have the same great experience and lifestyle that I've come to enjoy. Coming from the hustle and bustle of Chicago, I never would have pictured myself living on an acreage with a neighbor with chickens and black angus cows!
There is a world of weather difference between here and Sequim. Sequim is an area affectionately known as the "banana belt" where the sun shines much more frequently than it does here in Poulsbo. The shadow of the Olympic Mountains has a big effect on weather. Sequim is growing with new construction and retail but it is more of a vacation town/gateway to the Olympics and becoming a popular retirement community.
Personally, I'd love to have a place in Sequim and keep my place in Poulsbo! The best of both worlds!
I would find it difficult to live in Sequim full time since it's so far from everything, especially an airport. But that's just me. Any more than an hour to the airport feels like a hardship to me.
But hey in LA, everything's a hour away isn't it?
FYI, if you're thinking of visiting, you should know that they will be closing (yes, CLOSING) the Hood Canal Bridge starting May, 2009. You can learn more by following this link:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR104HoodCanalBridgeEast/
As you might remember, the Hood Canal Bridge is an important 'shortcut' between the Olympic Peninsula and Sequim, and the Kitsap Peninsula. So if you come next May, you'll be driving around the canal to get there.
KJLange
I moved to Poulsbo from the Chicago area over 6 years ago. I LOVE Poulsbo. It's 'in the country' yet I can hop on a ferry and walk up to a world class city, Seattle.
It's a fun little downtown with a couple bakeries, great gift shops and nice restaurants near a marina. Fun festivals but always a relaxed atmosphere. It's called "Little Norway" but the owner of a recently opened deli said there are more 'Germanic' people here than Norwegian. We all get along!
I love that I can drive to the Olympics or to the Cascades. I see mountains and water at almost every turn and I have to drive 50 miles to get in a bonafide traffic jam.
I loved it so much here, I became a realtor so I could help others have the same great experience and lifestyle that I've come to enjoy. Coming from the hustle and bustle of Chicago, I never would have pictured myself living on an acreage with a neighbor with chickens and black angus cows!
There is a world of weather difference between here and Sequim. Sequim is an area affectionately known as the "banana belt" where the sun shines much more frequently than it does here in Poulsbo. The shadow of the Olympic Mountains has a big effect on weather. Sequim is growing with new construction and retail but it is more of a vacation town/gateway to the Olympics and becoming a popular retirement community.
Personally, I'd love to have a place in Sequim and keep my place in Poulsbo! The best of both worlds!
I would find it difficult to live in Sequim full time since it's so far from everything, especially an airport. But that's just me. Any more than an hour to the airport feels like a hardship to me.
But hey in LA, everything's a hour away isn't it?
FYI, if you're thinking of visiting, you should know that they will be closing (yes, CLOSING) the Hood Canal Bridge starting May, 2009. You can learn more by following this link:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR104HoodCanalBridgeEast/
As you might remember, the Hood Canal Bridge is an important 'shortcut' between the Olympic Peninsula and Sequim, and the Kitsap Peninsula. So if you come next May, you'll be driving around the canal to get there.
KJLange
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