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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

>  I'm right smack in the center of Illinois, so
> quite a ways from the Mississippi. I'm a good 3 hour drive from St.
> Louis, but yes, northeast of there. I'm in a very poor county, and
> sought it out for purposes of Yuppie avoidance, and because of its
> sheer beauty and remoteness.

Thanks for the education. I thought everything in northern Illinois  
was deep, rich corn soil and therefore unsuitable for homesteading.

Driving time from a big city impacts rural population, nature, and  
prices. Southwest Wisconsin is beautiful but gets weekend influx from  
Rockford, Chicago and Minneapolis. How far are you from Chicago in  
driving-time?