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Don’t expect to earn a living there, bring your money with you. 🤷🏼♀️
Plethora 😂
What about Sasquatch?
Chelan is seeing the same downsides as all resort towns. The ability to work remotely, rising crime and prices in the cities, and growing numbers of retiring Boomers are increasing traffic, crowds, and running up housing costs. I see the same thing across the nation from Cocoa Beach, FL to New Braunfels, TX to Coeur d'Alene/Sandpoint/Bonners Ferry, ID.
At 4:15 she mentions a state income tax. Washington doesn't have a state income tax, there is a sales tax.
I’m hearing (ekspecially).
Why would anyone move to Washington? So many better choices!
Emerald blue😂😂😂
Washington has a sales tax on most items except many food items. You called it an income tax.
From Olympia to the Canadian border the Puget Sound is like a LA with trees! it has been "loved" to death!
She is the picture of Mount Baker lol😂
Chelan still was a nice little town 40 years ago, when our family used to camp and hike in the area. After long years of absence, we revisted 2 years ago and found its charm almost totally obliterated by poorly regulated over-development. I've seen it happen to nice, formerly attractive tourist towns all over the West. Unfortunately, it's the way of things now. Once the money starts flowing, it's impossible to stop.
The first “scenery” picture is Mt. Shuksan up in Whatcom County. I stopped watching right then. What the heck?
Why are you showing Mt Shuksan to be close to Chelan ? It’s a 5 hours drive !!! That is not anywhere close!
Many of the photos are from nowhere near Chelan.
Way to many homes built in Chelan and manson the traffic is complete nightmare .
I remember in 1988 , getting stuck overnight in Aberdeen, Wa . I stayed at the Nordic Inn, and saw a weird sounding band called “ Nirvana “ playing on the Monday night I was there. I checked out homes for sale and they were running 12-30k at that time. It’s funny how Centralia has higher grocery prices….there is a massive Kroger grocery warehouse in town …..
No city. No sirens, no garbage trucks at night. No thank you. I'm a city boy and I love cloudy, rainy weather. Chelan would be a nightmare.
Huh?!? Breathtaking Scenery at 0:15 is Picture Lake with Mount Shuksan in the background. It's miles away and hours away from Lake Chelan.
I thought that looked out of place!
At least it isn’t a dead town
Good info but what is a DYI? Why use uncommon acronyms?
Do It Yourself - not really uncommon.
Sounds very much like Jackson Hole WY.
My first comment is "how can you do any piece on the north central Washington area and not mention it being the "Apple Capital of the World"; Yes grapes and wine has greatly increased in dominance in the Chelan Manson Valley but Apples is still the #1 dollar return for the area. By the way your first few seconds of video show my wife's father's property on the north end of Wapato Lake (that is not Lake Chelan). In addition your video shows Schuksan Lake with Mt Baker in the background (a far distance from Lake Chelan). My Grandfather bought my family's property from Wapato John in Manson(adjacent to Wapato Point) back in the early 1900's. My father and father in law as well as my wife and I (and our siblings)are all graduates of Manson High School more than 60 years ago. After High School I worked in the saw mill in Manson and then the US Forest Service before going on to college while our families worked in the local fruit industry. Both my Grandfather and Father-in-law were President of their respective Grower Co-Ops. I am not writing this to tell you about me, but to tell you that I believe that I have a perspective that new comers may possibly not have. The "old timers" did not come there for the lake (although an important aspect); but for the opportunity afforded them to plant, grow fruit trees and produce a good income for their families. The Manson Irrigation Project was in it's day one of the first of it's kind in the entire nation and monumental in scope. Then the Holden Copper mine was one of the richest in the country, The Manson Mill and Box factory employed hundreds. And yes the Apple/fruit industry is still the number one employer in the area. But most assuredly times have changed and for us old timers, not necessarily for the better. The home or property values that you mention are lake front or near lake front homes. There is an abundance of properties available off the water that can be had for great deal less. I would also take exception to the "harsh winters". The climate is a Four Season climate. Skiing has grown to be an important factor in the area. We have not had a winter in the area nearly as cold or snowy is we did 60-70 years ago. I took photos of the lake freezing over the winter of 1949-1950 and the Howe Sound Boat Company Barge had to run up and down the lake daily to break the ice so that the ore from the Holden mind could be brought to Chelan were it was trucked to Falls and put on rail cars. Tourism is very important to the area now, but don't feel offended if the growers and old timers are not quite as respectful to those tourists (the drunk and party goers that you refer to). Most people go to Lake Chelan to leave the "hustle and bustle" behind them. They like it so well that they decide to move there. Then when the "hustle and bustle - niceties" are not there; they complain!
Having lived in Chelan since 1994 I have to agree. For any one seeing this video let me assure you this lady is not exaggerating. It is 105 % outside right now today is sunday July 14 and the town is packed with tourists and we have been breathing lots of smoke from the fire 30 miles up lake since it started a month ago. Make sure you do your home work before you decide you want to live here.
Your City Council and Planning Department should take a lesson from Jackson Hole where tourism and seasonally empty second homes have made the town unaffordable for locals. Look for the recent article in The Atlantic about Jackson Hole.
Pros and cons are so helpful to anyone contemplating making a move😎
Very informative video - great job ! I went there a couple years ago for a golf vacation , and enjoyed it . I met a few different people ( separately ) , and each one of them ( from Seattle area ) , said they were investing in property to build on for investment purposes- ( rentals / b and bs’ ) . I can understand why locals would be frustrated with the growth . You should make this same video in Coeur d’Alene , Idaho . I’ve lived here going on 43 years , and growth has ruined the small town feel - overrun with transplants , and any piece of property available got snapped up by investors and developers.Us locals are getting priced out of here - mini version of Lake Tahoe , and the pay scale here is about 20% less than what Washington pays ( for the most part ) .
I was turned off watching your video right after you showed Mt. Shuksan that isn’t even near Lake Chelan. The stock photos used were so distracting and irritating, I couldn’t even watch it.
I lived there for 10 months.
Great Job! Thank you for all your information!
Raised my family in Wenatchee. We spent a LOT of time at Lake Chelan. The crowds have become horrible. I’d appreciate a lottery system for the parks.
Sounds a lot like Kelowna BC, 6 hours north, except the Kelowna area has 150k people, good local hospitals, and more homeless/property crime.
Nice info...
Ummmm. Some of your images are nowhere near Lake Chelan.
Dont forget the Cartel
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. A lot of your points sound very similar to our town, Homer AK. We're not dry or hot at all, but winter is challenging. Thanks for sharing.
Most of the drinking crowds I saw in Late Chelan are fifty somethings acting like they are still 21.
The best part about Wenatchee is the Apple Loop bike trail. And the river. And the dramatic views from everywhere. Houses cost too much though
Housing pricing in Washington state is crazy everywhere!
I love Chelan and the outdoors, but public camping and outdoor access is the worst in the PNW. And the locals top Seattle for the cold shoulder towards outsiders.
Probably fed up with outsiders. Be honest; would you open up to a just got here short time transient as much as to real freinds that you've known for years, and will know for years? You don't know where they've been, and they'll likely be gone before you can get to know them, so why bother.
Cons - driving through it. Weekends.
One pro you missed is it’s not living in California.
No thank you.
Con= people from Seattle.
That was the best description, and comparison I think I have ever heard or the two states. For sure the most in depth description. You did a great job or researching and presenting it. I always like to tell visitors that in Washington you can eat breakfast in the wettest part of the continental U S in the Olympic Rain Forest which receives in the area of 140 inches of rain a year, and get in the car and drive to one of the driest parts of the U S in the Columbia Basin desert area which receives 7-10 inches per year of rainfall. Thanks for the video
Thank you! That means a lot to me. We live in a beautiful place.
With the low salaries coupled with the cost of homes in WA, it's another unlivable area. California has ruined everything in the PNW. Having grown up along the I-5 corridor, the gray weather I can handle.
Thanks for the comment.
Calif has not ruined everything. High home prices are driven by corporate rentals and airbnbs which have taken more then 30% of available homes off the market, driving prices up
It doesn't matter where you go, if it's beautiful and popular, then it's crowded e.g. Bend, Oregon (the smoke is worse, met ppl moving away bc smoke) . Maybe I missed it, but did you mention mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering? If I was rich I would live there. Cheers!
Good call-outs! Thank you.
Nice Lake but very cold water
I agree, It needs to be really hot out for me to jump in.
Washington may not have a state income tax but they tax everything else. Sales taxes, property taxes and taxes on just about anything else you want to do from painting your house to just putting up a fence
I feel like everywhere is like that these days. Too many taxes.
Worst of all, it's in Washington.
I hate outside
Right now? It's a little warmer than what I would like. 105 it too much!