“There’s a lot of year-round interest in what the surrounding area offers,” Hamming said. Within 30 minutes or less of downtown, a recreationist can hunt in the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National Forest, fish the Big Hole River, swim in Georgetown Lake, ski at Discovery Ski Area, bag peaks in the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness Area, and side-by-side in the Flint Creek Range. “This is the first economic activity we’ve had in 45 years that Anaconda’s been a part of.”Īnaconda is on Montana Highway 1, off of Interstate 90 halfway between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks. “We were a desperate community,” Anaconda-Deer Lodge County CEO Bill Everett said. Lately, Anaconda hasn’t been a tough sell for new residents and businesses as Montana’s open spaces, relaxed lifestyle and recreation access are in high demand. “We have an extremely conducive business environment at this time.” ’ “We are seeing a lot of growth, development and redevelopment,” said Carl Hamming, Anaconda-Deer Lodge county planner.
“The other recreation towns in the vicinity just got so big.” “We’re seeing the refugees of Missoula and Bozeman” and other rapidly growing towns in the West, said Adam Vauthier, executive director of Discover Anaconda, an economic development organization. Its proximity to recreation, relatively affordable real estate and untapped retail markets are creating opportunities out of reach in more populated areas. The town is an example of a historically industrial community that is adapting to a recreation economy. Rather, Anaconda’s newcomers are often young couples and extended families who want a low-pressure lifestyle in a Montana community but have been priced out of other areas. The rich and famous aren’t flocking to the local ski area. Tourists aren’t pouring into town, though they are coming at a steady trickle.
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Movie stars aren’t buying sprawling ranches here. This isn’t the typical Montana discovery tale. “Anaconda is the last best place of the last best places,” said Vanessa Romero, 39, who moved to Anaconda in 2017 from Boise, Idaho, and is opening a wine shop downtown. Telltale signs of the town’s discovery - increased traffic, new home construction and trendy businesses - have become noticeable. While Chen was just passing through, other people are staying. “It’s great,” Chan said, his eyes following a butterfly fluttering into an aspen stand. Please reload the page and try again.ĪNACONDA - The only sound on the breezeless, blue-sky morning was the rhythmic crunch of Lilian Chan’s hiking boots on gravel as he walked down Stumptown Road just west of here, the sun at his back.Ĭhan, a native of Hong Kong, was hiking the Continental Divide Trail, which passes through Anaconda on its path from the Canadian border to New Mexico, and had stayed the night at a shelter in a city park established specifically for CDT hikers. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.
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