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Maryland Folk Festival pause makes Salisbury a rare outlier

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In most places, that legacy has endured. Lowell, Massachusetts, hosted from 1987 to 1989, and its local festival is nearing its 40th anniversary. Johnstown, Pennsylvania, hosted the festival from 1990 to 1992, and it continues. The festival in Richmond, Virginia, is entering its 22nd year and draws about 200,000 people annually, Waide said. Butte, Montana’s festival, is entering its 18th year and draws about 180,000. Greensboro, North Carolina, which hosted before Salisbury, is entering its 12th year.

Long video with 50 facts that are actually interesting 🤔

I currently live in Arizona with my family, and we're thinking about moving out to the Eastern shore at the beginning of next year. The thing is, the more research I do, the less I like.. talk me down from this metaphorical ledge!

I really want to like it!! Please help!

Let me give you context:

About 2 years back my brother-in-law moved from Easton to AZ with his wife and 3 young children the same age as ours and have been living with us for a year. All the kids are under 5 and our home is Chaos (think the first 5 minutes of the movie home alone but 24/7). The bond these kids have!?! Best friends for life! They're all young enough where they don't know a life without each other. They're more like siblings than cousins.

Unfortunately my BIL and his family haven't been able to make it work out here and have decided to move back to the eastern shore.

Thing is, my husband and I have also wanted to move out of Arizona. We lived in Michigan for years and absolutely loved it there; the fresh water, the people, the seasons, etc. We only moved back to AZ to be closer to family when we had our kids. The plan has always been to move back to the Great lakes when our oldest was ready for kindergarten. We're not desert people, we like water and trees.

So when they broke the news they were moving back we thought, Okay, well, it's not Michigan, it's not the plan, but Hell! we'll move there too! We'll move across the country and keep this big old modern day Brady bunch together!

The PROBLEM is, the more research I do the less appealing it sounds. I'm worried the Eastern shore is obsolescent. It sounds like there's a lot of retirees and I'm worried there aren't good job opportunities.

I've read that a good portion of the population lives in poverty while rich people get catered to during peak tourist season and the bounce. The bugs and humidity are crazy in the summer, Winters are cold and unpredictable, utilities are insanely high, It smells like chicken poop, and there isn't that much to do for families, and It seems like the only areas that are affordable are also crime ridden.

So tell me I'm wrong? misinformed?! Hyped down?! Please tell me what IS good about it!? What's the hiking like? Are there good parks? Do you think Salisbury, Easton or Cambridge would be a better spot for a young family?

My husband is an HVAC maintenance technician and I am a courier by trade, I may also get my real estate license out there. Are there job opportunities for us?

I really want to keep my family together but I don't want to sacrifice our livelihood to do it.

TIA for your help! 🫶🏻