I would like to hear you thoughts.

This was an awesome video. Hubby and I are natives from Roundup, MT. We retired in Bigfork but find ourselves migrating to Libby more and more as we long for the “good old Montana.” So much of Montana is being ruined, Big Sky, Bozeman, Whitefish and most of the FH valley. Libby is a reminder of what Montana has been to us natives, natural beauty and getting out in nature without crowds. Respecting the land and each other, live and let live and not infringing on others. I hope Libby finds that happy medium because it is the last most beautiful untouched place in Montana. We love visiting and maybe one day we too can be members of the community. ☮️ We love and respect everything Libby has to offer. Everyone interviewed did an amazing job. Kudos!

Elizabeth says, I don't want to live in a small town that wants change. Change brings crowds, traffic, and corruption. Thanks for a open, honest great video. I hope Libby never changes. Those that want big city stuff need to move to the big city, not to Libby.

I managed to hook myself up with a job at Montana machine and fabrication this year through an internship that the school offers to seniors and now I’ve got my foot in the door doing something I enjoy. I don’t plan on leaving long term, but if you move here, for the love of God don’t implement the things you ran from.

I have lived here in Libby since 2002. I still love the small-town atmosphere that it has. And it is true that we keep newcomers at an arm's length. We are hesitant to change because of what we have here. I do hope it never changes, I could see our old bowling alley back in operation, or maybe even a public swimming pool hopefully soon, but other than that it's perfect. I am within a half-hour drive of all the recreational opportunities I need.

This is positive news, to me. I'd really like to relocate here. I am completing my BSW at UM with a minor in Gerontology. I want to work with the older adult community! This is an absolutely beautiful community. I lived in Kalispell 20 years and am now in Polson. Keep it just as it is!!!

Definitely food for thought, we were lucky enough to move here in 2018 and have very much enjoyed the outdoor paradise that Libby is. I can't honestly say anyone went out of their way to make us feel unwelcome, in fact quite the opposite, but as the video states it helps to come here with an open mind and an appreciation for what this place is. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent documentary. Almost moved there 4 years ago because of the beautiful Nature, but my husband wouldn't agree due to the asbestos issue.

You did an awesome job Jess as usual

Extremely well done

We purchased north of Libby, in Rexford. I think the greatest fear would be new people not respecting citizens private property and established rights. As an outsider, who watched this exact thing happen in our hometown. We would never want to see that happen here. We love the environment and the attitude of the people.

Born and raised in Libby. Left in 1994 and joined the military not long after. Been back a few times over the years and it's not good (drugs/booze/gambling). Without a strong industrial foundation the county will never recover. Timber and mining....we have a lot of both

Great video! We've been thru libby a few times and stay at libby dam for a week or so each time to/from Glacier. Wife an I are looking for places to grow some roots with our 12 month twin boys. Stumbled across your video as we have a few states we are researching. And I have to say your video was an unusual but very informative take. No intentions to move there but it was a good watch to explore the area more

I hope Libby never changes!

Just go to Troy... they love everyone in Troy. I miss jumping the river with a sixer of Glacier beer. Getting hammered on logging roads, lost up China. When I left, nobody local could afford to do much of anything. I head back w a new truck full of dirtbikes and I must be a tourist lol

Big employer's & big business will seldom operate a facility that is more than an hour from a big airport. Logging and mining require a nearby railroad, and everything requires a suitable workforce. For older and retired people, a key factor will be availability of good medical infrastructure.

Wow what an amazing video! I have no idea how I haven’t seen this before. Great job and the questions and interviews were perfect. As a young business owner here in Libby I think change is happening and I know for a fact I’ve done better in the last few years with more people and businesses coming here.

"Change, tourists, & newcomers" as you said....usually Are bad, they always seem to want to 'fix' something that isn't broken to begin with & saying they are doing it "in the name of Progress". Creation is perfect the way it was made by He who made the heavens & the earth with a word.

Just saw you posted this up while I'm actually staying in Libby for the weekend! Definitely helps understand the place a little bit more. It's got all the geographical makings of a cool outdoor destination town but if the people don't want it to change it'll never happen. Also, a little selfishly, I'm not sure I want it to change either, I can't decide. I like the Cabinets wild and empty... yet also here I am making KZfaq videos for the world to see. Conundrum.

Well done! LHS 1978 grad living in Seattle. My brother, Brian, moved back after 30 years away. Good message in your video.

Jessie-- Great job on the review of your incredible Libby MT and the "down to earth" Citizens of "America The Way It Should Be!" I grew up on a 100 acre farm in a small 300 person town in Western NY, won an art scholarship to go to college in Buffalo NY, then went into the military and served overseas and then met my wife in San Diego (just south of Temecula) and raised our family of six. Now my wife and I are retired, and we've been watching about 500 videos of anything and everything in North-Western Montana. I told my wife about Libby about a week ago and then found your video today. When I watched all of the reviews you did, it was like Déjà vu... remembering all the great neighbors we had in my small town of 300 in Western NY when I was younger. We love what we see in Montana and we're making all the plans necessary to make our move to "God's Country" ASAP. If you have the time, any feedback or comments or ideas are most welcome! Glad you "made it back home"... you look like it's something you really wanted to do and that's good for the soul. Take Care! Mr. & Mrs. Brad Bowen Retired, Veteran San Diego BowenOrg@gmail.com

Thanks for the video. I just spent the last two weeks vacationing in Montana. Don't worry, I'm just visiting. Stopped on a layover in Libby. A nice small town. Great fishing in The Kootenai River. Friendly locals. I don't blame them one bit for being protective of Libby.Too many people moving to a place can literally trash it. I enjoyed stopping at The Pastime my last night in Montana. Had a great trip as always. Montana never dissapoints.

So nice to see a lot of my friends in this video. Good job! I loved our 18 years in Libby. ok no I didn’t. I complained all the time we had to take the day off of work to bring the kids to doctors appointments. 🤣 I miss the people for sure! We had to move because our jobs went away as well.

Thank you for all the great content! Can you tell me do you ever see elk while hiking in the cabinets?

I camped in Libby for 2 days in July. Love the place.

I was born in Libby MT and family still live there. As a spiritual minded, plant based, organic, holistic viewing, healthy person....out side of the Natural beauty....Libby doesn't have much to offer myself. Because I changed, I am open minded.... Thus I moved and probably wont be moving back ....LOL unless much change happens. Blessings. Thank you for making this video!

I live in a similar place in Oregon.. next to crater lake National park... I hope to visit your beautiful town.. it's seems peaceful and loving I hope I fit in for the visit...

Looking to retire in Libby coming in from a town of 300 people but I’ll e a retire RN and have had my own personal business these last few years so even I’m retired but will bring something to your little town it’s so peaceful and beautiful. God bless

I was born and raised in Libby. My family left in the 90s. I go back every couple of years to the CARD clinic and fewer and fewer of the people and places from my childhood are there… My dad Tom Allen, of Fennessee, Crocker, and Allen on Mineral was also president of the chamber for a time. That was 30 years ago and they were trying to figure out how to attract tourists back then. Some things don’t change…

I hear ya but I retired from the Navy (also a Navy kid) so I never had a place to call home, moving around every few years my entire life. After I retired, I got all my stuff in one sock so to speak and moved here to Libby, well, it's the closest town anyways lol (I live up in the mountains). I have had nothing but good experiences with everyone here and not one single person has given my a hard time. I've been here for 2 years now and I love it. I've literally been all over the world and been to all 50 states... This is where I chose to call home and build my life, that should tell ya something.

Met a nurse here in Edmonton from Libby,,wild weekend!!

I miss all the great business that used to be there, Kings Pizza! And the Dairy Queen that used to be there really would of hit the spot during the heatwave.

I met a lady who owned a bookstore in Libby. She said she had been there 37 years and was still an outsider. sad.

Yes I love Montana have friends up there but I could believe how it’s changing and land I saw was just out of my reach so as much love it Alaska will be my last spot love the video

Hey yall, ive been in Temecula area since 1990, graduated in 95, born in PA, worked in Yellowstone, and spent some time in Plains MT, working, and visiting. I get both sides of this. I wish MT could keep using its natural resources to self sustain, because most tourisim is damaging to local culture, and natural resources... as i have experienced in Temecula. In 1990 there was 1 stoplight and most people knew of eachothers families... as time passed, very quickly traffic and no recognition... I dont wish this upon any community, and looking back on my childhood communities of south western PA, my childhood homes and communities dont even exist anymore... sad... but true... im not offering anything but an observation, and one i would not like to admit.... but change is not avoidable, and the best we can do to accomodate it, is with allowance of respectable participants, and educating the others on the standards and values we all require for acceptance in our communities.... stand strong, and much love! We all got to where we are with change, its up to all of us to communicate, and teach the amount and type of change is acceptable for our communities in a responsable and positive manner!

Has the situation with all of that asbestos contamination been finally cleaned up or is it still causing problems for the town?

Good to open that can of worms. The town and Montana in general wants the good old days back. As we know they are gone, and what we see now for the kids is, this is their good old days. I know when we use to go to Happys and you could go to Horseshoe and have the entire lake to yourself will never be something kids will ever see. Change is coming and people are part of that change. Western Montana has been discovered and the real money is coming. As a side note, on editing you should have a fish person help you with your identification and also perhaps fish presence in waterbodies. I think you may know a good fish bio........... HAAA Good work as always!

We lived in Libby for 7 years. We made some great friends. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to preserve a way of life, but a species, or a city in this instance, that can’t adapt, dies.

Great job on the documentary. It's interesting that you were run out of Temecula because of the crowds and high cost of living, but seem to be promoting crowds and the associated high cost of living for Libby. That's confusing to me. Can you explain your thoughts? I live in a small city in Arizona and the influx of new residents has created a perpetual traffic jam and very much eroded my quality of life. I would say, based on experience, that the changes you seem to be promoting are detrimental to most residents of a smaller town. You saw that in Temecula and I've seen it in my 30 years here. So why didn't you learn?

I am not much for change either. Never was. I grew up in a small town and currently live in one in the western part of Washington. Unfortunately we've been engulfed by change. There was a real estate boom here from five years ago. It's as though out of towners found the "mother-load" and started flipping houses so the locals could no longer afford their own. We've been out-priced and taxed now to the gills. This is what occurs when too many people are making like its a "gold rush". It's more the greed than survival. I yearn for the days of simplicity, less traffic, less regulation, more Conservatives, kindness and a common understanding of courtesy towards neighbors. Even though people promise not to make changes, the population and resources will dictate otherwise. I hope Libby never changes.

If Libby is to be some sort of tourist destination and attract businesses or an industry, it needs a bigger and better airport.

Moved there in 6th grade and graduated from there. Would never consider living there again. Glad to have gotten out.

I’m thinking about moving to Montana for turner mountain and to explore their creeks with my fly rod but this video is scaring me away is it really that bad there as far as new comers coming in trying to work and play

I watched it, and now I'm thinking of moving to Libby! =)

Haven't watched yet, but just found out about it being a super fund site. Reading a comment where someone stated they keep newcomers at "arms length" reminds me they must be church going folks. Real Godly behavior. If I foolishly relocated there I would keep them at arms length as well. Side arms. You can't trust people that don't love themselves.

You have moose?!!? Man, Pennsylvania blows. 😂 I wanna live in Libby, where can I get an application?

I've been thinking about moving to Libby, Montana. Is there anyone who can give me any information on just what I should do?

What happened to the Branding Iron?

I recognize that voice! 😄

If you like being bored? Libby is the place to come!...If your old Libby is your place! If your young do not come here! Boring as hell.....I have lived here for 11 years! Lamo place to live!

You forgot about mesothelioma

There's no townies on the streets and no ski lift in town. What is there to like about the place?

Was that the mine that poisoned the community with asbestos?

That is one of the problems here in Libby. There is a certain group of people that don't like new people coming in and they don't want things to change. And that's what's wrong with Libby. They treat people that move here like crap. They don't realize all they're doing is hurting Libby. We need people to move in we need people to start businesses here in Libby. The problem is if somebody moved here they have to have money because there's not enough jobs. That's why we need people to move in and create more jobs for Libby. But one thing is if they move here they need to see how we are here and blend in. The problem is we get a lot of people that move from different states and then when you ask them why they moved they say because there was too many laws where they came from. And then they go to City Council meetings in that and then try to get the same laws pushed on us here in Libby. So if you move here I welcome you in a lot of people welcome you just remember it's a small community and people are sitting there ways. So try to act like everybody else. I know it sounds bad but it's a small community just like anywhere else. So if you actually watch the way people are and act like them things will go smoothly. Like I said there is just a couple people in this area that did not want it to change. But we need to change times are changing and we need to change. I love your videos glad I was able to talk to you today when I was up at my mines. We'll have to get together soon.

8% unemployment is an under estimate for Libby when you factor in under employment. I have been travelling to Libby for years and I love it but the resistance to new things is a problem. It reminds me of many towns that made the shift to tourism as a mainstay of the economy. Everyone wants the tourist dollar but doesn't want to deal with different people with different ideas from different places.

For real libby ,look up “Ralph V. Hutt.” They killed my father and I’m watching my mother suffer from it now too . I have it my siblings have it . GREAT PLACE Nobody cares Its pretty lol pretty deadly

libby is fine like it is why do you want to bring the big city crap here

So basically they want to become an abandoned ghost town..lol

Im from Libby.

Libby is ok…that’s it, just ok

As a very conservative Oregonian I am sad to know that my family and I won't be welcomed if we decided to move to Libby. My Fiancé and I grew up in a small farming/logging community and over the last 10ish years our community and whole area has EXPLODED with people. I can honestly say I truly understand where the locals are coming from in not wanting anyone new to move there. I really do. My once treasured and secret lake spots/creek spots/hiking spots, etc are now overrun with people who have no idea what personal space is.... I would never want that for Montana. However... There are good people who have little children like my Fiancé and I who just want to get them to a good community to grow up in. I will not mask my children, period. Therefore we are homeschooling and I adore homeschooling. But my poor children have missed out on all the normal things kids should get to do because of the strict mandates here in Oregon. I don't follow the mandates, but my kids can't go to school, we can only shop at the couple stores that I know won't harass my free face, I am surrounded by Karen's and all we want is to live peacefully in the woods, left alone to homestead and raise our children right. We believe in guns, God, freedom, hunting and everything we enjoy is getting harder and harder to do here. With all that being said it makes me sad to know we wouldn't be welcomed if we decided to move to Libby. 😔

Asbestos poisoned town

I wanna move there and build a Seattle-style espresso bar in Libby! Just kidding.

How's the night life here for a guy in his 30's?

Why do you want Libby to be like Kalispell and Sandpoint? The Open Mindedness cliche is the mind of sheep....change for the sake of change with no forethought that in a few short years these same people will be moaning about how Libby was once a nice place. Every day I hear the words Kalispell-Sucks. Go look at Kalispell, that is the future of Libby. Its that simple.

Would love to see this community rebound and find and sustain growth through some industry and tourism.A natural resource rich state that has been handcuffed by political overreach of environmental zealots.

Tourism isnt a real economy. Every community is trying to be a tourist trap but that doesnt supply livable incomes for employees. Get some real industries once again.

Libby Mt needs to utilize their timber so young people can stay there. Vote for TRUMP kick out politicians who are legislating regulations strangling the economy.