Pandemic Leads To Urban Exodus As Families Turn To Self-Reliance And Off-The-Grid Living

by | Jun 30, 2020

From Forbes:

“For Los Angeles-based television executive Stephanie Steele and her husband Peter, and millions of Americans like them, orders to shelter in place became a cue to flee. In their case, to Bigfork Montana, population 4,270. As densely populated cities across the country felt the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis and became ghost towns, many people decided that societal escape was a better option than mere social distancing.”


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