The Differences Between Northeast and Northwest Indiana: Same State, Big Difference!

I grew up in northwest Indiana, about 40 miles from the city of Chicago Illinois, and the area we affectionately call The Region, was home until the spring of 1994. On April Fool's Day, 1994, I moved to Ligonier Indiana, and it seemed like a nice little town. The irony in the fact that I moved on April Fool's day should have been my first clue that all was destined to go wrong.

After living in Ligonier for 5 long years, I moved to Albion Indiana, which was in the same county, and moving to Albion was even more of a shock to my northwest Indiana system. Although I became used to living in Noble County Indiana, it wasn't the ideal place to live after experiencing life in northwest Indiana. I never felt that I really fit in, and the longer I lived in Noble County, the less I wanted to fit in. After everything I essentially tried to do went wrong, I finally decided it was high time to move back to northwest Indiana, and moving back home was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

For those considering moving from one side of northern Indiana to the other, keep in mind the many differences before making a final decision. After moving away from The Region, you may come to realize you made a terrible mistake, and you'll appreciate home more than ever before. The grass always does seem greener on the other side, until you get over the fence. Once you're actually over the fence, you suddenly realize it was green because of the large quantities of manure on the other side. Give the following differences some thought before moving from northwest Indiana to northeast Indiana. Good and bad differences are apparent in both locations, but for me, the good in northwest Indiana far outweighed the bad.

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