state by state speak your mind about...maine

[SwampG8r]

i have not been to maine but my tongue has
lobsters and potatoes are large parts of her economy and i like both
interesting thing about maine much of the seacoast has a cliff look because the ocean levels have risen and former valleys are now bays
known for stubborness
producer of the majority of the worlds blueberrys and i sure like me some blueberry waffles
and toothpicks too
maine is a great destination for hunting and fishing in summer and winter
skiing and other winter fun also abound
i am no fan of the cold but maine would be a great place to see

[AlinPA]

1. Maine is great! But I could never figure out why they elect those two republican senators.

[Old and In the Way]

9. I've been wondering that since George Mitchell retired....

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I'm hoping the Tea Party primaries Ms. Snowe this year - she's no longer a moderate, but she's still too liberal for these people.

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. My theory is that we're doing some sort of balance thing. Ds in the House, and Rs in the Senate?

[handmade34]

2. I have been to Maine...

and if my dreams come true I will someday finish the Appalachian Trail on Mount Katahdin!! (I don't like lobster )




http://www.katahdincam.com/

[Old and In the Way]

7. I'm about 40 Miles from Kathadin.

The Knife's Edge trail on the top is pretty spectacular....12000 drop on this side and about the same on the other.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Great state to visit. Acadia is so cool. I also got to hand feed a moose at

a small zoo near Bar Harbor.

[IDemo]

4. It looks like a wonderful place for a motorcycle tour in autumn

Or any other time of the year.

[HockeyMom]

5. My daughter went to USM

BEAUTIFUL state, all 4 Seasons. Nice people too.

[Scuba]

6. Maine is my second-favorite State. Majestic beauty, wonderful People...

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My grandmother taught Latin at Bates College!

[Old and In the Way]

8. I'm literally on the 45th parallel here in Central Maine.

1/2 between the Equator and the North Pole. Depending on the season, I think we're a lot closer to one than the other.

[pipi_k]

10. Been to Portland a couple of times...

Really neat, typical New England port/seaside city. Got to travel across Casco Bay on the ferry to Peaks Island, where the group I was with had a lobster/seafood bake.

And in the dockside restaurant I went to, the seafood couldn't have been any fresher.

Friendly people, and I liked the mix of French Canadian population and the people who spoke English with a French accent.

[MADem]

11. Northern Maine is where it's at--near the Canadian border!

Talk about UNSPOILED! Clean air, great people, wonderful food.

[Maine-ah]

13. it's also where most of the Maine republicans reside.

what to say about Maine...

well. I live here.
There are pretty much no jobs unless you're in a city like Portland.
We're one of the oldest populations in the country.
Our governor is an ass that was elected with 38% of the vote.
Our children don't stay here, because there is nothing to offer them.
In the town I live closest to (and where I grew up) 15% of the population of 7k people live below the poverty line.

[MADem]

15. I have a house in southern Aroostook county.

It's a very modest thing and I and my family spend as much time there as we can. Nothing like winter fun at Mars Hill--cheap and uncrowded. I am not much of a skier, but we've got a few in our crew.

I must know the right sort of people--all the ones I deal with are Dems or Indies, by and large. I haven't gotten to know but one or two potato farmers, most of my acquaintances do "in town" work. People are not rich up that way, it would be nice if more compatible industry were attracted to the area--there's a willing work force up that way, by and large.

I don't like the ME governor now either. I can't really talk, though--Massachusetts has a reputation for electing nitwits, too, look at Romney. We're doing a bit better nowadays, but we've had our shames.

[Mopar151]

12. York Beach

is jusstt right!

[Old and In the Way]

17. I grew up in Saco and share a family home at Biddeford Pool

Just up the coast from York Beach

[raccoon]

14. Maine has produced some good authors--Stephen King and Ruth Moore.

When I meet someone from ME, I almost always ask if they like SK.

Ruth Moore's books are out of print, but I strongly recommend SPOONHANDLE. I've read some of her other stuff, but
I think that was her best.

[Scuba]

25. You might enjoy Kenneth Roberts....

... author of several Maine-based books.



Arundel is a Revolutionary War era "historical fiction" novel written before that term was in common usage.

Northwest Passage tells of Robert Rogers of Rogers Ranger's fame.

Trending Into Maine is a look at the modernization of Maine in the first third of the 20th Century. Published in 1938, it's a fun an interesting look at the State.

[Ishoutandscream2]

16. Have always said it would be nice to have a summer home in northern Maine

As someone said up above, northern Maine around Canada is so unspoiled! But I would have to get the hell out after the fall and go back to Texas for Winter and Spring.

[MarianJack]

19. My family and I Mover here from Philadelphia 10 years ago.

We wouldn't go back for any reason.

This is the most beautiful place in the world, IMHO. We need more jobs. We need to get strong candidates to run against our 2 senators and our dipstick teabagger loudmouth Florida resident governor who is in office on the strength of a massive 38% of the vote "mandate", NEEDS TO GO!

All in all though, we're happy that our son is growing up here.

Some suggestions of non-tourist trap places for visitors to consider:

Lake Saint George in Liberty.
Damariscotta Lake State Park
Reed State Park
Right here in the Augusta/Waterville/Winthrop area.
The Theater at Monmouth.

I'll add more as I think of them.

Come on up for a visit any time of year!

PEACE!

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. I'll add Castine for the history buffs and Deer Isle for the fans of Art.

[MarianJack]

21. Hooray!

Thank you, Green Party voter!

I'll be trying to think of more also.

PEACE!

[GreenPartyVoter]

22. I'm in the same boat. There's plenty more, but my brain is not producing them for the moment.

[Old and In the Way]

26. I've read quite a lot about Castine and the War of 1812...fascinating stuff.

Great town, too...son went to Maine Maritime. They give tours of the campus and they have a complete simulator of a tanker bridge with programmable Ports of the World to train the deckies who'll be tomorrow's Captains.

[RZM]

23. Maine is great

I've been there once and I was really impressed. Love it and can't wait to go back!

[1gobluedem]

24. I love Maine

Warren's Lobster House in Kittery is a favorite. Been to historic Moody's Diner in Waldoboro (liked the gift shop better than the food). The coast at York and Lands End on Bailey Island is spectacular. Haven't made it to Bar Harbor or Acadia yet but I plan to. Just a beautiful, beautiful place.

[One_Life_To_Give]

27. The way life should be - A double wide

The way life should be;
A double wide
Car that runs usually
Grandads ol boat an outboard
And a couple of brand new snow machines

eh ya - that about all ya need.


p.s. And the oral history of Maine as told by Marshall Dodge
http://www.islandportpress.com/bertandi/index.html

[bluedigger]

28. Interview with a Maine lobsterman.

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Others places to go:

Mt Blue State Park, Mt. Blue, Tumbledown, Rangeley Lakes, Bigelow Mountains and the Appalachian Trail.

On the coast - Owls Head Museum. Boothbay Harbor. Windjammer cruises.



Ski touring:

A LITTLE over a year ago, Maine Huts & Trails opened its newest backcountry eco-lodge in the mountains of western Vacationland. Each of the lodges, now numbering three, has hot showers and private guesthouses and serves breakfasts and dinners prepared with locally sourced organic ingredients. Ditto the brown bag lunches. Connecting them is a rolling, 45-mile trail that begins outside Sugarloaf ski resort, two hours north of Portland, and ends in the tiny community of West Forks. Once a week, the trails are groomed to perfection, and the lodges’ caretakers will shuttle your belongings forward, leaving you free to cross-country ski or snowshoe through the fairy tale woods unencumbered.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/travel/in-maine-a-cross-country-hut-to-hut-ski-tour.html?pagewanted=all%3Fsrc%3Dtp&smid=fb-share

[Mopar151]

29. Maine is stock-car racin' heaven!

Oxford, Beech Ridge, Wiscasset, Speedway 95, Spud Speedway, drags at Oxford & Winterport, truck pulls at the "fayuh". Awesome builders/mechanics - the Leavitt and Letarte families, Stan Meserve, the Libbys and more, some of 'em spend a lot of time "down south" these days.

[limpyhobbler]

30. Nothing like taking a dip in the frigid cold of the North Atlantic .

It's good for ya.

People from Québec visit Maine to go to the beach and they think they are in the South.

Maine has awesome seafood. For me Maine has the best freshest haddock that I know of.

Also they have really good fried clams.

Used to go to Wells beach a couple times a year.

I went through a phase where I hated Maine but now I miss Maine.

[downwardly_mobile]

31. Acadia National Park/Mount Desert Island -- Woo hoo!

There's nothing like Acadia for high payoff hiking:

By far the tallest mountains on the Atlantic coast of the US: that makes for great views -- AND, no mosquitoes or other nasty flies -- they can't take the ocean breezes up on the mountains!

The geology of the mountains mean that as you climb them, about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up, there are no trees - which makes for brilliant views! One of my few complaints about the eastern US is that there are too many damn trees, which makes for limited viewage.

You can hike those mountains without a pack or water: there's a water fountain (and a little store) on top of Mount Cadillac, and if you get at all thirsty or hungry, there's always tons of little blueberries all over the granite ledges in the summer to munch on. Plus, you can end your hike at Jordan Pond House, which is almost as pleasant after a good hike as Tolkien's Rivendell!

Also, lobsters.

[OriginalGeek]

32. They said I talk funny!

I once worked for a company that was headquartered in Maine and on my first visit to company HQ as I was getting the tour of the facility an old guy told me "Ayuh, I knew you were the Fla'da boah because you talk funneh..." (sorry I can't replicate the Maine accent very well - suffice to say I could barely understand him as he said this to me.) and I think I laughed for 5 solid minutes and after that we had a great time. They took me out for some fantastic food that did include lobster rolls.

They were some jolly jokers too - they always scheduled my trips to HQ in February so I could get the blizzard experience. And that's when they came down to Florida too but I never minded since they always paid for the golf. Free golf kicks ass.

My daughter-in-law's parents live in some tiny town in Maine and I hope I get to visit them there some day. I've only met them once when they came down for their daughter's wedding to my son but they were such wonderful, kind and funny people that I have missed them ever since they went home. They are getting up there in years and say they probably won't travel much any more so me going there is probably the only way to get to hang out with them.

So I got nothing but good thoughts about Maine. Can't wait to get back for a visit. Maybe when it isn't 0 degrees though.