Maine Things
Only in Maine would someone have a lobster boat they just want to get rid of and put up on Free Stuff on Craig’s List

Only in Maine would someone have a lobster boat they just want to get rid of and put up on Free Stuff on Craig’s List

coreysomething:

State of Snow #portlandmaine #NYTstorm #snow #nemo #winter

coreysomething:

State of Snow #portlandmaine #NYTstorm #snow #nemo #winter

Seriously. This is wicked bad. If you haven’t seen it yet, please watch it, even if just for the accents. Clicking on the title of this post will take you to 92 Moose’s website with the link.

It’s so bad. A mix of Swedish/Canadian/Unidentifiable. Ayuh is pronounced as ‘aw yeah’ throughout the sketch. It’s simply…wow.

NYC is, on a bad day, a six hour car drive from Midcoast Maine. It is nearly impossible that none of the cast members have been to Maine. They couldn’t have called up Bob Marley for a consult?

JEEZUM CROW.

Inflatable lobstah. Corner of Dana and Fore, Portland. Gentleman nearby said it helps attract customers to his late-night pan-seared lobster roll food cart. Quite the alternative to Bill’s Pizza!

Inflatable lobstah. Corner of Dana and Fore, Portland. Gentleman nearby said it helps attract customers to his late-night pan-seared lobster roll food cart. Quite the alternative to Bill’s Pizza!

Odd and Quirky Things to Do in Maine

Quirky? Maine? No freakin’ way! Check out this article from the Press Herald for 16 ideas to add to your summer trips, or just to read more about what our great state has to offer. An excerpt:

WICKED-HUGE WEIRD
Everything’s bigger in Texas? P’shaw! Apparently those Southern folks never saw the 14-foot-tall crank telephone in Bryant Pond. The “World’s Largest Telephone” stands as a tribute to those cranky days of yore. It’s also rumored to be the phone that Bangor’s 31-foot-tall statue of Paul Bunyan uses to drunk-dial his ex-girlfriends.

Full article: http://www.pressherald.com/blogs/outgoing

View of Portland Harbor from DiMillo’s

View of Portland Harbor from DiMillo’s

Snowy Longfellow House, looking much spookier than usual. Winter 2012

Snowy Longfellow House, looking much spookier than usual. Winter 2012

View from Falmouth, looking towards the Eastern Prom with Mackworth Island to the left.

View from Falmouth, looking towards the Eastern Prom with Mackworth Island to the left.

Did You Know…?

In 1774 John Adams visited Falmouth (now Portland) and dined at the home of Richard Codman on Middle Street. He spoke highly of the experience, likening Codman’s home to that of noblemen.

Source: “Gateway to Vacationland,” John Bauman