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Blogging About Maine Small Town Peace And Quiet

Peace and quiet, Maine small town living offers plenty of both.

At a state Maine REALTORS convention this past week in Portland, it was great to be in Maine’s largest city for lots of continuing education credits. To rub shoulders, to compare notes with other professionals from around the state is invaluable to my small Maine real estate operation up here in “The County”.

Congratulations to Martin Cates, Maine Association Of REALTORS “Realtor Of The Year” Awardee.

REALTOR Of The Year In ME Broker/Agent? Martin Cates Received The Maine Association Of REALTOR 2025 Award!

Well deserved for years of community volunteering, real estate listing sales mentoring service Martin!

Lots Of Maine REALTORS Attended The State Convention In Portland Maine!

Heading north up Interstate 95 after this year’s MAR convention wrapped up, I thought about all the many areas of Maine there are.

Hard not to as the mile markers rack up and township signs flash by the jeep passenger side windows.

One session speaker had done the math, counted over 480 communities in the great state of Maine.

That’s a big number of small towns. A lot of little communities in Maine.

The common denominator for many seemingly is lots of peace and quiet all for season.

A commodity not so plentiful in population centers outside of Maine. But don’t believe the low bidder ad agency that often wins the contract for providing out state generated tourist information.

I like see, hearing about the real deal Maine. Not the re-constituted spun kind that regurgitates old not accurate story lines.

Here’s the A-Z of what Maine offers in cartoon form.

Maine Is Low Cost High Beauty Real Estate! Welcome To Small Town Maine Simple Living!

Too many paint the picture that small Maine towns once were thriving but not anymore.

Change is inevitable in life and Mainers adapt, retool and press on in highly creative ways.

Squeezing more from what they spend is a life skill learned and earned early in life.

Picking in the potato fields, raking in blueberry barrens or harvesting seafood in fishing villages that dot the rock bound craggy Maine coastline.

One Basket At A Time! Picking Maine Potatoes Skills Learned By The Lucky Youth Growing Up In A Fall Harvest Potato Farm Field.

Please don’t get the wrong impression about what it is like in Maine.

It’s an easy trap to fall into when many are waving their fingers and flapping their tongues. About something making them hot and bothered on the national stage.We don’t make everything about who you did or did not vote for last election, the one before that.

When from our perch in a small Maine town, we think the peace and quiet out in the vast low population setting is the key. To stay balanced and aware of what is really important in life.

Volunteering and helping others is what Maine simple living is all about in Vacationland.

Preserving family traditions and making sure the next generation is taught more than just how to survive life. But to enjoy and cherish how lucky we really are to live in a place so beautiful and unspoiled and not crowded.

Details, Fine Workmanship, Small Maine Towns Are Special! The Community Is The People, Not Empty Buildings.

Maine small towns are not sleepy but many just don’t get the press.

Nothing ho hum or boring. Undiscovered small Maine communities often feel like a step back in time by design.

What’s important is preserved and the respect passed on. All the members of the small Maine community have important jobs besides what they do for work.

Volunteering and signing up to do the task year after years helps all of us get to know the other community members. There is so much local talent and nothing needs to be “hired out”.

Can I Help You? Here To See A Maine Moose? You Are Seeing Double!

Small Maine towns surrounded by serene peace and quiet are left alone by politicians too.

Not enough voters to bother with and too much travel or ROI for their support. Everything is local, grass roots and home grown. Garden fresh close to home always beats out trucked in store bought right?

Simple living in Maine has a lot of advantages.

So waking up on a Maine lake, slurping my hot coffee and peering out over the water, I feel blessed.

Maine Lake Loon Fishing, Feeding It’s Young. Living Here You See The Skill Taught To Baby Loons On A Maine Lake.

Have my do list for the day back from the Maine REALTOR convention hammered out, am wrapping up the blog post on peace and quiet simple living.

Feeling energized to rise above and seize the day.

Knowing I really am so so lucky to live in one of the many small communities that make up the vast majority of the state of Maine. Where we talk not just text.

And most locals don’t suffer from FOMO.

Our energy is saved for the big challenges of day-to-day life.

Not feeling sapped, always filled with the fear of missing out and anxious that somehow, we are missing out on a perfect opportunity. That desperation only leads to hurried or financially unsound decision making.

Laugh. Laugh Loud. Maine Small Town Comedy Is The Most Entertaining!

Small town Maine living teaches you what priorities to keep straight and never forget to deep down contentment and happiness.

What really matters?

That easy living happens with peace of mind. That practical is not square. That debt is a cancer. Knowing relationships matter and need to be tended like a garden. And enjoying what you do for work, valuing your time is the secret. Thank you for reading, sharing, following our Me In Maine blog posts.

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

207.532.6573 | info@mooersrealty.com |

MOOERS REALTY 69 North ST Houlton ME 04730 USA

October 10, 2025
Maine, More Room Around You

Look around and it hits you, Maine, more room around you.

Unspoiled space, being out in nature with room to roam around in Maine. It hits you sometimes instantly or after a few visits to Maine. As you hike a woods trail or paddle a Maine river or lake, the sense of wide open space.

Are You In This Dream About Maine Vacations? Low Cost, No People, More Wildlife, Better Sunrises, Sunsets. Maine.

Something you can not easily find in a crowded urban setting. It’s missing where there are lots of Interstate cloverleaf exchanges and the hustle bustle of population centers.

Maine is rural, unspoiled and offers tremendous amounts of space, peace and quiet.

Don’t you think having plenty of space around you to maneuver is right up there with lots of sleep improving the day to day?

In Maine, the natural beauty hits you. But the lack of what just too many, what lots of people can cause to impact your surroundings. It’s easy to forget how lucky having all this space in rural Maine around you really is.

Space, Trees, Water, Wildlife Not People. Maine Is Rural, Unspoiled And Unforgettable.

When you live in Maine, do you think a local forgets how lucky they are?

Does the wide open sense of space excitement diminish as you log more hours in the great state of Maine?

Not if you get out on the water or trek the trails in Maine.

More Land, Less People, That’s Huge In Maine! Space Happens All Around You.

Many come to Maine for one long weekend or a longer string of days and then that’s all she wrote until next year.

When you live in Maine, the outdoor adventure is on tap and always available to sample.

It just takes getting outside and not wasting a season of living in Maine. Berenstain Bears children’s book about “too much television”.. remember that one? You do have to get in a habit of getting off the couch.

More on Stan and Jan that cranked out over 300 books.

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With four seasons, the state of Maine serves up so many opportunities for outdoor enjoyment and recreation.

Small town charm, the locals full of stories and a sense of intimacy, closeness and working together.

The wisdom of the woods, lessons learned in farm fields, working together on the local events, there is a strong awareness of community.

What’s It Like Waking Up On A Maine Lake? Like No Other Experience. How’s That?

Smart as a whip and doesn’t miss a trick. Talented and skill set rich. You see a lot of those kind of people in small Maine communities. How come?

More hands on direct involvement in the home grown not store bought small town rural communities makes everyone tighter.

All this space helps the process too.

No one bumping into you, less traffic on the roads. Less time spent getting out of anyone’s way or stepping aside to get out of their space. Less time spent trying to avoid or get away from people to “hear yourself think”.

Your View Where You Live Now. Is It A 300 Lot Housing Subdivision Or Wildlife, Trees, The Waterfront?

Small, simplified, rich and rewarding day to day in Maine starts with all kinds of space around you.

Simple living in Maine.

That’s what living in small town Maine is like, everything kept simple. Do you have that feeling surrounding you, it is like that around you where you call home now?

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

207.532.6573 | info@mooersrealty.com |

MOOERS REALTY 69 North ST Houlton Maine 04730 USA

July 30, 2025
Blogging About Maine Winter Weather

When you start a blog about Maine, there is no shortage of topics to hunt peck post.

The Me In Maine blog is easy to feed because the state is so full of all this natural beauty.

Maine offers so many daily opportunities to collect and post photos, videos and simple daily experiences collected to share from around unspoiled Vacationland.

What’s It Like Waking Up On A Maine Lake? Like No Other Experience. How’s That?

Uploading personal photos of Maine is one easy way to fill a Maine blog post installment.

What’s It Like In Small Town Maine Rural Locations? Each One Shines Uniquely, Brightly.

These Maine images say a lot more than anything a typewriter tries to express. The small rural communities in Maine have plenty of neat activities and beautiful settings to promote but are often the best kept secret! Not a lot of press in small Maine communities.

Over the years, the travel blog posts to here and there around the state of Maine have been the easiest installments to create.

Go to some new location, sample the food, see the sights and post the photos with local copy on what this corner of Maine is like. So much to experience in Maine and it involves a little traveling even when you live instate!

Winter In Maine, We Are Outdoors Every Day, All Year Long.

But I think the meatiest ones are sheer FAQ.

You and I search for information daily and notice the questions asked around any query. To me, those frequently asked questions are the meat and potatoes of any blog about Maine.

I am lucky to live here and have past and present experiences to draw from whenever it’s time to feed the blog. But the questions asked by folks who do live here and have limited knowledge about Maine are the hungriest blog post readers.

So here goes for a Me In Maine newest blog post about a couple FAQ.

What are our winters like in Maine?

Who’s Walking Who? Maine Winter Stroll With Dog, The Owner.

This Maine weather question comes up daily and the answer for it is no longer cut and dry.

I used to carefully explain up here in Maine there are no polar bears, no one lives in igloos. That we are not amateurs handling winter snow in Maine.

Basically, explaining the stories about winter snow and temperatures in Maine are grossly exaggerated.

Maine Winter, The Golfing Is Usually Done By Snow Birds Who Beat Feet South Where A Snow Shovel Not Needed.

Why does Maine winters get the harsh press?

Because many who do not live in Maine and never experienced a winter just repeat what they heard or fear.

For starters, Maine winter snow is a big part of the economy.

New Maine Winter Snow Sugar Coats The Landscape.

When no snow shows up, harder to attract the Maine snowmobilers.

Hard to groom winter snow sled trails without accumulations of the white stuff.

You can make snow at Maine ski areas but it adds to the overhead costs.

Maine Winter Homes, Snow Has To Be Managed, Plowed, Shoveled.

Man made is not the same as homemade courtesy of Mother Nature and Jack Frost working in tandem.

Those spreading the bad press about Maine winter weather need to consider a few things. First, how you dress is a big part of how comfortable any season in Maine is. Second, the weather patterns in Maine have changed our winters.

Lack of snow, warmer temperatures during Maine winters have seriously changed the season.

So daily I explain Maine winters were never as bad as many portrayed. That we are outdoors daily in Maine all year long. That you dress for the occasion here in Maine. And if you cross country ski, snowshoe, etc you have to be careful not to be over dressed.

Maine’s Highest Mountain, Katahdin. Snow Covered And Majestic Towering High In The Clouds At Baxter State Park.

And last but not least, our Maine winters are tamer and lost some of the crisp clean and clear air bite.

The state of Maine just does not get the snow accumulations and colder temperatures to keep it around over the winter months.

So does Maine have four seasons? Sure does. Some would argue there is a fifth one, mud season.

Small Town, Living On A Maine Lake. Priceless.

Are winters harsh in Maine?

Not if you dress for them, prepare for them and tackle them like a boy or girl scout to be prepared.

Warm As Toast Inside. Dressed To Be The Same Outside During A Maine Winter.

What is it like living in Maine during the winter?

Great, fun, snow covered fluffy white and offering a whole ‘nother level of outdoor recreation fun!

Does Maine get much snow?

Not as much as she did. The stats for snow in Maine.

How Many Inches Do You Think We Got Last Night Of New Maine Snow?

What state has the worst winters?

Not Maine. I can only tell you from experience in Maine and not venturing out on a limb to judge other states, areas I know zip about. Have spent some time in Colorado and the terrain adds to the snowy adventure.

What are winters like in Maine?

Fine, great, fun.

Maine Outdoor Winter Snow Does Not Hamper The Farm Yard Animals.

What do people do in the winter in Maine?

Snow ski, snowmobile, ice fish, ice skate, snow shoe, sliding and all around enjoying being in Maine winter, the other three seasons too.

Crust, Ice Glazed Maine Winter Snow. Pretty Total Sundown.

Once all the weather in Maine questions are addressed, we move on to what the pay scale is like?

How do people make a living in Maine. Like the weather, I have to explain how simple living in Maine works.

You live your life easy does it in Maine and savor the outdoors, woods, wildlife, waterfront and nature.

Others around you who feel the same way and respect the environment. Are good stewards of the land and pass it on in as good or even better shape than they received it.

This attitude and approach to life helps shape how you chose to live it in Maine. We deal with anything that comes down the pike. Take it in stride and prepare for all possible outcomes.

Mainers expect there is going to be adjustment and corrections necessary in our day to day living.

Maybe it is the weather that sets the ground rules of preparation, expectation living in Maine. Have your own set of questions or concerns about Maine? Reach out, here to help and let’s talk! Email, text, come visit us and start the communication connection.

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

207.532.6573 | info@mooersrealty.com |

MOOERS REALTY 69 North ST Houlton ME 04730 USA

June 24, 2025
All You Need: Quiet Richness Of Small-Town Life In Maine

All You Need: Quiet Richness of Small-Town Life in Maine

In a world that moves faster every day, there are places where time still respects rhythm. Where the post office is also where you catch up with neighbors, and where the hardware store has what you need—plus the advice to go with it. People care about you, others in a small-town life in Maine. Living in a small Maine town is really like being a member of a very large family.

Small Town, Living On A Maine Lake. Priceless.

Small towns in Maine don’t always make headlines, and that’s part of the point.

What they offer isn’t flashy. But if you’ve lived it, or even visited long enough to notice, you know: there’s something here. Something solid. Something that fills the cup in ways city life never seems to touch.

In a Maine town—especially the ones tucked along a river bend or beyond the reach of a cell signal—you’ll find a kind of practical wisdom that doesn’t come from books or podcasts. It comes from living close to the land. From knowing the seasons. From understanding what matters and what doesn’t.

You learn how to fix things before you replace them in small towns in Maine.

How to grow food or source it from someone who did. How to cook from scratch and stretch leftovers into something better the next day. Frugal, grateful, respectful happens in small town living in Maine.

Maine Is Outdoors, All Year Long. It’s Woods, Water, Major Scenery And Not Crowded.

You learn that generosity doesn’t need attention. That a neighbor who plows your driveway might never mention it—and doesn’t need to. But you can make a pie, drop off a jar of honey or home grown distilled maple syrup to pay them back. To show them you appreciate the good deed doer going above and beyond or out of their way to help in so many ways.

Keep it simple, always be aware that it is not just about you.

Pitch in, work hard, show up and help. Be kind, considerate and don’t hold anger or seek revenge. This is the kind of common sense applied to daily living that knows better than to argue online. Just work steady, quietly, day after day. For the greater good and to make a difference, that’s the mission with simple living in rural Maine.

Not A Lot Of Traffic, Pretty Much Zero For Crime.

There’s a temptation to see the word wholesome as something soft, nostalgic, or naive.

But in small-town Maine, it means something stronger. It means raising kids to look adults in the eye. Taking ownership and making restitution for damaging property that is not yours. It means showing up when there’s a fire, a funeral, or a fundraiser. It means Sunday potlucks and benefit suppers, and you better be the kind of person others can count on.

Life here in Maine teaches respect—not just for people, but for weather, tools, land, and animals, the great outdoors. It builds resourcefulness, humility, and trust. Going home grown and wholesome in the best way: honest, human, and rooted. Uncomplicated and nothing to split hairs about and criticize. Be productive, not decisive. Tackle issues not attack personalities.

Eating Outdoors, Take Out Food In Maine. Everything Is Better Outdoors!

Small-town living in Maine has a way of reshaping your idea of “enough.”

You begin to realize that peace isn’t found in more, but in meaning. A woodpile stacked high for winter brings more satisfaction than an expensive gadget ever could. A pantry of preserved food is worth more than a shelf of imported goods. A kitchen table full of laughter is as rich as life gets.

Have all you need and grateful? Most Mainers are. You don’t need a thousand friends—just a few good ones living in small town Maine. No need for constant noise—just the sound of the wind in the trees, or boots on snow, or loons calling from the Maine lake at dusk or early morning.

Up To Camp In Maine. Leave A Note, Tell Them Where You Too Off To….

Contentment here isn’t loud. It’s deep, a constant, a comfort.

There’s a peace in knowing what’s next. In small-town Maine, the rhythm of life is still shaped by the land and the calendar. You plant in spring, you cultivate and hoe, hay in the summer, you gather and harvest in fall. You get your wood in before the snow for next year.

This year’s wood fuel supply is all stacked, seasoned and more than enough to get you to spring.

You check the almanac, even if only out of habit. And with each cycle, there’s a kind of peace that grows—knowing that whatever comes, you’ll face it together.

Hiking, Climbing, Hitting Rec Trails Part Of Small Town Living In Maine.

Because small-town life in Maine isn’t just about self-sufficiency. It’s about mutual sufficiency. It’s about living in a way that doesn’t just take, but gives back. To each other. To the land. To the next generation. Be a good steward, make an effort to protect and preserve the natural resources. To pass the woods, water and wildlife refuge or farm property to your kids, a new owner in as good or better condition than you received it.

Living in a small Maine town takes a certain persistent positive attitude.

In a world full of noise, trends, and hustle, small-town Maine life offers something far more valuable: a clear mind, strong hands, honest work, strong back and genuine rest.
Everyone’s cup of tea? It’s not for everyone. But for those who choose it—or are lucky enough to have grown up in it—it’s not a fallback. It’s not a compromise. It’s not a step down.

It’s a kind of freedom most people don’t even realize they’re missing.

So what if the road ends in gravel? That’s often where the good stuff starts.
As snow melts into the soil, a certain kind of energy comes back to life.

Living Off The Land In Maine. Amish Are Masters At Simple Living.

You feel it in your boots and hear it in the woods, from out over the water.

It drips from tapped maples, the rattle of a woodpecker, the quiet of your first hike on bare ground.
Across Maine, sugarhouses fire up. Families and farmers boil down gallons of sap, standing watch over steaming evaporators. The smell is unmistakable: smoke, steam, and sweetness.

By mid-April, the trout are moving and so are the fishermen. Along rivers and streams, casting begins again. Foraging for fiddleheads becomes a favorite ritual in pockets of shaded forest. And the trails? Muddy, sure—but full of promise. Minimalist living, rich in what matters and all natural not pretentious. That’s small town living in a Maine rural community.

Sewing Circle, Nap Time, Feeling Safe And Well Fed?

There’s a rhythm to summer in Maine woods trails and open land, and most of it leads to natural water.

With thousands of lakes and ponds, and an island-dotted coastline that never seems to end, Mainers and visitors alike head out in canoes, kayaks, and skiffs. There’s something grounding about a slow paddle or a quiet float on still water. It’s not about the fish. It’s about being there

At the same time, boots hit trails from Mount Blue to Mount Katahdin. Hiking, biking, camping, and backroad exploring keep things moving. Maine’s natural spaces are as open and welcoming in July as they are in October.

Evenings are for grilling, lake swims, or sitting around a campfire while kids chase fireflies. Nothing fancy—just the way it’s always been. Simple living in small town Maine.

Autumn: Color, Harvest, and Preparation

Life On The Maine Farm. Easy Does It Simple. Early Morning Chores, The Day Wraps Up Late At Night.

As the light shifts, so does the pace. Fall in Maine brings a sense of purpose. The air smells like wood smoke and damp leaves, and every hillside seems to catch fire with reds, oranges, and golds.

People hike more, not less. It’s the best time to be in the woods: cool mornings, no bugs, and leaves underfoot.

The views from fire towers or mountaintops stretch out farther than they did in July, clearer and somehow quieter.

Hunters begin to track game, not just for sport, but to fill freezers and carry on traditions passed down for generations.

Others spend weekends stacking wood, storing vegetables, or canning what the garden gave.
And of course, the apple orchards, the farm stands, the cider—autumn in Maine isn’t just a sight; it’s a feeling.

And Then Comes Snow

As the seasons turn again, the land doesn’t shut down—it settles in.
Those who love to ski wax their boards and scan weather reports.

Others strap on snowshoes, haul sleds, or take to the trails on snowmobiles.

Ice shacks appear on lakes like little neighborhoods, each one a warm shelter with a story inside.

Small Maine Towns On The Water.. ‘hole ‘nother Way Of Simple Living.

You’ll see kids sledding down local hills, and people still out walking the dog at sunset, bundled but content.

In Maine, winter isn’t something to survive—it’s part of the cycle. It’s the quieter season, the one where the light changes and so does the pace.

You don’t need to promote it as extreme or wild. It just is. It belongs.

Outdoor Life, the Maine Way

So what does outdoor recreation mean in Maine?

Land Not People. That’s Maine. Loaded With Wildlife But No HOA’s, No Four To Six Lanes Of Traffic.

It means walking a woodlot, foraging for greens, dropping a line, hauling in a trap, sitting on a dock, skiing a trail.

Or hunting a ridge, paddling a cove, hiking a slope, or simply enjoying the view from your porch.

Listen, wait for it, see it? It means being out there, in the elements—not because you have to be, but because you getto be.

And it means doing so all year, because around here, we don’t have favorite seasons.

We just have different ways of being outside up here in Maine.

There is a quiet richness to life in communities, to living in small town Maine.

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

207.532.6573 | info@mooersrealty.com |

MOOERS REALTY 69 North ST Houlton ME 04730 USA

April 2, 2025
Thought About Moving Relocation To Maine?

Thought about moving relocation to Maine?

Packing up, heading out and bee lining to the state of Maine. Is it time to trade the chaos of city life for simple living, no traffic, and the natural rural beauty of wide open rural Maine? Maine continues to gain popularity momentum as a top destination for those looking to relocate. According to the U-Haul Growth Index, Maine is lucky number 13 and pole vaulted an impressive 18 spots from last year—its highest ranking since 2021.

This makes Maine one of the fastest-rising move to states on the list, alongside Oklahoma and Indiana.

Your View Where You Live Now. Is It A 300 Lot Housing Subdivision Or Wildlife, Trees, The Waterfront?

Blog posts on moving relocating to Maine get hunt and pecked on this channel.

People want to know the steps to take to do it wisely. They know they can’t afford the price of staying where they live now on the planet. More and more people are moving to Maine for peace and quiet, affordability, and a wholesome simple way of life. With the fourth lowest crime rate in the United States, clean air, and a strong sense of community, it’s no wonder that Maine is drawing families, retirees, and those looking to live a more no traffic, self-sufficient lifestyle.

Living and volunteering in a small Maine town. Be prepared to step up, dig in and help out on local projects. Not just for one year but for life. It’s how you meet the unique talent loaded folks around you in a small Maine community.

It’s like being brought into a large family and feeling you have a purpose when making Maine your new home base.

What if you could wake up each day on your own piece of Maine land, surrounded by rolling fields, towering pines, and the sound of birds instead of sirens? Low-priced farm properties in Maine offer just that. Whether you’re looking for a small homestead, a fixer-upper farm, or acres of land to build your dream home, rural Maine real estate is still surprisingly affordable.

Or maybe you just want to get below radar and stop the spin of the World.

Take a break from people on all four sides. Parking it in your waterfront log cabin on a Maine lake to rest and relax? That price of $32,500 and you own the land can’t be right. Right? What? Not a misprint? Whoa.

There’s something for everyone in drop dead gorgeous Maine that will grab you by the heart strings and never let go.

Are You In This Dream About Maine Vacations? Low Cost, No People, More Wildlife, Better Sunrises, Sunsets. Maine.

Raising your family in a small Maine town or starting a Mom and Pop family business is another reason to move to Maine for many!

Better Place To Raise Kids. Small Maine Town Are.

I’ve read other studies showing Maine squarely in the top ten as favorite places on radar to consider packing up and moving to today.

Farming in Maine isn’t just about growing crops—it’s about building a way of life. Families are rediscovering the benefits of multi-generational living, much like the classic Waltons-style households where gram and gramp, kids, and grand kids all share the same homestead. The quality of life soars and you realize more and more about why this move, relocation to Maine was so right.

It’s not just cost-effective; it creates a support system that modern life often lacks. Imagine having loved ones just steps away, sharing chores, meals, and memories in a way that strengthens family bonds.

Head To The Country, Get Away From Traffic, People, Smog, Crime. How Long Has The Dream About Moving To Maine “Someday” Been Playing In Your Head?

Maine’s small towns feel like a big extended family.

Neighbors wave as you drive by, people help each other, volunteer, and come together during hard times. Every person, with their own quirks, skills, and stories, contributes to the fabric of the community. Whether it’s a local farm stand, a town potluck, or a group gathering to help bring in the hay, there’s a strong sense of belonging here that’s hard to find elsewhere.

Moving, relocation to a small Maine town, what do you worry about or makes you not so sure if it is a hot idea? Often the doubt is not thinking such a place can exist in real life. Or folks around you that have never set foot in Maine are experts telling you don’t do it. Do your homework, reach out and let’s tackle the concerns. Discuss the pros and cons of moving, relocation to a small Maine town.

For those seeking a healthier, more active lifestyle, a Maine farm provides daily exercise, fresh air, and farm-to-table quality food.

Maine offers four distinct seasons, each bringing its own charm. The crisp autumn air and vibrant foliage, the snowy landscapes of winter, the lush greenery of spring, and the long sunny days of summer all make farming in Maine a rewarding experience.

Maine Small Town Living, Nothing Compares.

If you’ve ever dreamed of living off the land, raising animals, growing your own food, or simply having space to breathe, now is the time to explore Maine’s affordable rural real estate.

Whether you want to homestead, create a retreat, or start a small-scale farm business, there’s never been a better time to invest in a piece of unspoiled Maine countryside. Houses in town, property land acreage, a waterfront getaway in Maine. There are all pleasantly lower priced the further up into Maine you travel and explore.

Why keep putting off the dream that haunts you about relocating, moving to Maine?

Farm properties in Maine are still within reach, but as more people discover the benefits of country living, demand is growing. Find your perfect farm and start building the life you’ve always wanted—wholesome, peaceful, and connected to nature.

Check out a new Maine property 50 acre farm listing video, with an extra 25 next to that if you want more elbow room.

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Would you like help finding the best affordable farms in Maine, homes, land, rental property, small business and waterfront listings ?

Let’s talk. Call, click, text, send smoke signals, come visit us in Aroostook County. Thank you for stopping by our Me In Maine blog post today and please explore the other posts! Anything “Vacationland” and what’s it like living here. What you need to prepare you for the moving, relocation to Maine. It’s all fair game in the blog posts about simple living in Maine.

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

207.532.6573 | info@mooersrealty.com |

MOOERS REALTY 69 North ST Houlton ME 04730

March 13, 2025
“From Away” When You Live In Maine

“From Away” when you live in Maine.

How do those two words make you feel when you hear them? I am a Maine lifelong native but if I was labeled “from away”, I don’t think I would glow warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe once someone discovers a place they love, there is a need to hog it all to themselves? Plenty of room for more in sparsely populated and vast rural Maine regions. That’s the truth of the matter.

Maine, The Cat’s Meow For Many! The Unspoiled Four Seasons Of Maine Is One Big Attraction.

If someone reminded you about being “from away”, how could you not feel like an outsider?

Somehow referred to as “from away” makes me feel I missed a lot or am not as valuable or part of things. Or don’t get too comfortable, you will never be a local. Hmmmm.

Everyone wants to be included no matter where they were earlier in life during childhood or while in the service or working in a relocation location other than Maine.

Is there a sense of excitement when you learn someone is “from away”? Does it means new ideas, a broader pool of experiences for everyone to draw from and tap? It could.

And often the “new person from away” is actually a native. Called away for work, school, Uncle Sam service for their country and now returning home in Maine.

Maine Is Home Grown Food, Local Events, Always Outdoors.

New people, more volunteers to put their heart and soul into the community, sports team coaching, church choir group, whatever local event.

New blood to operate a small business with flare. When someone moves to Maine, they bring with them plenty. Kids for the schools.

I remember during 911 sudden explosion of US Border Patrol, Customs, Immigration hires thinking “hope one of the kids plays hockey, could be our new goalie”.

Feeling Safe, In Harbor Town In Maine. How Are New People Moving To Maine Treated? The Welcome To Maine Reception Is Important!

One of the US Border Patrol agents had a wife who could create Tex Mex to die for and she cooked every Tuesday night.

At The Blue Moose Restaurant in Monticello ME you could graze on the best southwest cuisine. Nothing like Old El Paso refried beans out of a can. The real deal. By living so close to Mexico in Texas, this cook in the kitchen knew her south of the border cuisine and shared her culinary knowledge every Tuesday night.

Slowly I started to notice grocery store shelves with new items. The spices, new items to make the these Tex Mex creations in our own homes was possible. Being “from away” meant sharing what you learned with the small town Maine community.

The Summer Meeting Place In Small Town Maine When Temperatures Soar.

Like travel, the person “from away” has something to contribute. And often the “from away” person moved to your town as an infant. Not their fault they missed four months or a couple years in the beginning of their life somewhere other than Maine.

Ken Knowles, a town manager of two local towns, Linneus and Hodgdon Maine told me he was “an outside from away”.

He was four months old when his family moved to Aroostook County. Not bitter, just stating a fact. That he would always be “from away”. Does it make a difference if you are “from away” wherever you move to? Will it impact your life in Maine?

Share The Road With Horse And Buggy Amish Drivers.

In a crowded city, most folks coming and going are “from away” or somewhere else. Maybe no distinction is made whether you hail from the area from birth or just rolled into town twenty minutes ago.

Moving to an area is a change, upheaval in a person’s life and you left behind your last “home”.

You do leave behind family, friends, old familiar routines when you move away from what was home. Somethings left in the rear view mirror, put behind you leaving Dodge when you hit the trail are a good thing. But happy memories, hoping your new area creates more of them is a legitimate expectation right?

Is Being Different Unique Bad Or An Asset In A Small Maine Town?

What about the people in Maine that are not from away or maybe they are.

What happens when they get the impression the move to your area is a disappointment. Expressions like “back in Tuskaloo, I blah blah blah.” When heard a lot in conversation, especially when Maine is portrayed as lacking this, this and that. It can get old. And you could wonder why did this person move or what did they expect?

Maybe moving to a new area seemed like a good idea at the time but how could you really know it was the best idea?

Try it, you might or might not like it. And how long do you give a new area to settle in, create a new mailing address to mold you?

Welcoming, Hospitable, Warm And Friendly. Hope That Is The Reception You Have In Maine.

More than two words “from away” involved here.

When you made the move to Maine matters and did you do it for a better small town experience for your kids? Was it to escape too many people, crime, traffic and a high cost of living? To save money. Or because you loved Maine vacations, thought wouldn’t a full time relocation move be a fantasy dream come true?

COVID trapped and working at home online taught folks hey, as long as I have long and strong Internet. Let’s pack the job with our personal belongings and point the car north to Maine.

If you are happy and you know it, clap your hands. Welcome to Maine.

Enjoy Your Surroundings And Not As Many People In Maine To Share It.

If you were not handstand happy the last three locations you lived out of state, that trend to continue. Like let’s have a baby to improve a marriage or fix it, a relocation to Maine might not be the end all solution to all of life’s problems.

What does the search online show for “from away”?

“A non-native person or a person who doesn’t have roots going back three-plus generations” is the definition I found.

Learn something everyday right? I thought “from away” means you were somewhere else, not in class, just not here in Maine 365/24/7. Or just not stork delivered here as a new born. Just had no control over where your delivery took place. We’re not talking culture, race, religious, etc but just the fact you are new, not from here. Does someone feel threatened?

Is “from away” a stigma or something a person carries like a disease?

Trips To Maine Traveling Light On Two Wheels With Rain Gear.

Is there any reason to point it out. Like “I didn’t go to college” comment or observation some make to all they meet. I never would have know if you had not pointed it out and so what. Maybe they don’t think it’s a big hairy deal but when someone does not like you, utter the expression. They remind you you are from somewhere, anywhere else but Maine. Ouch.

Thank you very much and feeling pretty warm, special, welcome Chummy, Mister Man.

In a small Maine community, it’s not just a case of all the folks three generations deep are on this side of the gym. You “others” just line yourselves up on the opposite side please and thank you.

Making everyone feel welcome and empathy for others, enjoying socializing and learning together. Do you march to that drum beat? In a Rotary or local service club, your church, in the workplace, in your social media posts, is it obvious you have a spirit to include others? It better be if you want to grow and improve.

Maine, The Way Life Should Be. One Big State, Lots Of Special Hidden Areas To Discover. Welcome, I Really Mean It. Glad You Are Here.

Shake it up and move around at all those meetings you attend.

Don’t sit in the same place with the same small group and break it up to include “others”. What is the fear not too? That someone that new person is different or you can only have so many friends or acquaintances?

“You’re not from around here” feeling or reminder is not being a member of the Welcome Wagon.

Hospitality and a sense this small Maine home town proud community is a place I want to spend time.

To pitch in and help out and to be sensitive to others new and old around me. Friendly, genuine interest and attention is never forgotten by the brand new to your small Maine town.

Grooming Trails To Make Them Smooth, Fast, Helpful To Discover Maine.

The new kid in town and all alone the first day of school at lunch in the cafeteria.

If you have never been one, easy to not be so sensitive. When you know or are related to many around you, it is easier to forget to reach out to any and all new folks who wander into your small Maine town.

I would like to see my small Maine town of 6000 grow to 7500 people.

All ages, from diverse backgrounds and young, older, in between. Back in 1957, my small Maine town peaked around 10,000 population.

The Bangor & Aroostook railroad, a local college, industry and the downtown were bigger before the Internet and Interstate. My small town in Maine

With the outward migrations from crowded, expensive city urban areas, Maine is seeing the population numbers increase slowly from the siphon to the city where eight out of ten people had to go for jobs.

Online working remotely and telecommuting to jobs has helped change all that.

Big Game, Summer Watching Little League Baseball Games In A Small Maine Town. Priceless.

Simple small town living and feeling safe, needed in the Maine community. That kind of place is searched for online hard as Maine comedian Bob Marley would empathize “HHHHHAAArddd”.

Everyone wants to find a place where they feel wanted under the sun and stars.

Where they can glean and give back to make where they call home all that it can be. To do more than make ends meet and to enjoy life instead of chasing the almighty dollar to keep the wolf from their door financially.

Some of the most interesting people are from all over the place and many land in Maine.

Not because they are on the witness protection program but life took them here and there. Super vacations in Maine primes the relocation pump.

Past, rich experiences they had personally over the years can be a very valuable resource that causes Maine to pop to the front of the mind when it’s time to move somewhere.

Tap these individuals on the shoulder, shake their hand.

Go out of your way to Invite them into your population as you reinvent and improve it. Also, the folks shut in and without family connections. Include them in your celebrations and holidays.

Be friendly, reach out and see what a valuable resource you have living right in your own small Maine town.

Maine in so many ways is the way life should be with one unique rich history.

Hope you enjoy our blog post hunt and peck about Me In Maine.

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker

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MOOERS REALTY 69 North ST Houlton ME 04730 USA

July 1, 2024