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Maine Points Of Interest | Fun Stuff To Do All Year Around.

If you live or have visited Maine a few times, this blog post is like preaching to the choir.

Bare with me people. But if you are new to Vacationland, you’ve heard plenty. And it is high time you experienced Maine yourself.

Walking, Talking, Exploring Maine. Lots To Do Town Or Country In Maine.

So here goes, what is there to do in Maine? Like most things in life, the approach is up to you. Your budget of green stuff, the days and nights you have to spend in your discovery of Maine.

But if outdoors in Maine, that is where 90% of all the things to do happens.

All four seasons the blue skies, fresh air, clean water and natural surroundings are the destination. Cooped up, on house arrest does not set well with true Mainers.

Coupled with all this unspoiled space, not a slew of people but plenty of wildlife. Step outside in Maine.

You can ease into a collection of Maine lighthouses. Visit the Old Port. Hit the outlets for shopping in Kittery, Freeport. Wander around to absorb the flavor that oozes out of our many quaint small communities. Maine is famous for its unique, home grown small town living heritage.

WARNING! Pace yourself. Maine is not a quick study. Approach it like any life long habit.

But it could be a pleasant shock to the system. Stepping away from your normal haunts, knee jerk reactions to city living. Especially when you take to the areas further up into the heart of Maine.

Our Maine Youth, The Talent Is Sharp, Rich, Vibrantly Entertaining.

Those off the beaten path special nooks and crannies.

Not so close to population centers like Boston, being further away up into Maine.

That’s where you savor the real essence of Vacationland. Breathing, drinking in the fragrance of Maine. We strive to keep it all about simple small town living.

Fishing early in the morning. Casting a line, pulling out supper that went for the hand tied fly. Or hiking up Baxter’s many mountain including Katahdin, the highest peak just shy of a mile tall.

Lots of things to do in Maine.

Many you have put off, don’t know what you are missing.

Biking the trails of Acadia Park, coasting down into Bar Harbor. Tooling, fooling around impressive MDI. Or taking a ferry ride out to Cranberry, Peakes or as many as the stars overhead.

For island retreats to sneak. That tiny dot the dark blue salty water. Just off the rugged, craggy rock bound coast line of Maine.

Sampling local source nourishment, Maine has its share of foodies. Farm to table easy for a Maine taste that’s home town proud and rich. Food from one of a kind eateries that are not cookie cutter ho hum predictable. Most of the best not franchised. But the first and last of their kind. Like the people you meet and never forget in Maine.

Stopping, shopping at a local farmer’s market in Maine or co op is one of the many new traditions to tickle, jump start the senses. To strike up a memorable discussion.

Or raking blueberries, picking potatoes, digging clams, scoring some fresh lobster direct from the boat. Pulling up a chair, gathering around a table spread in Maine. Food grown, raised, pulled out of the waterfront is on your mind. As you talk, share and learn.

Lighthouses Of Maine, Lots To Collect. One Option Of Many To Do For Fun!

Along with the warm friendly people, in the wide open unexploited surroundings. Surrounded, we got you covered. With all this sheer space in the place someone thought was east to spell. To label Maine.

More ideas to spark, cause wildfire dreaming about things to do in Maine.

Come for the day, end up staying a lifetime in Maine.

Whether it is taking in one of our many state festivals, local fairs, a canoe race, hunting trip or ride on snow. Wearing boards or sitting high atop the seat of a snow sled.

You are in Maine. Don’t worry about which season to do it. Make it a year round habit. To steal away. To dig in and sample a ME experience.

Come back for seconds, thirds and more of big farm table size servings. Anytime you can squeeze her in. She is big and beautiful. Always glad, ready to see you. You won’t go away hungry.

Because Maine for things that enrich and hit your senses deeply is one healthy life habit to adopt. Better sooner than later Chummy. Remember, it’s hard telling without knowing Bub. Come see what you are missing.

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April 24, 2015
Adjusting The Senses, Dialing In Fall In Maine.

Flirting, Stretching, Dancing, Maine Loon Looks For A Mate’s Attention, Company.

Shifting gears as one by one the seasons of Maine carousel spin, turn.

And what we do outdoors for recreation does a change up, along with the clothing we wear to enjoy Maine to the maximum. Today’s air is crisp and tart. Mixed with the smells of older garden produce. Vegetables and fruits that one by one shut down the plant stalks, vines. As cooler nights and nippy mornings take their toll on the flower window boxes, backyard gardens. On the Maine farm crops.

The angle of the Maine sun’s rays become a little longer, lower on the horizon.

The Sun becomes miserly with the daylight ration. The leaf colors explode for more than just several shades of lush green. Before one by one falling to the ground. The fillings of the days are sweet, warm, comfortable. But the beginnings, ends signal the get ready for winter exercise. Harvest those crops. Buy some more wood pellets. Take the last trip down the Kennebec, Penobscot, Dead Rivers white water rafting wearing a neoprene layer. Make the final visit to one more Maine island pedal bike excursion by coastal ferry to explore another off shore hidden jewel. Or biking the Acadia Park trails, straight up Cadillac Mountain.

The hike up Mt Katahdin or other smaller hills because you always do yearly sometimes causes a double up. Twice is nice. What the heck. The climb, view from the top clears your head and heart. Sharpens your awareness, clarity in the life going on around you.

Maine fall means some camps get closed, or winterized if four season lake or river living is how you are lucky enough to roll.

Thinking about extra insulation in the attic. Sealing around the trap or hatch leading to it. Maybe replacing a window or two. Adding a storm door to cut down and avoid the “beep beep” sound of the oil truck backing into your yard. That reels out, screws on and attaches the snake long hose carrying black liquid gold venom. That has a price per gallon that stings, hurts, bruises the budget.

If you’re not burning wood, or firing up electric space heaters, the fireplace gas log to keep your toes from freezing may get called into duty. Fall means trips to the hunting, sporting camp. Big feeds. The privy out back. The log shanty that’s off grid, with gas lights. One room large, simple with an open porch.

Adding flannel sheets to the Maine home beds. Another blanket layer applied to the place where lights out and sweet dreams takes place. As you wait for the sandman to do his thing. To make the nightly rounds.

Thinking about down hill and cross country Maine snow skiing, snow sledding.

New equipment. New peaks. Looking over the catalog for winter sports resorts that just happen to have arrived, bunged up the mail box. Picking up out of the corner of your eye as your surf and check emails more propaganda signals. Revolving around the winter sport recreation, clothing that you search for to keep the kids warm as toast.

Thinking about pantries and root cellars stocked with home grown food. Cracking open another gallon jug of squeezed, pressed yourself apple cider. Taking a long, strong haul off the ice cold glass you pour of the brown pulp rich nectar. That won’t last long in your Maine household if there are kids on the inside of the four walls to tap, siphon the juice.

Changing the oil in the snow blower, banking the Maine house.

Fixing the unregistered plow truck that carries the bright yellow Fischer angle plow out front. To be ready when the weather man warns here it comes. New fresh powder snow in Maine to lubricate the outdoor winter sports. The lower temperatures making ice fishing possible. Skating outdoors and chasing the black circle with pond hockey and around Maine, Canadian arenas with newly polished sheets of ice. And blue, red lines and circles. Twined bars on each end to defend.

Buying seasons tickets to Maine high school, college hockey and basketball games.

Attending harvest suppers. Finishing up that scraping of exterior house walls. Trim painting before it’s too late. And has to wait until spring because the job jar gets a little over stuffed. Due in part to just too much recreation distraction in Maine that is an easy trap. Interfering with the “maintain your property” side of the brain. That wrestles with the “take a break, have some fun, enjoy your life in Maine” other half.

The best time to visit Maine is on the beginnings, ends of the season you enjoy. Because with lighter people streams on the streets, in the shops, inns and out on the waterfront, the parks make the visit even more fun, memorable. There is no bad time to visit Maine, to meet the people and enjoy life with totally new surroundings. Fill your lungs with the fresher clean crisp air of fall in Maine. Witness our star fill night skies, sample the waterfront recreation. See what you have been missing in drop dead gorgeous Maine.

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September 15, 2013
The Best Time To Visit Maine…

Maine, Like When We Were Kids, We’re Outdoors Most Of The Time.

Trick question because there is no best time to visit Maine.

And your particular availability depends on the balls you juggle in the game called Life. When the kids are busy in activities ranging from T-ball to horse riding to cheering camp and hockey clinics, your ability to venture out revolves around school vacations.

But when the kids are grown, you have the leisure to schedule some spur of the moment trips to Maine for rest and relaxation.

You suddenly have boatloads of options. Really. As for sea coast towns and harbors, a little before and a tad after the main tourism season give you a more personal glimpse into the unique flavors each area offers too. Less crowded, more elbow room. And what about Maine weather, climate, any myths? Oh yeah.

Things to do in Maine. Whoa. That is a tough one because of all the choices. As for area parks, bring your bike to explore the 50 plus miles of carriage roads. Take in the unique stone bridges of Acadia National Park. Or hike one of the many trails, the big selection of mountains at Baxter State Park and others around Maine. Being retired in Maine, relocating here for full time fun is cool. But you have lots of day and two day options. For a quick fix of Maine to tide you over until the next visit. All I know if one week would never do me if I was forced to live outside of Maine. Not nearly enough, need more in my system, day to day.

Or if it is people you want to avoid, replace it with scenery and wildlife. You see more of both up close and personal by yourself, or as a couple. Maine was made for those kind of personal encounters. It’s not because we are anti social in Maine. But less people, more unspoiled wide open spaces on water, in the woods, on a hill top. Or peering out to sea at a Maine lighthouse. It’s not like this other places.

No matter the season, or the reason, Maine.

Always, always your best case scenario. Maine, are we there yet? Not just kids use the whine to show they are anxious and ready to bound out of the family car along the trip to get there. Stretch those legs, arms, your mind in Maine.

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers, ME Broker
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September 10, 2012
Planning Trip To Maine, What Is There To Do For Fun?

Maine Families, All Ages Have Memorable Vacations All Four Seasons..

Maine is one big state, and when you mention the word, place in conversation many varied reactions can happen.

To the never been here before if quizzed about the state of Maine, sea coast lighthouses, lobsters, blueberry pie and downeastern accents come to mind. Maine is oceanfront, harbor towns but only 230 miles of coastline means must be more to Vacationland than just that right?

Well the vacation to Maine, to do the most you can without making it feel like hurry scurry, work depends on the amount of time you plan to be in the Pine Tree State. If you arrive on one of the 100 or so cruise ships that park off the coast, and go ashore, you leave with a lobster roll in your stomach, trinkets native to Maine in your tourist bag. Here are things to do in Maine along the coast though to tackle that region, part of the state.

But if you have a few days, a week to tour this state of Maine with 6000 lakes, to meet the people of different regions, you could end up, depending on the season doing outdoor recreation not tied to whale watching, walking ocean front beaches or hanging around harbor shops, cafes. You might be skiing Sugarloaf, Sunday River or smaller Big Rock Ski areas.

Snowsledding across open fields, through woods trails, ice fishing frozen lakes or skating mean winter not a time in Maine to hibernate either.

Portland Maine has lots of history, as do southern portions of the state that have been around a little longer than Aroostook County way up north too. White water rafting, hiking Mt Katahdin, Baxter State Park other options depending on the season, age of the vacation party.

Maine summer youth camps, museums, fairs, fesitvals and farmers market stands other vacation options. If you like old cars, trucks, airplanes, motorcyles, Owls Head Transportation Museum worth a portion of your memorable Maine vacation. Maine, get here quick as you can in person. You’re heart has been here for quite some time already. See what you are missing in Maine, the way life should be. Make sure your New England vacation includes Maine.

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November 7, 2010
Maine, Summer Means Fun Outside On Lakes, Hiking Hills Under The Sun.

Maine Is Less People, More Outdoor Recreational Options.

Maine is four seasons and summer is underway which means lots of recreational options.

When you live in Maine fun is in your backyard. If you are out of state, this is what you could be doing. This is what the state of Maine tourism site points out you are missing by being outside “Vacationland.” Maine summer kids camps are another option. Teen camps in Maine are plentiful and worth looking into as well.

Seven professional Maine white water rafting is another excellent choice for the family to enjoy a day on the many rivers in the Pine Tree State. Hiking, climbing Baxter State Park is another option with stays after a Katahdin or other mountain hike needing reservations.

Canoeing, kayaking Maine another recreational summer option too. Strap on your bike, or rent one and explore Acadia National Park with its 57 miles of carriage trails and the less-traveled roads of the Schoodic Peninsula. A summer day at a Maine beach, dozing in the sun, reading the book or swimming is a pretty strong attraction, one large reason to get to ME to put some sun, sand in your summer vacation schedule.

Maine is more wildlife, intense scenery and less people for more space.

Is that what you want to have for a guarantee memorable time your next Maine summer vacation?

Of the 21+ million acres in Maine, approximately 10 million acres in Northern, Western, and Eastern Maine are owned and managed by various corporations or individuals. Practically all of these acres are open to the public for outdoor recreation and use of the private lands is a privledge, not a right on a Maine atv. Maine, no matter the season, get to “Vacationland” to unwind, be outdoor for receation fun, scenery, less people and more wildlife.

I’m Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers
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June 24, 2010