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Laura Blair (lmblair@mindspring.com) -- Arlington,VA
11/29/98 -- 23:03:36

Find me another state that has this kind of loyalty! I was
raised next door in New Hampsha, but escaped to Maine for
college and a few years thereafter. I ended up leaving
because of the job situation and have been slolwly drifting
southward. But if my Maine friends have anything to do with
it, I'll be back someday!(Hopefully within the next couple
of years.)
Keep up the good work!

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Mike E. (mle2@webtv.net) -- Meriden,CT
11/29/98 -- 00:53:04

Hi & happy holidays to all of you out there from here in CT. I
just recently snuck up to Wells for one last weekend of R&R
before the holidays. Working in retail messes up ones time
to spend a chance to get to ME. after Turkey day. I had
Maine come to me today. My aunt and uncle are visiting on
their way to FL. for the winter. I would stay in ME. all
year long. Just give me a place by the sea with a lighthouse
nearby and I'm in heaven. Oh the dream of a 6 digit miracle
remain in my heart. Before I forget, my thanks to all the
Mainers I met and talked to on my 4 trips north this year. I
have yet to see a rude Mainer. Here in CT., it never
happens.This is why I long to go north. You people are the
best.
Seasons Greetings---Mike E

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Nancy (Faulkner) Trumbauer (nighthawk@ainop.com) -- Bridgewater,ME
11/27/98 -- 14:53:32

Well folks,
You have seen me post many messages on here while I was
living in Ohio, and you have seen me write about a little
country store that my husband & I were going to purchase,
well the "dream" has happened!!!! I am now no longer living
in exile, but am home sweet home in Aroostook County with
some might fine people. Funny how one can grow up and not
know anything about surrounding towns. If anyone is up my
way in Bridgewater please stop and introduce yourself. The
Market that we purchased is in the middle of town (don't
blink), called K&N Market. I am here practically
alllllllllllll day, before the rooster crows and after the
sun goes down. My husband is missing all this fun I am
having as he has 3 more years to give to Uncle Sam in Ohio.
Today it's snowing and raining out, had to use the four
wheel drive finally this morning. Hope you all have a
wonderful Holiday, whereever you may be outside of Maine.

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Tom Burgess (Andorra@earthlink.net) -- Huntington Beach (Surf City),CA
11/26/98 -- 12:02:59

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL EXILES!!
Even though I am in Exile, I still have many things to be
thankful about. I have the many years of memories of living
in Maine, where I learned to appreciate the IMPORTANT things
of life. I learned that hard work and steadfast
determination will always make us proud of the
accomplishments we have had in our lives. Do any of you
realize that people from Maine have a reputation all over
the world for being loyal and hard working?

I am thankful for my Maine roots, my Maine ways of life.
Even though my career keeps me in Exile, I know that I can
always go back home to Maine, anytime I want to go.

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Joanne (onebadfxr@hotmail.com) -- Dublin,CA
11/23/98 -- 00:54:45

As a gal from Maine livng in Exile in California, I was
wondering if you ladies from Maine know about Longaberger
baskets--or hope that you do. I understand that they are
VERY popular back home. I went to a Longaberger "Bee" in
San Jose this weekend where their products were on display
(not for purchase) -- very nice.
What do you ladies think of this company/products? I have
never been invited to a party -- am just starting out
learning about these baskets. Any tips? I don't want to
invite my friends to a party and have them feel obligated to
purchase a basket -- and go into shock over the price! Just
wondering what you thought. Many thanks.

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Jane Helgesen (MCBJANE@ALO.COM) -- Haughton,LA
11/22/98 -- 10:16:31

I'm from Allagash, Maine. I graduated from Caribou High School
and the University of Maine at Fort Kent. I get back to
Maine every year. I hope to spend Christmas there this
year.

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Meredith Stern Cavalieri (rocav@tin.it) -- Tuscany,ITALY
11/20/98 -- 10:31:06

I grew up in Portland and now live in central Italy. I have a
love/hate relationship with my home state. I love the
ocean, the breathtaking wilderness and the charm of the
coastal towns. I hate the freezing winters. It's not
exactly tropical here, but at least I never have to wear a
snowsuit to feel warm. Are there any other exiles living in
Italy? If so, please e-mail me.

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Robyn Pickering (robin_pickering@mcgraw-hill.com) -- Brooklyn,NY
11/18/98 -- 17:20:98

i grew up all over the state --lebanon, topsham, portland, and
yarmouth just to name a few towns dear to my heart. besides
my family, i miss mostly the fresh air and the ocean, and i
plan to escape new york city in a few years and hopefully
return to maine where you can actually see stars and not
just pretend that you know there's some up there
somewhere. (i've been in exile off and on for 8 years)
i'm truly proud to be from maine. as a friend of mine from
california said, "i love maniacs. they're so smart and
handy. they could fix a car with string and some toothpicks
if they needed to." being resourceful definitely has paid
off in this city...
be well, all you maniacs out there! and we truly are
everywhere.…

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Wayne -- Fort Belvoir,VA
11/18/98 -- 16:02:00

We left Maine 20 years ago when I came on active duty in the
Army; have lived all over the world ever since. I graduated
from Cape Eliz HS in 74, my wife went to Portland HS (76).
I then did SMVTI and she did UMPG. Have tons of family back
home in the Portland area. Have been getting back 4-6
times a year, always seeking out an Amato's Italian Sandwich
and dragging home many bags of Humty Dumpty chips! My
oldest is going to college in VA but my next one will be
going to Orono or Maine Maritime in Sept 99. Should be
retiring back to Maine in late 2000. This is a great site,
my wife and I have a blast reading all the wicked good
messages. We joined a Maine Society in Washington, DC -
keeping touch with our roots.

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Kelley Cram Yancey (kyancey@simaearle.erl.mrms.navy.mil) -- Eatontown,NJ
11/17/98 -- 09:15:46

Born and raised in East Millinocket Maine. I joined the Navy in
1994 and have been stationed in the New Jersey area ever
since. Thank God my parents send me Humpty Dumpty Barbeque
chips or I'd never survive. Moving home as soon as my tour
is finished. You never realize how wonderful Mainers are
until you move to a place like New Jersey. Will be home for
New Year's to do some snowmobiling and skiing. The way life
should be!!

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Rick Bonneau (rickb@wtvl.net) -- Skowhegan,ME
11/16/98 -- 22:12:31

I was born and raised here..I plan to die here. I love the laid
back pure life and fresh air. Great page!!

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Steve White (skad3@worldnet.att.net) -- Dallas,NC
11/15/98 -- 12:32:29

I was born and raised in Freeport, miss the BFI, don't miss how
commercial my home town is but that's progress!?!? I bet
it's gettin nippy up theah right 'bout now. Had some Lobstas
flown in, we''ve got some friends here in NC that wanted to
have some "real lobster" (the only thing you could get down
here sure as hell didn't come outa Casco Bay). The shipper
killed 'em, all 22 of 'em. But I got lucky a few weeks
later, I found a grocery store local to me that actually
gets lobster shipped right off the docks at Commercial St in
Portland. Talk about fresh!
That's a little bit 'o heaven right heah in NC ayuh.

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Mike (LostMainer@aol.com) -- Lake Dallas,TX
10/14/98 -- 09:44:50

Born in Bath, I have lived in Augusta, Bangor and Brewer. I have
been living in Texas for the last 19 years. The things I
miss the most are ice fishing in February, brookies in the
summer and UMaine hockey. The only thing that keeps me going
is that I work for an airline and have the oppertunity to
travel HOME as often as I can get off work. Are there any
other EXILES in TX?

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Elizabeth Berry -- Juneau,AK
10/10/98 -- 18:42:22

Hey!
This is Beth from Juneau, Alaska. Maine will always be home.
I was born in Freeport, raised in Whitefield, and move to AK
in March of 1998. It's a long way from home! Any other
exiles in the Pacific Northwest? Drop me line.

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Rick (rpeltier@bidmc.harvard.edu) -- Quincy,MA
11/9/98 -- 18:23:55

My name is Rick, and I've....been living in exile two years.
Born and raised on the Scarborough coast (Maine's
"Riviera"). Even though our extended family and friends are
in Boston, we've decided to get married in, you guessed it,
Maine. Ahhhh. The way life should be.

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Michelle (Chandler) Korth (andabagachips@hotmail.com) -- Clayton,NC
10/8/98 -- 11:26:30

Well, it's been quite a while since I've posted anything on this
site. My husband and I just purchased our very first house
and we are getting settled. I've already started thinking
about saving for our next house...a
get-away-from-it-all-cottage...on Little Sebago Lake.
It's that time of year again when my parents friends from
the Portland area head down south to visit. Guess I'll have
to go on over to the folks house to see them all...it's not
everyday you hear somebody talking NORMAL. lol I think
someone needs to come out with one of those CD ROM lessons
on, "how to keep that Maine accent". Heck, I'd buy it for
myself and for the children I plan on having someday...even
if they aren't born in Maine, they could at least SOUND like
they were. Hmmm...I wonder what kind of a market is out
there for this...lol

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Hope (tweety_1996@yahoo.com) -- Statesboro,GA
10/5/98 -- 18:46:08

I have a good connection to Maine. I was born in Sanford,
Maine. I lived there until I was sixteen years old. I
moved to Kingsland, Georgia because my father got transfered
to the base down here. I am now going to school in
Statesboro. The thing that I miss most about Maine is the
winters.

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Randall Alexander (RAlexan394@aol.com) -- Bermbach,Germany
10/5/98 -- 05:04:12

I love this site. Everytime I check it out I get all choked
up. I'm living in Germany now since retiring from the Army
in '94. Still work for the military, but keep that thought
of coming home some day. I own some property in New Sharon,
so I feel I still have a permenant place in Maine. If
anyone wants to drop a line, please do. It's been 25 years
since I lived full time back home.

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Biker -- Rumford,ME
10/3/98 -- 22:02:00

DID YOU CONSIDER GETTING PERMISSION FOR ALL OF THIS,FROM THE
EXILE MOTORCYCLE CLUB! WILL BE IN TOUCH!

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G & G -- St. Louis,MO
10/3/98 -- 17:10:58

Out here in the Heartland we often reminisce and think back on
the years ('77-'83) we lived in Augusta and spent our
summers on Three Mile Pond, in the China Lakes area. Our
first experience in Maine dates back to 1970 when, enroute
to Nova Scotia for a camping holiday, we stopped off briefly
at Acadia Nat'l Park and stayed three weeks. Have returned
there MANY times but haven't yet seen Nova Scotia! While
living in Connecticut, we returned many summers to the Maine
coast, usually to Castine - one of the quiet, as yet
unspoiled by too many visitors - coastal towns. We look
forward to retiring there in a few years. In these parts,
the question is always asked: "but what about the winters?"
I'm tempted to respond: "No worse than St. Louis summers".
Our son returned to Maine for two years of high school while
the rest of the family remained "south" in Connecticut. He's
now back in Maine, lucky guy, teaching at the same school he
attended, and making good use of our ancient camp on 3 Mile
Pond. We have photos of Maine in evidence all around our
midwest home and look forward each month to the current
issue of "Downeast", as well as the weekly Castine
"Patriot".

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David Laffely (DLaffely@aol.com) -- Margate,FL
10/3/98 -- 15:08:51

I was born in Bruswick,Maine .I moved to Fla. because job's
here were better,and payed more.What I miss most about Maine
is the four season's and family!!! Right now I am living in
EXILE in Margate,Fla. The problem is it's IT'S TOO DAMM
HOT!!!!!!! Hope to hear from some-one in EXILE like me.

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Jeff (JeffJazzy@Yahoo.com) -- SLC,UT
10/2/98 -- 12:14:21

Would love to be in Maine This Fall to see the Beautiful Foliage
and taste the great Apple Cider! I had a local lobster bake
meal here in SLC, and it was terrible compared to what I
have had in the past in Brunswick and Harpswell! Welcome
Mail from all Seafood and Boating enthusiasts!!!

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Peter Amnott (areto4u@aol.com) -- New Windsor,NY
10/31/98 -- 08:32:23

I was born and raised in the "County". Went to school in Mars
Hill and still consider it home. We make it a point to go
home once a year, if not more. We live in New York and it is
not anything like Maine. We moved because of Loring's
closing and would like to find a way to get back. Miss the
people, the weather, family and Humpty Dumpty chips.

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D. S. -- Fayetteville,NC
10/30/98 -- 17:51:55

Hi! When I had to fill out what I missed most about Maine, I
came up with so many things, there just wasn't enough room
to write them all down.
I was born in Westbrook, left there in 1958.
Have lived overseas and on the West Coast most of the
years..We were a Military Family, so moved quite often. Now
back in NC. Right outside of Ft. Bragg, home of the
Airborne.
Now retire from the Army, working a second career.
I go back to Maine every two or three years. Have to fill up
on Meatball sandwiches, Amato's Italian Sandwiches, Humpty
Dumpty potato chips, OOB pier french fries , and so much
more. I make my own whoopie pies, so they aren't on my list
of priorities!
The only state I have lived in that is as beautiful as Maine
is Washington State. Maine has its own beauty that is
difficult to describe, the coastline, the gorgeous colors in
the Fall, and on and on.
Looking forward to my next visit there. "There's no place
like home"

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Lynne Vigue (bigsister86@hotmail.com) -- Meriden,CT
10/29/98 -- 12:14:32

I was born and raised in Bangor, graduated from John Bapst in
1965. What do I miss most about Maine? Last week my
75-year-old mother looked out her window and saw her brand
new next door neighbor, whom she had yet to meet, raking her
leaves. She did my Mom's entire yard! What are the chances
of that happening here? Slim to none!

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Dave -- Lompoc,CA
10/29/98 -- 03:03:05

disregard last garbled message. My order just came and was very
nice. Am I an xx ile or am I an egg zile? The answer to
that would be a lug jury.

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Kathleen Borduas (Karma2424@aol.com) -- Nashville,TN
10/29/98 -- 03:00:33

I would just like to say this message board has been wonderful.
When I try and tell people in nashville the connection I
have with this beautiful state, they can't understand. I
have been able to communicate with people I grew up with on
this website and that's a beautiful thing. Unless you have
lived in Maine , you will never understand.

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David (david.fortier@mailexcite.com) -- Lompoc,CA
10/29/98 -- 02:50:17

Just got my order. coffee cup made in china,a step away from
the 1950's maine stuff that came from japan. ok.. they
never were much for ceramics there. I think that i am an
egg-zile. what are you??could you be an X ILE? Nice
chinese cups. will have to order one for my grand daughter
whop is chinese but still an eggg zile.

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Nancy (nighthawk@dayton.net) -- WPAFB,OH
10/28/98 -- 05:52:41

Well folks, you have seen several of my messages posted here.
Now I am happy to report I leave 6 Nov. for Aroostook
county, for good. Our dreams of owning a small Mom & Pops
store is coming true. At the same time my connection with
the military is ending. As a spouse, I will no longer have
the Commisary and BX at my finger tips. My husband will be
staying in Ohio to finish out his commitment with the Air
Force for 3 yrs, I sure hope time flies by quickly. If any
of you are on Rt 1 in Aroostook County in Bridgewater,
please stop by and say howdy. The stores name will be K&N
Market. Even though I won't be a exile anymore, I will visit
this web site often to comfort those of you who aren't able
to move back now. Will send packages out to those in need of
Italian Sandwichs and Humpty Dumpty chips. Will update you
all after I get settled.

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Jennifer Dodge (jdodge1@emerald.tufts.edu) -- Somerville,MA
10/27/98 -- 23:29:55

Hi all MIE's! I was born and raised in Ellsworth by people from
"away" and am now in school in Mass. I have met many people
from many places here, but no one loves their home quite the
way MIE's love Maine. I feel like a hick in Boston, but when
I go home, it's like I've been in the city too long! Great
site.

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Christine (CMC2@aol.com) -- New Port Richey,FL
10/27/98 -- 20:56:57

Just found this great web site! Well my exile began when I was
eleven and I have wanted to go back for years now. Soon I
will have the means to go I pray. I was born in York, Me.
Just drop me a line well talk!

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Geraldine (Dallaire) Snyder (francogeri@aol.com) -- Hesperia,CA
10/27/98 -- 18:41:00

Hi All,
Been a while since I have posted a message to folks in my
place of birth in Waterville, Me. Left Me for Ca. 1955 and
have visited 3 times since 1987 and hope to do so again in
1999 and go to the French Genealogy Festival in jun in
Biddeford, Me. A visit to Canada are also in my plans hope
all can be accomplished.
Miss all the foods mentioned especially the Meat pies. If
any one is on line from Waterville please respond, love to
know whats going on there. I remember much of the
Waterville's past.Since I have been researching my family
now going on 4 years I have been able to read much of
Waterville's history from the past.
Won't it soon be Centennial time for Waterville in the year
2002------200yrs.

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Jason C. Libby (jaeson@hotmail.com) -- Sacramento,CA
10/27/98 -- 14:50:15

Hey everyone.... I am terribly terribly homesick. I've moved
out here to California after graduating from Nursing school
at UMO. I did it just for the job. Everyday I think about
Portland, and western maine, and my buddies sitting in front
of the fire place back home drinking beer and Moxie.
I worked down at Casco Bay Lines for 3 years, and now the
ocean is in my heart forever. I miss sitting out at spring
point at night watching the ships come in, I miss kicking
around the Old Port at night. I miss the smell of woodsmoke
in the fall, and the smell of wet leaves and grass.

People from Maine never really leave do they? I cannot
wait to get home for Christmas. California is only a
temporary thing, Maine is forever.

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Tammy Gros (gros@javanet.com) -- Bristol,CT
10/26/98 -- 20:58:22

Anyone an avid cyclist out there? I am organzing a "MIE team"
to ride in the American Lung Association's "Trek Across
Maine." This is a 3-day, 180-mile ride from Sunday River to
the Samoset resort. It is for a great organization (the Lung
Assoc. of Maine) and happens to take place in a great state!
The trek takes place next June (1999) so there's plenty of
time to train for this "wicked good time.". If interested
e-mail me!

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J.D. -- Sierra Madre,CA
10/26/98 -- 18:26:41

hi to all you mainiacs living out amungst the rest of the
unsuspecting world.
I have not lived in ME for about ten years, but must go home
for x-mass, there is just something wrong with palm trees
and x-mass decorations.
So. california is a very nice place (to visit), but i can
not wait to be able to move back to owl's head (which may
not exsist for to much longer).
It was great to get home for the lobster festival, i had not
been for ever. It was so much fun that i had to share with
my friends out here. I had my dad ship me 30 lbs of lobster.

Can you believe that there are people who have never had ME
lobster before. I'm doing my part to educate them on the
proper way to eat one.
Any way, this is agreat site and i have told the few in
exile that i know out here about it. Hope to be wearing
exile gear soon,winter is coming so they say.

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Shawn Bryant (trekman@earthling.net) -- Fort Walton Beach,FL
10/25/98 -- 19:10:05

Well, I made it back to Farmington just in time for the fair.
Spent a week visit the parents and having some cool air.
Been spending most of my time down at Tynall AFB in Panama
City, Fl working for the Air National Guard. Being a former
Maineiac in the FANG is a different matter all together.
While in Maine, me and the wife went down to the Clambake,
for some fried clams. She had some fish, doesnt like clams.
Guess that cause you cant get a good clam on the Gulf
Coast. Made it back to Florida just in time for Georges.
Talk about rain!!!! It wasnt just raining cats and dogs, it
was raining moose and deer!!!

Thats all for now

Shawn R. Bryant
Mt. Blue High class of 1986

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Rachel E. (Thurston) Van Houten (rejb@radix.net) -- Waldorf,MD
10/25/98 -- 13:40:30

I was born in Yarmouth, graduated from YHS and left Maine in
December 1992. I married a Navy man, and now live in
Waldorf, Md. I miss my hometown. I miss the walks to the
town landing on Princess Point Rd. I miss my friends and
family in Yarmouth. I wll always be a Mainiac wherever I am
in this world. Someday my husband and I will move back to
Maine.

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Stefan Giggey (giggey74@aol.com) -- Honolulu,HI
10/25/98 -- 05:23:17

I joined the AF about 2 years ago - just four short years to go,
ha! I would never have signed up if I had known then what I
know now - you can't get Moxie, or whoopie pies, or apples,
or cider, or squash doughnuts, or fresh blueberries, or
anything decent!!
I have driven across this country hitting 21 states and have
seen nothing (other than Vermont) that even comes close to
being as beautiful as Maine.
For those of you contemplating a vacation to Hawaii, Don't
Do It, Just Say No!! At least don't visit Oahu, this island
is, well, just visit the Big Island or Maui, but don't think
you will have a good time in Waikiki.
Excellent site, but I don't know if it makes the
homesickness back off a bit or get even worse…

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M.J.M. -- Great Falls,MT
10/24/98 -- 22:23:15

It's been a long time since I've visited here. I'm originally
from Brooks. Been in exile for 14 years, wow has it been
that long. Yup it sure has, hope to be back in 99 for high
school reunion.

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Craig (woodpile@cybertours.com) -- Wells,ME
10/24/98 -- 20:07:00

My daughter is expecting her first child...IN MASSACHUSETTS! We
left them folks in 1820, and let me tell you we had our
reasons. Well my daughter was born in Maine and her mother's
family goes back several generations and I tell her all
she's got to do is get half way across the Kittery bridge
and the child will count. Nope. Won't hear of it. It's a
heartbreaker, isn't it?

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Bev Haas (bhaas@nni.com) -- Tatamy,PA
10/23/98 -- 22:34:32

All the tourists from PA that visit Maine come back to say that
they saw the sunrise on Cadilac Mt-the first place in the US
to see the sun. I was taught in school that it is Mt
Katadin--I thought I was listening--which is correct?

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Marc Libby (malibby@apollogrp.edu) -- Scottsdale,AZ
10/23/98 -- 19:59:31

Hey to all my Maine family. We ARE everywhere

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Kim Treadwell (KATMEFLA@aol.com) -- Clearwater,FL
10/22/98 -- 21:32:43

HI all MIE's!!! Suzanne, I grad. from UMM in 1987 and miss it
alot,except in the winter!! Hope to visit campus soon!

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Denise Savage (dmsava_529@yahoo.com) -- Frederick,MD
10/22/98 -- 18:50:24

I left Maine at 17 to visit relatives then joined the Army.
After marriage, my husband Children and I traveled and
worked in Europe for almost 20 years. Now that the children
are grown I keep 'pining' for Maine.

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Sideshow Bob -- Greensboro,NC
10/22/98 -- 13:15:59

Actually, I never lived in Maine. I only worked there one summer
at the Maine State Fairs in Bangor and Skowhegan. I loved
it! I only wish I could have seen more of the state. I hope
to get back up there one day and take my family along.

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Bill Thomas (billtqc@hotmail.com) -- Chester, NE
10/22/98 -- 08:17:07

Have a temporary job in CT so am a little closer to
Maine.......Within weekend visiting distance...in the
Damariscotta area.

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A.F. -- New Brighton,MN
10/21/98 -- 23:37:51

Thank you. Minnesota is NOT Maine! On Sept 20 it was 90 in the
Twin Cities and you say there was snow on Katahdin Oct 5.
sigh.

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Ted Borduas (nfn10226@naples.net) -- Naples,FL
10/21/98 -- 09:51:28

Since two of my three sisters posted messages here, I guess I
should too! I've been in Florida too long: please forward a
snowball, a basket of clam cakes, and a sack of Italians.
Many Mainers vacation here: maybe a clambake at the Naples
Beach Hotel???

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Ann Williams (Annwill@aol.com) -- Plain City,OH
10/20/98 -- 09:56:32

Just came back from a too short visit home & we can't stand it.
I'm a born & bred Ohioan but after living with my Mainiac
husband for 15 years in heaven, the state is in my soul. So
I'm from away but my heart lives in Maine.
We yearn for the trees, the water, and the pace of life. We
don't know when, but we will return.

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Duane (dahall@uswest.net) -- Phoenix,AZ
10/20/98 -- 01:10:26

To Suzanne from San Diego: I never thought I'd see someone from
Machias on this site. Hope you had a good trip back. Would
love to hear about your connection to my home town. Feel
free to drop me a line.