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Reen -- Austin, TX
7/25/10 -- 12:36:42 AM
Miller's Restaurant: I used to live a
block from there in Bangor. Lots of good food. :)
And for those discussing Classmates.com: I've had great luck on Facebook finding
my old friends (they weren't necessarily in my same class). In fact, I'm coming
up from Texas in a couple of weeks and hope to get my old friends together
thanks to Facebook.
Speaking of that...what is a good get-together spot in Rockland where we can eat
some good appetizers and have a beverage and listen to some live rock? I haven't
been there in ages. Any suggestions are welcome! :)
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P. M. K. -- Concord, NC
7/24/10 -- 01:41:07 PM
Greetings fellow exiles :)
Just wanted to tell everyone how happy I am to be HOME in MAINE (Ellsworth) for
the summer with two of my grandchildren. We are hiking, swimming, going to
Jordan's on Wednesday nights and other nights too, eating seafood, Maine hot
dogs, fresh Maine blueberries, and whoopie pies, visiting relatives and friends,
staying busy ramming the roads...one adventure after another.
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Pat ( mainahstwo@aol.com ) --
Ormond Beach, FL
7/23/10 -- 09:52:28 PM
To RV Heathrow, Zepherhills Fl.
I would love to hear from you about the Maine day in February. Since your email
address is not in your posting though, I cannot add you to my address book, So,
I would not receive your email.
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E. A. J. -- Midlothian, VA
7/19/10 -- 08:02:59 AM
Hello fellow exiles,
I've been reading through your posts and so many of you have expressed my sense
of longing for my home state. I was born in Portland and raised there and then
in Bangor into the late 60's/early 70's when my Father was transferred to
Maryland. I am praying for the opportunity to come "home."
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T. C. B. -- Manassas, VA
7/18/10 -- 12:29:52 PM
Is there a Maine Day. in N. Va.? And about
'Classmates.com ', Yes it is worth trying. I found several friends there. Born
and raised in Portland.
My love to all of you from Maine ( The Greatest Place on Earth )
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K.P. / H.W. -- Hoosick Falls, NY
7/12/10 -- 07:13:42 PM
i am Kathy, however I once was hope
Willett, daughter of Margarette Willette/Plaisted. Margarette was born in
Millinocket, maine and was raised? by her grandparents. I was born in 1951 in
Portland, Maine. I had 6/?8 siblings. Some names, trudy, Travis.....
I understand I still have relatives in Millinocket. I have for years been drawn
to northern Maine not realizing untill a few years back that my family was from
Millinocket. I will be visiting Millinocket some day, hopefully soon. I know how
beautiful it must be, and I hope I will find some family up there.
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Karen -- Aiken, SC
7/9/10 -- 01:50:46 PM
Another 100 degree day in SC.
Drinking my iced Dunkin Donuts coffee and remembering my vacation last month in
Maine; 72 degrees, sunny and gorgeous.
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Fran -- Zephyrhills,
FL
7/8/10 -- 10:03:34 AM
R V, HEATHROW, FL.
I am the sect of Maine Day in Zephyrhills, Fl. If you leave me a message here,
i will contact you. It is always held the last Saturday of February at the
Lions Club on Dean Dairy road in Zephyrhills. Registration is 9 - 10 am
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Susan Keilitz (
susankeilitz@hotmail.com ) --
Clearwater, FL
7/7/10 -- 02:11:53 PM
Hi Pat - I have been a Classmates.com
member for about 10 yrs. It has been useful in contacting long ago friends from
high school, but of course there's a yearly fee. Even w/ the advent of facebook
I have kept it up.
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Robert P. Willett (
rpwillett@bellsouth.net ) -- 7/7/10
-- 01:47:01 PM
I always enjoy anything from Maine. I was 55 when
I left Maine. I am now 93 and still love Maine
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Scott Kelly (
scottgkelli@yahoo.com ) --
Loprovincegar, AFGHANISTAN
7/6/10 -- 03:58:58 AM
Here in Afghanistan but home (Limington) in
less than two months (Lord willing). Originaly from Aroostook county. Looking
for anyone who remembers Minnie the Moose. She used to hang out around the acess
highway between Limestone and Caribou.
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Bill Palmer ( bpalmer@21st.org ) --
Pasadena, CA
7/4/10 -- 02:48:45 PM
Hi Pat, thought this would be good to post
here for everybody's benefit in response to your question re Classmates.com. I
am a member, not sure off hand what level. I have been put in touch with about
15 members of my 1955 graduating high school class in Roanoke Virginia so I am
very happy with it.
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Pat Williams (
mainahstwo@aol.com ) -- Ormond Beach, FL
6/30/10 -- 06:51:33 PM
I wonder if any of the Exiles' site
mrmbers has tried CLASSMATES...and what you think about it. I would appreciate
your comments. thanks
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P.C.P. --
Manchester, NH
6/23/10 -- 06:40:34 PM
I grew up in Bangor left in 1970 moved to
N.H. The only time I return now is to go to high school reunions. We have our
50th coming up in Aug. John Bapst has changed alot since I went there. I do
have to say the things I miss about Bangor is "MIller Restaurant" where we all
gathered after going to the "Stardust" Lounge. Oh yes, and the "Coffee Pot"
those were the best snadwiches. Also I have never been able to find a dancing
teacher like "Polly Thomas" she was one in a million. I'm sure you are
teaching those angels how to stand up straight and hold in their stomachs LOL.
If anyone remembers any of what I've mentioned do give me a e-mail. An ole
Mainer
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Pat Williams (
mainahstwo@aol.com ) -- Ormond Beach, FL
6/23/10 -- 10:111:04 AM
Bill Palmer
I am sorry I had my email blocked...It's open now. Would love to reminisce with
anyone from Lewiston/Auburn. This site is the best.
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Leah (
leahpow08@yahoo.com ) -- Pineville, NC
6/19/10 -- 12:51:55 PM
I miss Maine. I miss the small town charm,
the beauty, the uniqueness of Maine. I miss EVERYTHING about Maine. I want to
move back soooo bad. I was thinking NC was going to be better, with more to do,
and things to see, but now I realize that Maine is where I want to be, where I
want to raise my daughter. I want to be a true Mainah again! Is it horrible for
me to want this? I've only been in NC for four months. I was born in Gardiner,
lived there, and met my husband there. I wanna go baaaaaccckkk!!!!
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Diane -- Madisonville, PA
6/18/1 03:41:41 PM
Born in Canada of a Canadian Mother and a
Mainer father at the end of WWII while my father was in the Army Air Corp.
Crawled across the border to Canaan, ME, when I was 2 months old. We lived in
Skowhegan above Cross Hardware and 18 months later, my brother was born. We all
had to leave Maine when I was 5 because my father, a licensed electrician,
couldn't find work. We stayed with an Aunt in Ayer, MA, and eventually ended up
moving to Cleveland, OH. We'd go back to Maine every summer when my father got
his 2 week vacation and stayed with my grandparents. Those 2 weeks were always
the highlight of my life. My parents and my brother returned to Maine, but I'm
still stuck here in PA. My parents are deceased, but my brother lives in
Bangor. I go every year and when I am on the Piscataquis River Bridge, I know
I'm home! All of you know the hold Maine has on us so I don't have to explain.
My brother sent me this site. Wicked awesome!
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Margaret Conley (
exmainer1964@yahoo.com ) -- Seattle,
WA
6/16/10 -- 11:21:05 AM
I grew up in Ellsworth but presently live
in Seattle. I just got back from 2 weeks in Maine, went to see my youngest niece
graduate from high school and visit with other family. I visited Bar Harbor,
Stonington (which I think has to be one of the prettiest towns on the water
anywhere!), ate lobster rolls, whoopies pies, scallops. I loved going outside at
night and being able to see the stars so clearly, hear the peepers and see the
fireflies. Combine those all together in one evening and it's pretty exciting!
Maine has a special place in my heart and always will!
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jamie.m (
jhmatthews76@aol.com ) -- lake mary,
FL
6/14/10 -- 11:07:35 AM
It was great to find this site I am also
from maine.I live in lake mary fl now I moved here in 2005,I grew up way down
east then moved to bangor in 2001.There is not a day that passes that I dont
miss maine.I spent lots of my spare time exploring bar harbor and all of the
beautiful islands,if you live in maine now and are thinking of moving dont.You
like me will regret it and will probably regret it from day one,maine is a
special place and will always be.so if you get bored do some exploring take a
road trip or just do what you love to do just remember that THE GRASS ISNT
ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE.
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Heather -- Denver, CO
6/13/10 -- 12:14:43 PM
To Robin in Colorado Springs- I know
exactly how you feel. I miss everything and everyone in Maine. Do you ever get
a chance to go to the moutains? The only thing that keeps me sane here is the
couple of times a month I go to Boulder to go hiking- just smelling the pine
trees and being in a more lush environment (instead of the dry dusty prairie)
makes me feel so much better. :)
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Karen -- Hill, NH
6/13/10 -- 12:50:03 AM
I went to Maine to attend college in
Houlton at Ricker. Those were the best 2 years of my life as a single adult.
Houlton was small back then - pizza was a trip to the truckstop for a $2.00
Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee or else to Presque Isle for Pizza Hut. The town vet checked my
leg when it became infected. But most of all I loved my friends at the college
and the people that came to the library where I worked. And the fact that we had
Bruce Springsteen play at our Fall dance with Orleans before he became famous. I
lived with the Fitzgerald family in my second year of college. They were a
wonderful family. I went back about 10 years ago and drove by the exit because
there was a Kentucky Fried Chicken place and Wal-Marts. I could miss it more if
I didn't move to a place with fewer than 700 people. But I will always miss
it. Good thing we have a vacation place in the Camden area.
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L. F. -- Granbury, TX
6/12/10 -- 01:28:08 PM
Roland Lee Fotter passed away on Feb. 6th
this year. He was so very fond of his roots from Maine. His sons and I (his
wife) are bringing some of his cremains back to his birth place in Bar Harbor
this fall.
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Bill Palmer (
bpalmer@21st.org ) -- Pasadena, CA
6/9/10 -- 05:10:38 PM
To Pat Williams (and the community)
Thanks Pat, by the way, I sent you an email but it got bounced. At any rate, I
wonder if you remember...was George Ross at 78 Elm Street....I'm looking at it
now with Google Earth street view....looks like I remember it from the 40s!!!
Can you let me know (via email if you wish) when you went to school in
Lewiston....I'm wondering if we have some mutual friends or relatives.
Thanks
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Robin -- Colorado
Springs, CO
6/3/10 -- 05:22:36 pm
I'm miserable and I'm moving back to Maine
ASAP. No later than next May. My three little grandchildren all live in Saco.
I miss everything and everyone there.
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Pat Williams
(mainahstwo@aol.com ) -- Ormond Beach,
FL
5/26/10 -- 06:34:58 PM
To BP in Pasadina
Gosh what a nice nostalgic memory. I lived in Lewiston and George Ross IceCream
parlor was in my neighborhood when I was a teenager. It was the only place I
have 'ever' been able to get grape sherbet. I worked there at the window for a
short time while in high school. Thanks for the memory.
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B. P. -- Pasadena, CA
5/15/10 -- 10:13:06 PM
What an incredible discovery. I found
this website by searching for George Ross Ice Cream in Lewiston, without a
question the very best ice cream that ever showed up in the known universe.
I lived with my grandparents in Lewiston back when the Sabattus Street trolleys
still ran out to Lake Sabattus. Their house was on Sabattus almost at the
Campus and Sylvan junction. Then of course WWII came along and the tracks were
pulled for their steel, the rest is history, and we are the poorer for it.
Does anyone here know a William Murphy who grew up in Lewiston? He would be my
age, 73, and is my cousin. Would dearly love to get in touch with him if he is
still around.
Thanks again for this site.
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Elizabeth A. Jordan (
ejordan505@yahoo.com ) -- Midlothian,
VA
5/14/10 -- 07:23:36 PM
I was born in Portland, and my family
moved to Bangor when I was five years old. My Dad was relocated with his job
with the railroad when I was about 11-12 years old. I've been back a couple of
times in the many years since, but always have a longing in my heart for my home
state and never want to leave when I do get to visit. I miss the salt air and
the rocky shores, the ferns and the white birch trees, the pines and the tidal
pools. I'm hoping to come up this summer at some point, but my plans are
uncertain right now.
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S. C. M. -- Augusta, ME
5/12/10 -- 08:05:57 AM
My husband, Les (also an Augusta native),
and I are down here in Plant City, FL, half the year. No, we don't spend
winters in FL. We go back to Maine for the winter to ski. People think we're
crazy, but we know better. Les spent 36 years in the Army and retired in FL.
When he returned to Maine for his 45th HS reunion, he looked me up, and we
eloped a couple months later. That was 6 years ago. Now we spend summers in
ME, fall in FL, winter in ME, and spring in FL. Of course, I always miss Maine
though. I'm so glad I found this website!
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Audrey Vane Howard (
ahoward17@gmail.com ) -- Ashburn, VA
5/10/10 -- 09:26:28 AM
Looking for Sue Teasdale Jacoby. She
posted here in 1997 and again in 2000. Emailed both addresses and came back
undeliverable. Sue....where are you ?
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Maureen -- Winterport, ME
5/7/10 -- 11:49:18 AM
Home again! Moved back from Georgia on
Christmas day (do I hear "what were you thinking?") We lived in Old Orchard
Beach in a winter rental while searching for a home. Walked on the beach in
February (no crowds), took in the the smell and sounds of the oceans and last
weekend enjoyed fried clams (with bellies) at Ken's. I have come to understand
only Mainers get other Mainers. We are survivors, down to earth, what you see is
what you get, no pretenses.
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Sharon (
orvissharon@yahoo.com ) --
Jacksonville, FL
4/24/10 -- 09:37:47 PM
I was born in Bar Harbor and grew up in
Ellsworth. I moved to Cumberland County when I was 21 and lived there until
moving to Florida in 1983. I've lived here since and love coming home in July;
it's Heaven on earth in Maine in July.
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S. J. O. -- Jacksonville, FL
4/24/10 -- 09:27:50 PM
Hi!
It is beautiful here in North East Florida right now. Temperatures are in the
high 70's to low 80's. I miss my family and the Maine life-style, but one cannot
best the weather here in Florida.
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r. v. -- heathrow, FL
4/19/10 -- 06:28:07 PM
I would like information about the annual
Maine Day held in Zephyrhills. How does someone get on the mailing list?
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cookie (
cookiecoogan@yahoo.com ) --
Syracuse, NY
4/18/10 -- 04:41:23 PM
Just missin' home and knew I could come
here, say as much, and folks would know what it's like.
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Wadsworth (
cassiron@comcast.net ) -- Sarasota, FL
4/14/10 -- 08:01:56 PM
Uncle Jim, Are you and Diane still doing
lobster bakes? Our Yale Club might want to hold one in April 2011 at the Bath
Club. Please let us know. Hope to hear from you. All the best, Beverley
Wadsworth
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B. C. -- Lakeland, FL
4/14/10 -- 03:50:10 PM
Its springtime in our beloved Maine now
& how I wished I could be there now.
Florida is heaven in the winter but Maine
is heaven in the summer.
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H. S. H. -- Aiken, SC
4/8/10 -- 06:23:35 PM
born and raised in caribou picked plenty of
potatoes still would love to be there but been in the hot climate too long to
ever acc to it again! but what a quality of life it must still be.
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Roger ( shootist50@hotmail.com ) --
Newport, TN
4/8/10 -- 03:22:27 PM
Come a board , have a hake! Well, I got
close enough so that I can get back home in a long days drive. See ya soon.
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Linda -- Pensacola, FL
4/4/10 -- 07:34:05 AM
Have you being following the story of
Herbie the Yarmouth elm?
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=pensacolanewsjournal&sParam=37447284.story
Here is a link to more information on the project:
http://www.herbieproject.org/
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LLL -- Coconut Creek, FL
4/1/10 -- 05:06:06 AM
I mis Maine every day. We live in FL now,
and many northerners would envy that, but I long for a good snow day curled up
in a quilt! We moved only to escape the taxes, not the lovely weather!
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Jennifer Wickman (
jwickman7@cox.net ) -- Shalimar, FL
3/28/10 -- 03:31:22 PM
Hello, this if Jen from Shalimar, Fl. We
left Maine 3 years ago after Citigroup closed in Portland, took a transfer. We
weren't just living in Maine, we discovered every nook and cranny with our whole
family. We miss it terribly, especially York & Kittery, although our house is
in Otisfied, still waiting to be sold! I can't wait to come back someday, just
have to wait for our kids to finish school down here, too much up-rooting. Till
we meet again....
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R. L. -- Palm Bay, FL
3/25/10 -- 03:40:28 PM
Had to chuckle at the Canadians (Olympics)and
their "ER" at the end of their sentences. For us "Maniacs", it's just a
shortened version of our "AYER" that we have used for years. It will always be a
telltale Maine trademark for us "Maniacs".
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R. L. -- Palm Bay, FL
3/25/10 -- 03:24:13 PM
Born in Waterboro, raised in Kennebunk,
Grad. Univ. of Me, 32 years in Army. Retired in Edgewood MD, winter in Fl and
summer in MD, with trips to ME. Miss the Spring (smell of apple blossoms) and
Fall (colors) (Not the winters!!) Five feet of snow and 40 below doesn't appeal
to me anymore!
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B. C. -- Lakeland, FL
3/23/10 -- 04:54:06 PM
I haven't been in this site in a while but
always loved it fore I can talk to people
that have the love that I have. Food,People
& loneliness we all share & desire the same.
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tom barber ( tbarber954@aol.com ) --
china, ME
3/23/10 -- 04:53:18 AM
North Port Fl. in the winters for 7 months
with wife [44 years] Rita Babb Barber.
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Eleanor J. Pierce West (
ejowest@yahoo.com ) -- Merritt Island, FL
3/22/10 -- 04:59:13 PM
I was born in Kittery, Maine and graduated
from Traip Academy in 1942. Anyone remember
those WWII days? Lived in St. Louis for many
years and now in Florida for many years.
Drop me a line.
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Wayne Hanson ( driftabit@aol.com ) --
Springfield, VA
3/22/10 -- 12:04:05 PM
Was born in NH but grew up in Maine
(Bangor/Hampden) from 3rd grade thru college (UMO - Class of 67). Entered Army
from college (ROTC). After 4 years in Army worked for US government as a
criminal nvestigator for over 30 years. Retired in 2002. Still have summer
cottage in Hancock which we return to each summer. Member and past president of
the Maine State Society of Washington, DC. We thank "Maine Exiles" for
supporting the Society with gifts for our door prizes.
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A. R. "Ray" DAIGLE ( ardaigle@cfl.rr.com
) -- Titusville, FL
3/22/10 -- 09:07:05 AM
Born in Fort Kent in 1935. Joined the
Marines in 1953, Retired in 1972. Have lived in Florida off and on since 1977. I
try to go back every two years to enjoy some of the summer (both days). Enjoy
our monthly "Maine Connection" the third (3rd) Saturday from September through
May at the Golden Coral in Palm Bay at 1100 AM.
Regards, Ray
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M. L. D. -- Crystal River, FL
3/15/10 -- 04:05:10 PM
Thought I would let you all know that we
do have a Maine Day every year at the Beverly Hills Recreation Hall on 77 Civic
Circle in Beverly Hills. It is always on the 2nd Tuesday in Feb. Unfortunately
you missed a great time This last Feb. because we had 307 Mainers there with
lots of food and great entertainment. I will post this again just before the
next get-together next year. It will be on February 8th next year for those of
you who would like to mark your calendar.
Mary lou Davis, Pres. of Maine Day
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Arch -- Joshua, TX
3/15/10 -- 01:25:28 PM
Greetings to all Mainiacs here on Exiles.
For those of you from the best part of Maine, The County follow this link for a
guest book in PI.
http://www.crownofmaine.com/maine-guestbook/
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Bob -- Brunswick, ME
3/14/10 -- 06:20:23 PM
We are still seeking help from individuals
with a strong Maine affinity for a unique Earth Day Project to keep an island
undeveloped and from becoming a McMansion for the wealthy.
http://kck.st/9J7gUZ
Or give a gift to help keep an entire remote ME island, (undeveloped) not a
trinket; - use "myisland" promo code; Landicity Stewardship Deed --
http://bit.ly/chIRwR
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J. J. -- Grand Island, FL
3/14/10 -- 11:07:39 AM
Maine Day in central Florida is being held
March 23 at De Leon Springs Park...please e mail
HealinTheEarth@aol.com ASAP
Friend from Gorham was down and brought me red hot dogs and donuts from Tony's
in Portland...as well as Cain relish and mayo....strange the things that are
missed!!!
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Peter Gaworski (
peteg141@myfairpoint.net ) -- St.
Petersburg, FL
3/13/10 -- 11:22:40 AM
I used to take dancing lessons above a old
hardware store on Union street in Lisbon Falls. There was this very pretty girl
with blonde hair that I danced with.I think her name was Nancy. It is one of
many good memories I have from home.
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Phil Parent (
beau1941@att.net ) -- Dunnellon, FL
3/10/10 -- 11:52:32 PM
It's been a while since I wrote anything,
but it is always nice to come here and read what other Mainahs have to say. Been
down here for 11 years now, and until this god-awful cold Winter, was pretty
happy. Lots of outdoorsy things to do when you are not freezing your posterior
off. I welcome all communications, and critiques, so, let me have it...
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Linda, Pensacola, FL
3/7/10 -- 02:54:55 PM
Just finished a great historical novel
about Bangor, circa early to pre-Civil War 1800's: Pink Chimneys by Ardeana
Hamlin (a descendant of Hannibal H?). About life in Bangor as seen thru the eyes
of 3 women. Interspersed throughout w/interesting facts; for ex., that many from
Bangor left, settling in Ohio, or why (beyond the Missouri Compromise), the
District of Me separated from Mass. Consider checking it out at your library:
IBSN:0-9712469-3-9.
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Sharon -- Jacksonville, FL
3/3/10 -- 03:41:21 PM
Hello out there!!! I understand Maine got
more snow but then it rained and made a nice old mess. It is cold here in NEFL;
35 degrees this morning and even colder tomorrow. The air temperature may say 46
degrees, but 46 in FL is humid, not dry 46 degrees like Mainers are accustomed
to. That would be a heat wave up there, wouldn't it? The dogwood tree in my
neighbor's yard isn't going to like the 32 the temperature is supposed to fall
to nor will the azaleas in the other neighbor's yard. Crazy weather this year,
huh?
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Bob Cushing (
jc_bob99@yahoo.com ) -- Lakeland, FL
3/2/10 -- 02:22:40 PM
I received good info on Maine Day at
Zaphyrhills,Fl.& went but was disappointed
that City's & towns were not displayed along with County's. Therefor I couldn't
contact
anyone from the Bangor Area. I did meet the
President of the Zaphyrhills Maine Day & got
Brenda's E - M Address & sent her a message
but have not got a responce of yet.
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Nancy Kelley-Cram (
nkelleyc@yahoo.com ) -- Wake Forest, NC
2/28/10 -- 02:12:47 AM
One of the best things about being from
Maine is folks independent spirit. It doesn't matter if you call yourself a
Mainiac, Mainer, Downeaster or whatever else we come up with...herring choker
comes to mind, we are all proud to be from Maine! That's what matters!
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Pat (
mainahstwo@aol.com ) -- Ormond Beach, FL
2/27/10 -- 09:32:31 AM
To Bob in Lakeland. Did you get any
replies about a reunion in Zepherhills? Thanks
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Jean Black (
catbird@ct.metrocast.net ) --
Portland, ME
2/26/10 -- 11:19:27 AM
Living in CT. for the past 20 years.
Visit Portland often. My sister surprised me by sending me four Amato's Italion
Sandwiches. The cost $50.00. worth every penny.They came in a strofoam cooler
$15.00,shipping overnight. My sister ordered the sandwiches at 2;30 and they
were at my home by 10:00 AM.
I hope to find old friends on this site,so if you know me contact me!
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Dotty (
wiggingirls@comcast.net ) -- Fort
Wayne, IN
2/25/10 -- 03:44:15 PM
So, now we are Mainers, b/4 that Mainiacs.
I grew up being called a "Downeastener". Or was Downeasterner more regional?
I'm from Albion.
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Bob -- Lakeland, FL
2/23/10 -- 08:35:18 AM
I would like information on MAINE DAY in
Zephyrhills,Fl. Dath,Time & Location in the city. My E - M adress is
jc_bob99@yahoo.com
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Sharon --
Jacksonville, FL
2/22/10 -- 07:58:02 PM
Hello, fellow exiles and those who still
live in Maine. The beastly winter temperatures left for a day or two but the
weatherman says they will return by Thursday and persist into the weekend. Daily
lows will hover around 29-32F; that's cold for FL. I know it's a heat wave for
Maine. The crape myrtle trees are blooming and the pines and maples are
pollinating. Mother Nature has gone bezerk!!!
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Nancy Kelley-Cram (
nkelleyc@yahoo.com ) -- Wake Forest, NC
2/21/10 -- 11:40:06 AM
Way to go Seth Wescott! Time for Mainers
to celebrate with Seth on his second Gold medal in Snow-Cross at the Olympics.
I've known Seth's mom, Margaret for many years and remember Seth as a young
boy! Even though I live far away from Maine, it is nice to see one of our own
do so well.
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Alice (
wacalice@aol.com ) -- Rochester, MI
2/18/10 -- 09:54:06 AM
Woops, posted a message; don't know if it went through. Born in Old Town in
1946, and joined the army in 1964....imagine going from my little town to San
Francisco...major culture shock!
My poetry book, Sanctuary of the Soul, is in the process of publication. My
first poem is my favorite: Maine Whispers....it is dedicated to my favorite
teacher, Anna Wareing who was an amazing woman and died at age 97!
I cannot believe my endorsements: Elie Wiesel, Wayne Dyer, Nikki Giovanni, Alice
Miller, etc., etc....
Love to all of my fellow exilers!
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Sharon -- Jacksonville, FL
2/17/10 -- 06:36:32 PM
Thanks to Pat who posted the funny Maine
Man video; it was great!
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Sharon ( orvissharon@yahoo.com ) --
Jacksonville, FL
2/17/10 -- 11:46:48 AM
Messages posted in snow can be bizarre
when the snow starts to melt, can they not? NE FL almost got snowed upon last
weekend; my Sunday school class was disappointed, but I was not!!! It was a
giant mess when it snowed here in 1989, December 22. We have had one other snow
of any consequence; it was during the mid 1990s, perhaps:1994.
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Pat (
mainahstwo@aol.com ) -- Ormond Beach, FL
2/13/10 -- 09:07:52 AM
to Cathy in Beverly Hills Florida
Thanks for posting that Maine video link. It was great.
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Peter Vance ( p.a.vance@gmail.com ) --
East Berne, NY
2/13/10 -- 07:50:40 AM
County boy (PI), in economic exile since
'74. Wife from Bangor ... now two generation of kids from Middleburg NY Schools
who only have two words ending in "r" ..... soder and idear. Still have a place
in Masardis for fishin' and summa.
We won't go furtha south .... it's the cold that allows Northeasterners to have
moral superiority. Will spend more time home when wife retires. Sad to live in
a town 30 years, be elected to office and still refer to Maine and the County as
home. Musta been somthin in the watah.
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R. K. -- Beverly Hills, FL
2/10/10 -- 07:94:09 PM
There is a Maine Day in Zephyrhills Saturday Feb. 27th. It is
held at the Lions Club. Opens around 9 oclock. It is one of the largest Maine
Days in Florida, usually a good time.
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NEIL CLARK ( nltmclark@aol.com ) --
SILVER SPRINGS, FL
2/10/10 -- 12:35:47 pm
Hi
Born in the County Mapleton to be exact. Have been in Exile for 20 years. Just
wanted to say that we attended the Maine Day in Beverly Hills and had a very
good time. There was over 300 there didn't know a sole but they were all
Maineiacs.
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P & C N --
Bronson, FL
2/9/10 -- 06:53:41 PM
Originally from Skowhegan, Maine...
Enjoyed the Maine Days in Beverly Hills, FL today. Saw some familiar faces,
looking for more Maine Day Meet-ups in Florida. Someone stated one was going on
in Brooksville this weekend... Anyone else know more about it?
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Cathy -- Beverly Hills, FL
2/9/10 -- 06:59:09 AM
Just saw this cute clip on a Maine website
and wanted to share.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVbC13N0vHY
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Karen Lazette Lessard (
klazette@aol.com ) -- Mountainair, NM
2/7/10 -- 09:27:16 AM
Born and raised in Portland... Missing the
smell of pines and balsam fir, autumn leaves, Fryeburg Fair, Casco Bay, Sebago
Lake, loons, moose, real Maine accents, Moxie, maple icicles, ocean waves
breaking on the rocks, muted bell buoys and fog horns on foggy mornings, but
most of all... MY FAMILY, especially my Granddaughter Maddie! (Don't miss the 40
Below, though!)
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Stratton Wayne St. Clair (
wane9779@hotmail.com ) -- Roanoke, VA
2/7/10 -- 06:31:30 AM
Its not right its not right at all.
Last year the Roanoke valley got 5 inches of snow...all in 1 storm. This year
we've had 40 inches so far and my brother-in-law in southern Maine reports that
they've had about 15 inches in 3 storms up there.
Its not right its not right at all. LOL
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Cheryl Brown (
mainebrown@myfairpoint.net ) --
Auburn, ME
2/6/10 -- 07:25:49 PM
Greetings from Maine! Haven't been on here
in a while. It's nice to see postings from familiar people, and new alike. It's
quite cold here now, but not unbearable. At a family get together today, we
discussed the big storm in the mid Atlantic states, and someone pointed out that
it would be just another day in Maine.......Peace.
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Patty -- Concord, NC
2/6/10 -- 10:00:31 AM
I too am from the Maineiac
generation. I heard that term a lot growing up in Ellsworth. Does anyone know
when or how the word Mainer seemed to take over? It doesn't bother me to be
known as a Maineiac. Of course, if you want to be called a Mainer, it's none of
my business. :)
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B. E. -- Ludlow, KY
2/5/10 -- 12:09:47 AM
YEs you are right we were called Mainiacs
and yes I am proud! See told you I am two days older than dirt!
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B/. E. -- Ludlow, KY
2/5/10 -- 12:08:04 AM
When I was growing up in Maine {you must
realize I am now two days older than dirt} the big winter fun was going to the
Universtiy of Maine in Orono to see the snow sculptures! Do they still have
those? Some were as tall as houses! I would love to see those again. Breathe in
some fresh Maine air for me please!
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Joanne -- Valley
Forge, PA
2/4/10 -- 03:24:40 AM
To P. A. -- Lompoc
Hahahah! Thanks for the laugh of the day :>)
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P. A. -- Lompoc, Democratic Socialist
Republik of Kalifornia
2/3/10 -- 09:41:00 AM
I was born in Portland, and raised in
Sou'west Harbor. An I ain't no damned MAINER! I was hatched long enough ago they
called us Mainiacs, and I are proud of it!! WE got to pick what kind! Wicked
good.
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Pete Hersom (
pete@hersom.com ) -- Sachse, TX
2/2/10 -- 08:26:22 PM
"Oh how I want to go Home!!!"
Born in Perth-Andover, NB, grew up in Westfield, graduated from Presque Isle HS
in 1967. 20 Years in the US Army, retiring in 1987, 3 years in Bay Area of
California, but that '89 quake was enough to run me from there to Texas, been
here since 1990 where I met my wife (married in 1991). She's from Iowa and she
hates the snow, but she is finally getting sick of the damned heat here in
Texas. I keep hoping that I can convince her to move to the County when we
retire..
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Jim Brownrigg (
unclejimlobster@aol.com ) -- Lehigh
Acres, FL
2/1/10 -- 03:25:51 PM
I have to tell ya, these flatlanders here
in Florida have a tough time figuring out what to do with a Maine Lobster. Been
catering lobster bakes here since 1995 and the only thing that keeps me doing it
is the wicked good fun I have watchin them trying to eat them. I'll be back in
Maine in August for a few weeks. Miss it!
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Sharon J. Orvis (
orvissharon@yahoo.com ) --
Jacksonville, FL
1/27/10 -- 05:11:42 PM
I was born in Maine, and will move back
there before I travel to the ever after. It is a different way of living than it
is in Florida, even NE Florida, which is more like Southern Georgia than the
rest of Florida. We endured temperatures in the high 30's last night, again.
They are not supposed to fall as low tonight, I hope. The houses are not built
for 30's or below; they are built for 80's and above temperatures. I know how to
layer my clothing and do during the "winters" here. Ours are nothing when
compared to yours. My accent will never leave; it's who I am.
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Joyce & Tommy Goodine ( tgoodine@gmail.com
) -- The Villages, FL
1/27/10 -- 02:36:55 PM
Born in Maine, lived our lives in Maine
and recently retired to The Villages in Florida. Still go home summers to camp
on Gardner's Lake Downeast. Can't wait to get lobster, steamers, BoBo's
Chinese Food in Bangor and good pizza.......and the pies at Helen's Restaurant
in Machias!!!
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Mary Lou (
susupad@embarqmail.com ) -- Crystal
River, FL
1/27/10 -- 04:17:47 AM
To all of you wonderful Mainers, don't
forget we do a Maine Day once a year here in Florida. It is on Feb. 9th at the
Beverly Hills Recreation Hall on 77 Civic Circie in Beverly Hills. Doors open at
10AM and serving starts at 11:30 following with the entertainment and door
prizes, etc. Cost is $ 5.00 per person plus a salad or covered dish per couple.
We usually have about 300 Mainers who have a great time chatting and eating. Any
questions, give me a call and I will try to help you out. 352-795-9181. I am the
pres. of the club so I will do the best I can.
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Bog Cushing (
jc_bob99@yahoo.com ) -- Lakeland, FL
1/26/10 -- 05:46:45 PM
I love Florida in the winter but Maine is
where my Hart is.
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J & J S --
Leesburg, FL
1/26/10 -- 03:03:49 PM
We have been in exile in Leesburg, FL for
10 yrs. & lovin it!! We grew up in Norridgewock, worked & raised our family in
Jay. Love to go to Maine in the summer but not the winters! Plan to attend the
Maine Days in Beverly Hills for the first time, can't wait!
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J S -- Leesburg, FL
1/26/10 -- 02:38:38 PM
I was born in Ellsworth, grew up in
Norridgewock, raised our 2 children and my husband worked in International Paper
Co. in Jay. they now live in Farmington and Brewer. We now live in Leesburg, FL
to get away from the cold winters!
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LINDA DORSEY (
LINDANDONDORSEY@EMBARQMAIL.COM
) -- LEESBURG, FL
1/24/10 -- 10:50:58 AM
WE ARE BOTH FROM FORT FAIRFIELD,ME
AROOSTOOK
COUNTY
WE WENT TO HIGHSCHOOL IN FORT.
WE HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR 10YRS.
WE MISS THE JORDONS RED HOT DOGS
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Sharon J. Orvis (
orvissharon@yahoo.com ) --
Jacksonville, FL
1/16/10 -- 09:07:33 PM
Hi, Mainers: I was born in Bar Harbor 56
years ago and was raised in Ellsworth. I lived in our fair state until 1983, the
year it snowed tons, and I took an opportunity to move to Florida. I like
Jacksonville very much, but I loved Maine and will move back someday soon.
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Julie M. -- Bel Air, MD
1/15/10 -- 10:44:13 pm
This site is so great. Just got the link
from my brother, Joe, who is in exile in Alabama. Have been in exile for 11
years--people say I still have an accent--I think Marylanders have an accent!
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MaryLou Davis (
susupad@embarqmail.com ) -- Crystal River, FL
1/14/10 -- 10:52:16 AM
My husband& I live here in Crystal River
but in the summer months, we live in Freeport, Maine. We both were born in Maine
and lived there all of our lives until we retired and came to Florida in the
winter months. We love the foliage in Maine and we both love fishing(flyfishing)
up north in Rockwood area. Beautiful area and lots of moose.
Would love to hear from others from Maine.
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S. A. -- Severn, MD
1/14/10 -- 10:47:52 AM
Now it only 5 months until I retire and
return to beautiful Down East. I was saddened to read that "The Coffee Pot" in
Bangor closed. Those were some special coffee pot sandwiches.
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