MeInMaine Blog Blog Posts

• Houlton Maine, The Town’s Past Supporting The Aroostook County Future.
  on Dec 16, 2016 in Uncategorized aroostook county history houlton maine history
  Like most small Maine towns, Houlton is a town of unique features, talented people. And adapting to a changing World economy and embracing technology is part of the riding the information wave into the future. Service providing and the shift from wor...
• Allagash Divorce, Posting Your Maine Land, No Thank You For The Muffin Mom.
  on Dec 15, 2016 in Uncategorized allagash divorce health care insurance coverage posted land in maine trespassing maine land
  What the heck is that for a blog title from way up here in Maine? Like a pastor, inspiration for posts comes from many sources. There is a nagging, mental elbowing to put a post online after a few days since the last one went live. And the previous o...
• Health Care Coverage Flip Flop In Services Used, SkippingThe Office Visits.
  on Dec 9, 2016 in Uncategorized affordable health care high cost insurance premiums payments maine health care coverage
  On the minds of many these days is not just mistletoe, holiday holly, slurping egg nog, sampling peanut brittle and just one more sliver piece of divinity fudge. Hey, are those mocha balls? (Heavy sign) But health care coverage. And ho ho ho, what h...
• The Harvest Gold, Rust Red Color Of Fall Replaced By Maine Winter Weather Snow.
  on Dec 2, 2016 in Uncategorized maine winter weather plowing snow in maine
  When the temperature in late November, early December is too warm, the Maine lawn and field grass stays green. Too seasonally warm high temperatures of weather messes up the Christmas tree cutting too. That starts even earlier around Halloween. Too h...
• Maine Vacations, Sometimes The Locals Swap And Travel.
  on Sep 5, 2016 in Uncategorized swapping homes for vacations vacation exchange trading houses vacation homes in maine
  Mainers move around their own state to enjoy the surroundings, festivals, annual events. The Europeans cherish and regularly squeeze in their vacations to travel and explore too. But Americans chasing the urban dollars to fund the more expensive cost...
• When You Live In Maine, Your Foot Is Not Nailed To The Floor.
  on Aug 26, 2016 in Uncategorized congdons donuts jakes seafood ner breach wells maine wells beach maine
  Maine is one big state and when you live here, it is like a multi faceted dream come true. Because you get to sample lots of very distinct areas. All friendly people but the closer to the southern border of the state you get, a little more traffic ha...
• Living In Maine, Small Rural Town Decision Making.
  on Aug 20, 2016 in Uncategorized high property taxes small maine towns living
  Common sense and being forward thinking are two skills true dyed in the wool Mainers possess in great supply. Small Maine towns survive if resistance to change is removed, if creative brainstorming is done. To figure out what do we do now? Way way be...
• Taking Money Out Of The Equation | Simple Maine Living.
  on Aug 10, 2016 in Uncategorized maine blogs posts simple living
  During an election year, like hail, lots of activity pelts a person off the beaten path even in Maine. The robo phone calls from Presidential hopefuls as everything gets racheted up approaching the early November elections. But when less voters live...
• The Love Affair With Maine Cars, Trucks, Tractors.
  on Aug 2, 2016 in Uncategorized maine love affair cars trucks tractors
  When you grow up in a small rural state like Maine. Where the ability to fix things, keep them going not just plunk down the cash to replace them, an attachment grows. To our Maine cars, trucks, tractors, anything with or without a motor on it. I hav...
• Maine, Start Small, Get Big Without Debt.
  on Aug 1, 2016 in Uncategorized homesteading farmstead in maine land in maine
  Living in Maine, the idea of relocating here starts with vacations, the eye candy. Lots of Maine images splash online to tease and entice. But when the dream of living in Maine full time won’t go away, needs a little action, how to do it best?
• State Of Maine National Soap Box Derby Champion
  on Jul 26, 2016 in Uncategorized houlton maine maine stock superstock car racing soap box derby racing
  There was a time when five soap box derby racing cities in Maine put on locals. Recruited the parents and support from strong arms and backs to wallets opening wide to fund the soap box derby program. The five venues grew, peaked and eventually only...
• Picnics, Camping, Grilling, Eating Outdoors In Maine.
  on Jul 18, 2016 in Uncategorized maine tourism publicity bureaus list picnic areas in maine
  You don’t have to be in Maine for a long time to have a good time. Outdoor exploring makes a person hungry though. The picnic areas in Maine are a great place to pull over, open up the basket lid to fish out what was packed away to remove hunge...
• After The Fourth Of July, Small Maine Towns Settle Down To Normal.
  on Jul 7, 2016 in Uncategorized demolition derby cars fourth of july celebrations houlton maine
  It’s a big deal celebrating the nation’s birthday, all our USA freedoms. Small Maine towns turn up the volume on the local events to wave the red, white and blue. And state fairs, local celebrations are part of the fun in small towns lik...
• Houses In Maine, The Kind That Are Not The Norm.
  on Jul 2, 2016 in Uncategorized bar harbor maine houses in maine luxury homes in maine maine housing
  Small Maine towns have lots of different housing stock that reflect the walks of life and the size of the pay checks of their owners. Through the years the shift from many family farm, New England type housing multi story structures with auxiliary ba...
• Maine Has Many Moving Parts, Check Out Her Venues.
  on Jun 27, 2016 in Uncategorized bar harbor maine vacations egg rock lighthouse
  Vacations in Maine when you are a native are extra special. Because more than one a year happen and we get to sample the same places different seasons. New spots to add to the list while life ticks by. It is hard to imagine just a few days a year in...
• The Beauty Of Maine, Space Is A Big Part Of The Magic.
  on Jun 21, 2016 in Uncategorized maine blogs posts
  What is the attraction to a big place like Maine? Space, lots of it. Not worrying about interfering with any other person’s privacy, happiness, their personal life enjoyment. And likewise, no other of our fellow man or woman bumping into our bu...
• Getting Away From Store Bought, Turning Toward Home Grown In Maine.
  on Jun 14, 2016 in Uncategorized blog posts on maine small maine towns
  The term home grown extends way way beyond just where the food comes from that you serve up, put down on the family table. What you cultivate on the local level is a known product though and takes away the mystery of where did this stuff come from an...
• Photos Of Maine
  on Jun 7, 2016 in Uncategorized images photos of maine
  The safety off your still camera or video device and you find yourself in Maine. Lots of eye candy to collect. To take back home out of state where what you snap and capture in Maine is 180 degree not the case where all those people spoil the surroun...
• Maine, Hum A Few Bars And The Words Will Come To You Loud And Clear.
  on May 30, 2016 in Uncategorized maine blogs posts
  The wide open land called Maine. When the surroundings are all natural, less of what man makes gets in the way. You can think clearly, see the pathway that is best for your greatest happiness, your contribution to give back. And it does not take a po...
• Opening Up The Maine Lake Camp, Cottage, Summer Home.
  on May 24, 2016 in Uncategorized by the water in maine lake homes river camps waterfront properties in maine
  The place in Maine on the water, whether it is a river camp, a woods cabin on a stream or a lake vacation home. Opening it up is a tradition. Sometimes a production. One that reminds the owner of the others in the family before them that did the same...