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Here is the real story:
Folk Lore | York, ME
The Folk Lore Associated with the Soldier's Monument in York Village
www.yorkmaine.org
yup, a campfire story!!!
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ooo thank you, I was looking for it but couldn't find!Here is the real story:
Folk Lore | York, ME
The Folk Lore Associated with the Soldier's Monument in York Village
yup, a campfire story!!!
You might also enjoy the Pork and Beans War, or the Aroostook War.
Actually, let me find you a sane link. I was going to link to Wikipedia, but there's no need for something that in-depth.
Yup. Maine went to war with Canada, sort of...
It's a hot one today. It's 75° up here on the mountain. Fortunately, it'll cool down. We had a frost the other night. It got down to 28° at my house. It was lovely, though we did have to cover a bunch of the garden to keep the heat in. That's an ordeal in and of itself, especially if it's windy. It was not windy.
I don't really care for the heat, but it is inevitable. 65° to 75° is lovely summer temperatures.
There are a whole lot of layers you can add in the cold, but there are only so many that you can remove when it's hot (and still be fit to go in public). The folks in the village would be a bit upset if I stripped down to my birthday suit and meandered into the convenience store for a drink.
I am going to check those out. I love folklore. One of my favorite YouTube channels is called Dime Store Adventures. It's a guy from Mass that creates folklore videos focused on (mostly) New England. You might like some of that stuff! Here's a recent, rather enjoyable one about an incident in the White Mountains.You might also enjoy the Pork and Beans War, or the Aroostook War.
Actually, let me find you a sane link. I was going to link to Wikipedia, but there's no need for something that in-depth.
Yup. Maine went to war with Canada, sort of...
It's a hot one today. It's 75° up here on the mountain. Fortunately, it'll cool down. We had a frost the other night. It got down to 28° at my house. It was lovely, though we did have to cover a bunch of the garden to keep the heat in. That's an ordeal in and of itself, especially if it's windy. It was not windy.
I don't really care for the heat, but it is inevitable. 65° to 75° is lovely summer temperatures.
There are a whole lot of layers you can add in the cold, but there are only so many that you can remove when it's hot (and still be fit to go in public). The folks in the village would be a bit upset if I stripped down to my birthday suit and meandered into the convenience store for a drink.
It's hot here today. I moved to Maine to escape Southern Indiana, which is considered subtropic. Apparently, all of the irrigation from all of the corn, soy beans, etc. gets stuck in the atmosphere and turns Indiana into a horrible, muggy mess. I'm glad to be away.
Currently sitting at around 80 degrees, I think, with a lot of humidity. It's probably worse inland! Luckily, we have the ocean breeze. Unluckily, we have the ocean humidity. I'm still gonna go outside and walk around, but sheesh. 65 - 75 is perfect.
I have a Southern Indiana story or two, but I'll save them for another day.
If you're going to be a Mainer, you might as well learn about lobster fishing. This channel is actually quite popular -- and it's popular for a reason. He's a good character (at least online) and has colorful people around him.
As you likely don't know of the channel, it's suitable for binge-watching.
And, we get pretty warm in the summer. It's different, because we're used to the cold (once you've been here long enough). In the summer, you'll see some days in the 90s and up. There won't be too many, and they generally come all at once for like a week, and then things go back to the 80s.
If you want to get cool, head up my way. As you'll likely be coming in from Farmington, on Rt. 4, stop at Smalls Falls. It'll be 5° cooler than the surrounding area. If you're adventurous, take 16 over to NH. Or, if you want, take it eastward and head over to Rt. 201 to Jackman.
If you ride a bike, you'll love the trip. On your way back down, there are a bunch of options. The most fun is to make the loop that takes you back to Solon/Bingham and then head into Skowhegan before heading home.
The roads are awesome to drive and ride. If you're on 201, you may see an exotic car here and there. Sometimes, there will be a small group of them. You can look, but don't touch. Please don't take too many pictures and be safe while doing so.
Hmm... If you're here long enough, we might just have to meet up for coffee. However, I'm a long way away from where you live. I am not in Rangeley, just close to it. To get to Portland, it's about 2h 40m, if you obey the speed limit.
Also, there are some hidden gems in Western Maine and Eastern New Hampshire. As you're 'from away', there's a lot to explore that you've never seen before. If you listen carefully, there are even different accents among Mainers. You can tell someone from 'The County' from someone who is 'Down East'. (Some folks spell it as one word, 'Downeast'. I'm not sure who is correct.)
Rocketing-warp9
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I like it up there.. Me and my pop' would like to get up there when we can. In PA at the moment.. But way to hot down here sometimes.
Maine's a pretty big state. Which region(s) did you visit, if you don't mind me asking?
As for PA... Hmm... I guess my favorite area of PA would be Kutztown. That's where I met Jesus. Well, I assume it was him, because that's what it said on his license plate. He was driving a beat-up old Chevy pickup truck. It had probably once been yellow but had faded into a dull tan type of color.
I didn't actually see him... I just saw his pickup truck.
Man, plus the weird PA laws regarding buying alcohol. Most everywhere doesn't let you go into a bar, buy alcohol, and take out with you. They frown on that, but that's what was required -- unless you found a 'package store' (weird name) that was open. In that case, you could go in there to buy beer.
I was really confused when I stopped at a gas station and couldn't buy beer. They gave me directions to a bar, where I went in and asked some questions. Sure enough, they sort of sold me a six-pack of beer. I tried to pay for it, but some drunk dude insisted on buying it for me. I appreciated the gesture and enjoyed the beer.
For the life of me, I haven't got a clue where I was in PA at the time. I'd just come down through the mountains, except the roads were supposedly being worked on. They had Jersey barriers on the inside and a railing on the outside. Sometimes, it was Jersey barriers on both sides.
This was before GPS was common...
There was barely room enough for my small car, and I had a giant semi on my butt darned near the whole time. Sometimes, there would be a little cut-out on the right. I could pull in there and let the semi pass. I didn't see anything but semi trucks for that entire section. When I let one pass, another came along soon enough. Considering how narrow the roads were, I'm both impressed and disturbed.
Oh... If you go from Kutztown to Gettysburg, you'll smell the mushroom farms along the way. Let's just say that that's an interesting odor. I doubt the locals notice it once they're used to it. I bet it's like living near a paper mill. If you're from the area, you don't really notice the smell.
LOL I have stories all over the place! "I've been everywhere man."
Rocketing-warp9
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Where we went was Bar Harbor. Both me and my father love it around there. It was one of the last vacations while my Mother was still alive, so it holds that with me too. I just want to go back to the very top of one of the mountains that we were at.. Around Cadillac in Acadia. I still say, someone Please Take a Eldorado up there. Please! It was ment to be! Anyway,
We were actually looking for a place In Raingly not that long ago, but it fell through.
Still, Holds a part of me just like Maryland.
We were actually looking for a place In Raingly not that long ago, but it fell through.
Still, Holds a part of me just like Maryland.
Excellent! I love these cozy channels. They're very down to earth and easy to pop on in the background and enjoy. I'll definitely check his stuff out.
This sounds nice!
I'll definitely take you up on that offer, and the next time I'm coming up that way, I'll shoot you a message to see if it works out. I'll probably most definitely be on my bike. I love long road trips and taking the scenic route. I eventually want to go back up to Baxter on my bike, side roads only.Since you drive/ride around often, I might poke you for some good routes sometime.
Funnily enough, when we moved here we came to found out that some of the people in my World of Warcraft guild actually live here. One was in South Portland (just moved back to Mass, boo), another is in Biddeford, and we have a friend in Bristol. We recruited two more to the guild that live in Augusta. We're doing a group trip up to Rangeley, actually, in August! Going to be renting a cabin on a lake and just having a good time. Anyway, all that to say I can even hear it in the way they talk, and I love it. It's a lot of character. I found out I was pronouncing Sebago wrong for a long time... lol...
PA is gorgeous, which is lucky for me as I have to drive through the entire damned thing when I drive back home to visit. It's a nice lil sight-seeing expedition until I hit Ohio.
This is one of the first places we visited when we moved here, I loved it. It was also coincidentally on the hottest day of the year up there, so when my partner and I hiked up Cadillac, I got halfway, and said, "Nah, I'll die." lol. Still extremely nice and took the easy way out of driving up it and meandering around.
Here are some pics of Bar Harbor, Acadia, and Cadillac!
As you can see, my parents loved it.
Where about? I'm in the Pittsburgh area.
Rocketing-warp9
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This IS Just about where I was at! Once I get my Mac' in I'll see if I can send some of mine! Almost looks cut/paste!
SE PA. Concrete everywhere in some areas.
less than a mile to Philadelphia.
If it was by the Delaware, It was probably 611. Beautiful area, but the road's still a toothpick lol.
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Very nice, bit worried about the body in picture 3? lol
That's my mom... She also picks grass and eats it, that kind of hippie. She was definitely becoming one with the earth.
Edit to add: Where are you from in the UK? My dad is from Portsmouth and the company I work for is based out of the south.
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Some pinpoints for you if you wanted to see more detail of where those pics were! In order.
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Google Maps
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
maps.app.goo.gl
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I'm loathe to say "I'm from Pittsburgh" but there's no point in saying "I'm from Plum Borough" because nobody that's more than a few miles away ever heard of it.
I go there quite often. There is a medical facility in Farmington (and in Skowhegan), but I go to Augusta. The other two are... Well, let's just say that they're 'less-reputable'.
Wait until you hear them pronounce Belgrade, Calais, Avon, Madrid, and Vienna. (I own property in the latter.)
They pronounce it:
Bell-grade.
Cal-is.
Ay-von.
Maah-drid.
Vye-anna.
The Avon can be forgiven, because of many years with Avon products. But, it should be pronounced 'uh-von'. Like, how you pronounce the river where Shakespeare was born (Stratford-upon-Avon).
Also, many people pronounce it as 'Rangely' instead of as 'Rangeley'. Even some of the locals pronounce it that way.
Some of our town names come from the Native American population that was in the area.
I have no idea. I blindly took back roads out of Buffalo, NY. I did make it a point not to go into Ohio, so I should have been a bit to the western side of PA and would still be in the northern area. So, yeah, it would likely be somewhere in Northwestern PA, if that exists in the nomenclature.
Rocketing-warp9
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For me, it would Probably wind up Raingly as I still can't spell to save my life most the time
neat, however!
As for PA, the farthest west I've been is Harrisburg I think.. Still would like to go up there one of these days.
I would hope to experience lake-effect snow!
I love the snow. That's one of the reasons why I live where I do. The village averages more than 10 feet of snow every year, but I get quite a bit more up here.
I considered other areas, including some that got more snow. However, there was a giant chunk of the Earth being auctioned off. So, I put in a bid and ended up winning. By that point, I was likely to end up somewhere near here regardless. One of the things I considered was water rights, for example. I don't have to worry about that sort of thing. I also considered politics, but we'll just say that I compromised on that. Things like community values were important, as well as the health of the community.
I could get resident status in many countries, but I stayed in the US and picked Maine as my home.
Ooof. Clearly I aint got not culture. I've always, on the rare occasions that I say it, said it like "Stratford-upon-Ay-von". Not like the microwave uh-von.
