Days in Maine

[Jonny]

THAT is divine, must’ve been a pretty big lobster. Claw meat is soooo good. Give me a cold water Atlantic lobster any day over one of those weird warm water bugs with nothing but a tail to eat.

 

[Mike Islander]

THAT is divine, must’ve been a pretty big lobster. Claw meat is soooo good. Give me a cold water Atlantic lobster any day over one of those weird warm water bugs with nothing but a tail to eat.

I think it was about 4 pounds.

 

[SeanRuel]

South Carolina and working in Madawaska, what type of paper mill engineer are you? That's a honking lobster!

 

[Serf Life]

Sopped in heading to the mainland yesterday from island work. A gazebo on the North tip of the island and a charter Schooner heading across the channel.

 

[Serf Life]

Sunday morning trip to cover the mini at an island job with a storm rolling in. Ospreys and windswept pines above rocky shores.

 

[GregManning]

Sunday morning trip to cover the mini at an island job with a storm rolling in. Ospreys and windswept pines above rocky shores.View attachment 89133View attachment 89134View attachment 89135

Cool. I really like ME, except for the black flies season.

 

[Treemuel]

Last day of the wettest June on record, finally got a break to set out on the paddle boards:



And today on a misty mountain top:

 

[Treemuel]

Isle au Haut

 

[GregManning]

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THAT'S Maine !
Great Pic ! ! !
Are you a true Mainer, or a transplant ?

 

[Treemuel]

THAT'S Maine !
Great Pic ! ! !
Are you a true Mainer, or a transplant ?

Well my ancestors go back to the revolutionary war period here on the same land, but I only spent summers here growing up…so somewhere in between (Though one could argue that the only “true” Mainers have roots going back thousands of years)

 

[GregManning]

Well my ancestors go back to the revolutionary war period here on the same land, but I only spent summers here growing up…so somewhere in between (Though one could argue that the only “true” Mainers have roots going back thousands of years)

I think that you qualify !
I have a good friend w/ property directly on the Damarescotta River. I've met lots of very educated Mainers (engineers, lawyers, etc) who prefer to just stay in Maine, rather than move for "professional reasons." e.g. working as carpenters, woodworkers, crafts, etc.
Great State . .. . . . except for the black fly season.

 

[cory]

Black fly season- just when you are about to lose your mind, they disappear.

 

[Shadowscape]

Better than us. Snow melts and we have Gnats & Ticks, followed by Mosquitos & Ticks, followed by Black Flies & Ticks, followed by Deer Flies & Ticks, followed by Horse Flies & Ticks, then just Ticks. Sigh of relief as the snows come.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Sigh of relief as the snows come.

Until snow flea season, late Feb

 

[Serf Life]

We’re close to Damariscotta Greg and the oyster game there has gotten impressively good over the past 10 yrs. Bunch of farms and variety of sizes and flavors to choose from. Beautiful spot to visit your friends.

 

[GregManning]

We’re close to Damariscotta Greg and the oyster game there has gotten impressively good over the past 10 yrs. Bunch of farms and variety of sizes and flavors to choose from. Beautiful spot to visit your friends.

My friend lives in Walpole, ME (just down river from Damariscotta village). She has ~600 ft of river front-age w/ an inlet that oyster-men frequent often. (completely legal)
The house is at least 200 yds from the shore (required by zoning).
The next-door neighbor owns an island in the river; assessable at low tide.

I have not “oystered”, but have collected, & cooked, lots of mussels from shore rocks.

She has a one-person scull, which I’ve used in the river. Lots of seals swimming around ! ! !
[I was once told that the Damariscotta it is the longest salt-water river in America; i.e. tidal.]

 

[Serf Life]

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[Serf Life]

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[27RMT0N]

Never been to Maine (a mistake during my brief college years in upstate NY) but it's always amusing how sort of similar it is to my area on the other side of the continent. Beautiful stuff @Serf Life

 

[cory]

When you drive up I-95 and cross the state line there is a sign that says .'Entering Maine' and 'Maine- The Way Life Should Be.'

And you think to yourself 'that is a kinda corny statement' but then, after spending about 24 hours in state, you think 'wow, I get it, that really is a good call.'

There is a distinct vibe in Maine