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Lobster beats turkey.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

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It’s been a turkey of a year for lobstermen still struggling with the current market and various economic pressures, eventually resulting in scarey stories of shootings this summer.

The lobster story continues as Linda Bean, the L.L. Bean heiress, initiates her new Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine (Lobster) Company. Concerned about the plight of the local lobstermen, she’s invested millions into the company, with plans to open 100 franchises, nationwide, of her version of the lobster shack.

So this year, once again, give thanks to your local lobsterman by treating yourself to the luxury of a lobster dinner!

(A similar post ran last year and it’s still unforutnately appropriate this year. Don’t want to run it next!)

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Maine celebrates the Fourth of July with parades, food, flags, fireworks, foolishness and widespread fun.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Fourth of July in Thomaston, 2008.

This photo is from last year’s fantastic Fourth of July celebration in Thomaston. If you missed it, or just want to see what a classic Maine Fourth of July looks like, you can click here for last year’s post, or here for more photos.

Click on the links below to find just a few of the great ways Maine celebrates our independence. Will add to this list when new information arrives. If you know of something, please post it in the comments. Thanks!

Get out there and have fun!

Bath

Bethel

Deer Isle

Eastport

Festival of Independence in the Midcoast

Fireworks Shows in Maine

Freeport

Kennebunk

Lewiston/Auburn

Moosehead

Mt. Desert

Portland

Thomaston

Windjammer — Schooner Isaac H. Evans

Winslow

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Easter Bunny arrives in Maine.

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

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Maine’s wildlife heats up in the New Year.

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

The Manor Inn in Castine threw a wicked New Years’ Eve party for the whole Castine community, hosted by the proprietors Nancy Watson and Tom Ehrman. And lots of nice folks pitched in to help. The lucky participants came from as far away as Florida, South Carolina, Philadelphia and Cincinnati.  

What a great start to the New Year!

The Manor New Years Eve party.

The Manor New Years Eve party.


The Manor New Years Eve party.


Nancy Watson & Tom Ehrman

Nancy Watson & Tom Ehrman.

The Manor Inn, Castine, Maine

The Manor Inn, 76 Battle Avenue, PO Box 873, Castine, ME 04421, Telephone 207 326 4861, Toll Free 800 464 7559, email: info@manor-inn.com

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Merry Maine Christmas!

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

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This is the night for magic. Elves, gnomes and other enchanted creatures will be active tonight, including Santa.

Here is a link to the NORAD site so you can track his progress.

And this is a video about his visit to the International Space Station!

Below is a map of where he was as of 3:51pm, Eastern Standard Time, Christmas Eve. He has a ways to go before he’s in Maine. So there’s still time to be good.

Santa Tracker -- NORAD

Click on the image for a current update.

Merry Christmas to all!

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