Aroostook, Maine here we come!

[MDfamilyman]

It's the eve of our first family road trip from Maryland to Maine; the car is prepped, kiddos are sound asleep, and the dogs are anxious. We are all very excited as to what the next 8 days will bring. Even if nothing more, we are guaranteed to make many new family memories!

Many updates and photos to come!

[MDfamilyman]

Our eldest dog afraid that we're leaving her behind. Packing makes her nervous as I have left several times for training and deployments.

[Gravytrain]

Originally Posted by MDfamilyman

Packing makes her nervous as I have left several times for training and deployments.

She's probably just nervous because she's hanging upside down!

[blufford]

My dog use to do that but only when I turned the vacume cleaner on.

[woodsy]

With as much rain as we have been getting, you will know whether the property
you are looking at is really just another swamp or not.

[BigHenTinyBrain]

Woodsy is right, it's been damp up here! Windy too, today. Supposed to clear up this week though, so by the time you guys get here and settle down for looking at everything it should be nicer.
Remember to do a tick check every day!

[JoePa]

Good luck and God bless - hope you find the dream place your looking for - I've spent most of my life in Pa. - last 38 years out in the country and really loved it - plan on staying until I die - living in a place that you like is very important -

[Vosey]

Have a great trip! Look forward to seeing photo's and hearing stories.

[sdnapier]

Sure hope you pack your winter weather clothes. It's gonna be colder than you think.

[Ken in Maine]

The time to visit "The County" is not spring or summer. That will give you a very false sense of what it is like to live there. Most years they have nearly 180 inches of snow and the temperature can get to 50 below and add a wind chill to that. I am amazed how people do not understand what a harsh climate Maine really is. There is a reason why real estate is so reasonable up there.... Jobs are extremely hard to find and it takes almost 5 hours to simply get to the state line in Portsmouth New Hampshire on I-95. If you are really intent on settling in Maine... Central Maine or Western Maine offers good land prices and the opportunity for good employment.

[frankva]

30% DEET. Black flies should get excited once it warms next week. They only crawl up. Spray socks and cuffs. Beltline. I prefer unscented Cutter's.

Don't need a lot, so don't take a bath. Spray your hand then wipe the back of your neck etc.

DEET eats plastic, like lenses.

Just in case you are black fly virgins...

As to the dogs- I have noticed alot of porcupine road kill the last week... I am coastal, but tuck that away. Movement time of year for them.

[ET1 SS]

We were up to the County for a church service followed by BBQ ribs, today.

We went by trees that had blown down across the road, in four different townships along the way; but only saw one moose [a calf].

That is some nice area

Though I prefer down South here in Penobscot County.

... Sure hope you pack your winter weather clothes. It's gonna be colder than you think.

Really? Why? It is not cold today. Wet, but not cold.

... I am amazed how people do not understand what a harsh climate Maine really is.

I came from California, and I [We] love it here

... it takes almost 5 hours to simply get to the state line in Portsmouth New Hampshire

Why is that an idea to measure anything by?

Is there something in NH you need or want? If so, then live in NH.

All NH is to me, is 15 miles of interstate with a state operated liquor store in the middle.

Among all the folks I do business with, I doubt if more than a handful have been to NH in the past year. 5 years maybe if you include bus trips to Foxwoods.

I do not understand what draw the Southern border has. Central Maine and Northern Maine both have the low land prices, low taxes, low Cost-Of-Living, room to spread out and live.

I do not think I would ever want to live in an urban environment again. Any place with more than 10 people per-square-mile is just too built up.

[pattycake]

MDfamilyman, I hope your trip is fun, relaxing and safe!!! We have been to Maine twice and love it there!

[BigHenTinyBrain]

Does anyone know if they were planning to CAMP in Maine? That pic of the dog looks like she's laying on a pile of sleeping bags... I'm a pretty cold tolerant camper, but it's been raining up here for a week, combine tht with the 30s weather we're expecting tonight... soggy & unpleasant! Brrrr!

[78Parrothead]

I sent him a PM and to say hi let him know we are in the area if they have any questions or needed any help, but I never heard anything back.

I hope they aren't camping. It's done nothing but rain for a week.

[ET1 SS]

Friends of ours from church went to camp last week, they are expected back this evening.

Bad timing.

[Goat Doula]

I have read this forum for a long time now but just now had to register to reply to this thread! ( : You folks are going to LOVE the Bridgewater area. Lots of great friendly folks. You can't beat "COUNTY" people for their helpfulness and kindness. You will have people you don't even know wave to you. We've lived here all our life and wouldn't want to live anywhere else! Yeah, their are lots of stores and shopping in the Southern part of the State but we are busy homesteading, who needs to go anywhere! We are Blessed up here with our land and type of people here. Most would give the shirt off their back if they thought you needed it more. Danforth is beautiful at the lake, Prentiss.............wouldn't live there on a bet. Both Danforth and Prentiss are a long way from groceries and Walmart. Have fun and their are lots more pieces of land around Bridgewater, look around. Can't wait to hear what you think of the area. As far as the winter goes? Yeah, it gets cold, yeah, we have snow but fire up the woodstove and make a great beef or chicken stew and enjoy the scenery out there! It passes. I love the feeling of being tucked in. Oh, almost forgot, sounds like your wife will fit right in here with all she does!! ENJOY THE COUNTY!! It's called "God's Country" for a reason.

[sherry in Maine]

I read all the good news the Maine guys told you. It's true.
I still love Maine.
And, yes, there seems to be a 'bumper crop' this year of porcupines.
I saw one the other day, kind of surprising....it ran out into the road, two cars actually saw it & stopped, let it pass. As it ran by, I noticed it's tail was devoid of quills. Hoped that whatever got the quills has someone around to pull 'em out, or get a vet to pull them...

[ET1 SS]

Originally Posted by Goat Doula

I have read this forum for a long time now but just now had to register to reply to this thread! ( : You folks are going to LOVE the Bridgewater area. Lots of great friendly folks. You can't beat "COUNTY" people for their helpfulness and kindness. You will have people you don't even know wave to you.

We have driven through Bridgewater a few times, that is a nice area

Welcome to the forum

[ET1 SS]

Originally Posted by sherry in Maine

I read all the good news the Maine guys told you. It's true.
I still love Maine.
And, yes, there seems to be a 'bumper crop' this year of porcupines.
I saw one the other day, kind of surprising....it ran out into the road, two cars actually saw it & stopped, let it pass. As it ran by, I noticed it's tail was devoid of quills. Hoped that whatever got the quills has someone around to pull 'em out, or get a vet to pull them...

Porcupines Arghh

I have had to stop twice so far for beaver dragging logs across the road. Both times, I got out, and me being there did not seem to bother the beaver at all. Since I had to get the log off the pavement before I could drive by, I grabbed a limb and assisted the beaver.

Never in my dreams would I have imagined helping wild beavers to drag logs.

But I live in Maine now