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02/28/07, 08:10 PM
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I am in Frankfort Maine Waldo County 
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03/01/07, 04:04 AM
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we are close to Etna
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03/01/07, 04:48 AM
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Hi,
I love Maine, we live in Hancock county. Downeast . . .
Sherry
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03/01/07, 05:53 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: MA
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03/01/07, 06:33 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Saint Albans, Maine
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WOW... It's surprising to see just how many folks here are from Maine.
We are 15 minutes from Exit 150 (the Pittsfield exit ) in Saint Albans. We raise meat, fiber and dairy goats on soon to be 30 acres of rocks and boulders. You all are welcome to visit in person... Maine actually is a small state and we are centrally located. If you can't visit in person check us out at either www.mainegoats.com or www.northeastgoats.com
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03/01/07, 06:47 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Forests of maine
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LOL
Yes Ken, but you and I have already met.
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03/01/07, 06:52 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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I'm in Madison.
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03/01/07, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Saint Albans, Maine
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ET1 SS... yes we have already met and you're still welcome to come visit at the farm... just joking... I really did enjoy our visit at Common Grounds. It would be nice though if the folks here some how were able to form a bond to work together to promote their farms and products. Maybe even a get- together when the weathers better for an ice cream cone at Giffords or even a picnic somewhere.
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03/01/07, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: New Brunswick Canada
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Who's in Maine?
We are not in Maine, but we visit there very offten. We are in NB about 8 miles from the border at Fort Fairfield, I have friends who moved to Houlton a couple of years ago. We are being draged behind, a 18 acres,two little milk cows, a huge pet pig, and 6 (too many) Boader Collies. Sometimes they let us pretend we are in charge.
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03/01/07, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: New Hampshire USA
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We are in NH, close to Western Maine.
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03/01/07, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Maine
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I'm in Maine too!! 
Auburn/Durham line, I work in Augusta ... FourAcresFarm, how far are you from me?
Kit
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03/01/07, 12:50 PM
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Location: MA (for now)
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Wow, I can't believe how many Mainers there are. I grew up in West Minot (just outside of Auburn) and DH's parents are in Lee (near Lincoln). His mother is the head of Special Ed in their school district, and his father is in real estate as the Norhtern Maine Land Man. DH & I toss the idea around of him becoming a professor of engineering at either Orono or Farmington and us picking up some decent acreage there. At the moment, we're still tied to northern MA/southern NH, though.
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03/01/07, 04:08 PM
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zone 5 - riverfrontage
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Forests of maine
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Originally Posted by Ken in Maine
ET1 SS... yes we have already met and you're still welcome to come visit at the farm... just joking... I really did enjoy our visit at Common Grounds. It would be nice though if the folks here some how were able to form a bond to work together to promote their farms and products. Maybe even a get- together when the weathers better for an ice cream cone at Giffords or even a picnic somewhere.
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That would be neat.
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03/01/07, 04:42 PM
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I think it would be neat too!!! Count me in,
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03/01/07, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Texas Panhandle
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I lived in Bangor for 4+ years and grew to love Maine. This from a Texas native. I actually bought a bit over 60 acres up around Caribou last year and am looking forward to relocating and making a homestead sometime in the future. For now I am tied to Texas due to family responsibilities.
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03/01/07, 06:08 PM
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I love the way of life in Maine,and the people. But the long winters are just a little to much for me.
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03/01/07, 06:38 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
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Our family loves it here! We live in Southern Aroostook County.
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03/01/07, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Forests of maine
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I find it interesting the way that so many folks in Maine own a home and a camp.
Around me, most properties have a hunting cabin on them. For seasonal camping, the owners do not live here, they live down South around Portland area.
And then I am seeing that folks around here tend to own camps up North, up in 'the county', around Calais, or Caribou, or Baxter, or over in Nova Scotia.
Do all the locals do this?
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03/02/07, 03:01 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Maine
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It used to be that Maine people often had a camp, either in the woods or on waterfront. That is a dying concept however as folks who were born here and have spent their entire lives in Maine simply cannot afford it anymore. Folks from away are buying those places at, what seem to natives, outlandish prices.
This practice has forced property taxes (especially waterfront) up to the point in many instances where camps that have been in Maine families for generations have had to be sold because the taxes are so high.
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03/02/07, 05:35 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
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Originally Posted by ET1 SS
I find it interesting the way that so many folks in Maine own a home and a camp.
Around me, most properties have a hunting cabin on them. For seasonal camping, the owners do not live here, they live down South around Portland area.
And then I am seeing that folks around here tend to own camps up North, up in 'the county', around Calais, or Caribou, or Baxter, or over in Nova Scotia.
Do all the locals do this?
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I own a camp on Upper Sysladobsis (near Springfield and Lee). http://outdoorwriter.wordpress.com/2...tos-from-camp/
My mother helped build this when she was nine years old. It belonged to my great grandfather then. It's been sold and willed since then. I couldn't afford to buy this. It's almost three times what we paid for our house and 45 acres. The taxes are very low though.
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