Vacationwise, America's easternmost state's about the great outdoors, especially the rugged coast's islands & postcard-perfect fishing villages. Highlights: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor. Also urban perks in Bangor, Portland, Augusta, Lewiston.
Maine itineraries in 'From Food to Fashion, Birdwatching to Bourbon, Themed Itineraries in the USA Satisfy Many People's Interests'
"Camel Country" along the Maine Sculpture Trail. Photo by Alan Stubbs Maine has a driving tour that leads to 34 outdoor sculptures strung out along 273 miles of its coastline; the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail, which includes canoe routes that the author followed during trips to that state in the mid-1800s; and a Freedom Trail in Portland which leads to sites associated with the Underground Railroad and the anti-slavery movement of the 19th century. Read more in Tripatini member Victor Block's…
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Fall on Cape Elizabeth, Maine - A Resort goes to the dogs.
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Maine is #1 in a new survey of the most and least peaceful -- i.e. -- nonviolent states in the U.S.A. The ten most peaceful states are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, North Dakota, Utah, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Iowa and Washington. Maine was ranked first overall because it topped the list of states on three of the five USPI indicators: number of violent crimes, number of police officers and incarceration rate.
The ten least peaceful states (from 50 to 40) are Louisiana, Tennessee, Nevada, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Maryland.
Regionally, southern states were identified as being the least peaceful, while states in the Northeast were most peaceful.
These findings, reported by VisionOfHumanity.org, are from the Institute for Economics and Peace. Tying lack of crime (etc.) into monetary terms, the IEP has determined that the total cost of violence per person in a state ranges from $656 in Maine to $2,458 in Louisiana.
Does this mean that the costs of incarceration, police personnel, etc., are built into your charges when you visit a high-crime state?
Whoopie pie folklore has it being created during the Depression, by a woman in Bangor, Maine who was making a cake and she had some leftover batter. Mainers are traditionally known for being frugal and very resourceful, so she plopped the extra batter on a cookie sheet. When these were done baking, she filled them with frosting and shouted, whoopie it worked hence the creation of the Whoopie Pie. Whoopie pies even have their own festivals that are held in Maine. We have found that the best place for Gourmet Whoopee Pies is Cranberry Island Kitchen in Portland.
They offer a wide variety of cake flavors from golden vanilla butter cake, classic chocolate cake or pumpkin cake filled with cream cheese, maple cream cheese orange cream cheese, or espresso cream cheese. The golden and chocolate pies can be purchased with any of the following filling flavors lemon and lime, original, cointreau and fresh orange zest, myers dark rum, freshly brewed espresso, rich chocolate champagne, chambord, peppermint, chocolate chip, espresso chocolate chip or mexican chocolate filling with a hint of cinnamon and a kick of cayenne pepper. Innkeepers Ray, Heidi and Alison
http://www.necn.com/05/31/10/Celebrating-summer-with-Lobster-Fried-...
http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2010/07/too_hot_escape.html
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