Maine Musing! » Maine http://moosetique.com From Maine to North Carolina & beyond! Mon, 07 May 2012 02:15:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Beaufort, North Carolina – 5th Annual Boatbuilding Face-off… http://moosetique.com/2012-boatbuilding-faceoff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012-boatbuilding-faceoff http://moosetique.com/2012-boatbuilding-faceoff/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 01:55:05 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=2222 Yesterday was a bright, clear sunny day and hubby and I had to make a choice of what to do for the day. There is always something going on at the Crystal Coast in North Carolina. Among other things happening in the area, there was a big air show at Cherry Point with the Blue . . . → Read More: Beaufort, North Carolina – 5th Annual Boatbuilding Face-off…]]> http://moosetique.com/2012-boatbuilding-faceoff/feed/ 0 Summer/Fall – 2011… http://moosetique.com/summer-fall-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-fall-2011 http://moosetique.com/summer-fall-2011/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:34:08 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=2198 We spent last summer and fall in Maine – arriving at the end of May and left on the first of November. We spent much of summer building a nice big shed on our extra lot next to our camp so that we would have some extra storage. The shed that we had would not . . . → Read More: Summer/Fall – 2011…]]> http://moosetique.com/summer-fall-2011/feed/ 1 Dusty Diva’s Dine At Nicatous Lodge… http://moosetique.com/nicatous-lodge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nicatous-lodge http://moosetique.com/nicatous-lodge/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:48:19 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=2164 A group of gals, dubbed the ” Nicatous Lake Dusty Diva’s” rode their ATV’s to Nicatous Lodge last week for lunch. Evidently the paparazzi couldn’t find us out here in the boonies to cover the event , so I will have to do it in my blog. The day was clear and sunny as the . . . → Read More: Dusty Diva’s Dine At Nicatous Lodge…]]> http://moosetique.com/nicatous-lodge/feed/ 1 Lightening Strike… http://moosetique.com/lightening-strike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lightening-strike http://moosetique.com/lightening-strike/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:27:15 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=2145 Maine is not known for huge thunder and lightening storms but we sure have had our share this summer. On August 1, we had a storm that equaled a lot of the storms that you see in the south. Weather is changing everywhere.

The next morning (Tuesday), we had a few small storms and then . . . → Read More: Lightening Strike…]]> http://moosetique.com/lightening-strike/feed/ 0 Eagles in the news… http://moosetique.com/eagles-in-the-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eagles-in-the-news http://moosetique.com/eagles-in-the-news/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:25:58 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=2139 We have a fair amount of eagles here in Maine. It’s hard to believe that less than 40 years ago, eagles were almost extinct. There were only about 20 nesting pairs at that time.

Fast forward to 2011, and we have more than 500 nesting pairs of eagles in the state. Right here on the . . . → Read More: Eagles in the news…]]> http://moosetique.com/eagles-in-the-news/feed/ 2 Uniquely “Maine” things to do… http://moosetique.com/unique-maine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unique-maine http://moosetique.com/unique-maine/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:31:52 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=2136 I just found this article on the visit Maine site and thought that I would share the link.  I’ve lived here for a long time and there are things in this list that I never saw.  Time for me to get on the road and checking some of them out.  Have you visited any?

If . . . → Read More: Uniquely “Maine” things to do…]]> http://moosetique.com/unique-maine/feed/ 0 Jack’s Snack Shack… http://moosetique.com/jacks-snack-shack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jacks-snack-shack http://moosetique.com/jacks-snack-shack/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:21:11 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=2118 We arrived back at camp about a month ago and while we were opening up camp, we hauled out the ATV’s for a short ride – can’t just work all the time, you know.

We hadn’t gone far before we started see hand-printed signs for Jack’s Snack Shack. Hmmmm! a new place to eat . . . → Read More: Jack’s Snack Shack…]]> http://moosetique.com/jacks-snack-shack/feed/ 11 Sunrise — Hunter’s Moon Setting on Passadumkeag Mountain http://moosetique.com/passadumkeag-mountain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passadumkeag-mountain http://moosetique.com/passadumkeag-mountain/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:12:49 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=1530 The Hunter’s moon is the first full moon after the harvest moon, which is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. This year it happened on October 22. The next morning, as I was having coffee and gazing at the lake, I noticed that the rising sun was illuminating the foliage on Passadumkeag Mountain and . . . → Read More: Sunrise — Hunter’s Moon Setting on Passadumkeag Mountain]]> http://moosetique.com/passadumkeag-mountain/feed/ 0 Thomas Hill Standpipe…I finally did it!! http://moosetique.com/thomas-hill-standpipe-tour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thomas-hill-standpipe-tour http://moosetique.com/thomas-hill-standpipe-tour/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:22:52 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=1517 Remember wayyyyy back in March of 2009 when I blogged about wanting to climb the standpipe in Bangor??? Click HERE to read that post. I finally did it on October 13!!!

With a bit of trepidation, I started up those 100 stairs. I HATE climbing stairs. Would I even make it up there?  Would I . . . → Read More: Thomas Hill Standpipe…I finally did it!!]]> http://moosetique.com/thomas-hill-standpipe-tour/feed/ 0 The sounds of night at the lake… http://moosetique.com/the-sound-of-night-at-the-lake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sound-of-night-at-the-lake http://moosetique.com/the-sound-of-night-at-the-lake/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:54:15 +0000 glbuzz http://moosetique.com/?p=1462 We spent last weekend at the lake. The sounds at night are awesome. We hear many different frogs croaking and of course, the call of the loons. If you don’t have loons where you live, their haunting sounds are special. They are pretty black and white water birds with a big beak and red eyes. . . . → Read More: The sounds of night at the lake…]]> http://moosetique.com/the-sound-of-night-at-the-lake/feed/ 1