the world's smartest travel social network
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.
Members: 42
Latest Activity: May 22
This group does not have any discussions yet.
Comment
Now on our blog, a shout-out to central Maine's lovely Belgrade Lakes!
Comment by Maine Coast Welcome Center on January 25, 2012 at 8:26pm My wife & I own & operate the Maine Coast Welcome Center providing info from Freeport to Eastport Maine Coast Welcome Center You may also follow us on Facebook Follow us on Facebook
Today's Maine news event is the $100,000 ice fishing tournament. http://sports.yahoo.com/ski/news?slug=ycn-10872001
Greetings Maine Friends, I thought you'd enjoy knowing that this Friday The James Beard House in NYC will feature a "From Argentina to Maine" menu, by Exec Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich of Inn by the Sea's restaurant, Sea Glass. We're excited to share his renderings of sustainable Gulf of Maine seafood with this Manhattan foodie crowd. Read More....
Comment by Bay Leaf Cottages & Bistro on January 25, 2012 at 12:02pm Hi - I'm a co-owner and GM of Bay Leaf Cottages & Bistro in Lincolnville, Maine. I'm happy to be joining this group focused on Maine travel.
Jane
It's no secret you'll find plenty of moose in Maine - but how about one made out of 1,700 lbs of chocolate? Check it out in our blog.
Comment by Darryl Musick on October 6, 2011 at 10:17am 
Comment by Darryl Musick on October 4, 2011 at 10:24am 
Comment by Ed Wetschler on April 7, 2011 at 8:09am 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?
© 2012 Created by EnLinea Media.
You need to be a member of Maine to add comments!