| There is a brand new website located at that gives | | | | politician, Hannibal Hamlin, politician (Abraham Lincoln's |
| you up to minute news and weather reports and a | | | | first Vice President), Stephen King, writer, Henry |
| great feature that I especially enjoyed using was the | | | | Wadsworth Longfellow, writer, Edna St. Vincent Millay, |
| restaurant and entertainment locator, as well as many | | | | writer, Edmund Muskie, politician, Judd Nelson, actor |
| other informative features that both locals and visitors | | | | (member of the Brat Pack), Edward Arlington |
| are raving about. | | | | Robinson, writer, Joan Benoit Samuelson, athlete, Liv |
| This time of year Maine is busting with motor homes | | | | Tyler, actress, Samantha Smith, youngest ambassador, |
| and tents from all around the United States. These | | | | Joshua Chamberlain, governor, civil war General, Henry |
| people are looking for a peaceful escape from their | | | | Knox, first US Secretary of War and Andrew Wyeth, |
| normal jobs and responsibilities. In return they give the | | | | artist. |
| Mainers more income through tourism and camping | | | | Bangor is one of the most noted cities in Maine and |
| fees, but they also receive increased gas prices due | | | | contains the resident Stephen King, the prolific and |
| to the supply and demand principal; the area consumes | | | | internationally popular author best known for his |
| almost double the amount of gas consumption in the | | | | horror-themed stories, novels, and movies. His wife, |
| two months of this increased travel. Restaurants, | | | | Tabitha Spruce-King, is also a well-known writer and |
| hotels and camp grounds are all comfortably near their | | | | lives with him. They donate a substantial amount of |
| capacity while still maintaining their charmand keeping | | | | money to local libraries and hospitals and have funded |
| the sense of peace of this great state. | | | | a baseball stadium, Mansfield Stadium, and the Beth |
| Maine is a great peaceful place to live in its wide | | | | Pancoe Pool, both adjacent to Hayford Park, for the |
| forests and sparse population. Its weather is more on | | | | citizens, especially the children, of the city to use. |
| the cool side, but the summers can get rather warm. | | | | Check out this site before planning your next trip to |
| Many people appreciate this peaceful state including: | | | | Maine and the surrounding areas of Bangor. |
| L.L. Bean, clothing maker and retailer, James G. Blaine, | | | | |