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