I even like the winters (yes, I am odd--it just doesn't seem real COOOOLD there--probably because it's not overly humid; if I'm outside shoveling I can stay warm with a hat and gloves, sometimes just a sweater, so long as there's no wind). When there was no snow in MA a few years back I'd go up there to get my fix (the last couple of years we've been brutalized). I have family members who like the skiing and snowboarding and the price is more than right at Mars Hill--it's downright CHEAP and the slopes are really good there.
I have no talent in that regard, but I am very skilled at being team leader for the "tubing brigade." I can sit on my ass and slide down a hill with the best of 'em! And of course, I can order a family sized tray of those freaky looking red hot dogs at the snack bar faster than you can say "Are those any good?"
A lot of people in ME are snowbirds--they head for TX and FL and other spots, just until the worst of the weather abates, and head back north after the white stuff melts!
There is a joint called Grammy's on the Bangor Road in Linneus that serves some of the best "bad for you" food going. That's another thing I like about Maine--the food up there tastes unadulturated and delicious, and it's not expensive to go out and have a meal.
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