We are on the road today to Maine.
We did not actually go to Maine. Our friend Marv did. Our friend Marv is 85 years old. He takes two road trips each year. Texas my post about Marv's trip to Texas and frozen grapefruit and Maine. Marv departs Wisconsin heading east for Maine in late September and comes back to Wisconsin in late October.
He loves to tease us about ALL the yummy lobster he eats. The beautiful colors of the trees and spotting moose.
He always brings us back a treat. Grapes and grape juice from the vineyards in New York.
And a little treat for the boys, taffy.
I always tell Marv I am going to hide in the back of his truck and go along.
Maine is one of the many states I would like to visit.
How about you, have you been to Maine?
If you could pick any state to visit, which would you pick and why?
Fun Facts about Maine
Maine is the Pine Tree State.
Capital - Augusta
Motto - "Dirigo"
Flower - White pine cone and tassel
Animal - Moose
Cat - Maine Coon Cat
Insect - Honeybee
Bird - Chickadee
Fish - Landlocked Salmon
Tree - Eastern White Pine
Mineral - Tourmaline
Population - 1,200,000 estimated
The magnificent Maine coastline is thirty five hundred miles long. Two thousand islands and sixty three lighthouses reside on the Maine coast.
Maine's coast is internationally renowned for it's shellfish harvest, in which over 30 million pounds of lobster are harvested annually. Live lobster are a dark brownish green color and turn red when cooked. The cooking heat masks the other pigments in the shell, leaving only the red background color.
