Todd Palin was in Maine this past week.

Sarah Palin will be here this week.

Todd, the husband of the governor of Alaska (although he prefers to be called “First Dude”), made stops in Palmyra, Hermon and Presque Isle to campaign for the Republican presidential ticket. He said Maine was a lot like Alaska, only with better foliage. He

You must be at least this tall to read this article.

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Every third or fourth sentence should be disregarded as a blatant fabrication.

You’ve been warned.

We’ll begin with a gradual climb, not too steep, not too high. Attendance at Acadia National Park was up this year over 2007, reaching 2.2 million visitors.

That’s

Craft that harkens back to another era of vintage objects is all the rage. This new wave of craft has become so popular in the past five years that New York, Chicago and San Francisco have all participated in hosting The Renegade Craft Fair as a way for independent crafters to sell their wares in one massive setting.

I tell you this background information because it explains why I was so smitten with the success of the Picnic festival

Tinfoil on the windows. Check.

Shotgun by the front door. Check.

Encryption devices on the phone, computer and TV. Check.

Just getting ready for another day in Maine, the 12th most neurotic state in the nation, according to Perspectives on Psychological Science.

The magazine’s online survey of over 3,500 Mainers indicated we’re unfriendly, untrusting, ill-behaved