It’s a Maine Thing - Hezzy’s Sidewalk Talk

Hello friends! I know…it’s been awhile. I wasn’t ignoring you dear readers. September has been my month to regroup and get recharge my batteries. August got away from me with the Maine Grind being so insanely busy…remember that it rained all August? The summer people had to go somewhere so they parked themselves and their […]

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Electricity flowing to Maine customers is made up of the following resources:
25 % natural gas; 22.5 % nuclear power; 17.5% hydroelectric power; 12 % coal; 4 % oil; 3.5% municipal solid waste;10.5% biomass and 5 % from other sources.
Time to shift away from fossil fuels and break away from Maine’s dependence. What about solar, hydro […]

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Twenty years ago when we lived in Ellsworth the sound twice a day of the freight train that clicked and clacked along the tracks was a predictable event that stirred emotions for all of those who lived there. Some people loathed the intrusive sound of the whistle and clatter. The fumes from the diesel engine […]

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Be Green With Kleen Kanteen

Here at It’s a Maine Thing (at the Maine Grind in Ellsworth) we have recently come across a great water bottle that goes by the trade name of Klean Kanteen .
Originally we were attracted to these bottles for their stainless steel, streamline design with a sport lip and simply saw them as […]

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So here’s a new fear that you can add to your list: polycarbonate plastic water bottles. You know . . . the hip and practical Nalgene bottles that you’ve been buying from your outdoor supply store? The bottles you use on the hike up to Gulf Hagas Gorge in the North Maine Woods? The cloudy […]

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Winter 2007
There is something brewing in the North Maine Woods that will make the experience of the woods more accessible to outdoor enthusiasts who prefer people power to motorized power. Almost ten years in the making the Maine Huts and Trails system is the first undertaking of its kind in the state of Maine for […]

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