Maine - Views From the Ville

One of my favorite childhood summer activities was the Northern Maine Fair. More than just rides and games, our local country fair had a farm animal petting zoo, tasty treats, a demolition derby, and an expo hall showcasing agriculture, arts and crafts, floral arrangements and more.

Visiting the Northern Maine Fair, a fun family tradition!

The best part of the expo hall was the opportunity to enter items for display and judging. For most categories they had a children’s or junior’s division, though in some areas adults and kids competed on the same footing. I won countless ribbons – including a few blue – and was awarded the monetary prizes that went with them. Continue reading »

Happy 4th of July! Hope your Independence Day was as fun-filled as ours.

Celebrating the 4th of July at the Houlton Maine Parade

Started off the morning attending a local parade. I hadn’t been to a small-town parade in over a decade, so it was definitely fun to check this one out. Bubbles hadn’t been to a parade like this before, either, and she was very excited to see what it was all about. Continue reading »

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We’re a little bit over the cold weather here at our house. It’s definitely had us missing Florida and the “brisk” 40s-50s we usually experienced in the winter down there. I’ve been daydreaming about us just tossing our things in a suitcase and taking off on a road trip in search of the sun and possibly a little sand.

Honestly, though, if we were going to take a road trip right now, it would probably be north. I know, right into more cold, what’s up with that? But it’s actually been warmer in Northern Maine than it has been here some days, and at least they have the right type and amount of snow to both play in and ski on.

When we road trip, we like to rent a vehicle to drive. It’s nice not to add the wear and tear to our own car, and we get pick out an SUV that has plenty of space for toting around all the supplies needed for a family that includes a toddler. And renting with Enterprise allows us to Plus our Points through the Enterprise Plus program. Learn more about it on the Enterprise Plus Your Points promotion website.

Last week we traveled to Maine to surprise my Grandmother for her 85th birthday. We surprised more than her – only my parents and brothers knew we were coming. It was a lot of fun to contact different family members and friends and say “oh, hi! We’re here!”.

We were only gone for a short time so we left the laptop at home. I had scheduled a few posts for you all while I was gone, but apparently the scheduler also decided to go on vacation. You’ll see those posts come through over the next few days.

Waiting to get on the airplane with her buddy Bunny-Bunny.

Bubbles was an excellent traveler. She clearly loves flying. Apparently watching that episode of the Bubble Guppies where they went on the airplane was a good idea because when the engines came on, instead of being scared, she went down the checklist of what the plane needed to fly: engine, wings, and wheels. The guy sitting behind us commented that he definitely hoped that our plane had all three. Continue reading »

Views From the Ville

A Visit to the Northern Maine Fair

Wishing You a Happy 4th From Northern Maine!

New England Road Trip Ideas

Our Trip to Maine