Maine Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/maine/ A Journal of Travel Adventures Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:12:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jdawgjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-J-Dawg-4.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Maine Archives - J. Dawg Journeys https://jdawgjourneys.com/category/blog/destinations/maine/ 32 32 78012608 Enjoying Maine https://jdawgjourneys.com/2022/09/enjoying-maine/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2022/09/enjoying-maine/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:30:39 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=8553 I’m borrowing the title for this post from a book by Bill Caldwell, who was a newspaper columnist based in Maine. Although not a native, Caldwell made a career writing about his love of the places and people of Maine. He wrote a popular book in 1977 titled Enjoying Maine. I grew up in Maine. […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2022/09/enjoying-maine/feed/ 3 8553 A Summer of Short Trips https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/10/summer-short-trips/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2021/10/summer-short-trips/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:30:16 +0000 https://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=8352 My summer was a mixture of brief home stays and several short RV trips.  With the risk of Covid-19 still prevalent, I tried to stay close to home with trips mostly within the New England states. First, was a trip in May out to Bethel, NY to visit the Woodstock Festival Site.  I wrote a […]

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]]> https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/10/2017-fryeburg-fair/feed/ 6 6945 Vlog #14 – Bayleys Camping Resort – A Southern Maine Favorite https://jdawgjourneys.com/2017/05/bayleys-camping-resort/ Wed, 03 May 2017 10:29:45 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=6167 Since returning from Florida, the first RV trip I’ve taken was a recent trip to southern Maine to visit with family.  When I travel to this area, I usually stay at Bayleys Camping Resort in Scarborough, Maine.  Bayleys is an RV resort that’s just a few miles south of Portland.  It’s also very close to […]

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]]> 6167 Having a Wicked Fun Time at the Fryeburg Fair https://jdawgjourneys.com/2016/10/fryeburg-fair/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:21 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=5256   The Fryeburg Fair has been going on since 1851. It’s an 8 day event held during the first week in October.  It typically attracts over 300,000 attendees.  The fairgrounds cover 185 acres.  Not as big as the Texas State Fair but by Maine standards it’s huge. As a former Mainah (Maine lingo for a […]

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]]> 5256 My Southern Maine Favorites https://jdawgjourneys.com/2015/10/southern-maine-favorites/ https://jdawgjourneys.com/2015/10/southern-maine-favorites/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2015 09:00:20 +0000 http://jdawgjourneys.com/?p=429 I just made an RV trip to Maine for the umpteenth time.  I’ve been visiting the state for over 40+ years.  The reason – I grew up in the Pine Tree state, went to school in Maine, and used to own a home here.  I also still have family in Maine, so it’s a place […]

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