People say a lot of things about our beloved Maine. From things about the weather to the way we talk, we’ve heard it all! But, if we’re being honest, some of these things aren’t too far off from the truth. Let’s take a minute to laugh at ourselves by thinking about the things people say about Maine that are actually pretty true!
- Maine: Where you won’t be able to feel your face from January to March.
coreytempleton / Flickr Maine winters can get cold. Anyone who spent most of January here will agree!
- Maine: Where you’ll probably freeze to death while waiting for spring.
pavdw / Flickr But at least it’ll be pretty!
- Maine: Where the color of your car isn’t known between March and May.
markdoliner / Flickr Mud season is no joke.
- Maine: Where residents prefer not to cross the state border.
g-art-mann / Flickr But, when they do, there’s nothing like the sight of this sign on the way back in.
- Maine: Where there are more Subarus than people to drive them.
barge / Flickr We bet you saw a Subaru in the last 24-hours.
- Maine: The only state where you can go to Mexico and Poland in one day.
auvet / Flickr No need to correct the people that commend our world travels. It’s not like we’re lying.
- Maine: Where the smell of campfires means you probably spent the night drinking in a gravel pit.
hrossvt / Flickr Pit parties and Allen’s.
- Maine: Where you’re still going to work.
schwar / Flickr Snow day? What is that?
- Maine: Where we drink soda that was actually invented to be a medicine.
joeshlabotnik / Flickr To be honest, WE don’t drink this stuff.
- Maine: Where adorable life-sized stuffed animals can literally kill you.
christine4nier / Flickr During moose season, driving can get dangerous. There’s no fear in a car like almost hitting a moose in the road.
- Maine: Where the streets are named after the way our grandparents described growing up.
chrisgold / Flickr We get it. We have it easy.
- Maine: Where people crave adventure so much, they’ve been known to climb promotional objects.
bookgrl / Flickr Raise your hand if you’ve never put your foot on the L.L. Bean boot. We’ll wait.
- Maine: Where you might as well just walk after winter ends.
dougtone / Flickr Construction season rolls around just in time for us to want to hop in the car and get outdoors. Conventient, isn’t it?
- Maine: Where you can kiss nice quiet family dinners goodbye.
cecilyupton / Flick Mainers are always prepared for “just one more” to drop by for dinner.
- Maine: Where people go outside even though tiny, nearly invisible bugs inflict terror and disease.
timengleman / Flickr It’s nymph season in the deer tick world, Mainers. When hiking, always wear long pants, tuck them into your socks and don’t veer off the trails. Then, do a thorough tick check when you get inside!
- Maine: Where tourists try to push a giant boulder off a cliff for fun.
ycchang / Flickr It hasn’t moved since the ice age, folks. It’s not going anywhere.
- Maine: Where you might be bludgeoned by a snow-covered limb, but at least you had a chance to chat with a neighbor.
creamaster / Flickr Mainers are friendly and if you get stuck in a neighborly conversation, you’ll probably keep going longer than you planned.
- Maine: Where even the winter is actually a thing of beauty.
pavdw / Flickr We love ya, Maine!
If you can pronounce these 11 words, you’ve probably spent a little too much time in Maine!
coreytempleton / Flickr
Maine winters can get cold. Anyone who spent most of January here will agree!
pavdw / Flickr
But at least it’ll be pretty!
markdoliner / Flickr
Mud season is no joke.
g-art-mann / Flickr
But, when they do, there’s nothing like the sight of this sign on the way back in.
barge / Flickr
We bet you saw a Subaru in the last 24-hours.
auvet / Flickr
No need to correct the people that commend our world travels. It’s not like we’re lying.
hrossvt / Flickr
Pit parties and Allen’s.
schwar / Flickr
Snow day? What is that?
joeshlabotnik / Flickr
To be honest, WE don’t drink this stuff.
christine4nier / Flickr
During moose season, driving can get dangerous. There’s no fear in a car like almost hitting a moose in the road.
chrisgold / Flickr
We get it. We have it easy.
bookgrl / Flickr
Raise your hand if you’ve never put your foot on the L.L. Bean boot. We’ll wait.
dougtone / Flickr
Construction season rolls around just in time for us to want to hop in the car and get outdoors. Conventient, isn’t it?
cecilyupton / Flick
Mainers are always prepared for “just one more” to drop by for dinner.
timengleman / Flickr
It’s nymph season in the deer tick world, Mainers. When hiking, always wear long pants, tuck them into your socks and don’t veer off the trails. Then, do a thorough tick check when you get inside!
ycchang / Flickr
It hasn’t moved since the ice age, folks. It’s not going anywhere.
creamaster / Flickr
Mainers are friendly and if you get stuck in a neighborly conversation, you’ll probably keep going longer than you planned.
We love ya, Maine!
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