Patti & I moved a bunch of displays in to our new Maine Coast Welcome Center, located at 139 Searsport Ave., Belfast.
We're opening May 22nd, come on over to say hello.
My blog will be at www.maine-coast-welcome-center.com/blog.html
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Embedding Video onto my Blog
Want to jazz up your blog a little? Add some video. Here's a promo for the Welcome Center we are using to let prospective advertisers understand our concept.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
‘Oprah’ to feature Maine’s Frenchboro
Bangor Daily News 4/28/09
FRENCHBORO, Maine — Only a few dozen people call this remote offshore island home, but for a few minutes this week it is going to be the center of the universe.
The center of the Oprah universe, that is.
Frenchboro, which is seven miles offshore from Mount Desert Island and has only about 40 year-round residents, is going to be profiled Wednesday, April 29, on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
...A production crew from the show traveled to the island last month on St. Patrick’s Day, Finn said, and learned about the island’s school, its lobstering industry and its history, among other things. A few days later, about 30 island residents gathered at the school to be interviewed... “She asked questions about our one-room schoolhouse, how we cope without having a store or anything like that. It was fairly quick.”
He said that if nothing else the show could help boost tourism to the island, which has about 150 residents during the summer.
“Overall, I think it was a positive experience,” Finn said of talking to Winfrey. “A majority of the people were pretty open and inviting.”
The show is expected to air at 4 p.m. Wednesday (April 29, 2009) on WABI-TV Channel 5.
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Jim's Comment: 7.3 million Viewers will watch Oprah interview Maine.
FRENCHBORO, Maine — Only a few dozen people call this remote offshore island home, but for a few minutes this week it is going to be the center of the universe.
The center of the Oprah universe, that is.
Frenchboro, which is seven miles offshore from Mount Desert Island and has only about 40 year-round residents, is going to be profiled Wednesday, April 29, on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
...A production crew from the show traveled to the island last month on St. Patrick’s Day, Finn said, and learned about the island’s school, its lobstering industry and its history, among other things. A few days later, about 30 island residents gathered at the school to be interviewed... “She asked questions about our one-room schoolhouse, how we cope without having a store or anything like that. It was fairly quick.”
He said that if nothing else the show could help boost tourism to the island, which has about 150 residents during the summer.
“Overall, I think it was a positive experience,” Finn said of talking to Winfrey. “A majority of the people were pretty open and inviting.”
The show is expected to air at 4 p.m. Wednesday (April 29, 2009) on WABI-TV Channel 5.
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Jim's Comment: 7.3 million Viewers will watch Oprah interview Maine.
Monday, April 27, 2009
New England A Hot Spot For International Visitors
WCHS 4/27/09
NEWRY (NEWS CENTER) -- Tour operators from around the World are at Sunday River this week learning about New England.
This week is the 14th Annual Discover New England Summit. The event brings together tourism experts from throughout New England and tour operators from around the world.
Last year 4 million people from the United Kingdom visited New England. In the same year almost 2 million people from Germany took a trip here.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Trio of Royal Caribbean Ships to Sail from Four Northeast U.S. Ports
Trio of Royal Caribbean Ships to Sail from Four Northeast U.S. Ports in 2010
About.com: Cruises Saturday April 25, 2009
The ship also will offer more family-friendly onboard amenities...
Royal Caribbean also will return to Canada and New England in autumn 2010 with convenient sailings from Baltimore, Boston, and Cape Liberty, offering 14 itineraries ranging from seven to nine nights, including ports of call at Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine... Enchantment of the Seas also will offer a special eight-night roundtrip itinerary on June 18, which will add extended port time in Halifax and Bar Harbor.
Guests will have a multitude of shore excursion options designed to provide guests one-of-kind experiences. ...During a call in Bar Harbor, guests can embark on a bike tour that crisscrosses some of the most scenic areas of Acadia National Park.
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About.com: Cruises Saturday April 25, 2009
The ship also will offer more family-friendly onboard amenities...
Royal Caribbean also will return to Canada and New England in autumn 2010 with convenient sailings from Baltimore, Boston, and Cape Liberty, offering 14 itineraries ranging from seven to nine nights, including ports of call at Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine... Enchantment of the Seas also will offer a special eight-night roundtrip itinerary on June 18, which will add extended port time in Halifax and Bar Harbor.
Guests will have a multitude of shore excursion options designed to provide guests one-of-kind experiences. ...During a call in Bar Harbor, guests can embark on a bike tour that crisscrosses some of the most scenic areas of Acadia National Park.
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
“Black Liquor" Tax Credit ??
Bangor Daily News 4/45/09
...In an unexpected twist, paper companies realized they could take advantage of the credit — by mixing diesel fuel into the biomass they were already burning to power their operations, thereby increasing their use of fossil fuel. For decades some paper mills have burned “black liquor,” which is a byproduct of the pulping process, to run their machines.
These companies should not be penalized for using alternative energy, but allowing them to claim billions of dollars worth of tax credits to basically keep operating the way they have for decades perverts the intent of the credits. Worse, adding fossil fuel to biofuel to gain the credit is completely counter to the intent of the legislation....
“Bad economic times are no excuse to cheat,” Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said in a statement.
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Jim's comment -Darn, didn't have to save my Allen's Coffee Brandy receipts after all...
...In an unexpected twist, paper companies realized they could take advantage of the credit — by mixing diesel fuel into the biomass they were already burning to power their operations, thereby increasing their use of fossil fuel. For decades some paper mills have burned “black liquor,” which is a byproduct of the pulping process, to run their machines.
These companies should not be penalized for using alternative energy, but allowing them to claim billions of dollars worth of tax credits to basically keep operating the way they have for decades perverts the intent of the credits. Worse, adding fossil fuel to biofuel to gain the credit is completely counter to the intent of the legislation....
“Bad economic times are no excuse to cheat,” Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said in a statement.
FMI
Jim's comment -Darn, didn't have to save my Allen's Coffee Brandy receipts after all...
We Mainers Don't Get To The Big City Much
Flight From Maine Disrupts Congress
Pilot Identified As Casco Businessman
WMTW 4/24/09
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A small plane that flew out of Turner caused some anxious moments when it strayed into restricted air space near the U.S. Capitol, forcing officials to place the White House in temporary lock down.
The episode was over within minutes as F-16 fighter jets and Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched to intercept the Cessna 180 and escort it to an airport in Maryland.
The owner of Indian Head Airport cited a technology problem that led to a navigation error.
He was en route with his wife to visit their daughter in North Carolina.
The owner of Twitchell's Airport in Turner said Wales usually flies his Cessna to and from his lakeside camp in northern Maine. Dale Twitchell said Wales is a good, experienced pilot but hasn't done much of his flying in big cities.
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Pilot Identified As Casco Businessman
WMTW 4/24/09
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A small plane that flew out of Turner caused some anxious moments when it strayed into restricted air space near the U.S. Capitol, forcing officials to place the White House in temporary lock down.
The episode was over within minutes as F-16 fighter jets and Coast Guard helicopters were dispatched to intercept the Cessna 180 and escort it to an airport in Maryland.
The owner of Indian Head Airport cited a technology problem that led to a navigation error.
He was en route with his wife to visit their daughter in North Carolina.
The owner of Twitchell's Airport in Turner said Wales usually flies his Cessna to and from his lakeside camp in northern Maine. Dale Twitchell said Wales is a good, experienced pilot but hasn't done much of his flying in big cities.
FMI
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