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[Soaring Feather]

Well, I will see if I can locate the hand written piece. I don't think it ever made the type written stage.

It was my style of a short story and really weird.




I shall have a look see. Maybe I have written other works on fog. Interesting topic.

[w_over_w]

Evening Grace Folks~

Portland, Maine
(See #21 and #39 . . . I bet Ms. Feather knew this.)

Maine Facts and Trivia

1. Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun.

2. In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

3. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.

4. Maine is the only state that shares its border with only one other state.

5. Bath is known as the City of Ships.

6. Joshua L. Chamberlain born in Brewer received the only battlefield promotion to General during the Civil War. He was also the last Civil War soldier to die of wounds incurred in the War.

7. The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres, the forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains

8. Aroostook County at 6,453 square miles covers an area greater than the combined size of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

9. Approximately 40 millions pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.

10. Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States.

11. Maine’s earliest inhabitants were descendants of Ice Age hunters.

12. Portland was first temporarily selected as the state capital. In 1832 the capital was moved to the centrally located site of Augusta.

13. In 1641 America's first chartered city was York.

14. Acadia National Park is the second most visited national park in the United States.

15. West Quoddy Head is the most easterly point in the United States.

16. Augusta is the most eastern capital city in the United States.

17. Mount Katahdin is the state's highest point at 5,268 feet above sea level.

18. Togus was the first Veteran's Hospital in the United States. The facility was founded in 1866.

19. An unsuccessful attempt at establishing a permanent English settlement in the New World was at the location now known as Popham Beach. Sir George Popham led the expedition in 1607.

20. 90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine.

21. Portland is the birthplace of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

22. Senator Margaret Chase Smith stood up in the senate and gave the famous Declaration of Conscious speech, speaking out against the McCarthy era. Senator Smith was the first female presidential candidate.

23. Author Steven King is a resident of Bangor.

24. Former President George Bush has a summer home in Kennebunkport.

25. Freeport is the home to the L.L. Bean Company.

26. The skating scene in the movie "The Preacher's Wife" was filmed in Deering Oaks Park in Portland.

27. The chickadee is the official state bird.

28. Maine lies farther northeast than any other state.

29. Maine's nickname as the Pine Tree State comes from the pines that once dotted the state's forests.

30. With a total area of 33,215 square miles the state covers nearly as many square miles as the other five New England states combined.

31. The state flower is the white pine cone and tassel.

32. The coastline boasts so many deep harbors it is thought all the navies in the world could anchor in them.

33. Maine lobsters have won international fame for their flavor and contribution to the culinary world.

34. The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport houses numerous historic buildings and marine memorabilia.

35. Fort Knox erected in 1844 is a state historic site originally built to protect the Penobscot River Valley from British naval attack. The fort was constructed from granite from nearby Mount Waldo.

36. Numerous lighthouses dot the Main coast including Fort Point Lighthouse at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs and Grindle Point Lighthouse on Isleboro.

37. The Sailor's Memorial Museum in Isleboro features displays depicting life at sea.

38. Located in Thorndike Village, the Bryant Stove Works and Museum displays an eclectic collection of antique cast iron stoves, parlor heaters, roadsters and touring cars. In addition, the museum features antique layer pianos, pipe organs and music boxes, calliopes, nickelodeons, and hurdy-gurdys.

39. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was considered the most influential poet of his day. The writer was born in Portland, on February 2, 1807. His most popular works include "The Courtship of Miles Standish", "Evangeline" and "Hiawatha".

40. The nation's first sawmill was established near York in 1623.

41. York became the nation's first incorporated city in 1642.

42. The first ship build by English colonists in Americas was launched on the Kennebec River in 1607.

43. The first naval battle of the Revolutionary War was fought off Machias in 1775.

44. Maine was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state on March 15, 1820.

45. Maine's blueberry crop is the largest in the nation.

46. The honeybee is the official state insect.

47. Maine contains 542,629 acres of state and national parks.

48. Edmund S. Muskie became the first Democratic United States senator ever elected by popular vote in Maine. He was also elected governor for two terms. He was born in Rumford.

49. Eastport is the only United States owned principality that has been under rule by a foreign government. It was held from 1814 to 1818 by British troops under King George following the conclusion of the War of 1812.

50. Maine's government entities are comprised of 16 counties with 22 cities, 435 towns, 33 plantations, 424 unorganized townships and 3 Indian reservations

[Soaring Feather]

The Lighthouse

High atop a craggy spot
a tower stands with a huge light atop
its ray of light sweeps the fog
to warn all ships at sea of the rocks.

It stands in weather bone chilling cold
not complaining bout the fog,
the rain, nor the snow, and the wild
Nor'Easter wind as she blows.

A steady force in a raging sea
a Ship's Captain knows where it be
and a steadfast hand holds the helm
away from safe looking nooks, that hold
a ship and sends it crashing to its death.

The raw, rugged coast of Maine
where poets were born and became
world renown forever more
from this most Northern State of Maine.

Thank You WoverW for the inspiration.

bentfeather (c) 02.09.06

[alfa6]

Thursday Bump for the Freeper Foxhole

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[The Mayor]

February 9, 2006

Unexpected Help

Read:
Joshua 2:1-14

The woman took the two men and hid them. —Joshua 2:4

Bible In One Year: Leviticus 6-7; Matthew 25:1-30

In 1803, Thomas Jefferson commissioned Lewis and Clark to lead an expedition across an unexplored America to the Pacific coast. The expedition was called "Corps of Discovery"—and it lived up to its name. It cataloged 300 new species, identified nearly 50 Indian tribes, and traversed terrain that had never been seen by Europeans.

They were joined along the way by a French fur trader and his wife Sacajawea. They soon found her to be invaluable as an interpreter and guide.

During the trip, Sacajawea was reunited with her family. Her older brother had become the tribe's chief, and he helped them acquire horses and a map of the uncharted West. Without Sacajawea's and her brother's unexpected help, the expedition may not have succeeded.

The Bible tells of an expedition that also received unexpected help. The Israelites had sent spies into Jericho, a city in the land promised to them. Rahab agreed to ensure their escape in exchange for her family's protection when Jericho fell. In this way the sovereign God of grace used her to prepare the way for a victory in Israel's conquest and settlement of the Promised Land.

Are you in the middle of a challenge? Remember, God can provide help from unexpected sources. —Dennis Fisher

When trials seem impossible
And we can't face the day,
The Lord extends His helping hand
And makes for us a way. —Sper

When there seems to be no way, God can make a way.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Ruth & Hannah: Learning To Walk By Faith

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies and gents. Flag-o-Gram.

[w_over_w]

And thank you! Just wonderful . . . ma'am you have heart and talent.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning to you!

HUGS woverw. Thank You.

[Soaring Feather]

Merning, alfa! Love this plane.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.
My gosh it's after 12:00 Noon here.

[Professional Engineer]

1. Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun.

How can this be? It's always morning in America.

[PAR35]

Since you've already raised the issue, I'll stick with number 1 for my nit-pick of the day.

"Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun."

I guess it depends on what you mean by "United States". (Where is President Clinton when we need his help with words?).

According to the US Navy, the honor would seem to go to Wake Island, not Maine. See, generally, point 9 on this web page: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/first_sunrise.html; with the first populated point being in Guam.

And while I'm at it, let me take a cheap shot.

They double dip on the blueberries. Compare point 10 with point 45. (If they produce 99%, then it seems a given that they would have the largest crop). So let's give Maine credit for only 49 claims to fame, rather than the usual 50.

[colorado tanker]

Thanks, PE. Nice flag!

[colorado tanker]

How's it goin", Sam and Snip?

Are you as excited as I am about Arlen Specter's campaign to preserve my God-given right to have Osama bin Laden on my speed-dial without the NSA knowing about it?

[w_over_w]

See, generally, point 9 on this web page

I tried, but all I got was point "404". ;^)

I did get a chuckle out of #10 and #45 . . . yes, that is a classic double-dip. What were they thinking?!?!? That you weren't going to read the list? =)

[PAR35]

Kill that semicolon that snuck onto the end. Please also note that the listed site isn't even first in Maine.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/first_sunrise.html

9. What is the first place in the United States where the Sun rises on January 1, local time?

If U.S. territories are included, the first sunrise on January 1 is at at 19:27 (12/31)UT or 7:27 local time at Peacock Pt. (19° 16' N 166° 35' E) on Wake Island. However, aside from the occasional government employee or contractor, Wake Island is uninhabited. The first inhabited land in the U.S. where the sunrise will occur is at 20:44 (12/31) UT or 6:44 AM local time in Guam at Inarajan (13° 17' N 144° 45' E). The Sun will first the peak of Lamlam Mountain, Guam three minutes earlier at 6:41 local time. If the territories are not included the earliest sunrise is nearly fifteen and a half hours later at 12:04 UT or 7:04 EST at the summit of Cadillac Mountain, Maine (44° 21' N 68° 13' W). The earliest sunrise at sea level occurs at 12:06 UT or 7:06 EST at Lubec, Maine (44° 50' N 67° 0' W) and Siasconset, Massachusetts (41° 15' N 69° 58' W) on Nantucket Island. For those who thought it would be the peak of Katahdin Mountain, Maine, the Sun rises there 1 minute later at 12:07 UT or 7:07 EST. The first major metropolitan area in the United States to see the Sun rise is Miami Beach, Florida (25° 47'N 80° 16'W) at 7:07 EST, the same time as the sunrise at the summit of Katahdin Mountain, Maine.

[w_over_w]

Great find . . . very interesting read. I wish the map of the terminator was more detailed but the coordinates are accurate.

[snippy_about_it]

Yesirree, I'm excited. Grrr.

[snippy_about_it]

20. 90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine.

Who knew? Do they make them from tiny trees?

xoxoxo

[snippy_about_it]

The Lighthouse, wonderful miss feather.