A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-22-02

Billie and daisyscarlett

[SheLion]

Madame!!!! Good morning!!!

[daisyscarlett]

'Morning Meek. Plastic surgery day today? Let us know how it goes...

[SheLion]

Isn't that beautiful! Look at those geese! The coastline is beyond compare!

[SheLion]

Thank you, Leisler!!!

[daisyscarlett]

Another Mainer checks in. Love your screen name, too.

[SheLion]

We have been up here since 1983, and even "I" didn't have this photo........until now!

Thanks so much!!

[daisyscarlett]

Beautiful sunrise Lodwick.

Lots of beautiful material to share about Maine. Here are some fun facts, too.

More wooden toothpicks are produced in Maine than in any other state.

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

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

Almost 40 million pounds, 90%, of the nation’s lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine. Maine also produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country.

The first sawmill in the nation was established near York in 1623.

In Wilton there is a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.

Founded in 1866, Togus became the first Veteran’s Hospital in the U.S.

York became the nation’s first incorporated city in 1642.

More than nine-tenths of Maine's total land area is forested, the highest percentage of forest coverage of any state.

One of Maine's most important industries, cotton and woolen textiles, emerged in the 1840s in towns along the Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers.

American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent much of his childhood in Portland.

Maine's coastal waters attract a steadily increasing number of saltwater sports fishing enthusiasts.

Famous Individuals from Maine: Hannibal Hamlin, U.S. Vice-President; Stephen King, author; Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, U.S. Vice President; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet; Margaret Chase Smith, first woman to be elected to both houses of Congress.

[lodwick]

Good morning back there - I hope you and dh enjoy your special day in the spotlight.

If you've got'em, smoke'em bttt. ;-)

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning. Sounds like all are getting used to life "stateside" again. But what am I to do with all the Aussie .gifs I have?

[SheLion]

Thank you so much, SpookBrat! Nice to meet you, too!

[lodwick]

Good job with the Maine info. The only one I "knew" was the LLBean one - and it was on Jeopardy last evening. ;-)

[BlessedAmerican]

Your posts are always so sobering. It pulls me back from the busyness of the day to remember the sacrice that was paid for me to enjoy the freedoms I have. How precious they are! Thank you for your service to our country and to the service you are still rendering here. We need to be reminded that all of what we enjoy did not just happen by accident, but by blood, sweat and tears. I am also reminded of those who stand ready in places around the world this morning to make the same sacrifice. It puts my little problems in a good perspective and reminds me once again to praise God for America and for freedom. Thank you, sir!

[SheLion]

TC! Nice photos! Thank you! (I never really got into cigars. heh!)

[SheLion]

KS! Thank you SO much! I love this photo. And a redhead to boot. LOL!

Thank you!!!

[ladtx]

Thanks for taking time to acknowledge these warriors. I'm proud to remember them here. We really were a "band of brothers".

[daisyscarlett]

Another new poster, another chance for us to "show-off" another one of our hostess graphics.

By the way, I checked out your home page (don't know many Conservatives from the great state of Mass.) and that Steak Diane recipe looks wonderful. I'm gonna try it.

[SheLion]

We have a lot of Government problems here. And with this past election, it just proved to me that a lot of Mainers are still gluttons for punishment. ~sigh

I think we will hit rock bottom the next 4 years, but hopefully, after that, Maine will RISE again!

[SheLion]

annie! I love this American Chicks!!! We sure are better then the rest!

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you for posting the names and tributes to these six brave Americans. May they Rest in Peace and know that they have the thanks of a grateful nation, finally.

[SheLion]

Founded in 1866, Togus became the first Veteran’s Hospital in the U.S.

1866??? I had no idea it had been there that long. For heaven's sake! Thanks for the info!!