Author: phil

  • Maine Lobster Festival July 31 – August 4, 2013 !

        Eating, Partying and Events!!  Located in Rockland, Maine. Call 1 800 lob -claw for details Boy gives it a “Paws Up!”      

  • Lobster Shipping – Find the right one!

             How do you know if you can depend  on your live lobster to arrive at your door – still fresh?   To Begin with, if you are shopping from a pop up ad, go to the shipper’s website. Some “Maine” Lobster shippers are from other states like Boston. There’s nothing wrong with getting…

  • Bangor Howard Johnsons and Irving Gas Station

    This HJ’s is newly renovated, although they should do some renovating in the customer service department. They woke me up early in the morning after a late arrival the night before – to tell me my key would be available at the front desk- as if I couldn’t find the front desk on my own. Dopes! Location:…

  • Dysart’s Truckstop – What a find!!

    This is THE place for blueberry pie in Maine! If someone knows a better one, please let us know. Dysart’s is an authentic truckstop restaurant with real down home cookin’. It’s open 24 hours a day, so if you’re in the mood for a snack at 3am, this is your place. Some of the goodies…

  • Motel 6 – Lewiston, ME

    Motel 6 in Lewiston, Maine – has its up and downs, to be frank. The rates are cheap which is definitely a plus. Jessica works the front desk and has a great personality. Problem is, they just renovated the rooms – and took out the refrigerators and the microwaves! What the heck? Also, I made…

  • Motel 6- Augusta, ME

    Motel 6 in Augusta, Maine – this one gets a thumbs up. But first, I have one suggestion – when a person reserves a room, and they ask for a room in the back, off the street so it’s  quieter, don’t tell them the room is guaranteed – we just don’t know which one! Try…

  • Motel 6 Bangor, ME

    Motel 6 in Bangor, Maine – This one will really tick you off!! To begin with, my wife and I stayed there and she woke up with welts on her neck and chest. We complained to the general manager that she got bitten by bedbugs, so he moved us to a new room and told us he…

  • Trenton’s Best Lobster Pound | Down East Lobster Co.

      Trenton’s best lobster pound may very well be the Down East Lobster Company. It’s a great place to visit on your way to sightseeing in Acadia National Park. You can sit at a table outside or on a screen windowed porch – which can be really helpful because the ’squitos will eat you before you finish…

  • Acadia National Park

    Acadia National Park | Sightseeing from Cadillac Mountain Acadia National Park, located in in Bar Harbor, is one of the best reasons to visit Maine. The views from on top of Cadillac Mountain are really breathtaking – and not because of the altitude! When you come into the park, take the Loop road to Cadillac Mountain.…