Winter in Maine

[Jstpssng]

Where can a guy buy a couple of piglets for under 100.00bucks these days?

You've got me; I'm paying 110 each. The guys at the corner store tell me I'm crazy, i.e. "20 years ago I wouldn't even have paid $50"
Last year I raised two, the one I kept came out to 3.68$/lb in the freezer.

 

[Oaktree]

Very true. Unfortunately (I guess fortunately for the merchants) Ellsworth has grown by leaps and bounds and traffic can be pretty heavy year around. It's dang near unbearable in the Summer. You couldn't drag me into Bar Harbor at gunpoint between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Season is actually longer than that if you count leaf peepers.

Wife wanted to visit Arcadia so we spent a few days last fall in the Bangor area with a day trip to the park. I hadn't been to that part of Maine since the 80s, and was surprised how built up it was. Bar Harbor was a zoo...might as well have been in Manhattan for all the traffic. And this was in late Sept., but before the foliage rush.

 

[finn1]

Our snow seems to have shut down for the year... :-( We still have a good base but some fresh stuff sure would be nice.

Arly, go to Wards in Dollar Bay and look at the ck4010 and NX4510 Kioti tractors with factory cab and front blowers.

The Deere dealer couldn’t come within a mile of the Kioti price, and tractor for tractor, the Kioti seemed to outperform / out spec the Deere.

I went into this last year certain that I wanted a Deere, but ended up with the Kioti and I am satisfied.

I see the snow level is stuck at 185” since I left the country almost a month ago. Hope it stays there, at least until I get back Friday night.

Don稚 want to have to fire up the tractor at midnight to get the truck into the driveway after a 21 hour flight.

 

[Jstpssng]

Wife wanted to visit Arcadia so we spent a few days last fall in the Bangor area with a day trip to the park. I hadn't been to that part of Maine since the 80s, and was surprised how built up it was. Bar Harbor was a zoo...might as well have been in Manhattan for all the traffic. And this was in late Sept., but before the foliage rush.

The last time that I was on the island was Labor Day 1996. I watched the sunrise, looked around and was back across the causeway by 8:00 AM

Where can a guy buy a couple of piglets for under 100.00bucks these days?

There are quite few on CL right now for that or a little less. I'm not ready yet, and my pig pen is still mostly under the snow.

 

[cdaigle430]

Soooo....when is spring coming? Just got some snow overnight.

 

[ArlyA]

We got some overnight as well. The base in our yard is about 2 ft and is slowly descending with above freezing temps most days.

 

[civilian]

We got some overnight as well. The base in our yard is about 2 ft and is slowly descending with above freezing temps most days.

AA, what did you get over the weekend. We got too much in Gaylord, MI, over a foot. Heavy wet stuff first, the temps dropped and continued snowing, the a break. Then today with sleet/freezing rain, etc. More snow tonight and tomorrow. I have had enough. Jon

 

[ArlyA]

It just started snowing seriously here late today, and I think we've got 6" or more by now. I'll post some photos we took today. We're still skiing up here and its great!!

AA, what did you get over the weekend. We got too much in Gaylord, MI, over a foot. Heavy wet stuff first, the temps dropped and continued snowing, the a break. Then today with sleet/freezing rain, etc. More snow tonight and tomorrow. I have had enough. Jon

 

[Jstpssng]

It just started snowing seriously here late today, and I think we've got 6" or more by now. I'll post some photos we took today. We're still skiing up here and its great!!

Not a flake here, and it looks like we'll get mostly rain this week. We have pretty short winters here compared to what you get every year.

 

[sixdogs]

It just started snowing seriously here late today, and I think we've got 6" or more by now. I'll post some photos we took today. We're still skiing up here and its great!!

That is a great pic of the dog in the middle photo. Don't tell him it isn't fun.