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Moosestomper Weekends This Weekend In Houlton Maine. Snowsledding, Bon Fires, Kids Games, Bean Suppers, Kids Movies, Hockey Games, Horse Snow Sleigh Rides. It's All Free. http://ping.fm/V2v4H

     Maine snowmobiling opens up the 91 percent of the state that is woodland..with miles and miles of trails to

explore, spot wildlife, relax and enjoy the winter wonderland. Over 13,000 miles of trails to be exact according to MeSnow, the Maine Snowmobile Association. This afternoon  I got my outdoor snowsled fix heading out to Drews Lake. Under a blue sky and an eventual sunset of pink and blue and end of day fireworks Maine is famous for with white snow, green tree backdrop. Local Maine snowsled clubs work hard year round to plan events. The groups groom trails thru out the night after a storm, plan suppers, poker and radar speed runs, beano games and even haunted hay rides to raise money to fuel that groomer, make new trails, build bridges and put up safety/directional signage. Here are the Maine Inland & Fisheries rules. Maine landowners are a big part of the success of the program along with the local snowsled clubs.

     If you own a snowsled you know the thrill of hitting a long straight flat field where you can pull the trigger, throttle for a little speed burst, and then carefully negotiating around a winding wooded trail. Or a stop at an ice fishing shack for a little socializing. But if you have never sledded, buying a used snow sled, snowmobile once the bug hits requires some thought. Why is snowsledding so much fun?

It unmarked fresh powder snow, a sunny day, not being on a couch with a tv controler holding us on house arrest. It's filling your lungs with Maine fresh crisp winter air. 

     You can go places you can not get by car with a snowsled. The side trails are unpopulated, little traffic and heavy on wildlife. A deer crossing in front of you as you sit and take in the view from a ridge. The beauty of the countryside and long long views make you realize this setting is not something man could ever make.

     This weekend, in Houlton Maine, come stay and take part in Moosestomper's Weekend. An event Aroostook County started back when Loring Air Force Base was open in Limestone ME. The three day celebration of winter offers outdoor bonfires, the Linneus SnoSports and Meduxnekeag Ramblers Snowsled Club in Littleton Maine both offering suppers, breakfast and ride ins. Horse drawn sleigh rides, kids games, silver dollar snow scrambles for all ages, hockey games / shootout and more. Check out The Moose Is Loose Celebration, Moosestompers. See if this snowmobiling, snowsled video does not make you want to ride, envious you are not this guy in new fresh, unmarked powder to throw the sled around, play, bounce, drip, winding back and forth up and down hills. See you at Moosestompers this weekend Feb 5-7 in Houlton Maine. We like to ski in Northern Maine too at Big Rock, Mars Hill ME.

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     Congratulations. You've decide to look in to buying land in Maine.

  You like the lower cost, the fewer people, the lack of traffic, no crime here. But what type of land do you think you would enjoy the most? Something like a riverfront acreage or a Maine lake waterfront lot? Waterfront is plentiful in Maine but the size of the water body and amount of frontage, availability of power, ease of access and terrain affect the value, marketability. Make sure to have a soil test, title search on the vacant land that needs to be buildable within Maine shoreland zoning regulations. 100 feet back from the high water mark to build. Septic system needs the same set back or more. Can not clear more than thirty percent of the trees on your lot, etc.

     Now say you want a bigger acreage, more than a lot. Forty acres, two hundred acres or larger. To just build a

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home in the center, say a native Maine log house?  If not nestled in total woods, how about a mix of half and half field to woods. And the open ground. Do you want to use this land for planting something? Make sure that open land is not just a pasture used for animals to graze, to hay and that you could run a plow, cultivators, harvesters and that ledge is not just below the surface.

     Check the local Maine soil conversation district office nearest the land. Study the soil profiles, aerial maps and even dig test holes to be sure, before you buy. Not planning to grow vegetables, fruit trees or raise beef, dairy cattle or horse? Consider growing Christmas trees as an easier, not tie you down day in and out type farming. Tapping maple trees, organic niche farming, raising fish in ponds...farming is a big category.

    Of if you want to build homes, to subdivide or create vacation properties or multi units, something commercial, make you sale contingent on local approvals being met before the real estate closing.  Subdividing something large with lots of road frontage or waterfront to split up means careful planning. In Maine, you can not make more than two pieces of property in a five year period without going thru a subdivision process. There are exceptions...if the land is divded by a major road, the land on each side if considered a new slate, each being able to be divided twice. Look in to other subdivision regulations before you buy so the plans you have can happen like you had hoped before buying. Other  concerns concerning  buying, selling Maine land ? Ask lots of questions 207.532.6573. Maine, you can dream, relax, enjoy relocation, retirement here.  Log on www.mooersrealty.com

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Watch our local Maine community videos. 

Somedays you are the mouse, others the cat. Two cats..from both sides..Yikes. Maine offers lots of images to enjoy

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and to sample the area on live video visit here. Here is another image from a Drews Lake in Linneus ME at sunset while the moon is rising on 180 degrees behind

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me as I snapped a shot. Below, the shaggy guy has trouble with homework, getting to the brook without bumping into a tree, playing games in the field with his long hair over his eyes too.

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Maine, get here quick as you can.

Low cost real estate in Maine.

Space, friendly people, beautiful scenery, wildlife like you've never seen before. Maine. Get here as quick as you can.

And consider this 88 acre Maine farm with Victorian home for sale in Linneus ME.Watch the Maine farm video too. If you want land, ponds, a stream, big barn and auxillary buildings in place..this is the place. $299,500.

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Saving money. Lots of money. Isn't that what makes a purchase feel so much better and don't all of us have a little

Remember Christopher Robin's Tree House?

 yankee trader in us in Maine whether we are buying gas, groceries, a laptop computer or a home. In the case of a Maine home purchase, the Maine State Housing's (MSHA) Gift Of The Green Program is one attractice incentive but it will not be around forever. In addition to the Up to $8000 home buying tax credit program and a Maine home buyer has some seriously attractive home buying options in Maine.Total financial home ownership incentives could total up to $15,000. Wonder about the current MSHA ME home buying loan rates? In Maine in addition to these new financing tools to get you into your own place, the price of homes is so attractive, the selection healthy, the local communities they are in so vibrant and healthy. Maine..get here just as quick as you can!

The 4th of July is an excellent way to get to know the state with the many local state fairs, community

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attractions and events. What are you doing this holiday weekend? For the largest fireworks display in the state, consider the Houlton Agricultural State Fair

ME REALTOR Andrew Mooers -Homes, Farms, Land, Lake Cottages, Woodlot Cabins, Mom and Pop Businesses

Real estate is not so... different than seasoning on food. In this case, the Houlton Maine home has been remodeled, tweaked and features two baths. Finshed cellar, open porch, glass side room entry expands into open modern kitchen. But check out the yard, the deck, and the unique playhouse/treehouse that is one of a kind and detailed! $134,900 info@mooersrealty.com Visit our Maine real estate site. Real our other Maine blog. 207.532.6573 Watch the Maine home video on this listing.

Houlton Maine Is A Pretty Victorian Home!

Short distance to shopping, downtown, schools from this one. Houlton Maine is on the Canadian border and at the gateway from I-95 to the Atlantic Canadian provinces. Friendlier people but not too crowded.

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