You're traveling North to the Atlantic Canadian Provinces with your motor home, and are saying "Gee...wouldn't it be nice to access the internet to see what we are missing for news from home?" Swing that big RV into the Houlton Maine Tourist Information Center, flip up the screen on your laptop and enjoy high speed internet wireless access.  The State Of Maine has the right of idea for thr traveling tourist passing thru Houlton Maine / Aroostook County.  Spread the word on this neat feature from the MTA.     Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers - Aroostook County Information And Houlton Maine Real Estate 09/15/2008

   The Houlton Maine Rotary Club is part of district 7810 . One of the biggest fund raisers the Houlton Rotary Club has done for over 50 years is the fall auction. Over $50,000 worth of items are collected, labeled and marketed thru a newspaper supplement listing the treasures.  Thru the local WHOU radio, Polaris Cable And on line with help from Pioneer Wireless, the local Houlton Rotarians push the product and have fun doing it in a local community down home sort of way.  Watch the video on the Houlton Maine Rotary Auction 52nd auction. I finished up my solicitation today and cards with the items outlined and sponsor information are due back to Nancy Ketch by September 15th's meeting. The auction is always held around the three nights before Thanksgiving and lots of folks home for the ... 09/11/2008

   In America, the fast paced do business now hectic approach is so vastly different than doing business with other cultures and nationalities.  Joe Salesman who rattles off that he can provide this service for this fee and is tapping his fingers for approval or written authorization is in for a suprise.  Hold your horses.  Put down the contracts explaining the fine print. Out of country business people want to sit down, have some tea or local drink, and get to know the person they are considering doing business with.  Hold off on the product cost if they buy so many gross, etc . The potential client wants to know  are you married, have any kids, what ages and learn the values of the person they may do business with.  On the presidential hoopla for the Republican Convention, the media, ... 09/10/2008

     Houlton Maine has been  nicknamed "The Music Town of Maine'. Year after year, show choirs, percussion ensembles, jazz bands and other state wide Maine competitions find the Shiretowners come out on top! The reason for such musical excellence is youth grow up singing in church and playing in McGill's Band summers. Students start in early elementary school playing a musical instrument and singing difficult challenging works taught by band / music directors who all have the same passion and vision.  This year's band or music director passes the student to next year's director trained and there is no wasted time or lack of continuity to "build" a top performer.  The instructors sail and socialize and are thinking music on the job and off! The youth look happy, excited and without cocki... 09/02/2008

     The secret to life is to make the most of the circumstances you are dealt, to remember that family is everything, to think of others and be a good neighbor, to work hard and be passionate about your job. To make your community a better place to live, work and play. Local Houlton Maine and Aroostook County youth work growing up for their spending money.  They are taught respect for others, for property and to appreciate all they do have not what they have for a list of galloping gimmees.  The Northern Maine potato harvest will start in about three weeks and that is a time enjoyed by young and old alike as a tradition special to the "County". Already, youth have jobs lined up in the potato fields and spud houses to make money for those expensive A&F pants, or a new downhill ski coat,... 08/26/2008

    What's Cooking In Your Home Town? If You Only Had One Channel To Watch For Entertainment And Information, It Might Be Like Living In A Government Controled Country.  Fortunately We Have Lots Of Choices And We Like To Explore Them Quickly.  As A Maine Real Estate Broker, In Addition To Promoting Property, Our Biggest Job And Responsibility Is To Market Maine.  "Vacationland" Has Lots To Offer And Rather Than One Blog, One Website, One Video Outlet....A Maine REALTOR Needs To Have Many "Broadcast" Options.  And There A Slug Of Them Out There.  One Other Blog We Feed Is Blogger. We Upload Video To Many Sources But Still The 800 Pound Gorilla For History And Name Recognition Is You Tube.  You Have The Property Information, You Know Your Area Of The State You Live In, Make Sure To Not Li... 08/19/2008

     Hear The Question Daily..."Got Anything Cheap, Nothing Special, Doesn't Have To be Large Or Filled With Fine Features...Just Want To Own Something, Anything In Maine."  The need to just own something in Maine is a strong one.  Motivation?  If all heck broke loose where John or Jane Real Estate Buyer live now, they have a small parcel of land or a second home to retreat to in a hurry. Recreational value of local property is extremely high while the price tag for it is incredible low in comparision  to where the buyer hangs his hat at the end of the day now. Property is so inexpensive compared to the rest of the world that buyers feel like a kid in a candy store.  They want to, and can buy multiple properties due to the real estate dollar's buying power in Maine!      Last week close... 08/14/2008

Neat how technology links you to the events as they happen! Local drive Lucas Grant is in the top nine..the winner of the local Houlton Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race 2008!  Proud of the parents and driver...and in a small town, everyone knows the folks they are cheering, hooting for.  Here is the link for live streaming of the big world series of racing in Akron Ohio!  Houlton Maine has been the site of the largestr local race in the country five years in a row!  Go Lucas Grant!  For local derby program visit website.  Lucas Grant and Sara Heath are in Akron Ohio for the week.  Here is the live link address...its a long one but to make sure you get it all  http://media.myfoxcleveland.com/livestreaming/FF_NEWS_CHAT_B.html  07/26/2008

Houlton Maine...with under 7000 population is a vibrant community found at the beginning of I-95 In Aroostook County.  Next door to the Atlantic provinces of Canada, the quality of life with clean air, unpolluted water and low population add to the beauty of 4 season living.  Recreational opportunties abound whether your fancy is paddling lazily around a nearby lake, or hiking the steepest trail Abol on Mt Katahdin at Baxter State Park or playing the challenging Houlton Community Golf Course.  Enjoy the local McGill's Community Band playing most thursday nights behind Cary Library in a special outdoor amphitheatre offering a chance to meet the local population  of down to earth, hardworking individuals.  You come for the day and may stay a life time.  Houlton Maine has superior schools ... 07/23/2008

 Video for the 208 Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race has been posted...the winners imaged...but the rest of the scenes....they are parked here! Fun with the family in spirited down hill soap box derby race on "Derby Hill" at Community Park in Houlton Maine.  Over 50 racers in this year's gravity race...up to 172 in previous years as new groups of kids enter the racing circuit from around Aroostook, Washington and Penobscot County Maine!  The Houlton Maine race was the largest in the country 5 years running...pretty awesome for a town of 6700 and an area spread out over Northern Maine.  It is an example of the kind of people..the type of parents that live here. Volunteers, family oriented...giving kids an event to be proud of with tons of local community spirit!  Here are some of the hi... 07/22/2008

A Maine REALTOR cares about his community with fierce pride.  He or she is involved in the civic organizations, local events and has a volunteer heart as big as the Pine Tree State.  Home grown involvement makes the local flavor of Maine towns special.  These three videos show you a taste of that local flavor...Maine REALTORS capture it..package it, broadcast it thru blogs, podcasts, vidcasts, website placement and videos thru the many options available. Maine..the way life should be. Just now it is not a secret or known by just the locals.  Spread the word, beat the drum for how vibrant your home town is!   Local Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race!                                                                                Local 4 Day 4th Of July Celebration & Fair In Houlton Maine ... 07/17/2008

Northeast of Baxter Park and Katahdin lies the Houlton Region. Part wooded wilderness, part agricultural landscape, this region stretches from Sherman Mills in the south, up through Houlton and the end of the Interstate, then due north to Mars Hill. Most of the towns in this region are located on or near the Interstate and Rte. 1 and the lakes most populated with properties are generally the smaller ones that are closer to the towns. Spaulding Lake and Timoney Lake are 116 and 55 acres respectfully - quite small comparatively - but generally have properties listed for sale on them. Conversely, the northern reach of East Grand Lake, which bumps into this region and is one of Maine's largest lakes, usually has properties for sale. Also check out Small, Pleasant, and Mattawamkeag lakes and... 07/17/2008

     Aroostook Internet, Fairpoint DSL (formerly Verizon), Pioneer Wireless, GWI, and a slew of other high speed internet options exist in Houlton Maine & Southern Aroostook.  Maine in general is pretty savvy when it comes to offering fast internet service in remote areas you would not expect to be able to log on without the standard pokey dial up option.  Make sure to do a site evaluation if you plan to telecommute to your regular job on line where you live now in the move to Maine.  And BEFORE you buy a particular spot of real estate in Maine.  The terrain and mean even removing a limb or tree will not yield the high speed you desire! Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers - Houlton Maine & Aroostook County Real Estate & Area Information Links 07/13/2008

You have shelled out a tidy sum for new windows and  new siding with insulation board added underneath.  You have updated heating systems, added new insulated doors..you are all set right? No...many Maine homes or business property that are one floor have no hatch or a small opening to access the attic.  What is in your attic in this Northern state that needs to be added to for insulation? Make the opening in a closet ceiling...and beef up what is there..heat rises remember? And around a chimney, there may be a gap causing a major draft. Don't just lay insulation over that gap..seal it off..put gasket insulation into the crevice in the attic and in the cellar to stop the draft.  Duct tape and seal off the heat loss and make a blanket of 2 feet of insulation in that attic before next win... 07/12/2008

Warm weather, sunny skies and lots of local community effort to make the Houlton 4th of July fun, safe and offering something for everyone! Parades, fireworks,animal exhbits, truck pulls, mud runs, concerts, rides, food, demolision derbies, shows, and mingling with your neighbors at "midnight madness" retail shopping just part of what the 4th of July is all about. The Houlton Fair works hard all year long on this event. Over $200,000 invested. Maine is "Vacationland" and more and more out of towners settle in to the Houlton venue for the state fair.  Watch the video on the event here at this link  below....   http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=AeXxiY0ZmpY! Maine..the way life should be! Visit www.houltonfair.com For All The Events! 07/07/2008

Great weather, super local community involvement.  That is small town, home made family fun.  Most of the local folks working on some aspect of the 4th of July in Houlton Maine which adds to the involvement and home town pride.  Parades, fireworks, animal exhibits, horse shows, beano, rides, food...food and more food.  Visiting with alumni home for school reunions, catching up with relatives you bump into, watching the demolish derby.  Houlton Maine's state fair is one big operation.  Over $200,000 invested and runs for 4 days1 The entire Southern Aroostook area takes part..starting with "Midnight Madness" retail business sales town wide! Great job Houlton Fair Committee that starts today on work for next years event..booking shows, performers, brainstorming on what went right, where th... 07/07/2008

     Neat website to check out that shows you July 4th fireworks from different areas around the country.  Can't be in New York for the 4th?  Go on line, hooked to your 52" wide screen and take in the hundreds of thousand dollar show put on around the nation!  Ahhh..the internet and ability to go boldly where no one with a mouse in their right hand has gone before..all from the comfort of your home sweet home.  Check out the fireworks in Boston MA, New York NY, Washington DC, Philadelphia PA and San Francisco CA at the EveryScape website!  The site is neat to scope out...and you can become an "Escape Artist" making sure your home town or city is represented on line the way it should be. Visit www.houltonfair.com for all the events from mudruns, truck pulls, horse shows, demolision derby... 07/03/2008

As a Jimmy Olsen cub reporter  or a Clark Kent that doubles as a full time real estate broker, your job is to capture and post area information.  You as a broker feed the local portal to the world thanks to the internet.  Within ten minutes of the news event, it is posted and everyone who cares about your home town sees it.  Nothing the NBC News would need to cover but news to local folks around the area.  They saw smoke and wondered what's that all about.  In small towns, no local TV outlet to capture and post.  But with video camera, you can post it.  Not just the parades, local ball or hockey teams and listings you have for sale.  Capture the local flavor of your area and in this case, see the Houlton Fire Department in action.  Offer to feed it to the nearest TV station which in Hou... 07/02/2008

     You finished your second cup of black coffee as the sun rises...off to the barn to throw some hay down for the small critters you are raising.  Your partner is getting up too and fixing breakfast and you have plans if the weather cooperates to climb on the old John Deere B tractor to pull a plow thru the back five acre field. If you get rained out, there is a box stall door needing repair and a long list from the job jar to tackle.  Jack up the settling porch. Fix the fence charger. Head to town for parts. This is Maine farming. No extra money to hire out the chores, repairs, updates.  You can do it. You become a bit of a mechanic, part gambler, a half baked carpenter but all with the satisfaction of working the good earth.  You burn wood from the sections out back that are studded... 06/30/2008

     Thinking about expanding a business in Aroostook County Maine? Or starting one? Look into the economic advantages with the Aroostook County Empowerment Zone!  The Northern Maine Development Commission is an Aroostook agency that helps educated business people on new programs the federal, state and local goverment's offer in Aroostook County.  Together, Northern Maine is growing and becoming know as the best place on earth to live, work and play! For more on all the resources and areas NMDC works, visit their website!  For Southern Aroostook area information and help with development visit the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce and The Southern Aroostook Development Corporation MAINE REALTOR ANDREW MOOERS - HOULTON /AROOSTOOK COUNTY REAL ESTATE & AREA INFORMATION 06/28/2008