I don't think I have ever seen any bodies of water iced over after April, there may be ice floating in May but you wouldnt call it frozen.
I don't think I have ever watched the Smithsonian channel though it seems like it might be something I would check out
I almost retired to the Tahoe/Truckee Pass area of California. They get 8 to 12 feet of snow in a storm sometimes.
They have roads/storms where they stop traffic and only let certain traffic through - where you have to have chains on the car. They won't let you through otherwise.
But, I was able to get a giant chunk of land in Maine at a much lower price. There's no way I could have bought 3k acres in that area. It just wouldn't happen.
Also, the land here was a whole lot less expensive. Like a lot less expensive. I spent well under $1000 an acre for the property the house sits on.
Plus Maine had a house across the road that I could buy. That put me in the area and able to help/watch while my house was constructed. So, I could be in Maine to retire sooner/easier.
I put a bid in for the property, I won the bid, and I signed for the property a few weeks later.
And you were already living in the northeast corridor too
I had a great deal of familiarity with Maine already, but mostly Southern Maine and Central Maine.
My family even owned a hunting cabin here in Maine - though I hadn't been there since I was really young.
It's mostly educational documentaries. It's good stuff.
Want me to email you a link?
You have to email them to ask for an account. You get a free (and awesome) account after they respond.
Then, you can upgrade. I just went with the $7/mo. package myself, as that has more channels than I'll ever need and I don't need any HD channels. They're good anough at like 720p and I'm fine with it.
sure, my kids like watching tv on the laptop connected to the big screen so that would be awesome
(post is archived)