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My husband just applied for a school job in Perry. I honestly don't know that much about it, other than it is coastal. After living in Homer, AK for the last few years, I do love that part about it. We were wondering about the surrounding areas and reasonable commutes...Eastport, Calais, Lubec for instance, any others we should consider or not? We are used to winter driving.
Also, silly question but does the snow stay all winter there or does it come, melt, and come again? We were just discussing that today for some reason.
Calais is the biggest town on the list, but had plenty of rural area. The biggest employer is the hospital. Perry is a quiet town. There are very big tides in the area so if you go boating you need to be aware of the huge currents, especially during the new moon and full moon.
A natural gas company has just bought land in Robbinston for a natural gas shipping terminal. The latent heat of vaporization will provide for a secondary freezer plant for freezing fish, shellfish or vegetables.
The snow comes and goes, but there is less snow on the coast than just 10 miles inland.
Perry is a nice coastal town. Taxes seem reasonable. They have a few spots of breath taking scenery. Lubec would be a long commute to Perry. 45 minutes or so. Closer towns would be Pembroke, Charlotte, or Robbinston.
My wife and I really like it down there. We have a camp in Charlotte and get there as often as possible.
The Natural gas terminal that was mentioned, will never be built down there. There is too much opposition to it, and the Canadians have already said that the ships won't be passing through their waters.
From Perry, it is about 20 miles to Calais where you can find a Walmart, drug store (Rite Aid), and a building supply store (EBS). Eastport is only 7 miles away. There is a vet right there in Perry, and a convenience store (Irving). Perry has an elementary school, and kids go to Eastport for high school.
This is just a natural gas terminal, not fracking or drilling? I will have to do some research on this since it sounds like it is a hot local issue. We are used to contentious fossil fuel issues here in AK so I love reading about what is going on in other places.
Looking at the map, Lubec looks like the commute would get really old, really fast, especially in winter. Eastport looks interesting and I am finding properties with a several acres between Perry and Calais. Thanks for the help. I am sure I will have more questions if this pans out. I am kind of excited to be moving back to the Lower 48 and feel a bit more connected to the rest of the country. As long as I can have winter, I will happy! Summer is nice too but I loves a good winter.
This is just a natural gas terminal, not fracking or drilling? I will have to do some research on this since it sounds like it is a hot local issue. We are used to contentious fossil fuel issues here in AK so I love reading about what is going on in other places.
Looking at the map, Lubec looks like the commute would get really old, really fast, especially in winter. Eastport looks interesting and I am finding properties with a several acres between Perry and Calais. Thanks for the help. I am sure I will have more questions if this pans out. I am kind of excited to be moving back to the Lower 48 and feel a bit more connected to the rest of the country. As long as I can have winter, I will happy! Summer is nice too but I loves a good winter.
Lubec is indeed a bit of hike to Perry. Calais is closer but Calais gets too hot in the summer in my opinion. Calais is upriver and not on the ocean so it soes not get the cooling that the ocean offers. Calais does however have the better shopping. Eastport is nice although some complain about the taxes. You've got Pembroke right next door too.
I would not be worried about the natural gas terminal too much I just don't see it happening, which is a good thing in my opinion.
This is just a natural gas terminal, not fracking or drilling?
Fracking and drilling will never be an issue in Maine, there are no oil or gas deposits.
As far as the homes on the market many of them have been vacant for several years and are not in good condition and need a lot of work, my wife and I were in Eastport last August and walked every street and looked at all the houses for sale. Listings for Quoddy Village and Sipayik are Indian territories. You can see real estate listings here
Fracking and drilling will never be an issue in Maine, there are no oil or gas deposits.
As far as the homes on the market many of them have been vacant for several years and are not in good condition and need a lot of work, my wife and I were in Eastport last August and walked every street and looked at all the houses for sale. Listings for Quoddy Village and Sipayik are Indian territories. You can see real estate listings here
I didn't think Maine had gas or oil but wasn't sure. Thanks for clarifying. Thanks for the link too. I can imagine that a lot of homes need help. I don't mind putting the work in for the right home. I grew up in a historic home in Virginia and my parents rehabbed it over the years. It just has to be the right home.
A lot of the work you will not be able to do on your own, some houses have foundation issues and others are so caddywompus that they have structural issues. My wife and I looked at the old Mullen place on Boynton next to mensaguy and corgis and the front door would not open because of the lean in the house wedged the door shut. The guy that lived there was the garbageman, when I was a kid there was no garbageman so we used to burn garbage at the ferry landing at low tide but that was in the dark ages, we used to collect dead squid and cut them up for bait to go tub trawling. This is my great uncles old shack, the town lost it's soul when it was torn down.
A lot of the work you will not be able to do on your own, some houses have foundation issues and others are so caddywompus that they have structural issues. My wife and I looked at the old Mullen place on Boynton next to mensaguy and corgis and the front door would not open because of the lean in the house wedged the door shut. The guy that lived there was the garbageman, when I was a kid there was no garbageman so we used to burn garbage at the ferry landing at low tide but that was in the dark ages, we used to collect dead squid and cut them up for bait to go tub trawling. This is my great uncles old shack, the town lost it's soul when it was torn down.
I can imagine that some of the homes are in terrible shape. I definitely know my limitations there. We will keep all of that in mind if he gets the job. That is pretty cool that you have such a long history there. Thank you for the advice.
My husband and I are wondering, what is the correct pronunciation for Calais? I think I read somewhere that it isn't the French pronunciation.
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