"the call of Maine"

[dramamama6685]

Elston you always manage to make me teary. Thanks for your call to Maine sentiments!

[AustinB]

"5 mpg huh? What kind of pickup is that?"

Com'on, be fair... it was draggin' a hen house. most any truck will get lousey fuel mileage doing that.

[McMar]

Originally Posted by RMoore007

I was thinking about this thread just today while commuting and this genetic memory really describes what I feel. When I visit Maine each year, I get the feeling everyone looks like me. Or that everyone looks familiar to me. Maybe this genetic memory is real. I especially get this feeling when I spend time around my fathers birth place which is in the Norridgewock and Madison areas and again when I spend time around the Dexter and Dover Foxcroft areas where my mother grew up. Just feels like home even though I haven't actually lived in those towns. The first "Call To Maine" for me is a strange familiarity.

Also, my mom died a few years ago leaving me and my brothers and sisters 67 years of her daily diaries. She started at about 10 years old in 1936 until she passed in 2003. Reading a young teens thoughts during the war including her college years and young family life in the 50's and 60's is quite interesting, says my sister who is now done reading them all and will be passing them on to me to read. Hopefully I can share some of her thoughts within this Maine forum in the near future. My sister said that she kept lots of lists and ended each year with a recap of major events. The second "Call To Maine" then is our family home since 1850 where my mom and her mom were both born and died in the same room there. And that my mom wished to always try to keep the old house and property in our family if possible. Of course I have a place for me behind the house down in the family cemetary anyway. I guess that is the third "Call To Maine" that I can put on hold for awhile.

RMoore, how remarkable that your mother kept those journals. That is such a wonderful family heirloom for future generations. She sounds like she was a special lady. This thread has been one of my favorites to read, as Maine seems to have inspired pure poetry in all of you. I can't even come close to describing my feelings (not at this time - have had the flu for a week and it's still going strong), so I will stay silent about my own "draw to Maine" until true inspiration hits me. Reps all around on this thread!