Lots for Sale in Machiasport (Cutler: to live, price, land)

[libbykt]

Molly, those pictures are great! Jasper Beach was always one of my favorite places to go as a kid. It was such an adventure, packing up a picnic with my grandmother's awful sandwiches that she always would put butter on, no matter what, and the beach was just so different from our little patch of sand. My sister and I looked forward to it every summer, and it seemed like it took FOREVER to get there from our cottage at Roque Bluffs. Maybe with my grandfather driving, it did. You've brought back a wonderful memory for me.

I can't wait to get back there this summer. My 2 year old loves rocks. He is going to go crazy there. Crazy!

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by ExAirForce

God I lived in Corinna for years smelling the wonderful odors of Eastland Woolen Mill and decades later the entire site became a super fund cleanup site from all the toxins and poisons. Thank god my kid wasn't born with a 3rd arm and I don't have cancer ..... yet. I see property for sale that was close to the old mill site and would feel less safe buying a house there than next to a military target. Again just my 2 cents.

Here's a link for Maine Superfund Sites. These may be good places to avoid when searching for your dream home. Many of them have been cleaned up though not being the trusting sort I'd still think twice before investing in a former toxic site. Your results may vary.
Maine Superfund Sites

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by Maineah

Here's a link for Maine Superfund Sites. These may be good places to avoid when searching for your dream home. Many of them have been cleaned up though not being the trusting sort I'd still think twice before investing in a former toxic site. Your results may vary.
Maine Superfund Sites

There are more.

For example the 'LORING AIR FORCE BASE' clean-up

EPA ID #: ME9570024522

Includes sites which are 'connected' to Loring, but not near Loring.

It is my understanding that since the Air Force has used their assets to address many areas of contamination the EPA simply did not class it as 'super-fund'.

A total of 54 sites were identified as needing clean-up.

The Air Force identified petroleum contamination at two of the pump stations along the 200 mile pipeline, which runs from Searsport, Maine to Loring. The Argyle pump station is currently under-going in-site treatment using soil vapor extraction. Contaminated soil from the Mattawamkeg pump station was excavated and treated off-site. Additional contamination remaining at the Mattawamkeg pump station is currently being treated using in-site oxygen curtain technology.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

There are more.

For example the 'LORING AIR FORCE BASE' clean-up

EPA ID #: ME9570024522

Includes sites which are 'connected' to Loring, but not near Loring.

It is my understanding that since the Air Force has used their assets to address many areas of contamination the EPA simply did not class it as 'super-fund'.

A total of 54 sites were identified as needing clean-up.

The Air Force identified petroleum contamination at two of the pump stations along the 200 mile pipeline, which runs from Searsport, Maine to Loring. The Argyle pump station is currently under-going in-site treatment using soil vapor extraction. Contaminated soil from the Mattawamkeg pump station was excavated and treated off-site. Additional contamination remaining at the Mattawamkeg pump station is currently being treated using in-site oxygen curtain technology.

There are many others associated with Brunswick Naval Air Station too. There hasn't been a full list developed yet though some of the off site dumps have been quietly cleaned up over the last few years. There may be an upside to living near the VLF Antenna Farm, you could just hang your Thanksgiving turkey out on a clothesline to cook it!

[Northern Maine Land Man]

Mainah says;
"That beach is beautiful mollysmiles thanks for the links."

And the beach rattles when there is a good surf up. Maine is the only place I know where some of the beaches rattle.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by Northern Maine Land Man

Mainah says;
"That beach is beautiful mollysmiles thanks for the links."

And the beach rattles when there is a good surf up. Maine is the only place I know where some of the beaches rattle.

The sand rattles in Arizona...and bites too!

[mollysmiles]

Originally Posted by Northern Maine Land Man

Mainah says;
"That beach is beautiful mollysmiles thanks for the links."

And the beach rattles when there is a good surf up. Maine is the only place I know where some of the beaches rattle.

YES!! I love that! There is a section at West Quoddy Head, and a nice spot at Schoodic where you can get the same effect if you hit the tide just right! It's wonderful! DH laughs at me because I could just stay right there and listen, and if he doesn't hear it right away I do the "listen, listen....shhh.....did you hear that one?!" Now the one at West Quoddy sounds different than the ones at Jasper and Schoodic--the rock is a lot smaller at West Quoddy.

[AustinB]

Yoho Head is a pretty area. I did some surveying there right out of school.

As for a nuke strike, I think that the fallout from targets farter west might be more of a problem. The radiation from a cell phone held to the ear is probably as dangerous as the vlf.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by AustinB

Yoho Head is a pretty area. I did some surveying there right out of school.

As for a nuke strike, I think that the fallout from targets farter west might be more of a problem. The radiation from a cell phone held to the ear is probably as dangerous as the vlf.

I wish I had never mentioned the nuclear target aspect of this area because as I had feared most of you are not getting it and ignoring the real monster in all of this. The VLF antenna farm puts out cancer causing radiation all day everyday NOW, so the nuke strike should be the least of your worries. The place is harmful and if you are not informed enough to look into the real dangers of the existing antenna farm you may pay much more for your dream home than just the money. It is a dangerous place to live and if you choose to ignore this reality you do so at your own peril.

[mollysmiles]

I'm still surprised we got this far in the thread without Point LePreau being mentioned....usually for us down here when an act of terrorism is mentioned that's the first place we think of, not that Cutler isn't a big deal, but I'm sure you can see the difference