Maine Munitiae: Sugarloaf and Sunday River for Christmas

Da Slopes

I have a confession to make. Confession is good for the soul. So, I am gonna do my soul some good here. I lived on and off for 20 years in Colorado and have lived in Maine for almost five years and I have never been snow skiing. Never. Not. One. Single. Time. As a matter of fact, I have never even set foot on a ski resort. I kinda regret that I have never skied. It's too late now. My friend Arthur Itis won't cooperate with me because he has staked claim to my knees and he ain't leavin'. Bastard. Of course I could put a fake cast on my leg and go sit in the lodge at the ski resort and wait for the pretty, young ski bunnies to show me attention. If I did that, however, my wife would remove my gazebos with a ski pole and throw them into the snow making machine. Goodbye gazebos, hello alimony.

For those of you are interested in skiing in New England, Maine is the place to be. Sugarloaf and Sunday River are two of the best ski resorts east of the Mississippi.

Sugarloaf has a Christmas Vacation Package that starts at $109 per person per night that is a pretty good deal. It would be mo' bettah than good to spend Christmas with your and/or family high on top of Sugarloaf Mountain. If you've already made planes for Christmas, Sugarloaf has all kinds of holiday stuff  going on through December and on into the New Year.

Sunday River, as you would expect, also has a Christmas Week Package that range from $129 per person per night. The package includes perks like slopeside lodging, free lift tickets and skiing or snowboarding clinics. And like their counterparts over at Sugarloaf, Sunday River is loaded with holiday fun all the way into 2011.

Any way you look at it, either of these two outstanding ski resorts would be an incredible place to beat the Rat Race and enjoy the holidays with family and freinds, or maybe even a second honeymoon.

Disclaimer:  I DO NOT receive any compensation OF ANY KIND from Sugarloaf or Sunday River in exchange for featuring them on this blog. I DO NOT know anyone who has anything to do (work, manage, etc) at either resort. I have NEVER even been to or communicated with a representative of either establishment. 

Maine Minutiae : End of Summer Hoorah!

 One of the nice things about living in Augusta is that there are plenty of amenities to live comfortably. Another cool thing about living here is that it's never too far to drive to get to a less-crowded, remote even, place to escape from the rat race. Danged if I didn't find another such place while just goofin' off this morning. Franklin County. A mere 38 miles from Augusta, Franklin County seems a world away. In the winter time, there's always skiing at Sugarloaf. However, as we put another summer behind us, Franklin County still has much to offer. Like the family-owned (I like family-owned businesses. They seem to work harder to make you happy) resort at Saddleback, which features hiking and ski trails, streams and lakes where Fish.Fear.Me. and so much more. While Sugarloaf and Saddleback are doing business in one way or another year round, I wanted to bring up a specific event that I know readers of all ages and both sexes will find well worth the time and money spent. It's billed as the End of Summer Hoorah! The main attractions include a Car/Bike (motorcycle) Show, Texas Hold "Em Tournament and....wait....for....this....a pig roast! I'd slap my mama away from the supper table to get some fresh roasted pig. They'll also be BBQing some yard bird at this hootnanny. How fast can I get there??!! What a great way to wrap up the vacation season! Rangeley, a recent Maine Minutiae subject is also in Franklin County and would be a terrific place to spend some time during your trip to the festivities. Hoorah!