History

Flagstaff, Maine is known as Maine's ghost town. The small former town in Somerset County was located near Eustis and about twenty miles north of Rangeley.

When I think of a drive-in movie theater it brings back great family memories. You had to position the car perfectly on the little mound of sand, hook the speaker on the rolled down driver's side window and make the trek to snack shack.

Jay Leno was a longtime host of 'The Tonight Show' and he often talked about his love for cars. Jay Leno's Garage has it's own YouTube channel and a 1914 Christie Fire Engine has ties to Maine.

The State of Maine has an official song that was written, words and music, by Roger Vinton Snow. It's called 'State of Maine Song'. Officially adopted as the official state song on March 30, 1937. Here is the official State of Maine Song performed by Millinocket group, Dot and the HasBeens...

Fenway Park is the home field of the Boston Red Sox and dates back quite a way and there has been many highlights over the years the old ball park has seen.

Today is Patriot’s Day in Maine which commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord fought near Boston in 1775. Patriot’s Day is on the third Monday in April and is celebrated in Massachusetts and Wisconsin too but it’s named a little different.

The sound of the Maine coast will be heard a little less these days as foghorns in the states lighthouses are being replaced with an automated foghorn system.

Another famous Mainer and his place in history: Conrad Heyer crossed the Delaware with George Washington, and would be 267 years old today.

March 9th 1921  A British Tramp Steamer called Wandby shipwrecked near Walker's Point in Kennebunk. Captain David Simpson's hearing was off when he thought the buoy whistle he heard was the one near Portland Lightship . Thinking that they were in the clear and heading in the right direction the captain left the bridge, letting his chief engineers take the reign...

Maine has a lot of towns named after foreign countries or cities of foreign countries, or at least people 'think' that's the case. Not all the names are for the obvious reason.

The license plate that was attached to the limousine that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in just sold at auction for $100,000. The plate was expected to go for $40,000.

It’s that time year when the National Toy Hall of Fame picks toys to be inducted into the hall. The ‘hall’ is located in Rochester, New York, and they have announced their finalist for 2015.

Getting ready to watch Monday Night Football tonight, September 21st, 2015, this is the 46th year of Monday Night Football. It all started in 1970 when the Cleveland Browns beat Joe Namath and the New York Jets 31-21.

This commercial is probably one of the best Superbowl commercials of all time.  Featuring Budweiser's iconic Clydesdales, the commercial was aired one time.  Clydesdales passing the Statue of Liberty, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, and finally pausing and bowing in a park overlooking the New York City skyline, without the twin World Trade Center Towers - which were destroyed in the terrorist attack

In September 1945, Life Magazine ran a story about ‘Mike the Headless Chicken', also known as ‘Miracle Mike”. Lloyd Olson, the owner of the rooster, was sent out by his wife, Clara, to get a chicken for the evening meal.  He headed to the barnyard to behead a chicken wanting to leave plenty of neck because his Mother in Law enjoyed that part of the chicken.

Today, August 14th is V-J Day. The day Japan surrendered to the United States and officially ended WWII. It is called "Victory In Japan Day or "Victory Over Japan Day". There are three dates that relate to V-J Day, confusing but here what happened.