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1st winter blog of 2015!

Welcome to Anne Plummer & Associates 1st winter blog of 2015! The timing for this entry I expect hits home for many locals, as it certainly is winter here in the Maine Lakes Region as...

Naples Nightscape

This is a cool view from the Naples Maine bridge at night. You can see both Brandy Pond and Long Lake. You can also see the Songo River Queen in the background. This photo was...

Cup o’ Joe

I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jiving and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup So, where...

Baby and a Backsplash

Years back, we moved into our home in the Lake Region area with a one week old baby! Having closed on the house in Naples just days after the arrival of our firstborn, it is...

Anticipating Valentine’s Day, my husband and I reminisced, reflecting on how a romantic cross-country skiing outing at Sebago Lake State Park, led us to buying real estate in Naples in 1992. “We packed a picnic...

Wool Socks and Snowshoes

Each school day I’m up at 5:00am, and we’re out the door at 6:15am. My son and I hop in the van and drive down the hill to his bus stop. The month’s freezing temperatures...

Rattle Snake Mountain – Raymond (Trailhead off Route 85 Raymond)

This is an easy hike from the parking lot to the best view – about 1/2 mile. The view looks over Panther Pond and towards Raymond. The trail could be slippery in the winter as...

Pleasant Mountain Loop “Shawnee Peak”

Pleasant Mountain Loop “Shawnee Peak” – West Bridgton (Trailhead off Route 302 W. Bridgton) Ridge hike offers excellent views to the southern Lakes Region and beyond. Pleasant Mountain is the highest peak in Southern Maine,...

Fall Foliage Family Hikes Southern Maine

Pleasant Mountain “Shawnee Peak” – East Fryeburg (Trailhead off Denmark Rd Fryeburg) “Pleasant Mountain” – located in the Lakes Region of southwestern Maine, is the home of Shawnee Peak Ski Resort, which dominates the north...

Fall Foliage Family Hikes Southern Maine

Burnt Meadow Mountain – Brownfield (Trailhead off Spring St. Brownfield) Burnt Meadow Mountain, close to the New Hampshire border, is comprised of three similar summits. The well-marked (though somewhat overgrown) route described here scales the...