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Sometimes we get weather forecast for the mountains, or the coast, or central Maine or way 'downeast' or southern Maine or occasionally New Brunswick or Quebec.
Plate tectonics jhetley 2004
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Are you reading a seperate article? kevin77 wrote: kasdyln, any article about pretty much any town in "the county" or any town "downeast" involving a crime, accident, or court case, brings comments from those who live in those communities who love to gossip about one another.
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"Located off the coast of downeast Maine, the Old Sow whirlpool has been a well known strange site for hundreds of years."
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Today was a big step forward - many didn't expect him to win this big downeast.
With Nearly Half Reporting, Obama Vaults To Big Lead In Maine 2009
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Lesser or greater amounts depending on how our city has moved between the downeast coast and the western mountains.
It's outta here jhetley 2007
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Eagle-cam shows a chick in that downeast nest -- the wildlife biologists had thought the eggs had died due to our "unseasonable" weather. briloon.org.
The fun never stops jhetley 2007
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The Intelligent Designer picked up the United States by the tip of downeast Maine, and all the loose nuts rolled into Southern California.
Ole Fashioned Southern California Creationism - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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LOL, here in downeast maine we call those peeking cracks “a deer isle smile”
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Dodie married a TV weatherman who gained something of a reputation in New England for his drawling downeast delivery.
on writing by stephen king scribner 2000
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As general Simcoe loathed the nasal twang, attenuated appearance, and the vulgar republicanism of a downeast
The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Charles Roger
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