Maine

** Maine ** By: B.N  History My country's motto is, "I lead" and this is its motto because at one point in time Maine was of the highest importance or rank. Its state bird is the Chickadee and its flower is the White Pine Cone and Tassel. It applied for statehood on March 15, 1820 and lastly it was the 23rd state to join the Union.

First, in my state, in 1622, Sir Gorges and John Mason were granted rights to claim lands that make up New Hampshire and Maine. In, 1629, the land lying east of the Piscataquas River, and the land that was taken is now known as Maine. On, 1677, however Maine's rights were sold to Massachusetts. In, 1675, King Philip's War started. Native Americans attacked the town of Swansea. Several men, children, and women were killed. The Englishmen did attack as soon as they heard about the raids. In, the end the Natives lost due to a decrease in power on 1763. In, 1775 the first naval battle of the American Revolution occured. It was known as the Battle of Machias. Fourthly, the dispute over Canada's and the U.S's border line happened because the Treaty of Paris did not clearly state who got which lands. Lastly, in 1866 a great fire occured and most of Portland, Maine, was burned down.

I want to go to Maine because there are plenty of things to do and it would be nice for me to get out of the house for a while. For example, I can go play paint ball, miniature golf, and disc golf in Maine. Also, I can go to the Museum and Historic Site, and the Historic Society to learn about the older Maine. I've never tried out these activites so it would be a good chance to get new experiences. But, the only reason I'm going to Maine is so that if I learn about Maine in History I would know everything about Maine!

Itinerary Sunday, July 11th, 2010- Arrival to Maine

On this day we will arrive at Maine and rent a car. We will also go to our hotel and freshen up and regain our energy for the next day.

Monday, July 12th, 2010- Crescent Beach, ME

We will go to Crescent Beach to relax and enjoy the hot sun on our skin. Then, we will go into the water to cool down a bit. My brother and I might build a hole and a fort around it, despite the fact that he is only three.

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010- York's Wild Kingdom, ME

Today we will go to York's Wild Kingdom. At York's Wild Kingdom we will see many creatures such as elephants, monkeys, zebras, alligaotrs and more. Some animals might be dangerous others not so much, so I better be on my toes here.

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010- Portland, ME On this day we will go to the city of Portland in Maine just to go shopping and sightseeing. It will be a tiring day after we go through all the walking, my legs might melt! I think it would be a good to get back into the cities for a little bit, where there's less nature around to kill me...

Thursday, July 15th, 2010- Palace Playland, ME I might actually feel really happy about going here because it's located right next to the beach and it's the only amusement park in Maine to do that! So while my family and I play here, we can get the beach spray and smell. This might be another tiring day but it's worth it.

Friday, July 16th, 2010- Funtown, ME Finally, the last day of playing in Maine, today we will go to Fun Town! I know the name sounds pretty boring. That's what I thought at first until i looked it up. We can do all sorts of things here like Hershey Park in Pennsylvania; we can go to the water park, ride rides and more. It seems kind of sad that this is our last day, at least to some people it is, I was happy there and at my house.

Travel Plans

Flight Info:


 * Leaving From:** Philadelphia International Airport

Airline: U.S Airways

Time: 12:15p.m~5:45p.m

Flight #'s: 3846/ 4711

Layover city & state: Boston, MA

Length of Trip: 5hrs, 30mins

Destination: Augusta, ME


 * Returning From:** Augusta, Maine

Airline: U.S Airways

Time: 10:05a.m~2:06 p.m

Flight #'s: 4706/ 3351

Layover city & state: Boston, MA

Length of Trip: 4hrs, 1min

Destination: Philadelphia, PA


 * Car Rental:

Company: Enterprise

Car: Mini/ van

Pick up: July 11th. 2010

Pick off: July 17th, 2010

Cost per Week: $277.70 **

 l. Farfieled Inn & Suites A. 14 ANTHONY AVENUE AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330 B. 1-207-623-2200 C. $149/per night D. Amenities 1. Free Continental Breakfast 2. 32" Flat panel LCD TV with HD programming 3. Indoor Pool 4. Fitness Room 5. Hot tub
 * [[image:farfield_inn.jpg width="480" height="480" align="right" link="https://image.pegs.com/content/H/H2H/H2HR/H2HRK/H2HRKL07_j.jpg"]]Accommodations**

ll. Holiday Inn Civic Center A. 110 COMMUNITY DR., AUGUSTA, ME 04330 B. 1-800-546-4167 C. $101.70/ per night D. Amenities 1. Air conditioning 2. Bath private 3. Bus tours welcome 4. Laundry 5. Phones in room 6. Public Restrooms 7. Room service 8. Safe for valuables 9. Cable TV

Pre Trip Planning

1. Put plenty of food for the dog 2. Pack up the electronics im taking (laptops, portable games, portable dvd player etc.) 3. Pack bags of clothing 4. Fill car with gas 5. Make sure everything is in place for return. 6. Turn off all the electric aplliances 7. Make sure all windows are closed 8. Make sure my brother and I have our sugar 9. Pack up body essentials (body spray, deodorant, etc) 10. Pack up mouthwash and cotton swabs

Estimated Costs

Hotel: $795.30 Food: $464 Entertainment: $700 Shopping: $900 Round Trip Air Fare: $2,320.80 Car Rental: $277.70 Miscellaneous: $20 Total: $5477.80

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