Maine Myths

I'm sure everyone would agree that there are more and more rules to follow every day. To be considered a good, law-abiding citizen here in Maine it's no different, and in fact it may be even worse, considering that simply throwing away a piece of trash involves three different warning
signs.

The trash can shown here is at a rest area on US Route 1, in the town of Newcastle. It puts in perspective my husband's arrest and lock-up in our home town of Freeport for missing his court date, assigned four months earlier for driving with his vehicle's registration a few month's past its expiration date.

Maine has been called "America's Vacationland" since 1936, and in 1987 the state motto -- "The Way Life Should Be" -- was born. It seems that both of those things need updating.