tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10280781.post-1106501847487079602005-01-23T13:13:00.000-05:002005-01-23T12:37:27.486-05:00<div align="justify">The previously promised area info and some related links for Acton, Maine:</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://mousamlake.org">http://mousamlake.org</a> (a lot of good recreational info)</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.actonmaine.com">http://www.actonmaine.com</a> (all about the town including all the bodies of water at which and in which one can "funnify")</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Acton-Maine.cfm">http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Acton-Maine.cfm</a> (more info from the standpoint of a potential new resident)</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.ohwy.com/me/j/j0254559.htm">http://www.ohwy.com/me/j/j0254559.htm</a> (this one's about the elementary school - high schoolers but to nearby towns for school)</div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.actonrec.org/">http://www.actonrec.org/</a> (devoted to all the organized recreation, especially youth sports, for the area)</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">There a lot of people in Acton who are served by New Hampshire communities nearby as well as Sanford, Springvale, Biddeford, and Alfred, Maine. NH communities close by include Milton Mills, Milton, Rochester, Dover, Somersworth, Union, and Ossipee, to name a few. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Since Acton is basically in the foothills of the White Mountains you can get to major ski areas within an hour and a half, in the White Mountains' Conway/North Conway recreational areas. All along the way, there are antique shops, restaurants, and businesses serving snowmobilers, skiiers, boaters and fisherman.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">I've been on a half dozen great hikes from 2 hours on up to a full day in places like Mount Major, near Lake Winnipesaukee, Mount Chocorua, on the way up Route 16 toward Mount Washington, and on Mount Washington itself (my trek was the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail).</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">In the above mentioned village of Milton Mills by the western end of Acton, there are two general stores, one with gas pumps. On the other end (the eastern end of town) are the public safety and town administration facilities, the library, and the transfer station. Not far from this miniopolis (mini-metropolis?) are the Potting Shed restaurant with a campground across the road (Rt. 109) and a place where in the fall you can pick your own apples. The Potting Shed shares parking space with a gift shop and a shop devoted to kayaking too. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">OK, you get the picture, when you come to the southern seacoast of Maine, ya gotta at least come west on 109 through Sanford and at least drive around Acton a little bit and check it out. </div> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">sclough@metrocast.net/~sclough</div>Vito Margiottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05885455815116319302noreply@blogger.com