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I can't think of a better state to back electric car usage than Portland, Maine. Here's 9 locations in the area you can charge your car for free.

One of the best parts about Maine is going on roadtrips and stopping at little convenient stores you've never been to along the way. If you're lucky, you'll land on one with a surprisingly decent pizza slice like the one at J Brothers Variety in Cumberland.

When I asked myself what the top 3 restaurants were that I've tried this year, it was almost too easy of an answer for me. Here are some of my top choices that serve as both new and old staples of their towns that are must-visit's.

Ever since the pandemic, closures have branched out into Freeport and surrounding towns as well. There's a few heavy hitters that humbled us real well when they permanently closed though. Here they are:

Replacing Sticky Sweet in Portland comes a new candy shop named Sod. There has never been such a unique way to sell candy in the old port that takes after Danish roots. This one will do well.

Once summertime hits here, Maine beats out any state in the summer, but that's the exact reason our 'Vacationland' slogan isn't 1000 percent accurate in my opinion. Here's some more accurate ones that are brutal but honest.

I get a kick out of the times I learn about a new dive bar in my area that I had no idea existed. Here's a few of the most elite dive bars around the Portland area that are staples to the people that know about them.

I've always heard the term "they're more afraid of you than you are of them" yet could never full-heartedly could believe it. It's true though, along with these other 3 interesting facts I was surprised to learn about while I was doom scrolling bears on Google.

I found the one exception to the stereotype of terrible gas station pizza and it's in the South Portland Irving. If you don't already know about Rusty Lantern Market, here we go.

Here's 5 food items that in the last 9 years of living here in Maine, I've noticed are the most popular food choices that I also noticed I'd never eat again.

I still remember reading the announcement that Gritty's Brewery in Freeport is permanently closing and Maine felt like we took a huge loss. Here are some other notable Maine breweries that have since permanently closed their doors that might make you want to cry they were so awesome.

I'm going to raffle off 3 of some of the most popular foods in Maine. The locals will immediately understand their significance to the state and then I'm gonna simply rank them and see if you get mad at me.

As a former bartender in the Old Port who tended at some of the best staple bars in the city, here's the top 3 things that I found almost ever tourist becomes unraveled over.

There aren't many things that can feel colder than Maine's coldest temperature of -50 degrees, but I can still name a few that are.

I was actually shocked to find out that according to panerabread.com, out of 2,230 total locations in America, Maine claims 6 of them. But don't be fooled, only 2 out of these 6 locations have a drive-thru option.

For a while there it felt like every time I woke up I'd be greeted with yet another restaurant closure announcement. It was sad, but there was a reason according to mainepublic. Here's 3 of (in my opinion) the hardest ones to let go of.