Downeast Mike Episode 85 *News & Commentary* April 22nd, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Saturday, April 22nd, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Mobile Homes: 75% Of New Housing Built (April 22nd, 1970)

Dandelion Salad (April 22nd, 1980)

Fast Day (April 22nd, 1892)

Illness Of The Instant

Maine’s Toe Biting Beetle

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Downeast Mike Episode 84 *News & Commentary*  April 15th, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Saturday, April 15th, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine.

A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Israel And Syria

The Snow is 4 Feet

Mark Twain Visits

Illness Of The Instant

Maine’s Spring Pond

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Downeast Mike Episode 83 *News & Commentary*  April 8th, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the

Today is Saturday, April 8th, 2023

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In today’s episode:

Russia Backs Off Poland (April 8th, 1981)

McDonald’s Sniffs Around Bar Harbor (this day 1981)

The Thief Left Chin Marks (1896)

Illness Of The Instant

Maine’s Big Snake

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Downeast Mike Episode 82 *News & Commentary* April 1st, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Saturday, April 1st, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Icebreaker Frees A Blue Whale (April 1st 1976)

Break-in at Lake Chickawaukie (this day 1976)

Sabattus Fights A Cougar (1871)

Illness Of The Instant

Honorary Maine Mammal Of The Moment – The Hoofed-Footed Marsupial

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Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Friday, March 24th, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Ice-out On The Penobscot (March 24th, 1898)

Eagle Holds Up Flights In Bangor (this day 1972)

Pemaquid Dig Yields Rare Object (1972)

The Godfather Reviewed (March 24th, 1972)

Maine’s Mountain Of The Moment

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Downeast Mike Episode 80 *News & Commentary* March 18th, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Saturday, March 18th, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Midcoast Michelle’s Hip

Sugary Maine Wood (this day 1977)

Rockefeller Funds Education $50 Million (March 18th 1907)

Trains: Gagged Girls and Mattawamkeag Wrecks (March 18th, 1907)

Maine’s Bi-Weekly Bird

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Downeast Mike Episode 79 *News & Commentary*  March 5th, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Sunday, March 5th, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Lusty March Storm (this day 1971)

Snow Drifts Over The Apple Trees (March 5th 1886)

Maine Mammal Of The Moment

Downeast Mike Makes The AI Chatbot Cry

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Downeast Mike Episode 78 *News & Commentary*  February 17th, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Friday, February 17th, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Downeast Mike Goes Off Script Special Edition

President  Carter Trips Bangor (1978)

Typhus In New York (1892)

Chukchees, Mummies, Snow-Spectacles  (Popular Science, 1895)

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Downeast Mike Episode 77 *News & Commentary*  February 10th, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Friday, February 10th, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Space Shuttle Test – (February 10,1977)

Trooper Spitzer Boards A School Bus In Waldoboro With A Ruler (1977)

Smallpox Vaccinations In Maine (1894)

Maine State Flower Not A Flower

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Downeast Mike Episode 76 *News & Commentary*  February 2nd, 2023

Our Motto:

Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you!

Today is Thursday, February 2nd, 2023

Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in?

In today’s episode:

Mild Winter Eases Oil Crisis (1974)

Thirty Cases Of The Grip (1892)

High-School Boys & Snow Balls & Milkman’s Whip (1892)

Bath Iron Works First Steel Boat  (1892)

Message In A Bottle (1892)

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