The Fourth Of July Celebration is all about the red, white and blue American flag, Independence Day here in Houlton Maine, Aroostook County.

Last night, Midnight Madness struck the Shiretown of Aroostook County.

Toggle the video and head down to Market Square in Houlton Maine .

See the fireworks by the Meduxnekeag River.

Hear the live local Maine music.

Smell heavenly home made food, have a snack and settle in for four days of Maine family fun.

Maine volunteers working on these local community events have the strongest hearts and fire in their belly passion for where they live. Come up to visit us, we're at the beginning of Interstate 95 smack dab on the US Canadian International Border Boundary Crossing. Aroostook County, discover it.

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All of a sudden, a picturesque small Northern Maine town that is mild mannered, wholesome and law abiding becomes chaos.

Everyone, I mean everyone volunteers to help put the event on from the state agricultural fair's exhibits, horse and small animal judging to the parades, fireworks, rides and food provided to local and out of towners who meander in for the nation's birthday.

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Lots of talented folks meet here at ActiveRain.

They are real estate agents, brokers, owners and bankers stagers, home inspectors, attorneys, escrow companies, technology pioneers and everything in between.  I enjoy "broadcasting" about the neat small town I live in of Houlton Maine, Aroostook County and the great state of Maine. Learning about new developments in the real estate industry, having a question pop up and posting it, and bingo...a slew of answers or varied perspectives make this a think tank. It's a place to brainstorm with a slew of professionals on free "retainer" 24/7. 

Over the last 3 decades of being a full time real estate broker, I have seen several economic cycles, met so many nice buyers, sellers and folks associated with the business and been blessed to love going to work.  I am paid for a job that does not feel like a job and that is a true pleasure. I serve a community full of hard working, family oriented individuals and can not imagine living anywhere else in the world.  Glad to have made it to the 200,000 Gold Star Hall Of Fame Summit (drinking last half of glass of water someone handed me) and I'll be saddling up and heading down the AR trail.  See you around the next camp fire to talk shop.  Active Rain is caring, sharing and all of us striving to be the best, the most professional and up to date real estate practitioners possible to serve our buyers, sellers and communities with the latest knowledge. At 52, 700+ blogs down, 3000 to go! Back to work promoting my town, county, state and listing/selling attractive, affordable real estate! The secret to success in real estate sales? Hard work, staying current, reinventing your job every day.

Maine REALTOR Andrew Mooers - Selling Houlton Maine Real Estate, Aroostook County Maine

While the technicians are fixing the electron tube of the translator diode circuit on the transporter beam machine, you have a hour to spend in Houlton Maine. What do you have to see, do while here for that hour?

For starters you visit Cary Library on Main Street and are amazed at the large collection for a smaller town and realize this is not your typical library.  The children's library portion has an original fireplace used during Christmas story time and Cary Library has an innovative summer reading program to teach children the joy of reading books. Next you stop in to the Houlton Chamber of Commerce door to bulk up on information brochures for Aroostook County and Maine.  Looking at your watch you still have time to tour the Historical Museum and then trot up Main Street to see the famous Boy and the Leaky Boot in Pierce Park.  To the south east  of the stature, the modern Houlton Police and Fire Department complex is worth a peek.  But sensing time is marching by, you elect to head down to the Houlton Aphitheatre where McGill's Band plays through out the summer on Thursday nights behind Cary Library.  But what you are really after is some home made french fries to put vinegar and catsup on to enjoy with a pizza burger and soda from "The Bus". Kids walk by laughing, adults sit in the park talking or reading and you sense a safe, friendly community. Houlton's down town is a Victorian late 1800's brick, sandstone original jewel. Horses year's ago were watered in one end of Market Square and the fountain remains. The new Gateway Foot Bridge leads to a picnic area overlooking the Meduxnekeag River.  Oh Oh...The technician's home in on your GPS coordinates and you feel yourself start to materialize....destined for New York City.  The malfunction that caused the glitch and visit to Houlton Maine, Shiretown of Aroostook County is fixed..for now. You check the time on the Superior Court House clock as the teleportation process kicks in.You hope to return to get out to the golf course at Nickerson Lake and the Farmer's Museum in Littleton.  You would like to check out the Houlton Maine schools  or to head across the border into New Brunswick Canada. You can drive to Houlton too or if you are a private pilot or know one, glide into Houlton International Airport.

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