| "... a Downeaster is best defined as one
who prefers salt fish (notably spots) for breakfast. But mostly it is a
state of mind, where the people like wooden boats and build them in back
yards beneath big live oak trees ... Downeasters are the hard-working people
who make up the backbone of the land, independent, strong, and proud, the
salt of the earth ... Downeast ... where you can watch the sun rise boldly
from the sea, feel sand between your toes, and inhale the pungence of fish
and brine, of marsh and pine, you may, by watching closely, find a land
of dreams that is no fantasy land, but DOWNEAST." |
