Prominent humor writers and media personalities comb their home states for the most wacky and outrageous people, places, and things in this sassy series of state almanacs-gone-astray. Discover what is really great about the state -- places they overlooked on school field trips, people with odd and amazing talents, history that was left out of the books, a wealth of weird wonders the reader never dreamed existed.Well-loved Down East humorist Tim Sample reveals the wild and wacky side of Maine. Describing approximately 300 oddities -- people, places, animals, historic tidbits, and trivia -- his witty narrative not only entertains but also provides choice material to repeat at cocktail parties. Maine is full of curious phenomena, and Tim Sample is the man to tell the world about them. From the Society for the Preservation of the Black Fly to the Top Ten Maine Geezers and a jeweler whose medium is moose droppings, Sample's unique perspective on the quirky side of Maine will make you laugh out loud. This definitive collection will be a great read for Maine residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with twist.

Tim Sample is known throughout Maine and other parts of New England for his Down East humor. He got his start in the 1970s doing a standup comedy act with Marshall Dodge, the co-creator of the popular "Bert and I" characters, and Sample later went on to record several albums with the Bert and I Company. Since then he has worked on a variety of other projects, including authoring Saturday Night at Moody's Diner and publishing several videos and CDs of Down East humor. His "Postcards from Maine" essays have appeared on CBS Sunday Morning regularly since 1996.