The otherworldly climate of Collinsport, Maine

[Roland]

I've often been struck by the fact that, even though the series takes place in the frigid state of Maine, it never seems to be wintertime at Collinwood.  Where are the snowdrifts, where are the fur-lined parkas, where are the leafless trees?  And why is it that none of the thunderstorms ever seem to bring any rain with them?

Of course, I realize that this is basically a result of budgetary restrictions, but I was wondering if anyone else ever noticed this peculiar phenomenon.

[Josette]

Definitely!  There's not only never a hint of snow, there's not usually a hint of it being extremely cold, either.  Even when they wear coats, they don't seem to be extremely bundled up.  However, it does storm just about every night. 

[stefan]

it does storm just about every night.

1897 was an especially wild and stormy year. Very dark too.

Another thing is that though sometimes it's actually February and "Winter" (as the year Josette took her tumble in 1795) their cloaks are of the mildest sort with most of the arms bare. And usually the front door has only one or two cloaks, depending on whose in the segment.

[nedstuart]

I have always wondered why they never did the snow or warmer clothing. Even with all the thunderstorms there was hardly ever any rain with it. I do recall a couple episode that you seen rain coming down the window or a wet umbrella.

 

[TNickey2003]

With the weather that mild as seen in DS, it sure must have saved on heating bills. The only heat sources seen on the show were the fireplaces in the individual rooms.  No oil or propane delivery trucks, nor space heaters, ever made their appearances on DS.

[jennifer]

It was the fact that it never snowed  that was funny to me i quess David never got a snow day but he did seem to have a
a lot of free time for a kid

[MagnusTrask]

of course not.    he had to grow up to become louis edmonds some day.

[BuzzH]

Where are the snowdrifts

Actually, even though it *is* Maine, Collinsport is a port town, in other words--on the water--and most port towns see very little snow, even ones in Maine, as most storms would blow out to sea before any significant snow would accumulate.  That being said, this doesn't mean that a town on the water, like Collinsport, wouldn't occaisionly get blasted w/a storm.  Most snow in Maine falls inland.  And how do I know this you ask?  Because my boss is from Maine, LOL!  (though I hate to saddle the great state of Maine w/her, LOL!  )

[onyx_treasure]

Hi Buzz,
     Not to dispute your knowledge of weather in Maine but it snows on the coast all winter.  I have friends on the New Jersey coast who say they get little snow but here in Maine the winters are brutal.  Of coarse, the mountains get hit hardest.  I have lived(endured) 17 years in Maine.  There is an expression in Maine "Nine months of wintah and three months of damn poor sledd'n".  If Collinsport did exist, I'd move there because I"m sick of shovelling the stuff but then again maybe not.  I would rather shovel snow than battle vamipires and werewolves.  

[petofi]

Amen. Onyx Treasure - I was born and raised in Maine - spent fohty yeahs theah in the Bangor area and working and living in the Bar Harbor area for many summers.  Now I live where the weather can be more like that in Collinsport - Orlando Florida.  But, even here the rain usually accompanies a thunderstorm!!!   

Petofi

[BuzzH]

Hi Buzz,
     Not to dispute your knowledge of weather in Maine but it snows on the coast all winter.  I have friends on the New Jersey coast who say they get little snow but here in Maine the winters are brutal.  Of coarse, the mountains get hit hardest.  I have lived(endured) 17 years in Maine.  There is an expression in Maine "Nine months of wintah and three months of damn poor sledd'n".  If Collinsport did exist, I'd move there because I"m sick of shovelling the stuff but then again maybe not.  I would rather shovel snow than battle vamipires and werewolves.   

Hmm..well, I stand corrected then.    Guess my boss is a liar, not a stretch really.  She's also a bitch, LOL! 

[onyx_treasure]

     Summers can be very cool, too.  About a year ago last summer, I went to the Samoset(sp) Resort for a dinner party.  It was early afternoon and it was totally fogged in and freezing cold.  I thought this was my vision of Collinsport.  You could hear the fog horn in the distance.  The gulls would scream out but you could not see them.  It was very spooky.  My husband left me alone to park the car and the stillness was oppressive.  The cold, clammy weather was closing in on me that I ran to get inside.  I'd love to rent a cottage there and bring my DS dvds and the novels.  I would probably be too spooked to go outside.  

[arashi]

     Summers can be very cool, too.

I live right smack-dab in the middle of the Maine seacoast, though I haven't always been a Mainer. (I was a New Hampshire girl most of my life). There's been a couple of days in June where we've turned the heat on in my house, where the temp hovers around 50 degrees or so, and damn if this isn't the foggiest place in the world... any season there isn't snow on the ground is fog season!