I live in Maine (the northern end). "Down East", to us, is coastal Maine (from
circa Bar Harbour south). Boston isn't really "Down East" at all.
--- In sarahpolleyfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "Gabriel Oak" <mummingbirds@...>
wrote:
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> Boston Creme donuts also has a bearing on Sarah, as in an episode of THE ROAD
TO AVONLEA, Aunt Hetty mentions that they have a relative "Down East" in Boston.
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> I always thought "Down East" was Maine, but I'm not from PEI.