Maine man: Former journalist, avid golfer puts all into his golf site

    Some of the most avid golfers I know live in places that have the shortest golf seasons.  John Hangen plays at the unique Aroostook Golf Club; you can't get any farther north, and Aroostook actually uses two entrances, one for its Canadian members (no immigration stop necessary) and one for those from Maine. John cannot go through the winter without at least one pilgrimage to warm weather, typically Florida.  
    My son's former high school golf coach is another Maine native with a golf-at-all-costs attitude.  He grew up and

attended college in the central part of the state and thinks nothing of playing in sub-40 degree weather.  And then there is Peter Blais, who lives in the more "temperate" North Yarmouth -- average January temperature around 17 degrees Fahrenheit -- who comforts himself during the winter months with writing as much as he can about the sport he loves.  He does the same during the warmer months, few though they may be.
    Peter is a former business journalist who had a significant stint filling Maine newspapers with stories about golf.  With a birth date of 1954, he can claim solid Baby Boomer status and has the AARP card to prove it.  A few years ago, Peter decided to combine what he knows about golf with what he inherently knows about being a Baby Boomer golfer; he founded BoomerGolfNews, which covers items of interest to most 50- and 60-something golfers, including equipment, travel, apparel and news about golf communities.  Articles in his monthly newsletter run the gamut from reviews of resort areas like the Turks & Caicos to treatments for varicose veins.  To say the subject matter is eclectic is an understatement.
    Peter writes frequently and well, and his site is a nice complement to GolfCommunityReviews.  I recommend it to you.

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