Missing the roller coasters.

I used to love to go to theme parks and zoos when I was a little girl. Growing up in Western NY, there were many amusement parks and two zoos within two hours of our town. My parents would take us kids to Darien Lake, an amusement park that later became Six Flags, every summer. Schools would sometimes take students on field trips to Darien Lake, Seabreeze, and the two zoos closest to us. Up in the county, there are no amusement parks or zoos. Long trips down state or out of the state are required for Northern Mainers who wants to take their children some place fun. When making long trips to such places, plenty of money is required. Unless you only want to spend a half-hour at these places, you need to rent a room. This is heartbreaking for me because I look back and remember all of the fun times I had riding the roller coasters and looking at the animals and know that many children up here might not ever experience that joy.