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Maine suggestions?

Penfield said:
Ogunquit is a good beach with some stuff to do for people that get bored of sitting at the beach all day. There is a tidal river that turns into a lazy river when the tides change from high to low so grab a cheap tube or float. There is a cliff walk If you go on the weekend you need to get there early to get parking.

The best beach IMO is Scarborough. That's where the locals go. There is nothing to do besides the beach, so it will depend on if you are beach people or not. The Lobster Shack at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth is where we usually go eat after going to the beach. The food is good but the location is better.

I can't stand Old Orchard beach.

If you are up for it take the 3 hour drive to Bar Harbor. Acadia is one of my favorite places in the world. Plus Mount Dessert Ice Cream is the shizz.
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we often hit Footbridge beach in Ogunquit. little more remote than ogunquit but just up the road a mile or so. doesn't have the shops nearby, but there is a small store to get drinks and sandwiches and ice cream.

Acadia is a trip in its own right. some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. can't do that in a day or two. really need to take it in over many days.
 
Marty Jackson said:
we often hit Footbridge beach in Ogunquit. little more remote than ogunquit but just up the road a mile or so. doesn't have the shops nearby, but there is a small store to get drinks and sandwiches and ice cream.

Acadia is a trip in its own right. some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. can't do that in a day or two. really need to take it in over many days.
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I will have to look for this Footbridge beach next time.

True, but one or two days is better than no days.
 
I hope to God it involved lots of good lobster. Mrs. 8893 did her usual "Do you have any thoughts for dinner?" inquiry this afternoon and on a whim I said "lobster and corn."

She called Stop & Shop and asked what lobster they had and the woman said they only had 1 1/4 to 1 1/3 lbs but they had just come in less than an hour ago. She got a half dozen for four of us and I steamed/boiled them.

We just gorged on them and have unanimously agreed that they are as good as the best lobster we've ever had in our lives.
 
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Huskybass said:
I spend a lot of time in Maine. The Moosehead Lake area is spectacular. When you come into Greenville and overlook the lake, islands and evergreen trees it is truly stunning. It's a bit of a ride, but we'll worth it if natural beauty is your thing.
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Agree 100%, bring your fly rod or spinning rod. Maine is famous for native Brook Trout ponds and streams. Stay away though during Black fly season (spring to about the first week or two of July).
 
Currently on Sebago with my fiancé's family for the third consecutive summer. Made my first day trip to just tool around Portland yesterday. A lot more touristy than I thought but a really neat little city. Had lunch at $3 Deweys, where sailors coming off the boat could have a $1 looky, $2 feely, or $3 Dewey.
 
Hugo said:
So where did you go and what did you end up doing. We need details.
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Didn't make it up to Bar Harbor and Acadia. Stayed in Bootbay Harbor, went to Rockland, Camden/Mount Battie, stayed in Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Kennebunkport, Ogunquit, Portmsmouth NH.
 
8893 said:
I hope to God it involved lots of good lobster. Mrs. 8893 did her usual "Do you have any thoughts for dinner?" inquiry this afternoon and on a whim I said "lobster and corn."

She called Stop & Shop and asked what lobster they had and the woman said they only had 1 1/4 to 1 1/3 lbs but they had just come in less than an hour ago. She got a half dozen for four of us and I steamed/boiled them.

We just gorged on them and have unanimously agreed that they are as good as the best lobster we've ever had in our lives.
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Actually didn't eat any whole lobster out of the shell but ate lobster rolls, lobster salad, lobster pot pie, lobster corn chowder, and lobster lasagna. There is basically a place to get lobster every two feet up there.
 
Forgot to circle back on this. We hit the summit of Cadillac Mt for the sunrise. Due to its longitude and height, it sees the first sunlight of the new day in NA. I told my wife: let's get up and see it. It's a little known factoid. When we hit the summit (there is a road to top), there must have been 1000 people - where the hell did they come from??. My wife said: some little known factoid.

BarHarbor had a few nice hotels and inns, but was a small tourist town overrun with people / buses for most part. SE and SE Harbors, and Stonington on Deer Isle ~10 miles east (as crow flies) on the next 'neck' are substantially less crowded.

Also hit summit of Ktaadn up north in Baxter State Park, 5268', and end of Appalachian Trail. A real pain as access to Baxter is limited due to its 'forever wild' status, and its 4100' vertical climb over 5-6 miles (one way). Not for the uninitiated. However, it was the capstone of my NW4000 Footer Club list - I've now climbed to the top of all 68 4000 foot peaks in NE!!

Katahdin : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost
 
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sledog said:
We hit the summit of Cadillac Mt for the sunrise. Due to its longitude and height, it sees the first sunlight of the new day in NA.
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Hmm, always thought that Katahdin had the first sunrise, but it looks like you are right. (Except around the equinoxes, apparently, when it is at West Quoddy Head.)
 
sledog said:
Forgot to circle back on this. We hit the summit of Cadillac Mt for the sunrise. Due to its longitude and height, it sees the first sunlight of the new day in NA. I told my wife: let's get up and see it. It's a little known factoid. When we hit the summit (there is a road to top), there must have been 1000 people - where the hell did they come from??. My wife said: some little known factoid.
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My neighbor, my brother and I biked from NY through New England to Bar Harbor a few years back.

We got in at about 10 pm at night and these guys are tired from riding through a summer nor'easter for four days. I read about the sunrise thing on Cadillac Mountain and insist that we get up at 4 am and bike up the mountain. (We didn't have a car, obviously.) We get on the bikes at 4 and we start riding up.

They're pissed about getting up at 4, they're pissed that they're exhausted and I have them riding up a mountain road for miles, but at least, I tell them, we're going to have the mountain top to ourselves for this once in a lifetime deal.

And then we got passed by about 500 buses packed with people.

Long morning, Long, long morning.
 
Fishy said:
My neighbor, my brother and I biked from NY through New England to Bar Harbor a few years back.

We got in at about 10 pm at night and these guys are tired from riding through a summer nor'easter for four days. I read about the sunrise thing on Cadillac Mountain and insist that we get up at 4 am and bike up the mountain. (We didn't have a car, obviously.) We get on the bikes at 4 and we start riding up.

They're pissed about getting up at 4, they're pissed that they're exhausted and I have them riding up a mountain road for miles, but at least, I tell them, we're going to have the mountain top to ourselves for this once in a lifetime deal.

And then we got passed by about 500 buses packed with people.

Long morning, Long, long morning.
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That whole event sounds like the worst thing I could ever imagine.
 
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