What time of year are you planning to go? It's pretty quiet until April or May. I was just in Boothbay Harbor two weeks ago and only two restaurants were open, one of them Chinese. The full-on tourist season in coastal Maine is pretty short... mid-May to Labor Day. I definitely don't recommend it in the depths of winter.
Recommended stops in more welcoming weather, working north:
Ogunquit for lobsters and the seawalk along Marginal Way
The Old Port neighborhood of Portland for restaurants and galleries / crafts
Freeport for L.L. Bean
Wiscasset for Red's Eats at the foot of the bridge
Boothbay for boat trips, clambakes, and more lobster
Moody's Diner in Waldoboro
Acadia National Park on Mt. Desert Island
Do you want to stay in conventional hotels and motels, inns / resorts, or B&Bs?
Last edited by BearX220; Feb 14, 2012 at 10:18 pm