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GadgetFreak Jun 19, 2011 8:56 am
Originally Posted by hairpeace (Post 16586286)
So many fantastic suggestions here -- thank you all!

Additional research is definitely called for... :)
We very much like two areas; Blue Hill/Castine/Deer Island and Corea-Cutler. One just south of Acadia and one just north.

BearX220 Jun 19, 2011 1:35 pm
Originally Posted by PWMFlyer19 (Post 16572754)
Then stay a couple of days in midcoast Maine most likely in Boothbay Harbor. You can hit Wiscasset, Phippsburg (has Popham Beach, good local seafood restaurants, hiking into Morse Mountain/Beach), Sebasco Harbor Resort is another place to stay in Phippsburg.

Then drive up coast Rockland/Camden/Belfast and spend couple days there. You an certainly go the full way to Acadia, but it is crazy in August (as are most of the places I guess).
Boothbay is a ferociously expensive tourist trap. I would get through the overcrowded, overpriced midcoast region as quickly as possible and get on up to Acadia. "Real Maine" is north/northwest of there. New Brunswick and the Bay of Fundy national park are also very nice.

GadgetFreak Jun 19, 2011 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by BearX220
Originally Posted by PWMFlyer19 (Post 16572754)
Then stay a couple of days in midcoast Maine most likely in Boothbay Harbor. You can hit Wiscasset, Phippsburg (has Popham Beach, good local seafood restaurants, hiking into Morse Mountain/Beach), Sebasco Harbor Resort is another place to stay in Phippsburg.

Then drive up coast Rockland/Camden/Belfast and spend couple days there. You an certainly go the full way to Acadia, but it is crazy in August (as are most of the places I guess).
Boothbay is a ferociously expensive tourist trap. I would get through the overcrowded, overpriced midcoast region as quickly as possible and get on up to Acadia. "Real Maine" is north/northwest of there. New Brunswick and the Bay of Fundy national park are also very nice.
Agree, although I would include the Penobscot Bay area just south of Acadia as well.

PWMFlyer19 Jun 19, 2011 7:51 pm
Originally Posted by BearX220 (Post 16589123)
Boothbay is a ferociously expensive tourist trap. I would get through the overcrowded, overpriced midcoast region as quickly as possible and get on up to Acadia. "Real Maine" is north/northwest of there. New Brunswick and the Bay of Fundy national park are also very nice.
To each his own. If you just follow the crowds, then yes, nothing real different. But if your local like I am and you know the places not mentioned anywhere, then it's a little different.

Cheers.

BearX220 Jun 20, 2011 12:26 pm
Originally Posted by PWMFlyer19 (Post 16590583)
If you just follow the crowds, then yes, nothing real different. But if your local like I am and you know the places not mentioned anywhere, then it's a little different.
I've been visiting Boothbay for 41 years and my mom has been retired there for 29, and I've been in all seasons and weathers, and I know the region pretty well... and I would still tell a visitor new to Maine to try elsewhere.

bkgourmet Jun 22, 2011 8:49 pm
hairpeace......i'm no expert, but i definitely will give a +1 ^ for Acadia National Park! watching the sunset from the top of cadillac mountain (within the park) was breathtaking. people even bring champagne/picnic baskets to enjoy the show - definitely romantic and unforgettable........just make sure you get up there early enough, the drive is slow up to the top and you don't want to miss a second of it ;)

Analise Jun 23, 2011 12:56 pm
Better yet, watch sunrise atop of Cadillac. FAR fewer people and just spectacularly beautiful. The color of the sky...the sweetness of the air....it's the best. You just have to get up early. Why not. ^

b1513 Jun 23, 2011 7:26 pm
I haven't been to Maine in at least 12 years and this thread has reignited my interest in going. Love the pictures and suggestions.

Bobette

Crazyhotelguy Jun 23, 2011 7:39 pm
Actually spending the week at http://www.stageneck.com/ this week. I can highly reccomend this property. Nice location, great food, nice rooms.

I saw earlier Sebasco Harbor Resort mentioned. Another good one. I have been there as well. http://www.sebasco.com/

Another good one.. Nice accommodations and great food. http://www.kennebunkportinn.com/

One more.

http://www.beachmereinn.com/

I have made a few trips to ME:)

bkgourmet Jun 23, 2011 8:17 pm
Originally Posted by Analise (Post 16613783)
Better yet, watch sunrise atop of Cadillac. FAR fewer people and just spectacularly beautiful. The color of the sky...the sweetness of the air....it's the best. You just have to get up early. Why not. ^
it sounds sweet, but depending on what day in august, she'd have to be at the top of the mountain by 4:30am! and i don't think i would ever suggest to drive up there in the dark, since you really need to watch where you're going. but that's just me...:D

lavedder Jun 23, 2011 8:30 pm
Originally Posted by GadgetFreak (Post 16587865)
We very much like two areas; Blue Hill/Castine/Deer Island and Corea-Cutler. One just south of Acadia and one just north.
Have you ever been to Castine?
The reason I ask is very few people venture to Castine which is a bit out of the way. We go there for a couple of weeks every August.

GadgetFreak Jun 23, 2011 8:38 pm
Originally Posted by lavedder (Post 16616033)
Have you ever been to Castine?
The reason I ask is very few people venture to Castine which is a bit out of the way. We go there for a couple of weeks every August.
That is primarily where we have stayed in the past. We usually stay the entire time in Castine or split between Castine and a place north of Bar Harbor. This year we will be on Deer Island for 6 days and Castine for 3 days.

I like Castine a lot. As you said, it is out of the way and not too crowded.

Analise Jun 24, 2011 8:17 am
Originally Posted by bkgourmet (Post 16615986)
it sounds sweet, but depending on what day in august, she'd have to be at the top of the mountain by 4:30am! and i don't think i would ever suggest to drive up there in the dark, since you really need to watch where you're going. but that's just me...:D
I've done that drive several times. There are others on the road so it's not like anyone will drive off the mountain.

Yes, you get up early but it's worth it. Then you drive down and go back to sleep if you like. :p

bkgourmet Jun 25, 2011 2:04 pm
Originally Posted by Analise (Post 16618001)
I've done that drive several times. There are others on the road so it's not like anyone will drive off the mountain.

Yes, you get up early but it's worth it. Then you drive down and go back to sleep if you like. :p

IMO, i still wouldn't suggest the drive in the dark at that time of night to someone who has never done the drive before, since you cannot guarantee there will be others for her to follow....better to be safe than sorry. or maybe forget sunrise/sunset and just enjoy the park during the day - so many great spots!! :)

Analise Jun 25, 2011 9:39 pm
Originally Posted by bkgourmet (Post 16624695)
IMO, i still wouldn't suggest the drive in the dark at that time of night to someone who has never done the drive before, since you cannot guarantee there will be others for her to follow....better to be safe than sorry. or maybe forget sunrise/sunset and just enjoy the park during the day - so many great spots!! :)
There will be PLENTY of people in the summer heading to the top of Cadillac to see sunrise. Can't say the same for January, however. ;) It just won't be mobbed like sunset is.

It's just not a big deal. I drove it for the first time when I was in my early 20s. But if people are scared of driving at night, then they shouldn't do it I guess.


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