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Good choice going to coastal Maine Catharine. I was stationed on a ship there for a few years and loved it. It's my favorite state and where I'd love to live. But I will warn you, they don't call it "Vacationland" for nothing. It is unbelievably crowded there in summer along the coasts - traffic jams that make this southern Californian think of LA freeways fondly - so if you can do it slightly off season (early Sept) it'll be much less crowded, less expensive and the weather is even better.