Yes, I have. Flew up to Manchester, NH to pick up a car I bought online last year, had a lengthy working relationship with an Irish company with US headquarters in Boston and was there frequently, and have had lengthy working relationships with several printing companies from Mass to Maine. I love rural Maine in particular, but they put rednecks to shame with the trailers and front yard junk, lol.
New England clam chowder is nice when done properly, but so is Manhattan clam chowder. If Manhattan is just tomato soup with chunks, then New England is just potato soup with chunks.