I always wished to visit Maine. Might rethink my bucket list. ....naw. .. I’ll be there next summer. :-D
Go while you still can.
don’t know where you’re planning on visitting, but if you want suggestions,
Go down to Wells area- or up to LL Bean town, and or Camden area- two nice vacation spots- BUT be prepared for gridlock traffic on the main roads- Take a boat cruise along shoreline if you can swing it- makes for a nice day out- also find out of the way lobster and clam shacks if you like good fresh seafood- if you like fishing- I believe no license is required, and you can fish the rock shorelines and snag soem real nice striped bass as they scour the shorelines, rocklines for food- a good surface plug works well-
If you go to southern Maine- stop in at Flo’s Hotdog stand- it’s world famous- she has a special sauce (kinda liek an onion sauce, but with some great ingredients) and mayo- but be prepared for massive long lines at times-
http://floshotdogs.com/
also check out ogunquit omelette factory- awesome place to eat- - they serve like 30 different omelletes- http://www.omelettefactoryme.com/
Congdon’s donuts is also pretty famous- in wells maine-
https://congdons.com/
A good seafood restaurant is “The Maine Diner”- it’s featured a lot on cookin shows- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g40951-d504837-Reviews-Maine_Diner-Wells_Maine.html
Billy’s Chowder house is pretty good too
https://www.billyschowderhouse.com/
so many great places to eat in Maine- all along the coast- good fresh seafood- great steak houses- but if you wanna save a bit of money, go inland a ways- coastal prices can be pretty high-
Bar Harbor is nice during the summer and plenty of great places to eat and sleep.
York Maine plenty of nice BandBs.
Castine, several nice places to stay.
etc etc.
We love Maine, been there twice. Did the Rt 1 tour. Flew into Portland then Rt 1 to Bar Harbor and then to all the little fishing towns back up to Portland. We took Ferry to Peaks Island and rented Golf carts and toured the Island. Quaint eateries in town right by the Ferry.
But best place we loved was Ogunquit. The beach recedes during the day then rolls back in at night. Then we walked the Marginal way. Beautiful walk that leads to a little fishing town that has eats and shops.
No, definitely visit the Maine coast! It is awesome. We're stuck in The People's Republic of Connecticut, but we go to Maine several times each summer/early fall. The border of ME/NH is about a 3 hour drive from home.
You may want to check out Newport, Rhode Island as well, if you've never been, and you're spending some time in the northeast.