The great North East (Maine, NH, VT)

The Verb To Trust

I live in NH. You can't go wrong with the White Mountains or Lake Winnipesaukee. VT and Maine are also very nice, hit em all! Also you can drive to the top of Mt. Washington which is nice with some amazing views if the weather is good.

RKCNDY

The Verb To Trust wrote:

I live in NH. You can't go wrong with the White Mountains or Lake Winnipesaukee. VT and Maine are also very nice, hit em all! Also you can drive to the top of Mt. Washington which is nice with some amazing views if the weather is good.

wait...how could you have joined in 1970? !?!? :shock:

81

RKCNDY wrote:

The Verb To Trust wrote:

I live in NH. You can't go wrong with the White Mountains or Lake Winnipesaukee. VT and Maine are also very nice, hit em all! Also you can drive to the top of Mt. Washington which is nice with some amazing views if the weather is good.

wait...how could you have joined in 1970? !?!? :shock:

good eye

F Me In The Brain

Jeanwah wrote:

Old Orchard Beach, ME is not worth the stop; we were last year and is a run-down town that's seen better days.
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Sorry to hear that, it was fun 20 years ago.

DS Mentioned shopping.....I believe it is North Conway where the outlets are. (NH)

green mountain man

VERMONT
More micro breweries per capita than any state.

The entire state has many scenic drives through beautiful valleys and over stunning mountains.
Venture on the back roads to get a true idea of how stunning VT is.
Very little traffic. Low crime rate.
Great hiking on the long trail. Frequent wildlife sightings. Loads of backwoods camping opportunities.

Take a chair lift up a mountain and then rent a bicycle and ride back down.
Cycle some winding country roads.
Rent ATVs.
Kayak pristine mountain lakes. Trout fish in a backwoods stream.

In the fall there is spectacular foliage.
Visit one of many historic sites.
Shopping : Burlington, Manchester, Woodstock
Arts Burlington , Brattleboro
Visit the northeast Kingdom
Awesome restaurants at some of the Inns. VT attracts some of the world's best chefs. There is an abundance of fresh local food. Chef Emeril did a TV show in VT and said he loves it here.

If your group needs to a place to crash let me know. I have a mountain top farm that is a great place to party.
It is located in central VT. I have a guest house
We have frequent BBQs , bonfires, blasting music.
There is a really cool Fenway park wiffle ball field. It has crowd murals & art work depicting classic Red Sox vs Yankee moments. There is also a sound track that relates to murals.
Great beer / killer skunk/ fresh picked mushrooms for your steak and most likely 3 to 4 hot girls who appreciate tips. :corn:

PureandEasy

F Me In The Brain wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

Old Orchard Beach, ME is not worth the stop; we were last year and is a run-down town that's seen better days.
.

Sorry to hear that, it was fun 20 years ago.

DS Mentioned shopping.....I believe it is North Conway where the outlets are. (NH)

there are awesome outlets in Maine too, right over the NH border, or not too far anyway

http://www.thekitteryoutlets.com/directions.cfm

As far as Maine goes, I like Wells Beach and Kennebunkport, maybe you can see the Bush's (Srs.) like I did when I was last in Kennebunkport. They have a compound there.

LloydXmas

I love ME. but If I was spending some vacation time from Chicagoland, I would hit up the cape.

Cape Cod League baseball
Good Beaches
Great Weather
Concerts at the Melody Tent

I've stayed in brewster, Harwichport Orleans, Yarmouth and Hyannis.

81

good stuff so far....

thanks

DS1119

Update? :corn:

Newch91

You can just drive through CT.

DS1119

http://www.gocooperstown.com/

81

DS1119 wrote:

http://www.gocooperstown.com/

might be useful on teh return portion of the tirp...thanks

DS1119

81 wrote:

DS1119 wrote:

http://www.gocooperstown.com/

might be useful on teh return portion of the tirp...thanks

Don't discount Howe Caverns either. Haven't done the zipline or the new stuff they have added but the caverns are very cool.







































I got busy once in the caverns.

81

i've done caverns in ohio a couple of times.....good stuff.

Stardog3..

green mountain man wrote:

There is a really cool Fenway park wiffle ball field.

This just made it to my domestic bucket list.

FrankieG

Acadia National Park In Maine was great. You can drive up to the top of one of the mountains for an awesome view. There is also a legit rok climbing/repeling trip I went on. Food was great.

VT has the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory! Very cool to see that once. Free samples!

The only other place that i was at in the summer was lake Elmore State Park in VT. We camped there and hiked alot. There is a firetower on the top of the mountain.

BinauralJam

Newch91 wrote:

You can just drive through CT.

it's true, take 84, stay on until you hit Mass, I-90 make a right.
South Portland Maine has more Bars than People, it's Wonderful.

ed243421

green mountain man wrote:

VERMONT
More micro breweries per capita than any state.

The entire state has many scenic drives through beautiful valleys and over stunning mountains.
Venture on the back roads to get a true idea of how stunning VT is.
Very little traffic. Low crime rate.
Great hiking on the long trail. Frequent wildlife sightings. Loads of backwoods camping opportunities.

Take a chair lift up a mountain and then rent a bicycle and ride back down.
Cycle some winding country roads.
Rent ATVs.
Kayak pristine mountain lakes. Trout fish in a backwoods stream.

In the fall there is spectacular foliage.
Visit one of many historic sites.
Shopping : Burlington, Manchester, Woodstock
Arts Burlington , Brattleboro
Visit the northeast Kingdom
Awesome restaurants at some of the Inns. VT attracts some of the world's best chefs. There is an abundance of fresh local food. Chef Emeril did a TV show in VT and said he loves it here.

If your group needs to a place to crash let me know. I have a mountain top farm that is a great place to party.
It is located in central VT. I have a guest house
We have frequent BBQs , bonfires, blasting music.
There is a really cool Fenway park wiffle ball field. It has crowd murals & art work depicting classic Red Sox vs Yankee moments. There is also a sound track that relates to murals.
Great beer / killer skunk/ fresh picked mushrooms for your steak and most likely 3 to 4 hot girls who appreciate tips. :corn:

mr. man

2 questions

are you bill lee?

and can i move in?

sweetlew33

Definitely check out Long Trail Brewery in Bridgewater Corners, VT. My favorite beers, plus a great burger.

New Hampshire has Franconia Notch, which used to be the site of "The Man in the Mountain", but he fell down. http://www.mutha.com/oldmanmt.html

Still a nice place for a summer ride up to the top of the mountain.

And for the best lobster roll in all of New England, check out Red's Eats in Wiscasset, ME. Basically a roadside stand, but the line down the street tells you how good it is.

On your way across, swing by Hanover, NH (home of Dartmouth College). Great college town and if you are in the area for breakfast check out Lou's on main street.

I'm hungry now...enjoy!

JzP

Sumner Brook Fish Farm in Ossipee NH, south of n. conway, rt. 16

local beers on me