Remove the bottom 20% and you've nailed it.

Getting a seasonal job that includes housing is the only way you're spending a "cheap" peak tourist season in Maine.

Sorry - I’m 25 and from rural Maine, not Portland. All I meant was artists I enjoy, like Big Thief, Sylvan Esso, and Phoebe Bridgers, are coming to this state when they only used to go to Boston.

Old people live up North. Southern Maine (with Portland as the hub) has a full array of age ranges and activities. Wife and I moved here when we were 25 and we haven’t looked back. Great place to live and raise a family. That’s assuming you can find housing of course.

Great bands have been coming to Portland for 15+ years.

so I've heard, thank you

really appreciate the insight

Allow plenty of time to secure housing, it is scare and $$

That's the image I carry, too.

I think Portland is exactly what you're looking for. There is plenty going on in Portland. The music scene here is pretty good. There are adult rec leagues that are great fun and a great way to meet younger active folks. We have a good bar scene.

Drive 1 hour north, and you have great fishing, hunting, hiking activities. About 2 hours north and your in ski country.

Obviously, we sit right on the ocean, so you will be very close to some great beaches and coastal state parks.

Portland is unique in that it has a city vibe with a small town feel. The arts thrive here, along with being one of the top "foodie" destinations in the US.

You will love it. Like any place, it's all in what you make of it that will determine your experience here.

> how can I vacation in an expensive, touristy area without spending money plzkthxbye

that's what you sound like right now

You’ll have a great time. Lots to do.

You’ll be fine. It’s definitely nothing like Chicago but there are tons of young professionals in Portland. Great emerging food scene, lots of fun bars, and cool bands are finally starting to play in Portland!

You don't even need to know how to swim to buy and operate a consumer-grade boat.

It's really awesome. Tons of little hikes and sights to see. It's got something for everyone. The Bubbles hike is sweet. Totally doable for pretty much anyone and well worth the few hundred feet of elevation gain for the effort.

I found another Reddit post with the view from the Bubbles here. It's surely the same.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NationalPark/comments/e1yro1/on_top_of_the_bubbles_acadia_national_park_me/

There's no way it's from NH. There's no mountain with an ocean view like this in the state. Not even a similar lake view that I can think of.

If you don't want "smart answers," don't ask vague questions.

The summer is like peak tourist season. Prices will be high almost everywhere because businesses know they can fill vacancy's

Plus you should be more specific with a price range as some could blow $5k a month no issue and that would be cheap to them. Me... If I spent $5k in one month... Shit idek where I'd get $5k at one time....

So California is the loosest state? And yet one the scientist’s assertions is that loose states will exhibit: lower incidences of disease, lower mortality rates, lower population density and less homelessness?

That doesn’t seem to check out.

Allen’s coffee brandy + vodka + cream = fat ass in a glass, the official drink of maniacs.

So the generally agreed upon definition? Ok got it, thanks for clarifying

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Don’t worry, I told them that they sound like a douche - for yours and everyone else’s sake.

You sound like a douche

You can’t get there right now

If you want to go on a minor adventure check out the ghost trains up near Chamberlain Lake.

https://mainepassport.com/abandoned-ghost-trains-of-maine/