9 hours a day is my commute limit.

One hour and 10 minutes each way is 2 hours and 20 minutes per day of commuting. (in good weather)

A little over 11 1/2 hours per week of commuting. (in good weather)

~50 hours per month of commuting. (in good weather)

You need to consider gas prices and wear and tear on your vehicle.

Whether it's worth it or not is up to you.

Totally depends on your personal preferences, gas prices, fuel efficiency, and how much you earn.

Personally, I would hate every single second of that. My car is good enough on gas so I guess I wouldn't care too much about that part. But driving 2 hrs and 20 mins everyday would get super old after the first couple of times... Well ok, I would hate it after I got to work the first day, but I don't like driving much. I prefer to be the passenger on any rides longer than 30 mins lol

So many considerations... amount of pay increase, shape of your vehicle, missed time with family, if you like to drive, if you like audiobooks/podcasts. People do it for sure, but it's a really personal calculus.

No, it's the chamber of commerce. Welcome to private business.

Welcome to government.

Yeah a bit of overlap into midcoast.

In the winter the only access to the trains is by snowmobile. Most clubs in that region have closed their trials.

I appreciate you are trying to get the lingo right and that's the only reason I want to tell you we'd say "where downeast," not "where in downeast".

If it were me starting to look from scratch I'd be looking at anywhere downeast of Bar Harbor/Acadia, in other words, I'd look at Washington County. Maybe don't rule out places a little further inland from the coast than what you circled in the other post.

I'm not giving you a hard time about your question because it's fine to ask a question like that. I wish I had an answer for you because it's a shame there are so few inexpensive options other than camping (which maybe you should consider) in the summer for people who don't have money to throw away but want to visit.

Have you considered looking up in northern Maine? There are more likely to be bargains in Aroostook County or at the lakes in central Maine or the mountains in western Maine. It's also beautiful and cooler than Philly up there, and you can easily do occasional day trips to the coast.

Agreed!

Very silly that this historic building has no kind of public access.

There’s a cool fire tower you can climb in Weston. The view is good.

my grandfather bought land in monson for $1 an acre back in the day

This is like asking "what cool things can you see in Ireland? About the same land area, even.

Unless the gatehouses into the NMW are shut down, you can get there at any time of the year. It just depends on how determined you are.

It is still firmly winter up there right now. Penobscot river trails is still open I believe. You can rent skis from them for any donation amount. If you have snow shoes or skis Sebois river trails, katahdin woods and waters, shin brook falls are all cool areas by the north entrance to Baxter. Scenic overlook in Patten on route 11 is beautiful.

New England outdoor center has some good views, trails, and a brewery now. Bissell brothers milo location is a bit of a destination in an area not many people visit.

Orono bog walk is one of the most accessible unique areas in Maine.

If you go in spring timing it between winter and bug season is key. There usually is a week or two that is beautiful. You can go fiddle head picking if you know what your doing.

Canada’s pretty neat.

TIL that half of Rockland is down east, I'll have to start working on my accent

Same here.

I have the 1gbps down / 40 up. Takes forever to upload stuff.

Can't wait for Fiber to be in my area. No indication on when or if it will happen.

Yet I still get Fidium marketing mail...

Good for you.

Within Maine that is the generally accepted definition.

Historically it was also used to mean anything that was reached sailing downwind from Boston, which included Maine and Maritime Canada

It’s the most rural counties, most of which are also the northernmost or more northern than the more populated ones…

The population of all of those counties is less than a third of the overall state population.

460K out of 1.37mil (2020 and 2021 numbers)

Nothing

Down East

>"Down East", also "Downeast", is a term for parts of eastern coastal New England and Canada, particularly the U.S. state of Maine and Canada's Maritime Provinces, an area that closely corresponds to the historical French territory of Acadia. The phrase apparently derives from sailing terminology: sailors from western ports sailed downwind toward the east to reach the area. A person from this area may be called a "down-easter". Within Maine, the phrase "down east" may refer specifically to the state's easternmost regions, also called Down East Maine.

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Pretty much the same as the map on wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_East

This doesn't need 2 post when there is a megathread for this type of question.