Madawaska Maine

Ah, sorry, I was being uncharitable, assuming it was some weird nationalistic thing. I think I get what you’re implying now.

In that case, New Orleans might not be a bad option. NYC might be better though. Go see some French paintings at the Met, go to a French restaurant… California wine country might hit the spot, too. Obviously it’s more culturally Spanish, but it’s a very similar climate to Southern France.

Check the local library.

And I barely speak any French and have, over thousands of instances, NEVER been denied service. Nor do I know anyone who speaks only English and has lived in montreal—and I know many—who has been. At worst, one will have people switch to English because the French is bad OR you will have people unable to speak English who are a bit annoyed at having to use pidgin to muddle through a coffee order. Not only would that be an impractical paradigm in a city with 1 million English speakers, it would be an absurd way for businesses to conduct themselves. What people DO get angry about is being forced to speak English when they are customers, or the expectation that they switch to English. And as far as les métropolitains, well, I’ve never met a quebecois who couldn’t understand French from France, though I’ve meant plenty of French people who sneer at québécois.

Don't forget the gas stations too.

There's one on eBay for $80... ughhh!

All my stuff is current. I have personal reasons I am hesitant over.

Of course it isn’t — but I lived in Quebec for four years and was a tourist there many times in my youth with my Anglophone-only family. You made a sweeping point about Americans being disliked and a factually incorrect statement about language laws. As far as my experience goes, and the experiences of the many other people I know from the US who’ve lived there, Quebec is a wonderful, safe, and welcoming place for Americans to visit, almost all the time. You may well have experienced something negative, but your extrapolation is unfounded and slightly defamatory. All places have shitty people, and sometimes tourists get the shaft— it’s not unique to QC. Additionally, it shows your ignorance of Quebec culture and history to act as though their reluctance to pander to Anglo or France-French myopia indicates hatred or an inhospitable nature. And while your experience of antisemitism may be real, it is neither here nor there in respect to the original point, which is that Americans generally are somehow unwelcome.

You've willfully misrepresented or purposefully misunderstood... Everything, really.

Tower Hill Pond in Auburn is great for shoreline freshwater fishing.

Anywhere north of Berlin and you’ll get Québécois radio stations, maybe even TV. Not sure you’ll find anyone walking down the street speaking French, unless they’re tourists too.

Definitely just take the extra time on the trip and go to Montreal.

Is not cliche though, it’s the truth, and its a 5 hour drive for me. Its a great weekend trip with wifey.

Agreed. It feels like you're in Europe, as cliched as that sounds.

Quebec city is beyond great, the only walled city on the north american continent north of Mexico city. Super charming, very french Canadian, and the perfect getaway for two or three days.

What type of fishing are you specifically looking to do... trout, bass... ? If it's trout, it's a little early for the state to start stocking the rivers. There is a link to stocking reports on F&G's website that can give you an idea of which rivers near you might be fun. If it's bass...sorry, someone else might have to help.
I don't really know what people mean by "southern NH" to be more specific. I live in Lee, and consider it southern NH (or seacoast I guess), but I feel people have way different definitions.

I French kissed a girl in Caribou ME one time. Edit: and I liked it.

there's a 'My Cousin Vinny' joke in here somewhere

Obviously the owners got an offer on the land that they simply couldn't refuse.

I don’t have any info other than this. My neighbor has a scanner and he can listen to the dispatch for the trains. He knows exactly when they are coming. Not sure how to find that out but that’s what he does.

If you want to see Canadian men in banana hammocks smuggling grapes...Old Orchard Beach in the summer

Old Orchard Beach, Maine too

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A friend of mine who is in her mid 50s is from Berlin and they spoke French at home. I wonder if there still are many families like that now.

Northern Maine is basically Canada