What to do in Maine

[Rascal]

So my sister is going to Maine in May to visit her inlaws..who just moved there about 3 weeks ago. They are staying for two weeks...any ideas on what somebody could do in Alfred Maine or the surrounding area?

[baja]

Enjoy nature hike the Alagash, climb Mt Kartarden but May is the wrong time of year to go to Maine better to wait until July at least. May is mud month

[DB-Freak]

So my sister is going to Maine in May to visit her inlaws..who just moved there about 3 weeks ago. They are staying for two weeks...any ideas on what somebody could do in Alfred Maine or the surrounding area?
Visit the shoreline restaurants if she likes seafood. Sadly I dont know remember any names although I have eaten in maine a lot.

She might have to do some research on restaurants.

Here's for starters.

http://www.captainjefferdsinn.com/recommended_restaurants.html

[Meck77]

...any ideas on what somebody could do in Alfred Maine or the surrounding area?

Surf the Mane! in Maine. Time will fly if there isn't much to do. :)

[Hogan11]

I've heard it's beautiful there and the lobster isn't really any cheaper than anywhere else.

[Ratboy]

I lived in maine.

It's very fun.

During the Summer me and my brothers and a few friends would bike like 5 miles to this river and swim in it. It was very fun.

Scenery is probably the only thing there.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Take a rain coat

[CBF1]

Drink alot and look forward to going home.... away from the inlaws.

[Swedish Extrovert]

Ill tell you what to do in maie. go to grattonn thats a sbunarine base.... get easted. best time of your life

[baja]

I was born and raised in Maine. Winter is cool and summer is cool but May sucks at least in Millinocket Maine where I lived.

[Drek]

Well, I live in Maine, and honestly, not a whole lot going on throughout the state. A few tips though:
1. If its in May it'll be rather muddy, so don't plan too much outdoors without a comfortable pair of shoes you don't mind trashing.
2. They should hit up some of the fish shacks, best seafood you'll get anywhere, especially the lobster rolls. Pass on the seafood from the big time resteraunts, three times the price and they aren't even as good.
3. Bar Harbor is a fun day of window shopping as well if you're down south, should be just opening up for tourist season in May as well, so it shouldn't be too crowded.
4. If they're into outdoors equipment the L.L. Bean outlet compound in Freeport is a blast. Freeport in general has some pretty nice outlet stores.
5. If they're driving DEFINATELY hit up the liquor stores right before the Maine border on I-95. Great selection, great prices. I stock up whenever I'm on my way back from out of state. Half gallons of Captain Morgan's Rum for about $22, fifths of Jack for $7, etc. The wine selection is nice, but the savings are in the hard stuff and beer.
6. Acadia Ntl. Park is nice for a touristy outting, for some real outdoorsing it though go to Baxter (where Mt. Katahdin is), pretty much untouched nature, great place.
7. Could always go whale watching off the coast as well, not a bad way to waste a day if you're up for that type of thing.
8. Should be some minor league baseball going on by then, the Sea Dogs are a great team to check out (Red Sox AA affiliate) since right now they're stacked with most of the best Sox prospects. Namely Hanley Ramirez, awesomely talented kid. Not sure what time of year they're running this year either, but there are some collegiate all-star leagues that run in southern Maine.

By the by, bit of general info, as a northern Mainer I don't really consider Alfred to be part of the state, more like north Mass., Maine has a pretty clear divide across the state from about Bangor. Above it you have a pretty rough, backwoods communities, below it you have the vacationland they sell for tourists. They're nothing alike and are as different as you'd imagine one state could be divided. The cultural divide is huge, enough to shock several anthropologists I know.

[Rascal]

Thanks for the help guys...I'll pass on the information.

[Spider]

Truckers point of View on Maine ..... Not bad place .Ellsworth was nice , as with Portland ... Someone mentiond Fish Shacks ... he is right on the Money .....