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Maine offers many memorable coastal and inland travel destinations. From Portland to Acadia National Park, this information focuses on special budget travel destinations in this scenic, beautiful state.

Kennebunkport Christmas Prelude 2022, Dec. 1-11

Published on October 16, 2017March 28, 2023 by Eric Hurwitz
Lobster Trap Tree, Kennebunkport's Christmas Prelude. Photo source: Christmas Prelude media page: http://www.christmasprelude.com/info/media

    Kennebunkport’s Annual Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport, Maine, truly represents everything great about the holiday season. The 2022 version will be no exception as the Christmas Prelude takes place from Dec 1sth to the 11th. Once billed by Home and Garden Television (HGTV) as one of the “Top 10...

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Tours, Tastings at Maine Microbreweries

Published on March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Eric Hurwitz

Did you know that many Maine microbreweries offer free tours and tastings during the summer? With more than 80 breweries on the Maine Beer Trail that make New England IPAs, English ales, stouts, porters, sours, Belgian ales, farmhouse ales, goses, gruits and crisp lagers, this is a great way...

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Hotel Discounts Offered Right Now for Your New England Vacation

Published on March 28, 2017July 15, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
Colonial Inn at Monument Square in downtown Concord, Massachusetts.

Booking.com Now is a great time to book a room for your New England summer, fall, winter and spring vacations, but with so many online choices which is the best route to choose when looking for great local hotel discounts? Constantly going through this dizzying challenge myself, I decided...

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20 More Fun New England Fall Budget Travel Ideas for 2016

Published on August 22, 2016October 26, 2016 by Eric Hurwitz
Cider Donuts, Volante Farms in Needham MA

As a follow-up to our popular 50 New England Fall Travel Ideas for the Budget Minded in 2016 post (193,000 social media shares, to date, thank-you so much!), we’d like to share with you 20 more fun New England fall budget travel destination ideas for 2016… 1. Like pumpkins? Then carve...

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An Ideal New England Destination for National Lazy Day

Published on August 10, 2016 by Eric Hurwitz
Jordan Pond at Acadia National park, Maine

Did you know today, Aug. 10, is National Lazy Day? I don’t know who comes up with these wacky “National Days,” but the person coming up with this one clearly had slacking off in mind for a day. Where would I go for National Lazy Day? I worked hard to think...

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Maine Lobster Festival 2016, Aug. 3-7, in Rockland, Maine

Published on May 22, 2016May 23, 2016 by Eric Hurwitz

If you’re dreaming of an event that is all about lobster, the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, Maine, will work in a pinch! The 2016 event will take place Aug. 3-7, at Harbor Park in Rockland, one of the most beautiful mid coast Maine towns (the downtown is fabulous...

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Spectacular Scenery at Maine’s Acadia National Park Loop Road

Published on March 20, 2016August 5, 2020 by Eric Hurwitz
Acadia National Park, Maine. Credit: NPS / Kristi Rugg

Booking.com Seeing some of the most spectacular scenery on the eastern seaboard costs about the price of drive-in movie theater admission, thus making it the “must-see, feel-good New England travel destination” of the spring, summer and fall.” What a tremendous feature attraction! The U.S. National Park Service charges only...

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