New England Vacation

[JHTFarmer]

Consider Rockywold Deephaven Camp on Squam Lake, New Hampshire. It is a unique and wonderful place. It's a fairly expensive stay, but well worth the cost. The lake is pristine, full of wildlife, and free of high-powered boats and jet skis. Your individual cabin is on the lake. No tv or telephone. No refridgerator. You have an ice box that is stocked daily with lake ice harvested from the previous winter. The hiking is some of the best in New England. You dont have to eat at restaurants as the camp has a buffet style dining hall for all meals. The whole place down to each individual cabin is a picture post card of rustic New Hampshire. It is essentially unchanged from over one hundred years ago except that the cabins now have electric lighting and hot water. It's been described in the Yankee Magazine as "champagne in a tin cup".

My wife and I and our families have spent summers in New England since we were children. Sure you can spend a week in a car traveling to Bar Harbor, LL Bean in Freeport, looking at Walker's Point and all points in between. But my recommendation is to spend a week at RDCSquam. There you can experience the New England of Daniel Webster. There you may find what inspired Robert Frost to write "two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference".

I'm just a huge fan of RDC. We'll be there the final week of June this year.

 

[polo1665]

just a point to think about it's a much longer drive than it looks to any where!
just a heads up

Thanks for the tip. Must have something to do with mountainous terrain and roads that follow the coast. I kind of wondered about that.

 

[polo1665]

Consider Rockywold Deephaven Camp on Squam Lake, New Hampshire. It is a unique and wonderful place. It's a fairly expensive stay, but well worth the cost. The lake is pristine, full of wildlife, and free of high-powered boats and jet skis. Your individual cabin is on the lake. No tv or telephone. No refridgerator. You have an ice box that is stocked daily with lake ice harvested from the previous winter. The hiking is some of the best in New England. You dont have to eat at restaurants as the camp has a buffet style dining hall for all meals. The whole place down to each individual cabin is a picture post card of rustic New Hampshire. It is essentially unchanged from over one hundred years ago except that the cabins now have electric lighting and hot water. It's been described in the Yankee Magazine as "champagne in a tin cup".

My wife and I and our families have spent summers in New England since we were children. Sure you can spend a week in a car traveling to Bar Harbor, LL Bean in Freeport, looking at Walker's Point and all points in between. But my recommendation is to spend a week at RDCSquam. There you can experience the New England of Daniel Webster. There you may find what inspired Robert Frost to write "two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference".

I'm just a huge fan of RDC. We'll be there the final week of June this year.

Sounds like a beautiful place, Rich. Must be a pretty big departure from the climate in La.
I will defintely stop to see Squam lake, but I think we have all but decided to spend our time near the Maine coast (sweety pie has her heart set on seeing lighthouses.
Hopefully we'll have many vacation years left though, and I will always take good advice.

 

[hr3]

Thanks for the tip. Must have something to do with mountainous terrain and roads that follow the coast. I kind of wondered about that.

:laughing::laughing: Nope In the winter with 2' of snow on the road I can make my daily commute in about 15 mi.... But when the people from "away" are here it takes a half hour,,,

 

[IslandTractor]

Polo.. Google Camden Maine,, you won't be disappointed..

Agree but it can be pricy. June is off season or shoulder season though so you might find a good deal.

 

[polo1665]

Well, I mailed out the deposit for a cabin at "Emery's Cottages on the Shore". This was the place that rdln suggested. The prices are fair and all the reviews I saw said that the place was clean and the owners were friendly and helpful. So far they seem to be just that.
Geanie and I certainly don't need fancy accommodations, but they do have to be clean. We probably won't be spending a lot of time in the cabin. Hopefully we'll be out exploring Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, or the Maine coast.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. Now, where is the best place for Surf and Turf:laughing:

 

[IslandTractor]

Acadia is stunning as is the sound around Bar Harbor. Don't waste any time in Bar Harbor itself however. Mostly a tourist trap. Do get out on the water if you get a chance though.

 

[jpm]

get on a bicycle now to get in shape to ride them in the park. some parts of your body will thank you the whale watching trip was great,of course it was calm ,warm and we saw whales. minus one or two of the first two could change your trip:ashamed:

 

[polo1665]

Acadia is stunning as is the sound around Bar Harbor. Don't waste any time in Bar Harbor itself however. Mostly a tourist trap. Do get out on the water if you get a chance though.

I've only seen some pictures, but it sure seems beautiful. Can't wait to do some hiking and biking.
I'm sure we won't be spending much time in Bar Harbor. I think the bike rental place is there though.

get on a bicycle now to get in shape to ride them in the park. some parts of your body will thank you the whale watching trip was great,of course it was calm ,warm and we saw whales. minus one or two of the first two could change your trip:ashamed:

We plan on biking, but we'll have to see about the boating and whale watching. Geanie is prone to motion sickness, so it would have to be pretty calm for her to enjoy herself. She is a pretty good sport though and will probably want to give it a go.

 

[IslandTractor]

We plan on biking, but we'll have to see about the boating and whale watching. Geanie is prone to motion sickness, so it would have to be pretty calm for her to enjoy herself. She is a pretty good sport though and will probably want to give it a go.

The boat touring out of Bar Harbor is typically quite calm as the main attractions are the Porcupine Islands that are close by in the sound. Main concern is fog but you can see that before you buy tickets and it is not such a problem in June anyways. Think early afternoon for a boat ride after a vigorous bike ride in the morning. :thumbsup: