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peanutbutter2
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Vermont or Maine
DH and I are thinking of maybe renting a house on the beach in one of these two states for a week during the summer and driving up to Montreal one day. A couple of questions...
1. Does anyone have any specific recommendations for a town? We'd love a place that also has some historical and cultural attractions nearby. We also really love ghost tours...I noticed that Burlington has quite a few.
2. About how long does it take to get a passport? I don't have one and would obviously need one.
Thanks! 
Edited b/c I re-read this and realized that I should not type after drinking multiple glasses of wine 
Message edited 4/6/2013 9:22:16 AM.
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Posted 4/5/13 9:32 PM  |
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Vermont or Maine
bar harbor maine is nice from what i hear......not sure how close it is to montreal
i love burlington..........
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| Posted 4/5/13 11:04 PM |
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PearlJamChick
No one sings like you anymore.
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Re: Vermont or Maine
I just saw this deal earlier today on jetsetter.com:
Kennebunkport Cottages
I wish I could take advantage of this! I just don't have the time for it at the moment. Maybe its what you're looking for?
Passports...I think mine took about 3-4 weeks.
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| Posted 4/5/13 11:11 PM |
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JME78
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Re: Vermont or Maine
Both are great options.
I love Maine, we always go to Ogunquit for a long weekend in the summer - the beach is gorgeous. You should look at Ogunquit, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach - these are less than an hour away from Portland so you can get your cultural fix there!
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| Posted 4/6/13 10:21 AM |
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MrsG823
Just call me Mommy.
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Vermont or Maine
If you go to Vermont you should consider staying on lake Champlain. It is beautiful. I like Cholchester point. It is close to Burlington. DH is from Vermont and we rent a place on the lake every August.
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| Posted 4/7/13 12:32 AM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Vermont or Maine
We are doing a week in Maine ( Bar Harbor, acadia national park) in August. just FYI...pick something now. We had no less than 4 houses snatched out from under us while deciding, and a good 60% of the ones we wanted were booked all summer already.
We were torn between The Kennebunkport/Ogunquit/wells area and Bar Harbor. We choose Bar harbor b/c we are doing a beach vacation already and this more outdoors/hiking/ mountain/lake type of thing. But both areas are amazing from what I can see.
I know you can take a Ferry from The Bar Harbor area to Canada, I believe they said its a 2 and 1/2 hr trip but I am not 100% sure on that.
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| Posted 4/7/13 7:54 PM |
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GinaR
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Gina
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Re: Vermont or Maine
the southern coast of Maine is a good 5 hour drive or more from Montreal. I think Vermont would be a lot closer if you stayed on the lake. Im not sure what the lakes beaches are like.
ETA: the above poster mentioned the ferry from Bar Harbor - this goes to Nova Scotia.
Message edited 4/9/2013 10:19:59 AM.
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