Suggestions for North Eastern States Please

[prstlk]

We are currently in Philadelphia and will be heading to New York next. After that we are heading north pretty much following I-95 until we get to Maine. Our goal there is Acadia National Park.

I am looking for suggestions of "must see" things to do in Connecticut, Rhode Island (we already plan on stopping in Providence to visit the Culinary Arts Museum - that's our kind of thing), the Boston area, New Hampshire and Maine (Portland, Bangor, etc.).

We like to do things that are based on history, cars, boats and ships. Not really interested in artsy fartsy, gallery things or museums (unless they are history).

Also looking for recommendations on some good eats along the way. Not expensive but what and where the locals might like to go.

Thanks to all!

[prstlk]

Dick_B wrote:
Easy. Do a Google search for `________ tourism' and put the city, state, area or whatever in the blank space and read what the specialists suggest for their location.

Yeah - have done that and have some things in mind.

More looking for some "local insider" suggestions here.

[mkc]

So many great food options in Portland! Two of our favorites are Duckfat (Belgian frites fried in, yes, duck fat), fabulous panini, and, if you like brewery tours, Allagash brewery. Wassamiki Springs for families or Wild Duck for adults are 2 recommended campgrounds in the Portland area.

In Bangor we like Giacomo's for lunch. Pick up some Smith's Log Smokehouse soppressata or other salami at Bangor Wine and Cheese just around the corner (Seal Cove chevre and Kennebec Creamery's marinated goat cheese are also good things to pick up there). Add some olives and bread and you can build your own ploughman's lunch.

Massimo's just reopened the old Massimo's Breads as Massimo's Pizza Bar, more Italian-style than the usual pizza place but we aren't back in Maine yet to try it. They're just a few doors down from Bangor Wine and Cheese. Used to have fabulous panini when it was Massimo's breads and the little 2-bite cannoli were wonderful.

A fun, local eatery in Pittsfield, Maine is Vittles. House-cut waffle fries, really great house-made ice cream. They are open for lunch only except Friday and Saturday nights.

Foodie resources https://themainemag.com/eat.html and http://downeast.com/category/food/

Favorite restaurant in Maine - Primo in Rockland. Close to Owl's Head Transportation Museum. We go to Primo every year for our wedding anniversary (it's nose-to-tail, raised on site if possible, incredible food).

Michelle

[Dick_B]

Easy. Do a Google search for `________ tourism' and put the city, state, area or whatever in the blank space and read what the specialists suggest for their location.