Amy and I have a great advantage when going to Maine, our very close friends live about 15 miles from Bar Harbor and also have a TC so when we visit Maine, we have built in tour guides that know all the 'good spots' to camp at. When there, we set the TC up in their back yard and visit.
Nothing about Maine is cheap but they sure have some fantastic resturants and the seafood is over the top...
Getting there from here (Michigan) is always a PITA though. Amy likes to go through upper NY State rather than across the Ohio pike and I80.
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