5 Tips to Save for That Family Vacation
- At August 08, 2018
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Moving to Maine After Vacationing in the State
Roughly 36.7 million tourists visited Maine in 2017, which is a 2.5% increase since 2016, according to statistics from the Maine Office of Tourism. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Maine is home to some of the most beautiful foliage and breathtaking byways. However, what happens when you visit and you feel like you’re not quite ready to leave yet? Here are a few things to keep in mind when relocating to Maine as a permanent resident to ensure the transition is smooth.
Be Prepared for Stunning Colors & Great Restaurants
Portland, Maine is one of the most restaurant-dense communities in the United States, and the long list of great eateries extends out into the rest of the state as well, making it a great place to expand your culinary horizons and enjoy the natural-grown ingredients Maine has to offer like dishes centered around a lot of seafood, maple syrup, blueberries and apples. When you’ve loaded up on great local food, you’ll be in great shape to head to the great outdoors and enjoy your first fall as a Maine resident. Long walks through the beautifully decorated forests that seem to rain orange, red and yellow will be something you’ll never forget and want to remember forever.
Maine Actually Wants You to Move Here
The state has actually implemented a program called Live and Work in Maine that encourages out-of-state employees to relocate to Maine in order to attract top talent. There’s even a “Visit for a Week, Stay for a Lifetime” campaign that you might have already seen that’s convinced to you to come for a vacation then permanently relocate. As well, in 2016, the University of Maine offered out-of-state students from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania the chance to pay the in-state tuition prices as part of the Flagship Match Program, which is a great option if you’re looking to relocate and you’ve got a child headed to college soon.
Tips Before Relocating to Maine
So you’ve decided to make the big move. Welcome to Maine! Now, before you permanently relocate to The Pine Tree state, you’ll want to get your affairs in order. Consider speaking to a financial adviser to gain insight into the economic tips you’ll need in order to navigate a cross-country move, such as refinancing or selling your home, finding the perfect city to settle down in and handling the moving fees and logistics.
Regardless of your reasons for relocating to Maine, it’s clear that the state is ready and welcoming you with open arms. From great job opportunities to education opportunities in one of the country’s most beautiful states, it’s hard to find a reason not to want to move here. When relocating, be sure to take advantage of the programs the state offers, to get your financial affairs in order and to enjoy every second of becoming a Maine resident.
“Forest Lodge,” Former Home of Maine Author Louise Dickinson Rich, Awaits Next Owner, Next Chapter
- At July 18, 2012
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For the first time in four decades, historic Rangeley Lakes landmark is for sale
Rapid River location on world-class native brook trout fishery marks property for fly-fishermen
RAPID RIVER, MAINE In 1942, from her home at Forest Lodge on the legendary Rapid River, Louise Dickinson Rich captured the world of log drives, Maine guides, native brook trout, and majestic wild lakes in her national best-seller, We Took to the Woods. The book described a place apart, a place that only a privileged few could experience first-hand. We are proud to offer this once-in-a-lifetime experience in a unique property that includes Rich’s original 1875 two-story lodge, a c.1920 workshop, a newer sport’s cabin, and 300+/- feet fronting one of North America’s premier trophy rivers for brook trout and salmon. Thousands of acres of protected forestland — including the abutting 25,000-acre Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge — surround the compound in a vast, pristine watershed in the storied Rangeley Lakes region of western Maine.
This is not simply a real estate listing — it is a living, disappearing part of Maine history on a river of nationally-recognized ecological and fly-fishing significance. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, “Forest Lodge” and its stunning location have been featured in glossy magazines and in local and regional television programs. Beyond the readers of Louise Dickinson Rich’s books, generations of Maine schoolchildren have made field trips to the site, and serious fly-fishermen from around the world have made pilgrimages here in pursuit of the largest native brook trout south of Quebec and Labrador. Its sale — after nearly a half-century of family ownership, reluctantly put on the market by an owner with health issues — will be of deep interest to many, and in some circles will be national, even historic, news.
Asking price: $1.3 million
The current long-term owner, registered Maine Guide and raconteur Aldro French, is available for interviews. To contact him directly: aldromaine@hotmail.com
For real estate information contact:
Gloria A. Hewey
207-399-8553 (Cellular) | 207-795-9671 (Direct)
gloriahewey@masiello.com
www.gloriahewey.masiello.com
The Masiello Group/Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate
155 Center Street
Auburn, ME 04210
“Between two ranges of mountains, the Boundary Mountains and the Blue Mountains, lies a high, wild valley, the basin that holds the Rangeley Lakes. The country is criss-crossed with ridges, dotted with swamps and logans, and covered with dense forest. I like to think of the lakes coming down from the North of us like a gigantic staircase to the sea. Kennebago to Rangeley to Cupsuptic, down they drop, level to level, through short, snarling rivers; Mooselukmeguntic to the Richardsons to Pond-in-the-River, and through Rapid River to Umbagog, whence they empty into the Androscoggin and begin the long Southeasterly curve back to the ocean. I like to say their names, and I wish I could make you see them…”
— Louise Dickinson Rich, We Took to the Woods, 1942