"Maine is where Americans want to be..."

The Portland Press Herald did a piece yesterday that in part read "Maine is where Americans want to be; they just don't know it...The American Dream circa 2009 are places where you can imagine yourself with a stuffed garage - filled with skis, kayaks, soccer equipment, hiking boots and boating equipment. It's a place where spectacular natural scenery is visible from medium-density residential neighborhoods. It is a place that is car-dependent and spread out but at the same time a place with a strong cultural identity, a place with at least the promise of friendlier neighborhoods, slower lifestyles and service-sector employment. These dream places, Brooks (New York Times columnist) contends, are where Americans can have it all: the machine and the garden. Sounds a lot like Maine to me - at least from May through October...."

The article goes on to talk about the summers in Maine and not having to live in one place all the time and having the option of career and seasonal mobility.