Which New England state do you like the most?
10I live in New England and I just want to know what state in New England people like the most. Maine is my favorite but then again I am biased because I live in Maine. Comment on what your favorite state is in New England.
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@Ignorant @shahnm Depends on how you want to interpret the kind of person I am.
Also, do you live in New England or Maine?
@RiotDemon Yes I live in the Northernmost part of Maine, Presque Isle.
@CanuckinUSA but the first sentence said you live in New England?
@RiotDemon New England is a region of the US and Maine is a state to simplify it I do live in New England in the northernmost city, Presque Isle which happens to be in Aroostook County which is part of Maine.
@CanuckinUSA I did not know that.
TIL.
@CanuckinUSA @RiotDemon it’s amazing to me that people don’t know this. Maybe that’s cuz I live in New England…
@CanuckinUSA @zinimusprime geography was never my strong suit, but this thread has made me feel stupid as fuck. For some reason I thought New England was a state, lol.
I escaped from New England years ago. I’d try to remember which state it was, but really, what difference does it make?!?
What brings you to meh.com?
I can honestly say, I have never set foot in any of the New England states…
wait…does NY count? b/c I’ve been to the US side of Niagara Falls…(Sorry if that offends anyone… I’m a lifelong resident of buckeyeland…)
@earlyre I was wondering that too. New York is not in New England according to https://www.britannica.com/place/New-England
I’m a little offended though.
/image ny tesla statue
@eonfifty been there, seen that
@earlyre Ontario has one too.
/image Niagara falls Tesla
@eonfifty didn’t have a passport at the time… didn’t get to see that one…
@earlyre Bummer. I don’t know that I’ve seen Ontario’s in more than passing when visiting. I think they might be related. Each statue seems to be positioned such that it is facing a component of hydro power system up there. Ontario’s faces toward the intakes up the river, and New York’s faces toward something by the Canadian end of the Rainbow bridge.
/giphy maybe there’s more
@earlyre New York is not part of New England, having been first colonized by the Dutch. If a New York place name is not Native American, it’s likely Dutch, like Schuyler, Rensselaer (to name Alexander Hamilton’s wife’s parents; hey I just watched the movie) and New Amsterdam, the former name of New York City.
Be that as it may, I grew up in Central New York and for a long time thought it was part of New England.
@earlyre @eonfifty we share Niagra falls and Tesla’s plant was the first in the world. Even if none of it was built on the Canadian side we can all appreciate Nikola Tesla and celebrate the falls and the achievement.
The Canadian side was put up in 2006 by a bunch of Tesla fans/orgs it looks like.
https://www.teslasociety.com/victoria.htm
Did not exist when we went to Canada for senior trip in 2004. Then again you didn’t used to need a passport.
@eonfifty judging by the view of the falls from behind the Canadian Statue, it would appear that statue was built on the site of the original Tesla power plant… right above this down in the gorge:
New Hampshire is my favorite, if for no other reason than my family lived there before I was born. I may have been conceived in New Hampshire though.
Vermont - It has the most options for skiing. All of New England is beautiful.
@cinoclav I lived in VT for a couple of years, recently. Glad that’s in my rear-view mirror.
The people are the greatest I’ve ever met! The splendor of the mountains is unmatched. Constantly something “outdoorsy” to do.
And the winter and “mud season” are (ahem) “an acquired taste.”
But… the cost of living, the insane property prices, the high taxes, the rampant socialism, the pervasive woke-ness… Don’t miss that one tiny bit.
BTDT. I’m glad to have had the experience; more so that it’s behind me.
Maine.
In specific:
First, it’s not tiny; unlike so many NE states.
2nd, once you get away from the coast, it really is almost empty of many annoyances. You can get happily far away from the population excesses there.
3rd, much if it is still pretty wild.
The people were always super friendly to me. I hope that’s a universal experience for visitors.
Baxter State Park - it’s incredible.
Wanna snow camp and snowshoe or cross country ski in winter? If so, you may need reservations.
Wanna swim in a lake that also has moose swimming in it? (Best attempted in summer, for most folks)
Dunno if that’s wise, but I did. More than once.
(Kept a good distance from the moose)
Wanna find waterfall/smooth-rockslides that act just like the slides at a water park and dump you into a lake? why, sure!.
Acadia National Park.
(Just go there)
The entire eastern coastal areas of Maine, which are more sparsely populated.
LL Bean’s store which has been open 24 hours, long before many Walmart Supercenters imitated that practice.
LL Bean duck boots and winter-insulated duck boots. And other LL Bean clothing and gear.
Lighthouses.
Snow still on the ground in May (in northern areas)
Amazing forests.
The tallest mountain in N America east of the great western mountain ranges (Katahdin, if I got the spelling right)
The northern end of the Appalachian trail.
Gateway to the far eastern parts of Canada; esp New Brunswick, Niva Scotia, the Bay of Fundy, and points nearby.
A lack of pretension.
Traditional maple sugaring practices and similar.
Everything we ever read about in a Robert Frost poem still exists in Maine.
A relative lack of traffic, compared to the rest of NE.
Amazing coastal sailing and all those tiny islands.
Rocks “as old as time”. Or, the rocks give that impression, to we who are such short-lived humans.
Amazing seafood.
V serious winters.
People who know their way around the backwoods and around the ships, boats, maritime weather, and sea.
All that northern light: in its apparent clear purity.
And much much more. If you live within traveling range, and can: go there.
/image Baxter State Park 2
@f00l You forgot to mention the blueberry wine vineyards!
@f00l Who’s the cutie?
@PhysAssist
Dunno. That’s an internet pix.
@f00l
Thought so, but I hadta ask…
Just in case.
Vermont and Maine. Lived both places. I’d suspect New Hampshire isn’t much different that Vermont or SW Maine. The mountains were nice as was the sea in Maine and the lake I lived on in Vermont.
Although living in Ohio now, I was born and raised in Rhode Island, the Ocean State. Why would I say such a thing? Oh, my… the Food!!! There are so many amazing foods “back home” that I just can’t find here… or anywhere near here. I’ve learned not to ask for clam bellies, for example. The New York System’s Hot Weiners, the official state beverage: Coffee Milk, Chow Mein Sandwiches, and real Fish & Chips are not made with fish from the Great Lakes where I’m from. Only New Englanders have a shot at knowing that grinders and cabinets are not available in hardware stores.
((and Rhode Island is NOT a real island))
@RAYT721 As a kid who lived in RI for two years (my dad was attached to the USS Wasp based in Quonset), my favorite part of summer was hearing the Del’s Frozen Lemonade truck rolling through the neighborhood, trips to the Pagoda Inn, and Custy’s.
As an adult, I had the pleasure of living across from Newport at Fort Adams for a year. Also learned there was a BIG difference between “wet cold” and “dry cold.” Oy.
@RAYT721 I’ll drink some coffee milk in your honor today. Autocrat or Eclipse?
@LaVikinga I assume that’s CV-18 not LHD-1? Just going off the wiki for based in Quonset.
@RAYT721 Actually Rhode Island is an Island in (Aquidneck Island) Narragansett Bay, that is why the official name is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
@RAYT721 Talk about a Tea Party State shouldda seen RI in 1640.
@cranky1950 @RAYT721 wasn’t a state then. Also seems liked some salt in their tea. I only do that with coffee.
@RAYT721 @unksol The colony was made up of misfits from the other colonies. It’s an interesting history if you read it. They did want to join the union because of the bankruptcy provisions of the Constitution, the south was deeply in hock to Rhode Island triangle trade merchants at the time.
@cranky1950 honestly I’ve never cared or read much about Rhode island and was riffing off Boston tea party clearly much much later than your time point. And wrong state. Didn’t register right that minute being a smart ass sorry.
Now I’m curious to go find what RH was up to in the 1640s. And 1775. Even though they are the smallest state.
Not gonna lie. A little concerned you can pack twice the population of Wyoming in there. Def not for me.
@unksol Yep! It seems like my dad was gone a LOT that tour.
And then there is New England Clam Chowder (good) and the “other” Clam Chowder in its watery gruel (gross).
@Kidsandliz So, you’re of the belief that REAL clam chowdah should be thick enough to stand a spoon in the center of the bowl?
@LaVikinga It should be thick enough to stand a drunk sailor up in the middle of a pot of it.
(The sauce is also white not clear broth too)
@Kidsandliz It’s chowdah! Say it right!
@Kidsandliz I’m stealing that phrase!!!
Was never fond of clams. Too much like chewing fishy rubberbands for my liking.
@Kidsandliz Whada hell does youse know anyway. Manhattan clam chowder made right with heaps of hot clam cakes, corn on the cob and water mellon made this country great!
@Kidsandliz God’s Favorite Clam Chowder
@cranky1950 Youse New Yawkers have no clam chowder class with that counterfeit stuff.
Actually I didn’t realize there was a difference (my first introduction to clam chowder was in New England) until I bought some in southern Virginia and it was like WTF is this stuff? Needless to say I was surprised. I like the New England version much better.
Have spent time in all of New England’s states and like every one. But my heart belongs to Connecticut.
@lordbowen the great state of CON-et-TI-CuR-uurr
That is the correct pronunciation? Right?
I lived in Connecticut for 11 years after I graduated from college, so I‘ll cast my vote for it as well.
I’ve never been to New England but Vermont has the Dog Chapel. It’s one of the (few) things on my bucket list.
Other than that probably Massachusetts. Because of Wahlburgers. My Mom LOVED that show.
I like them all. Our family (3 siblings’ families) has a small seasonal cabin (bought by our parents in 1959) in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. There is a wonderful theater group there-Shakespeare & Co. I’ve camped in Vermont (and cross-country skied there), New Hampshire (hiked-walked up Mt. Washington-amazing views) and Maine (mostly at Acadia Nat. Park-terrific place). My sister lived in Connecticut for many years. My son went to college in Providence, RI.
@andyw Acadia though is not the place to go swimming unless your body is made of a wetsuit. I remember as a kid wading out into the ocean there one August and my legs turned bright red from how cold that water was.
@Kidsandliz Absolutely! We went to Sand Beach once or twice, but only got our toes in, even in August. Some people were swimming, but most just sat on the beach. We went to Echo Lake occasionally, but we didn’t go to Acadia for the swimming! There were too many other things to do that we could not do elsewhere! We might have gone this summer (we haven’t been in 25 years), except for the coronavirus. One of our first trips we stopped in the LL Bean store in the middle of the night. Then, it was a big barn-like structure with open doors all over. They had to chase out a bat! We needed some poles to put a fly over our tent and they didn’t have a set, but they had an odd pole that they just gave us. They were very nice and accommodating. Great hiking trails and biking paths. We used to camp in the Seawall Campground near Southwest Harbor.
Born and raised in Massachusetts. I love it, especially the part of the state I’m in (halfway between Boston & Providence). I’ve got pretty much all the things within hours of me.
You want the beach? Head down to Cape Cod. You want to go skiing? Decent slopes within 2 hours drive. Boston is 45 minutes north. Providence is 30 minutes south. There’s professional sports team (RIP Patriots dominance) for all sports. I don’t have to drive longer than 20 minutes for pretty much anything I need.
I could go on for a while, but I’ll stop there. The one thing I don’t like about being from Massachusetts is the ridiculous way people try to imitate our accent. All of you are wicked bad at it.
/giphy Massachusetts
I love Maine for vacations and some really great hiking and of course sailing. I like New Hampshire for the hiking and the freedom. But Massachusetts is best and not just because I live here. It’s got great hiking, great places to visit, a wonderful music scene for just about any style, best health care system in the world, the best education system in the world and it’s a great place to raise a family.
@fidla I don’t know about best healthcare/education in the world. Maybe in the US. But one look at the care facility in Revere where my grandfather passed away will make you go
. I can imagine he’d have been better off in certain other countries.
I lived in MA for 30 of my 31 years and then moved to RI. So far I still like MA more - more diversity, easier access to other cultures, more accessible public transportation - but RI is cheaper and the food “scene” is smaller and less pretentious, IMO. The people are nice but stay off of Facebook because they’re dumb as hell - there’s a reason we just got taken off of the “safe state” list for coronavirus. I do what I can to avoid NH after having spent lots of time there. Rather be in the woods of Maine or Vermont, especially at this time of year. Not much experience with the sports-traitor state, CT. Went apple picking once and it seemed nice?
All of that said, I fucking hate snow. And cost of living in MA has become absurd (hence moving to RI). There are other problems, too. But I’ll deal with them to live here instead of somewhere else in the country.
@harveydanger I love snow!
Anywhere but Massachusetts [although western Mass. wasn’t too awful- think Worcester west to the Berkshires].
I spent a decade there in 1984-85, working at various Toy-R-Us stores.
As a literal country boy from upstate New York, I found it wayyyy too populous there- and I can only imagine it has gotten worse since.
@PhysAssist The Berkshires are still great!
@PhysAssist Although I did love D’angelos Seafood Salad Grinders- first [and best] seafood salad sandwiches ever.
New Hampshire has literally lost face.
Old Man In The Mountain
Vermont, definitely. Beautiful lakes and mountains (well, they call them mountains there; they are just large hills). An actual city with stores, restaurants, technology and stuff, if you need that sort of thing sometimes. I used to go up there to IBM for work sometimes. Always envied the people that got to live and work there. (back when people went to stores, restaurants, and work, so now I guess it don’t matter.)
Also you can go up to Montreal in a reasonable drive and get excellent food and try to speak Canadian French. But again, we’re not allowed north of the border so now I guess Vermont sucks just like everywhere else here!
Well there is always Bernie!