Last year, I was asked by Away.com to design an idyllic route along the Maine coast from Portland to Acadia National Park.  The result is a weeklong jaunt that includes sea kayaking around Orr’s Island, sailing Rockport, hiking in the Camden Hills, biking around the island of Islesboro, and ending with canoeing and mountain biking in the northeast’s lone national park.  If you want to spot moose, whitewater raft down the Penobscot River, and hike mighty Mount Katahdin, add three days to this itinerary and include Baxter State Park. 

For the best lobster-in-the-rough joints, check out the round-up article my friend Hilary Nangle recently wrote in the Boston Globe.  My personal favorite is Lobster Shack in Cape Elizabeth, right down the road from the most picturesque lighthouse in New England, Portland Head Light.