Portland, Maine, is nice, but there aren't many flights to that airport. Here's the list of nonstop flights there: [link]
Portland is great, though. And definitely much cheaper than Boston. Lots of neat little shops and restaurants near the harbor, beaches (sorta), and all the typical seacoast New England stuff like lighthouses and whale-watching tours. (The beach that's actually in Portland isn't great, but there are others a few miles south that are much better.) Close to Freeport for people who want to go to outlet stores. Can pretty much guarantee that the weather will not be too hot for anybody.
Here's a pretty good guide to stuff to do in downtown Portland. [link]
FWIW, when we were in Portland recently we found many things were closed on Sunday and Monday.
FWIW, when we were in Portland recently we found many things were closed on Sunday and Monday.
Could that be a seasonal thing, sj? You were there after Labor Day, right?
Businesses in downtown Portland that are open seven days a week in July and August: [link]
Could that be a seasonal thing, sj? You were there after Labor Day, right?
It was Labor Day weekend, but it may have just been the area we were in. We were in the Arts District.
I've never been to Maine and would like to fix that at some point.
But have you been to paradise?
OMG I almost posted the exact thing, Megan.
I have! Paradise, CA where I had a cheeseburger.
I may very well have never been to me, though.