A Snob’s Guide to Midcoast Maine
TOWN & COUNTRY
Coastal Maine in summertime has a Brigadoon quality to it—minus the tartans (though with just as many song-and-dance numbers; this is summer stock country, after all). For three glorious months between mud season and autumn chill, the harbors fill with sailboats and the occasional schooner; the hills are velveted in green; and the temperature bobs around at a civilized 60-to-80 degrees.
…meanwhile, the year-old Camp DeForest, a summer camp-inspired boutique hotel in a revamped motor lodge in Lincolnville, brings the necessary playful spirit for a family-friendly getaway, with campfire circles, kayaking, arts and crafts, and design steeped in Midcentury nostalgia.“It’s really fun,” Haynie says. “I love the idea of feeling like you’re Lindsey Lohan in The Parent Trap.”