With the long Labor Day weekend about to descend on the great state o’ Maine, there’s a lot to love and hate about the summer send off. For starters, the holiday weekend is bound to have massive amounts of traffic coming up the ‘pike, as the hordes of tourists from Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York converge on the York tollbooths one last time.
For these eager travelers, it’s the last great getaway of the summer… for Mainers, it’s the welcome end to tourist season. On the other hand, it also
Things to Love on Labor Day in Maine:
- The line for lobster rolls at Red’s Eats will get shorter after the tourists go home, until they close in October for the winter season.
- It’s the last chance to enjoy a sundae and stock up on Hodgman’s Frozen Custard in New Gloucester.
- It marks the time when the Maine Microbrews start coming out with their fall seasonals and heavy winter beers.
- It is the start of the nice little Indian summer season, one last chance to hit the beach, before fall foliage season hits Maine.
- A great weekend to hit a couple of end of summer country & coast line fairs & festivals – Windsor Fair, Camden Windjammer Festival, the Bluegrass festival in Fort Fairfield, among other local events.
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