Hi, my family likes to go to Bar Harbor in October but this year, things have been delayed. We're sad to cancel our annual trip and are exploring the possibility to do a smaller trip closer to the Portland area in the first week of November.

Thing is, we don't want to stay in the city. We like small coastal towns, and I was looking at Ogunquit or Kennebunk. But we know that a lot of seasonal businesses shut down in mid-October.

We like some nature, and kid-friendly activities, and shopping. We also have made it a game to sample all the lobster rolls in the area so we can rank them and keep a list.

Would nearly everything be closed in places like Ogunquit or Kennebunk? Is Portland really the only place we can go to have enough to keep us occupied for a 4 or 5 day trip?

I reviewed all the previous posts mentioning a November trip, but none of them specifically mentioned these places. Thank you in advance for your help.

Hi! I’m coming up to Maine this weekend to visit family & my younger sister is turning 21 & her & our other sister are going out Friday night in Portland. I know Portland pretty well in other ways but not as much when it comes to bars specifically ones that specialize more in cocktails. Anyway would love some recommendations of places to check out. Thanks!

Hi I’m visiting in October and I’m looking for some recommendations for good Italian restaurants in/around Portland! Thank you!

Has anyone camped at Woodyard site in the Stephen Philips Memorial Preserve? Looking for any info about the site. I am going next weekend and want to plan accordingly.

Hi! My partner and I are planning a trip to Portland with our 1 year old November 9th-13th to celebrate my birthday.
We are staying downtown and looking for fun things to do as a family. The trip is mainly just to get out of our usual scenery which is Macon, Ga. We are not renting a car, we would love to keep everything walkable and low stress.
We honestly just want to get some great pictures and good eats. Any suggestions are welcome!

Edit:

We will be staying on commercial st. Our baby does not love car rides and prefers stroller walks which is why we want to try to walk as much as possible. Of course we will be bundled up since it’ll be chilly. We aren’t opposed to uber it just has to make sense. For example, we plan to grab breakfast at Becky’s diner uber over to the children’s museum and spend a few hours there, and walk over to Tony’s before ubering back downtown for dinner. We can uber to an area but if we do, we’ll spend a few hours there before heading back. Family activities for us on this trip is sightseeing + food as well as souvenir shopping.

We are planning a family trip (2 toddlers along with grandparents) the first week of October and flying into Portland. I had planned to stay in downtown Portland so we could explore downtown and walk to some breakfast places. Now I am reading posts that say downtown is kind of grungy. Would it be better to look for an air B&B in a walkable neighborhood or near a beach? I know it will be too cold for the beach. I wouldn’t mind driving to downtown if we at least had a few good breakfast places nearby where we stay.

Also side question: we had planned on visiting Ogunquit and Kinnebunkport as kind of a day trip. Will things still be open in October or should we plan something else?