Do you work for dailymail?
Nope. I'm a retired Mainer living in the sticks. Most White state in the Union. State motto is "Maine, The Way Life Should Be".
Just talking about Maine and where to move.
Coastal is beautiful, expensive and loaded with libs. Inland lakes and ponds are much better, until a wave of tourists from lib states hit before Memorial weekend, summer vacations, through foliage season. I often go further north to my camp in the Western Mountains of Maine to escape that rat race.
What are the insects like in the summer?
Springtime thru about August blackflies and mosquitoes especially after a wet spring or summer rains. Deerflies and mooseflies on hot summer days. Late August is usually virtually bug free, I used to take my vacations in late August.
Deep Woods Off or Old Woodsman's Fly Dope (if you don't mind the smell) usually keeps the bugs away.
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