New England October Photo-trip + Seafood

On your travels, if you find yourself in or around Boston, ask around or lookup 'the no name seafood restaraunt'. I ate there back in the mid 80's, dont know if they are still operating. Basically a local seafood place down by the docks. No sign over the door, but a line of people standing & waiting to get in. Might be different now, since the economy is different. I think I had some pretty good scallops there, and kingsize piece of keylime pie.....

Check these two out:
http://www.capeneddick.com/
http://www.capeneddickinn.com/

Nearby is Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light:
http://www.nhtourguide.com/notquitenh/nubble_lighthouse_maine.htm
You will love it. Good luck!

Follow Rte 1 from Kittery to Bar Harbor, the coast will be to your right. You will have to get off Rte 1 and go down to the beach to find out-of-the-way seafood shacks.
A photo location I like is in Camden Hills State Park. A short climb up Mt. Battie will give you a great overlook of Camden and its scenic harbor.

I highly recommend Nunan's Lobster Hut in Kennebunkport. If your want more than lobster, try Bandaloop restarant, also in Kennebunkport.

In think it is called Mike's lobster in Ogunquit, on route 1 between Ogunquit and Wells. Good and less expensive than most, although not with the atmosphere of being nesar the fishing port. There are one or two places down towards the port at Wells from the main light, also at Perkins Cove at Ogunquit, but expect to pay a bit more for the atmosphere. Also at Porpoise Bay, east of Kenebunkport, at the fishing dock.

Could be wrong, but I always thought the spring was best for lobster, although I do remember terrific lobster near picturesque Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia, although that was in late August. Too bad the fast ferry from Bar Harbour to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, has gone belly up during the recession.

You gotta love the human network! Thanks for the responses. Much appreciated.
Arthur, I'm thinking about taking a 3-4 week trek around SouthEast Canada in early February. Nova Scotia looks amazing - I prefer to travel between fall and winter.

I don't tend to get up past York much, but my mother-in-law's favourite place is Chancey Creek in Kittery (note, it doesn't have a parking lot, so you need to park on the street and walk in):
http://www.chaunceycreek.com/

I see it tends to be a polarizing place in terms of the reviews with 1/2 the people loathing it, and 1/2 loving it.

Closer to the outlet stores, I also like Bob's Clam Hut in Kittery. It was featured on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on Monday, so if you get cable, you should be able to catch a repeat this week:
http://www.bobsclamhut.com/home.htm

Note, if you are coming to Maine in early October, Yankee magazine claims it will be peak around the first weekend. However, I'm already starting to see leaves turn, and I'm wondering whether it will be an early fall. My memory is usually northern New England is peak the last weekend in September, and Massachusetts is peak by Columbus day.
http://www.yankeefoliage.com/peak-foliage-forecast-map/

David,

You can probably get a nice tourist book on Nova Scotia by googling their website. We like Cape Breton (nothern N.S.), and Between Halifax and Lunenburg. New Brunswick runs off from the top of Main (a few hours drive north of Bar Harbour) and places like Roosevelt's summer home on Campobello Island, Saint Andrews and the Baie of Fundy (50 foot tides are common), like St-Martins (access to national park as well) and Hopewell (Rocks in the Bay), are interesting, as is the Saint John River valley which goes north to meet Quebec province east of the Gaspé region (Gagetown village is typical). To the east, Prince Edward Island is easily reached from the Moncton area (north of the Bay of Fundy) and you can also visit the amazing Magdelen Islands from there (part of Quebec, special topography and sea cliffs) or Newfoundland from Cape Breton (North Sydney boats), but you need time for the latter (Gros Morne park is special). There is a lot of mileage amongst these places, though. We live near Quebec City (Quebec is also an amazing province - you can google them and the other provinces for tourist info in English - the large number of its sites and attractions is witnessed by the fact they have 20 tourist books, one for each region, but I think the Gaspé penninsula (north of New Brunswick), the lower Saint Lawrence River south side and Charlevoix region (mountains from about 2000 to 4000 feet with coastal villages in the bays) just east of the old walled city Quebec City (itself a pleasure) along the north coast of the river), so my preferences are probably biased regionally in that regard.

Some places can get first snowfalls in November, so you have to take that into account when driving the more country roads, although they are usually well cleared early each morning. If you go early (before mid October), the trees are still in color in many places. Have a good trip wherever you go. _

Well, New England was amazing to say the least. Boston, Cape Cod, Nantucket (rent a jeep with a beach pass), Newport, New Hampshire, Vermont and all the way down Hwy #1 in Maine. The weather was insane and the color was rich. I’d say what an inspiration and the locals were great. First weeks in October were a hit if you’re into fall.
Thanks for the info and we did check out a few recommendations. Lobster Rolls are now part of my North Eastern diet. Just a few images though you have to truly live in the moment to appreciate the landscape.