Maine Metaphor: The Gulf

Each summer weekend can be like a holiday here in Maine. Once, to the Vikings, it was rugged Vineland; today Maine is Vacationland. After a hard, dirty winter, mild air and watery sunlit places are calling: an abundance of evocative coastal places within a couple minutes'' or couple of hours'' drive. The author experienced one beach not typical of Maine. It was different in a lively way. She and h...