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Wife and I love Maine. It is a short drive away to an outdoor escape. 30 plus years of New England winters like to move somewhere with less intense Winter.
Mainly a place that has 4 seasons but doesnt get more than 30 inches of snow or drop below 30 in the Winter on average. Has a coastline and extensive outdoor open spaces abound within the State. Place to hike, camp, fish, and run.
Coastal PNW probably? From like NorCal up to Washington State. There are 4 seasons, but snow is very rare or non-existent. Obviously coastal, but beaches aren't really a thing. I know Maine has some usable beaches, but you wouldn't get those in the PNW really. And obviously tons of hiking, camping, fishing, etc. opportunities outdoors. I assume you don't require a very large city nearby, since Portland ME isn't huge, but the coastal PNW towns have at least something going on. Just be prepared to trade off cold/snowy Maine winters for rainy/gray/damp winters.
I’ve heard that the upper peninsula of Michigan has a lot of similarities with Maine. Tons of coastline on the Great Lakes and lots of outdoor recreation.
Only downside is that the winters would probably be comparable. Although, the Midwest tends to get colder on average but gets less major snowstorms than New England. Probably pick your posion on what is worse.
PNW is the only option I see viable. The Great Lakes northwoods (northern MN, northern WI, UP and far northern LP) are all similar to Maine, but are generally colder and just as snowy and many times more snowy in the snowbelt areas than Maine. Oregon I think is your best bet.
Wife and I love Maine. It is a short drive away to an outdoor escape. 30 plus years of New England winters like to move somewhere with less intense Winter.
Mainly a place that has 4 seasons but doesnt get more than 30 inches of snow or drop below 30 in the Winter on average. Has a coastline and extensive outdoor open spaces abound within the State. Place to hike, camp, fish, and run.
Thoughts?
Appalachian region of NC/SC/GA? I mean the trade off will be that the coast is a bit of a drive (3.5 hours to Charleston). But it checks the rest of the buckets.
Maybe Outer Banks of NC. You do have a slight hurricane risk, though. Everywhere has its caveat. I prefer snow.
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