Maine: an American state for all seasons

Tom Breathnach celebrates the all-year appeal of the Pine Tree State

Portland Head lighthouse in Maine

They may call it Vacationland on their license plates but there is something about the US state of Maine that feels so…understated. 

Vast, wild, yet leaving you never too far away from a cosy cabin or a mouth-watering lobster roll, the Pine Tree State is my favourite of all America’s 50 — yet it remains unheralded by Irish visitors compared to other spots when it comes to the great American getaway.