oh you mean the shitty Portland? Try the other coast.
is maine nice? i've always wanted to go there (general area, doesn't have to be maine).
It's amazing, not the beginning of June though, rainy season in New England. IMO Maine is the best of New England. Best beaches and best mountains, although Mt. Washington in NH is pretty tight, but its only an hour from Portland. Magnificent food too, and I don't even like seafood. Clean, good shopping, amazing quality of life. Maine is perfect in the summer and if you like snow there is plenty of skiing in the late fall, winter, and early spring. I've spent the last 13 summers up here and I can't imagine not doing it for the rest of my life. Not doing the winter though. Winters in Boston were hell, I want no part of winter in Maine, skiing be damned.