[PugMom]

Originally Posted by lolvet

I have lived all of my life in Florida and now that I am retired I would like to fly north for the summers. I would love a Villages in the Northeast area, but I know it does not exist. Any suggestions on where I should look? I love the Maine upper northeast part, but I'm open to suggestions. I would like an active retirement community. Thanks!

just bring lots & LOTS of $$$$$$$

[CoachKandSportsguy]

New England being settled for 300+ years, has a different land use than FL, much less farming, and much more residential, so condo developments are best near where there are activities you find interesting.

Just some quick options for a summer of northern activities

Wyoming Dude Ranches - ResortsandLodges.com

Mt. Washington Valley NH Condos For Sale | Select Real Estate buy and use during summer, rent out during the winter ski season

New England style retirement villages. . easy drive to Cape Cod, Boston, Providence and Newport, RI

Symington Woods - The Pinehills

just for options,
Active Life - RiverWoods Retirement Community


good luck

[lolvet]

More insight of my wants and needs. I have 2 small dogs and will always have a dog. :-). Love those little guys. Ideally, I would love what The Villages have here; a Courtyard Villa up in the Northeast area. I traveled all of the USA and World while I was younger. I'm a homebody now and do not want to rent and do not want to travel. I want to be where the action is, no Green Acres Life for me. Someone mentioned they wanted more info of my needs. This is it in a nut shell.............an active retirement community but in the northeast. I will find it. Stop telling me how much work a winter home is and all the negative remarks. I'm not afraid of work and I know the negative already. This is my dream, can we make it a little more positive please.........love you and thanks for all the replies.

[Shorebirds]

Check out the Jersey Shore, beautiful beaches, lots of great restaurants. A few miles inland has a lot of retirement communities, especially in Ocean County.

[njbchbum]

Run an internet search for 55+ communities in Maine []55+ communities in maine at DuckDuckGo - there are a few - but not so much in your desired location - but your desired location does offer several retirement communities without the 55+ designation.

We love the Cumberland/Oxford County areas - Bridgton specifically - which has a small 55+ community there. We love Bridgton because it has 1 traffic light, a Police Dept, a Hospital with Urgent Care Center, 3 gas stations, 2 grocery stores. a Country Club with 18 hole golf course, an active senior center and community, a ski center [Shawnee Peak] several lakes/ponds, a farmer's market and 2 organic farms that sell to the public, 5 Fields Farm that offers the best apples/cider in the Fall, a full blown hardware store and best of all a Reny's department store! And don't let me forget its restaurants from Chinese to Southwest to steak house and Italian, too! We love the 30 minute drive to the tax free shopping in N. Conway [read Walmart and the outlets and more outlets] and we enjoy an occasional ride on the Conway RR and along the Kangamagus Hgwy in any season. Driving in the other direction takes us to the Oxford Casino/hotel in Oxford, Maine also home to stock car racing at the Oxford Plains Speedway. Bridgton is about a 45-60 min drive up from the Portland airport - no shuttle service that I'm aware of. We are also about an hour and a half drive from LL Bean in Freeport if we don't find what we want in the N.Conway outlet store! If you decide to go the single family lifestyle - there are lots of folks making their living from the property maintenance business. And no - I do not work for their Chamber of Commerce! lol We own a home next door in Denmark, ME - a bit more sleepy than Bridgton!

[davem4616]

Originally Posted by lolvet

Thanks for your replies, but only a few of you have mention where. That is my question, don't worry about my finances I have worked since age 12 and have no children. I'm also used to stress. I owned several businesses and strive quite well from it. Where is my northeastern Utopia?

take a look at Plymouth Massachusetts...or Cape Cod

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Shorebirds

Check out the Jersey Shore, beautiful beaches, lots of great restaurants. A few miles inland has a lot of retirement communities, especially in Ocean County.

NAH! It is NOTHING like Maine [except for the Old Orchard Beach area], and it already has too much traffic! There is little to enjoy here in the summer unless one has a front porch from which to watch traffic and tourists - which we have! lololol

[VILLAGERBB]

Where? 70's sound great during the summer!

Originally Posted by John41

Our neighbor rents on a lake in New Hampshire. Weather is in the 70s.

[HIgolfers]

There’s a place called Leisure Village in Ridge, NY. It’s on the north shore of Long Island, near Brookhaven. Many years ago friends of my parents retired there and loved. But I have no idea what it’s like now. Looks like it only has resales now.

[cypress]

DUNSTAN CROSSING | A Chamberlain Homes Community in Scarborough, Maine

Drove through this development yesterday. Looks nice. I believe it is homes, condos and apartments and it is in Maine just below Portland.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by lolvet

I have lived all of my life in Florida and now that I am retired I would like to fly north for the summers. I would love a Villages in the Northeast area, but I know it does not exist. Any suggestions on where I should look? I love the Maine upper northeast part, but I'm open to suggestions. I would like an active retirement community. Thanks!

I regularly wonder why people ask this sort of question. We do not know you. We are ex-New Yorkers. You could rent an apartment in New York City. New York City has everything including Florida tourists blocking up the place when we were trying to get to work.

[PattiQ]

Check out Alta Vista West Virginia.... mountains and a lake. I know some who live there and it's small but the weather is nice.

[Kgcetm]

No problem. A majority of Villagers go to the Northeast for the summer months. Shouldn't be a problem organizing a local club for weekly get togethers and some line dancing in the NE corridor.

[maggie1]

Originally Posted by lolvet

I have lived all of my life in Florida and now that I am retired I would like to fly north for the summers. I would love a Villages in the Northeast area, but I know it does not exist. Any suggestions on where I should look? I love the Maine upper northeast part, but I'm open to suggestions. I would like an active retirement community. Thanks!

My wife and I are snowbirds from Ohio. In my humble opinion, I think you need to look no further for a summer stay than Camden, Maine. A beautiful, small town (pop 4800) located in mid-coast Maine on Penobscot Bay. There are so many things to do and see there and don't forget that this is the home of the lobster. You are just a stone's throw from a multitude of small towns along the coast, where you can watch the lobster trawlers pull into the docks and unload their catch. If you want to head a little further north on a sightseeing tour, you'll come across Acadia National Park. If you Google Camden Maine, you can judge for yourself if you'd like to make that a part of your future - I don't think you'd be sorry if you do.

[maggie1]

Originally Posted by DAVES

I regularly wonder why people ask this sort of question. We do not know you. We are ex-New Yorkers. You could rent an apartment in New York City. New York City has everything including Florida tourists blocking up the place when we were trying to get to work.

That's exactly the way we "Florida tourists" feel about you NYC people when you block the aisles at Publix.