u/FightWithHeart

Took a late night drive along the coast last night. I grew up in the poor Western Foothills of Maine and, even as an adult, I am absolutely floored at the beautiful homes and mansions that are right on the water in places like Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. You look at the homes though, and no one actually lives there. The title is partially hyperbolic because I know it is just rich people who live there for maybe 2-5 weeks in the summer. Even so, it seems like such a waste to have all that beauty and no one there to actually enjoy it. Why can't we have actual Mainers in those places?