If Maine is—as the state slogan proclaims—the way life should be, Kennebunkport has long been the way life would be, if only you'd been born a Bush. The town, about 30 miles south of Portland ...

A small schooner sails past the Bush compound in Kennebunkport ... Walking coastal villages to admire the lighthouses. These are just a few of the pleasures of spending time in southern Maine ...