Hi xmarks family!

I'm moving. Well, I'm planning on moving.... and I don't know where.

Long story short, there is nothing keeping my wife and me here in upstate NY, and we'd like to be far, far away from our families.

We have no distance restrictions, and the only geographical limitation is "not in the South" because neither of us deal well with hot weather.

We have two dogs- a black lab and a shepherd/st. bernard mix, so housing is always trouble.... we'll be renting.

We are both college-educated (BA) and have management experience. She's in public administration and I'm in security/investigations, but we're both willing to shift careers a little bit.

I'm thinking Maine, since we like the coast, but I'm looking for suggestions. Where do you live, and why should I live there, too?

Thanks!