3 generations of Burkes: 2 grandparents, 4 parents, and 4 kids will converge in the New England post-card resort of Cape Porpoise, Maine. Get ready for family summer mayhem under one guest house roof.

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The Burkes have been doing this thing with a cast of various family member combinations for over three generations now. And it seems when we all converge on this place to grab the sights, smells, and sun of a New England seaside, really nothing has ever changed. Time stands still, at least in the 43 years I have been coming down here. For here in "The Kennebunks" (yeah, yeah: "The Hamptons" on training wheels) tradition is the key. For example, most signage for merchants is in carved wood and limited to three displays per establishment - and that includes terrasse parasols. No tacky new materials or disruptive esthetics to kill THAT TRADITION...... Just the way we all want it.

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  Montreal to Kennebunkport   Kennebunkport, ME on Jul 21, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  LOGISTICS OF 11 TRAVELLERS #1   Montreal, Canada on Aug 17, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  So Grandma says she needs thongs to hit the beach!   Goose Rocks Beach, ME on Aug 23, 2006 6 pictures 2 comments
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  NEW ENGLAND AND THE "GEORGE W BUSH" MYTH   Goose Rocks Beach, Maine, ME on Aug 24, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  WHEN GRANDAD DROPS HIS PANTS ON THE BEACH   Goose Rocks Beach, ME on Aug 24, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  BURKIE's MAINE part 1: PLACES TO STAY   Goose Rocks Beach, ME on Aug 25, 2006 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Burkie's Maine #2: From Wells to Biddeford Pool   Goose Rocks Beach, ME on Aug 25, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  WHITE MOUNTAINS - CRAWFORD NOTCH   Bretton Woods, NH on Aug 29, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments