This is a very interesting idea Web.
Hopefully I can add some perspective being that I am from the interior of Maine. I grew up in the town of Mexico, Oxford county.
here are some things to keep in mind when it comes to Maine especially in the interior.
last week it snowed 20" in the course of one night. Now this is march mind you and this winter has been more like they were 25-30 years ago. Many nights and days have been between 0 and -10 Fahrenheit and even colder.
I think many people from the Interior of Maine would move toward the coast due to the harshness of the winter found in the interior of the state. And with no plow trucks running and no money for road salt/sand the roads would be closed all winter. Therefore people would have to resort so snowmobiles, dog sleds, ski's and snow shoes.
The weather on coast tends to be warmer and have less snow that alone could be a reason to move.
Food could be good reason to move, to the coast.
If I was to live in my hometown post Twilight war. I would have to farm in the warmer months. Surprisingly corn grows well here due to the excellent soil. But the growing season is very short. Potatoes grow well here also and typical garden veggies. Hunting for Partridge (ruffled grouse), gray squirrels, white tail deer, black bear, moose would be good as well as trapping all manner of fur bearing animals. We have everything from muskrat and beaver, to mink, pine marten, fisher. As well as critters like Coyotes and racoons. Next would be fishing rivers and streams during spring for fish that run like smelts. And fishing for trout, salmon ect. in summer and fall. Ice fishing in winter would probably be a pretty productive means of getting food and maybe your only way to get food. however you are very exposed while ice fishing and one man with a good hunting rifle could kill off an entire party of men ice fishing pretty easily from a concealed position on a hillside.
There is no shortage of fish like mackerel and strippers off the coast of Maine. And I don't think transporting the fish up the major rivers like the Androgscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot, would be difficult. Also in sprung there are fish that run like smelts, eels, elvers and ale-wives that run in these rivers in coastal areas.
Could I imagine coastal fisheries being fought over? Sure why not happened several times in the past why not again.
Brother in Arms
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