So the generally agreed upon definition? Ok got it, thanks for clarifying

That's the image I carry, too.

Remove the bottom 20% and you've nailed it.

This doesn't need 2 post when there is a megathread for this type of question.

Pretty much the same as the map on wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_East

Down East

>"Down East", also "Downeast", is a term for parts of eastern coastal New England and Canada, particularly the U.S. state of Maine and Canada's Maritime Provinces, an area that closely corresponds to the historical French territory of Acadia. The phrase apparently derives from sailing terminology: sailors from western ports sailed downwind toward the east to reach the area. A person from this area may be called a "down-easter". Within Maine, the phrase "down east" may refer specifically to the state's easternmost regions, also called Down East Maine.

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Good for you.

Within Maine that is the generally accepted definition.

Historically it was also used to mean anything that was reached sailing downwind from Boston, which included Maine and Maritime Canada

TIL that half of Rockland is down east, I'll have to start working on my accent

Yeah a bit of overlap into midcoast.

Washington County would probably disagree with being associated with anything to do with Bar Harbor, lol