"Home of Bowdoin College -- and Welcome Home Music" Brunswick by Bunsch

My brother Bau and his wife Pammy settled in the Brunswick area in the early 1970's and eventually opened a marvelous music store on Main Street. Their name choice meant that they could pick up a ringing telephone and sing out, "Welcome Home!" I loved just hanging around there -- you often found pick up ensembles -- and was extremely sorry when the marriage and the shop both came unglued. But I still like Brunswick a lot, and if you've got college-aged children, you might want to check out Bowdoin.

• Pros:All the perks of a small college town