April Traveling in New England

In a recent trip from Maine to Vermont, we discovered something...when traveling through Northern New England in April, it's hit or miss as to whether the OPEN sign is illuminated or the windows are temporarily shuttered.  We tried stopping at two restaurants in New Hampshire for lunch, both of which were closed.  A gift shop in Vermont was closed and a factory tour in Vermont was not running a full schedule of tours because it was "vacation week" for the schools.  Frankly, that seemed a little odd to me.  One would think that there would be more people around during a holiday, but then it struck me; many people needed a break after a long New England winter and they most likely went someplace warm.  So the bottom line is that we will just pack a picnic lunch next time we travel in northern New England in April.