First time carlisle, what to bring

yes we are. from way up in northern Maine
About how far up? I'm going up to Ellsworth next Tuesday for work and that will be a 6 hr plus ride from central CT. And I know it's at least 3 hours from Bangor up to Fort Kent. So anywhere in between it's gonna be a long drive down to Carlisle with the 5 hrs from Central CT added in. Good luck.