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In 1871, Mary Low enrolled at Colby College in Waterville (pop. 15,605) as its first female student. Four years later, she graduated valedictorian of her class. Her admission at Colby predated the enrollment of women in many other previously all-male colleges by about 100 years.

first appeared: 1/16/2005

Greenville (pop. 1,623), at the southern tip of Moosehead Lake, is home to New England’s largest base for seaplanes, which ferry people to remote sporting camps.

first appeared: 12/19/2004

In the 1600s, European fishermen stopped on Damariscove Island, south of Boothbay Harbor (pop. 1,237), to salt their fish. Today, Boothbay Region Land Trust protects the island.

first appeared: 12/5/2004

Tom and Kate Chappell left corporate life in Philadelphia in 1968 to move "back to the land" in Kennebunk (pop. 10,476). Unable to find natural personal care products, they created their own, launching what would become the environmentally friendly Tom's of Maine business.

first appeared: 11/21/2004

The 1999 Oscar-winning movie The Cider House Rules, based on a novel by John Irving, was filmed in part on Mount Desert Island.

first appeared: 11/7/2004

Three trips to the state inspired Henry David Thoreau’s (1817-1862) The Maine Woods, published in 1864. He traveled to the regions of Ktaadn in 1846, Chesuncook in 1853, and Allegash and East Branch in 1857.

first appeared: 10/24/2004

The submarine USS Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. Navy ship named after the 16th president. It was built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery (pop. 9,543) and launched in 1960.

first appeared: 10/10/2004

The state’s motto is Dirigo, which is Latin for “I lead.” It is emblazoned on a red ribbon beneath the North Star on the state flag.

first appeared: 10/3/2004

In Bangor’s (pop. 31,473) Bass Park stands a 31-foot statue of Paul Bunyan, the legendary woodsman who is emblematic of the area’s lumber industry.

first appeared: 9/19/2004

The Wedding Cake House in Kennebunk (pop. 10,476) is among the most photographed houses in Maine. Built in the 1820s in the Federalist style, Gothic designs were added to the exterior after an 1852 fire.

first appeared: 9/12/2004

High-rising cliffs along Mount Kineo on Moosehead Lake were a source of rhyolite, a flint-like rock used for tools by American Indians. The mountain was a shrine for American Indians who believed it was the petrified remains of a monster moose.

first appeared: 9/5/2004

Farmington (pop. 7,410) is the birthplace of opera singer Lillian Nordica, who took Europe by storm in the late 19th century. She was the first American to perform at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival.

first appeared: 8/29/2004

Harriet Beecher Stowe was sitting in pew 23 of the First Parish Church in Brunswick (pop. 21,172) when she reportedly had a vision of a slave’s death. The episode was her inspiration for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

first appeared: 8/22/2004

In 1924, Carrie Gertrude Stevens of Madison (pop. 4,523) became a fly-fishing legend when she put her fly-tying skills to use, creating the “Gray Ghost,” a popular streamer still used today.

first appeared: 8/15/2004

MooseMainea, a celebration of Maine’s famous mammal, features guided moose excursions and a Tour de Moose bicycle race from mid-May to mid-June in the Moosehead Lake region.

first appeared: 8/8/2004

Andre, a harbor seal who swam between Rockport (pop. 3,209) Harbor and Boston for 20 years, died in 1986. A statue in his honor stands in Rockport Marine Park.

first appeared: 8/1/2004

During the annual Milbridge (pop. 1,279) Codfish Relay Race, teams carry a greased codfish across a 90-foot course while donning and shedding a complete set of firefighting clothing.

first appeared: 7/25/2004

Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby, the first female Maine Guide, also wrote a syndicated column, “Fly Rod’s Note Book.”

first appeared: 7/18/2004

Lenny the Moose, at 8 feet tall and 1,700 pounds, is a milk chocolate sculpture at Len Libby’s Chocolates in Scarborough (pop. 16,970).

first appeared: 7/11/2004

Gulf Hagas, nicknamed the Grand Canyon of Maine, is a four-mile-long gorge within the Hundred Mile Wilderness, replete with waterfalls, chutes and pools.

first appeared: 6/27/2004

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