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Aroostook County in northern Maine covers an area greater than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.

first appeared: 2/8/2004

The state’s official vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, was built in 1921 and crossed the Arctic Circle that same year. Today, it’s owned by the Maine Maritime Academy.

first appeared: 2/1/2004

The official state soil, known as Chesuncook, is derived from glacial sediment and is widespread in northern Maine. It has good texture and drainage qualities.

first appeared: 1/25/2004

Lakes and ponds in Acadia National Park’s 46,000 acres of territory range in depth from 5 feet at The Tarn to Jordan Pond’s 150 feet.

first appeared: 1/18/2004

Neal Dow, a prosperous Portland businessman, led the effort that resulted in the state passing the nation’s first prohibition law in 1846. It remained in effect until national Prohibition was repealed in 1933.

first appeared: 1/11/2004

The Kennebec potato, which originated in Maine, is widely grown for potato chips, but it’s also good baked or boiled and is a favorite for home gardeners.

first appeared: 1/4/2004

Until the mid-1800s, lobsters were so abundant they could be caught by spearfishing in the shallows, and were considered a poor man’s food used mostly for fish bait and fertilizer.

first appeared: 12/28/2003

Among the state’s communities with curious names are Meddybemps (pop. 150), Strong (pop. 1,259), Old Town (pop. 8,130), Norridgewock (pop. 3,294) and Mexico (pop. 1,946).

first appeared: 12/21/2003

Founded in 1971 and now with more than 4,000 members, the Maine Organic Gardeners and Farmers Association is one of the nation’s oldest and largest state organic groups.

first appeared: 12/14/2003

In 2002, Maine lobstermen set records in size and value for their catch. The take was reported at more than 57.2 million pounds of lobster, valued at more than $188 million.

first appeared: 12/7/2003

The peavey, a long-handled tool used by loggers and sawyers to move logs, was invented by 19th-century Maine blacksmith Joseph Peavey.

first appeared: 11/30/2003

The state’s largest agricultural crop is the potato. Not surprisingly, the state is one of the nation’s leaders in potato production.

first appeared: 11/23/2003

French settlers of the 1600s left behind a rich Acadian culture in northern Maine and Canada’s Maritime Provinces and Quebec. Today, the culture is fostered by the Maine Acadian Heritage Council.

first appeared: 11/16/2003

Hiram Stevens Maxim, born near Sangerville (pop. 1,270), invented the Maxim machine gun in 1884, later used during World War I. England, his adopted country, honored him with a knighthood in 1901.

first appeared: 11/9/2003

Born in Waterville (pop. 15,605) in 1892, mathematician Marston Morse is famous for developing a theory that plays a vital role in global analysis. Morse later became president of the American Mathematical Society.

first appeared: 11/2/2003

Granite-domed mountains and rocky shorelines typify Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. Established as Lafayette National Park in 1919 and renamed a decade later, the 47,633-acre site was the first national park east of the Mississippi River.

first appeared: 10/26/2003

Lewiston (pop. 35,690) native Marsden Hartley was a leading member of America’s avant-garde art movement of the early 20th century. After traveling the world, Hartley returned to Maine and drew his inspiration from its people and landscapes.

first appeared: 10/19/2003

Maine is the nation’s largest producer of brown eggs.

first appeared: 10/12/2003

For years, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association voluntarily adopted measures designed to preserve the lobster fishery, including marking and returning breeding-age females to the sea. Today, Maine law prohibits taking lobsters that are so marked.

first appeared: 10/5/2003

Established in 1794, the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community in New Gloucester (pop. 4,803) is the only remaining Shaker village with practicing members.

first appeared: 9/28/2003

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