State of Maine
Flag of Maine Seal Nickname(s): The Pine Tree State Motto(s): "Dirigo" ("I lead")
Official language(s)	None (English de facto)
Demonym	Mainer
Capital	Augusta
Largest city	Portland
Largest metro area	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford
Area	Ranked 39th in the US
- Total	33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)
- Width	210 miles (338 km)
- Length	320 miles (515 km)
- % water	13. The Flag of Maine features the state Coat of arms on a blue field The State Seal of Maine was adopted in June of 1820. There have been variations in the details of the seal but the overall design and images remain true to the original This is a list of US state nicknames, including officially adopted Nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. Here is a list of state Mottos for the states of the United States of America. Dirigo ( Latin "I direct" or "I lead" is the state motto of Maine, having once been the only state to hold its elections The United States does not have an Official language; however the majority of the population speaks English as a native language (about 82% English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Washington DC has been the capital of the United States since 1800 Augusta is the Capital of the US state of Maine, County seat of Kennebec County, and Center of population This is a list of the largest cities of US states by population Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a complete list of the states of the United States and its major territories ordered by total area, land area, and water area The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 5
- Latitude	42° 58′ N to 47° 28′ N
- Longitude	66° 57′ W to 71° 5′ W
Population	Ranked 40th in the US
- Total	1,274,923
- Density	41. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of states of the United States by population (with inhabited non-state jurisdictions included for comparison as of July 1, 2007, according to the This article is a list of the 50 US States ordered by Population density. 3/sq mi  15. 95/km² (38th in the US)
Elevation
- Highest point	Mount Katahdin[1] 5,268 ft  (1,606 m)
- Mean	591 ft  (180 m)
- Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean[1] 0 ft  (0 m)
Admission to Union	March 15, 1820 (23rd)
Governor	John Baldacci (D)
Lieutenant Governor	None[2]
U.S. Senators	Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R)
Congressional Delegation	List
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations	ME US-ME
Website	www.maine.gov

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The original inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking peoples. The Algonquian (also Algonkian, and pronounced both and) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic The first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 by a French party. The first English settlement in Maine, the short-lived Popham Colony, was established by the Plymouth Company in 1607. The Popham Colony (also known as the Sagadahoc Colony) was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America that was founded in 1607 and The Plymouth Company (the Plymouth Adventurers, also called the Virginia Company of Plymouth or simply Virginia Bay Company) was an English A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate, deprivations, and Indian attacks wiped out many of them over the years. As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen settlements still survived. American and British forces contended for Maine's territory during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies Because it was physically separated from the rest of Massachusetts (properly speaking, the Department of Maine was an exclave of Massachusetts) and because it was growing in population at a rapid rate, Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820, as a component of the Missouri Compromise. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving

Contents 1 Origin of the name 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 3 History 4 Demographics 4.1 Race, ancestry, and language 4.2 Religion 5 Economy 5.1 Shipbuilding 6 Transportation 6.1 Airports 6.2 Highways 6.3 Rail 6.3.1 Passenger 6.3.2 Freight 7 Law and government 7.1 State and local politics 7.2 Federal politics 8 Municipalities 8.1 Organized municipalities 8.2 Unorganized territory 8.3 Most populous cities and towns 9 Education 9.1 Public schools 9.2 Private schools 9.3 Magnet schools 9.4 Colleges and universities 10 Professional sports teams 11 Miscellaneous topics 11.1 State symbols 11.2 Maine in fiction 11.2.1 Literature 11.2.2 Film 11.2.3 Television 11.3 Famous Mainers 12 Gallery 13 See also 14 References 15 External links

Origin of the name

There is no definitive answer for the origin of the name Maine. The state legislature in 2001 adopted a resolution establishing Franco-American Day, which stated that the state was named after the ancient French province of Maine. Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the old county of Maine centered around the city of Le Mans. ^[3] Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland. ^[4] Whatever the origin, the name was fixed in 1665 when the King's Commissioners ordered that the "Province of Maine" be entered from then on in official records. ^[5]

Geography

See also: List of counties in Maine and List of Maine rivers

To the south and east is the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and northeast is New Brunswick, a province of Canada. This is a list of the sixteen counties in the US state of Maine. List of Rivers in Maine ( US state) The list is organized by tributary structure from north to south along the coast New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian province of Quebec is to the northwest. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Maine is both the northernmost state in New England and the largest, accounting for nearly half the region's entire land area. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Maine also has the distinction of being the only state to border just one other state (New Hampshire to the west). New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The municipalities of Eastport and Lubec are, respectively, the easternmost city and town in the United States. Eastport is a small city—-consisting entirely of islands—-in Washington County, Maine, United States. Lubec is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1652 at the 2000 census Maine's Moosehead Lake is the largest lake wholly in New England (New York's Lake Champlain being partially in Vermont) A number of other Maine lakes, such as South Twin Lake, are described by Thoreau. Moosehead Lake is the largest Lake in the US state of Maine. Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region the lake New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. South Twin Lake having about is wholly within Penobscot County Maine. Mount Katahdin is both the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, which extends to Springer Mountain, Georgia, and the southern terminus of the new International Appalachian Trail which, when complete, will run to Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador. Mount Katahdin (USGS name is the highest mountain in Maine. Called Katahdin by people local to the peak and by the Penobscot Indians: the term means "The The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A Springer Mountain is located in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Fannin County of northern Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The International Appalachian Trail ( IAT; French: Sentier International des Appalaches, SIA) is a Hiking trail which runs from the Belle Isle (Old french for 'Beautiful Island' is an uninhabited island just off the coast of Labrador and north of the island of Newfoundland at the Atlantic Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation

Maine also has several unique geographical features. Machias Seal Island and North Rock, off its easternmost point, are claimed by both the U. Machias Seal Island is an Island located in the Gulf of Maine, approximately southeast from Cutler Maine and approximately southwest of Southwest North Rock is an offshore rock with geographical coordinates of, located to the east of the North American continent near the boundary between the Gulf of Maine and the S. and Canada and are within one of four areas between the two countries whose sovereignty is still in dispute, but is the only one of the disputed areas containing land. Although Canada and the United States share the longest non-militarized border between two countries there is a long history of disputes about the border's demarcation Also in this easternmost area is the Old Sow, the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere. Old Sow is the name of the largest Tidal Whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere located off the southwestern shore of Deer Island, New Brunswick Characteristics A tide is a repeated cycle of sea level changes in the following stages Over several hours the water rises or advances up a beach in the flood A whirlpool is a swirling body of Water usually produced by ocean Tides. The Western Hemisphere, also Western hemisphere or western hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies West

Maine is the most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to It is called the Pine Tree State; ninety percent of its land is forested. This is a list of US state nicknames, including officially adopted Nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. In the forested areas of the interior lies much uninhabited land, some of which does not have formal political organization into local units (a rarity in New England). The Northwest Aroostook, Maine unorganized territory in the northern part of the state, for example, has an area of 2,668 square miles (6,910 km²) and a population of 27, or one person for every 100 square miles (255 km²). Northwest Aroostook is an Unorganized territory in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. An unorganized territory is a region of land generally with less self-governmental powers than other regions controlled by a specific government

Maine is equally well known for its ocean scenery, with almost 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of shoreline[2]. West Quoddy Head is the easternmost piece of land in the contiguous 48 United States. West Quoddy Head (44°49' north latitude 66°57' west longitude in Lubec Maine is the easternmost point in the 48 contiguous states of the United States Along the famous rock-bound coast of Maine are lighthouses, beaches, fishing villages, and thousands of offshore islands, including the Isles of Shoals, which straddle the New Hampshire border. The Isles of Shoals are a group of nine small islands situated approximately 16 km (10 miles off the east coast of the United States, straddling the border of the states Jagged rocks and cliffs and thousands of bays and inlets add to the rugged beauty of Maine's coast. Just inland, by contrast, are lakes, rivers, forests, and mountains. This visual contrast of forested slopes sweeping down to the sea has been aptly summed up by American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay of Rockland and Camden, Maine in "Renascence":

"All I could see from where I stood

was three long mountains and a wood

I turned and looked the other way

and saw three islands in a bay"

More prosaic geologists describe this type of landscape as a drowned coast, where a rising sea level has invaded former land features, creating bays out of valleys and islands out of mountain tops. Edna St Vincent Millay ( February 22, 1892 &ndash October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5254 at the 2000 census ^[6] A rise in the elevation of the land due to the melting of heavy glacier ice caused a slight rebounding effect of underlying rock; this land rise, however, was not strong enough to eliminate all the effect of the rising sea level and its invasion of former land features.

Much of Maine's unique geography was created by heavy glacial activity at the end of the last ice age. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets Prominent glacial features include Somes Sound and Bubble Rock. Carved by glaciers, Somes Sound is considered to be the only fjord on the eastern seaboard and reaches depths of 175 feet (53 m). Somes Sound is a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, the main site of Acadia National Park in Maine, United States. The extreme depth and steep drop-off allow large ships to navigate almost the entire length of the sound. These features also have made it attractive for boat builders, such as the prestigious Hinkley Yachts. Bubble Rock is what is known as a "glacial erratic" and is a large boulder perched on the edge of Bubble Mountain in Acadia National Park. By analyzing the type of granite, geologists were able to discover that glaciers carried Bubble Rock to its present location from the town of Lucerne, Maine--30 miles away.

Millions of people have enjoyed this coastal scenery at Maine's Acadia National Park, the only national park in New England. Acadia National Park preserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands off the Atlantic coast of Maine.

Areas under the protection and management of the National Park Service include:

• Acadia National Park near Bar Harbor
• Appalachian National Scenic Trail
• Maine Acadian Culture in St. The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation Acadia National Park preserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands off the Atlantic coast of Maine. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A John Valley
• Roosevelt Campobello International Park near Lubec
• Saint Croix Island International Historic Site at Calais

Climate

Maine experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with warm (although generally not hot), humid summers. Roosevelt Campobello International Park preserves the house and surrounding landscape of Saint Croix is also an island in the United States Virgin Islands Saint Croix Calais is a city in the state of Maine in the United States, and a Port of entry situated on the St The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist Winters are cold and snowy throughout the state, and are especially severe in the northern parts of Maine. Coastal areas are moderated somewhat by the Atlantic Ocean. Daytime highs are generally in the 75-80 °F (24-27 °C) range throughout the state in July, with overnight lows in the high 50s°F (around 15 °C). January temperatures range from highs near 32 °F (0 °C) on the southern coast to overnight lows below 0 °F (-18 °C) in the far north.

Maine is generally safe from hurricanes and tropical storms. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding By the time they reach the state, many have become extratropical and few hurricanes have made landfall in Maine. Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are a group of Cyclones defined as synoptic scale low Maine has fewer days of thunderstorms than any other state east of the Rockies, with most of the state averaging less than 20 days of thunderstorms a year. Tornadoes are rare in Maine with the state averaging fewer than two per year, mostly occurring in the southern part of the state. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus ^[7]

Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures (°F) For Various Maine Cities
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Caribou	19/0	23/3	34/15	47/29	63/41	72/50	76/55	74/53	64/44	51/34	37/24	25/8
Portland	31/12	34/16	42/25	53/35	63/44	73/53	79/59	77/57	69/48	58/37	47/30	36/19
[3]

History

Main article: History of Maine

The original inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking Wabanaki peoples including the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscots. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The history of the US State of Maine spans thousands of years measured from the earliest human settlement or less than two hundred measured from the advent of U Charles Bulfinch ( August 8 1763 – April 15 1844) was an early American Architect, and has been regarded by many Wabanaki, Wabenaki, Wobanaki, etc may refer to In geography area referred as the "Dawn land" by many Algonquian -speaking The Abenaki ( or Abnaki) are a Tribe of Native American and First Nations people belonging to the Algonquian peoples The Passamaquoddy ( Peskotomuhkati or Pestomuhkati in the Passamaquoddy language are a Native American The Penobscot (Panawahpskek are a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the Northeastern United States, particularly Maine. The first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 by a French party that included Samuel de Champlain, the noted explorer. Samuel de Champlain (c 1575 - 25 December 1635) "The Father of New France " was a French navigator geographer cartographer The French named the entire area, including the portion that later became the State of Maine, Acadia. The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture ( ACADIA) is a Non-profit organization active in the area of Computer-aided architectural design The first English settlement in Maine was established by the Plymouth Company at Popham in 1607, the same year as the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. The Plymouth Company (the Plymouth Adventurers, also called the Virginia Company of Plymouth or simply Virginia Bay Company) was an English Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14 1607 Both colonies were predated by the Roanoke Colony by 22 years. Because the Popham Colony did not survive the harsh Maine winters and the Roanoke Colony was lost, Jamestown enjoys the distinction of being regarded as America’s first permanent English-speaking settlement. The Popham Colony (also known as the Sagadahoc Colony) was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America that was founded in 1607 and The coastal areas of western Maine first became the Province of Maine in a 1622 land patent. The Province of Maine refers to several English colonies of that name that existed in the 17th century along the northeast coast of North America, at times roughly Eastern Maine north of the Kennebec River was more sparsely settled and was known in the 17th century as the Territory of Sagadahock. The Kennebec River is a River, 150 mi (240 km long in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States. The Territory of Sagahadock included the eastern part of Maine, which was more sparsely settled than the west the area included was the area east of the Kennebec River

The province within its current boundaries became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1652. The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it was an English settlement on the east coast of North America Maine was much fought over by the French and English during the 17th and early 18th centuries. After the defeat of the French in the 1740s, the territory from the Penobscot River east fell under the nominal authority of the Province of Nova Scotia, and together with present day New Brunswick formed the Nova Scotia county of Sunbury, with its court of general sessions at Campobello. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Sunbury County was a County in the Crown colony of Nova Scotia. American and British forces contended for Maine's territory during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. The treaty concluding revolution was ambiguous about Maine's boundary with British North America. British North America consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary The territory of Maine was confirmed as part of Massachusetts when the United States was formed, although the final border with British territory was not established until the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine - New Brunswick border between the (Indeed, in 1839 Governor Fairfield declared war on Britain over a boundary dispute between New Brunswick and northern Maine. Known as the Aroostook War, this is the only time a state has declared war on a foreign power. The Aroostook War was an undeclared (and ultimately bloodless confrontation in 1838-39 between the United States and Great Britain over the international boundary between British The dispute was settled, however, before any blood was shed.

Because it was physically separated from the rest of Massachusetts and was growing in population at a rapid rate, Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820 through the Missouri Compromise. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This compromise allowed admitting both Maine and Missouri (in 1821) into the union while keeping a balance between slave and free states. A slave state was a US state in which Slavery of African Americans was legal ^[8] Maine's original capital was Portland, the largest city in Maine, until it was moved to Augusta in 1832 to make it more central within the state.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	96,540		—
1800	151,719		57. 2%
1810	228,705		50. 7%
1820	298,335		30. 4%
1830	399,455		33. 9%
1840	501,793		25. 6%
1850	583,169		16. 2%
1860	628,279		7. 7%
1870	626,915		−0. 2%
1880	648,936		3. 5%
1890	661,086		1. 9%
1900	694,466		5%
1910	742,371		6. 9%
1920	768,014		3. 5%
1930	797,423		3. 8%
1940	847,226		6. 2%
1950	913,774		7. 9%
1960	969,265		6. 1%
1970	992,048		2. 4%
1980	1,124,660		13. 4%
1990	1,227,928		9. 2%
2000	1,274,923		3. 8%
Est. 2006	1,321,574		3. 7%

As of 2008, Maine has an estimated population of 1,321,504, which is an increase of 6,520, or 0. 5%, from the prior year and an increase of 46,582, or 3. 7%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 6,413 people (that is 71,276 births minus 64,863 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 41,808 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 5,004 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 36,804 people. American immigration ( emigration to the United States of America) refers to the movement of non-residents to the United States.

Maine is a very popular tourist destination, but it also experiences harsh winters, and consequently, the great temporary influx of visitors occurs during the warmer months. Many of these visitors establish an alternate secondary residence in Maine during the warm months and then depart for their primary residence in the off-season. These are the summer people of Maine lore. Official census figures normally count a person as a resident only once, at the place of the primary home. Therefore, there are some situations in which official census figures could be misleading for Maine. For example, some communities may have a much larger seasonal retail sector than their official, small population figure would imply.

The mean population center of Maine is located in Kennebec County, in or near the town of Mount Vernon. Kennebec County is a County located in the US state of Maine. Mount Vernon is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. ^[9] The Greater Portland metropolitan area is the most densely populated with nearly 20% of Maine's population. ^[10] As explained in detail under "Geography", there are large tracts of uninhabited land in some remote parts of the interior.

Race, ancestry, and language

Demographics of Maine (csv)
By race	White	Black	AIAN*	Asian	NHPI*
2000 (total population)	98. 08%	0. 77%	1. 03%	0. 93%	0. 06%
2000 (Hispanic only)	0. 66%	0. 06%	0. 03%	0. 02%	0. 01%
2005 (total population)	97. 81%	1. 02%	1. 00%	1. 06%	0. 06%
2005 (Hispanic only)	0. 91%	0. 07%	0. 03%	0. 02%	0. 00%
Growth 2000–05 (total population)	3. 37%	37. 45%	0. 77%	17. 68%	2. 76%
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only)	3. 09%	38. 61%	0. 95%	18. 10%	9. 48%
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only)	44. 03%	22. 69%	-5. 57%	-3. 52%	-43. 56%
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

The largest ancestries in the state are: English American (21. English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo -Americans although this may have a wider cultural meaning are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry 5%), Irish (15. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 1%), French or French Canadian (14. French Americans or Franco-Americans are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of French descent 2%), American (9. The ancestry of the people of the United States is widely varied and includes descendants of Populations from around the World, some presumably extinct 4%), and German (6. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry 7%).

Maine is second only to New Hampshire in the percentage of French Americans among U. S. states. It also has the largest percentage of non-Hispanic whites of any state and the highest percentage of current French-speakers who come from Quebec. Franco-Mainers tended to settle in rural northern Maine (particularly Aroostook County) and the industrial cities of inland Maine (especially Lewiston), whereas much of the midcoast and downeast sections remain mostly of British heritage. Smaller numbers of various other groups, including Italian and Polish have settled throughout the state since the early 20th c. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent There are an estimated 10 million Americans of Polish descent immigration waves.

The 2000 Census reported 92. 25% of Maine residents age 5 and older speak English at home. Census figures show Maine has a greater proportion of people speaking French at home than any other state in the nation, a result of Maine's large French-Canadian community, who migrated from adjacent Quebec and New Brunswick. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally 5. 28% of Maine households are French-speaking, compared with 4. 68% in Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Spanish is the third most spoken language at 0. 79%, followed by German at 0. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 33% and Italian at 0. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. 12% [4].

Religion

The religious affiliations of the people of Maine are shown below:

• Christian – 82%
  • Protestant – 57%
    • Baptist (mostly American Baptist) – 16%
    • Methodist – 9%
    • Episcopalian – 8%
    • United Church of Christ / Congregational – 8%
    • Pentecostal – 6%
    • Lutheran – 3%
    • Other Protestant or general Protestant – 10%
  • Roman Catholic – 25%
  • Other Christian – 1%
• Other Religions – 1%
• Non-Religious – 17%

Economy

The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that Maine's total gross state product for 2003 was US$41 billion. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. The United Church of Christ ( UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States, Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Roman Catholicism in the United States has grown dramatically over the country's history from being a tiny minority faith during the time of the Thirteen Colonies The 50 State Quarters program ( is the release of a series of commemorative coins by the United States Mint. The Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides important economic statistics including the Its per capita personal income for 2003 was US$29,164, 29th in the nation.

Maine's agricultural outputs include poultry, eggs, dairy products, cattle, wild blueberries (the state produces 25% of all blueberries in North America, making it the largest blueberry producer in the world), apples, maple syrup and maple sugar. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Blueberries are Flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of Maple trees In Canada and the United States it is most often eaten with waffles and pancakes Maple sugar is what remains after the sap of the Sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create Maple syrup or Maple taffy. Aroostook County is known for its potato crops. Aroostook County is a County located in the US state of Maine. The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae Commercial fishing, once a mainstay of the state's economy, maintains a presence, particularly lobstering and groundfishing. Commercial fishing, also known as industrial fishing, is the activity of capturing Fish and other Seafood for commercial Profit, mostly Western Maine aquifers and springs are a major source of bottled water. Maine's industrial outputs consist chiefly of paper, lumber and wood products, electronic equipment, leather products, food products, textiles, and bio-technology. Naval shipbuilding and construction remain key as well, with Bath Iron Works in Bath and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. Bath Iron Works (BIW is a Shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath Maine. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy Shipyard located in Kittery on the southern Naval Air Station Brunswick is also in Maine, and serves as a large support base for the U. Naval Air Station Brunswick, also known as NAS Brunswick, is a military airport located North East of Brunswick, Maine; one of two in New England S. Navy. However, the BRAC campaign recommended Brunswick's closing, despite a recent government-funded effort to upgrade its facilities. Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed

Tourism and outdoor recreation play a major and increasingly important role in Maine's economy. The state is a popular destination for sport hunting (particularly deer, moose and bear), sport fishing, snowmobiling, skiing, boating, camping and hiking, among other activities. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is Fishing for Pleasure or Competition. A snowmobile (known locally as snowmachine, snowsled or by the Brandname Ski-Doo) is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Definition Camping describes a range of activities Survivalist campers set off with little more than their boots whereas Recreational vehicle travelers arrive equipped The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage Maine's unemployment rate is 4. 8%

Maine ports play a key role in national transportation. Beginning around 1880, Portland's rail link and ice-free port made it Canada's principal winter port, until the aggressive development of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the mid-1900s. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital In 2001, Maine's largest city of Portland surpassed Boston as New England's busiest port (by tonnage), due to its ability to handle large tankers. Maine's Portland International Jetport was recently expanded, providing the state with increased air traffic from carriers such as JetBlue. Portland International Jetport is a public Airport located two miles (3 km west of the Central business district of Portland, in Cumberland

Maine has very few large companies that maintain headquarters in the state, and fewer than before due to consolidations and mergers, particularly in the pulp and paper industry. Some of the larger companies that do maintain headquarters in Maine include Fairchild Semiconductor in South Portland; IDEXX Laboratories, in Westbrook; Unum, in Portland; TD Banknorth, in Portland; L.L. Bean in Freeport; Cole Haan and Delorme, both located in Yarmouth. Present day Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc is a spin-off company resulting from reconstitution of assets in National Semiconductor IDEXX Laboratories Inc or IDXX is a multinational corporation engaged in the development manufacture and distribution of products and services for the veterinary food Unum ( is a Chattanooga Tennessee -based Insurance company previously named UnumProvident which was formed from the merger of two competing insurance companies TD Banknorth, formerly "Banknorth" is a fully-owned subsidiary of Toronto-Dominion Bank. LLBean is a privately held Mail-order and retail company based in Freeport, Maine, specializing in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment Cole Haan is a fashion label that started in Chicago in 1928 The name comes from founders Trafton Cole and Eddie Haan DeLorme is a leading provider of business-to-business and consumer mapping and GPS products and technologies based in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. Maine is also the home of The Jackson Laboratory, the world's largest non-profit mammalian genetic research facility and the world's largest supplier of genetically purebred mice. The Jackson Laboratory was founded in Bar Harbor Maine in 1929 by former University of Maine and University of Michigan president C

Maine has an income tax structure containing 4 brackets, which range from 2% to 8. 5% of personal income. Maine's general sales tax rate is 5%. A sales tax is a Consumption tax charged at the Point of purchase for certain goods and services The state also levies charges of 7% on lodging and prepared food and 10% on short-term auto rentals. Commercial sellers of blueberries, a Maine staple, must keep records of their transactions and pay the state 1. 5 cents per pound ($1. 50 per 100 pounds) of the fruit sold each season. All real and tangible personal property located in the state of Maine is taxable unless specifically exempted by statute. Personal property is a type of Property. In the Common law systems personal property may also be called chattels or personalty. The administration of property taxes is handled by the local assessor in incorporated cities and towns, while property taxes in the unorganized territories are handled by the State Tax Assessor.

Shipbuilding

Maine has a longstanding tradition of being home to many shipbuilding companies. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Maine was home to many shipyards that produced wooden sailing ships. The main function of these ships was to transport either cargoes or passengers overseas. One of these yards was located in Pennellville Historic District in what is now Brunswick, Maine. Pennellville Historic District is a US residential district located in the town of Brunswick, Maine. This yard, owned by the Pennell family, was typical of the many family-owned shipbuilding companies of the time period. Other such examples of shipbuilding families were the Skofields and the Morses. During the 18th and 19th ceunturies, wooden shipbuilding of this sort made up a sizable portion of the economy.

Transportation

Airports

Maine receives passenger jet service at its two largest airports, the Portland International Jetport in Portland, and the Bangor International Airport in Bangor. A jet airliner, sometimes contracted to jetliner, is a passenger Airplane (passenger Aeroplane) that is powered by Jet engines. Portland International Jetport is a public Airport located two miles (3 km west of the Central business district of Portland, in Cumberland Bangor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located 3 miles (5 km west in the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine Both are served daily by many major airlines to destinations such as New York, Atlanta, and Orlando. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license The City of New York Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Essential Air Service also subsidizes service to a number of smaller airports in Maine, bringing small turboprop aircraft to regional airports such as the Augusta State Airport, Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, Knox County Regional Airport, and the Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle. Essential Air Service (EAS is a US government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which prior to deregulation were served A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller. Augusta State Airport is a public use Airport located one Nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the Central business district of Augusta Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport is a public Airport located in Trenton Maine, United States, eight miles (13 km) northwest of the Knox County Regional Airport is a public Airport located the town of Owls Head, three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle is a city-owned public-use Airport located one Nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the Central These airports are served by US Airways Express with small 19 to 30 seat planes. US Airways Express is an airline Brand name, rather than a fully certificated airline and as such the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned Airlines Many smaller airports are scattered throughout Maine, only serving general aviation traffic. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Twitchell's Airport Located In Turner, Maine off of route 4

Highways

Interstate 95 runs through Maine, as well as its easterly branch I-295. In the US state of Maine, Interstate 95, or I-95, is a 305-mile long freeway running from the New Hampshire state line near Interstate 295 (I-295 is a 52 mile-long connector in the US state of Maine from I-95 in Scarborough to I-95 in Gardiner. In addition, U.S. Route 1 starts in Fort Kent and runs to Florida. US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The eastern terminus of the eastern section of U.S. Route 2 starts in Houlton, near the New Brunswick, Canada border to Rouses Point, New York, at US 11 . US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. Rouses Point is a Village in Clinton County, New York, United States. US Route 11 is a north-south United States highway extending 1645 mile There is also another US 2A connecting Old Town and Orono, Maine, primarily serving the University of Maine campus. The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. U. S. Route 2, Route 6 and Route 9 are often used by truckers and other motorists of the Maritime Provinces en route to other destinations in the United States or as a short cut to Central Canada. State Route 6 is part of Maine 's system of numbered state highways running from the Quebec border in Sandy Bay Township, to the New Brunswick State Route 9 is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canadian border with The Maritime provinces, called the Maritimes in local English (or the Canadian Maritimes by non-Canadians is a region of Eastern Canada Central Canada (sometimes the Central provinces) is a region consisting of Canada 's two largest and most populous provinces: Ontario and

Rail

Passenger

The Downeaster passenger train, operated by Amtrak, provides passenger service between Portland and Boston's North Station, with stops in Old Orchard Beach, Saco, and Wells. The Downeaster is a 116-mile (187 km Passenger train route operated by Amtrak, connecting North Station in Boston Massachusetts The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 North Station, located at Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston Massachusetts is a major transportation hub The Downeaster makes five southbound trips and five northbound trips every day.

Seasonal passenger excursions between Brunswick and Rockland are operated by the Maine Eastern Railroad, which leases the state-owned Rockland Branch rail corridor.

Freight

Freight service throughout the state is provided by a handful of regional and shortline carriers: Pan Am Railways (formerly known as Guilford Rail System), which operates the former Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads; St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad; Maine Eastern Railroad; Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway; and New Brunswick Southern Railway. Pan Am Railways (PAR known as Guilford Rail System (GRS before March 2006 is a Class 2 railroad covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag The Boston and Maine Railroad, also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant Railroad of the northern New England region of the United The Maine Central Railroad was a railroad in central and southern Maine. The St Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, known as St-Laurent & Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a Short line Railroad operating between The Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway is a Class II freight railroad operating in the U The New Brunswick Southern Railway (NBSR and Eastern Maine Railway (EMR form a 189 mile railway system operating a former Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR mainline

See also: List of Maine railroads

Law and government

See also: List of Governors of Maine, U.S. Senators from Maine, List of Maine State Senators, and As Maine goes, so goes the nation

The Maine Constitution structures Maine's state government, composed of three co-equal branches - the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The following Railroads operate in the US state of Maine. Common freight carriers Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY This is a list of Governors of Maine ( US state) since statehood in 1820 Maine was admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820. Class I The Maine State Senate has 35 members each elected to two-year terms " As Maine goes so goes the nation " is a phrase that at one time was in wide currency in United States politics. The Constitution of the State of Maine established the " State of Maine " in 1820 and is the fundamental governing document of the state The state of Maine also has three Constitutional Officers (the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and the State Attorney General) and one Statutory Officer (the State Auditor).

The legislative branch is the Maine Legislature, a bicameral body composed of the Maine House of Representatives, with 151 members, and the Maine Senate, with 35 members. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Maine. Maine House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Maine Legislature. The Maine Senate is the Upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U The Legislature is charged with introducing and passing laws.

The executive branch is responsible for the execution of the laws created by the Legislature and is headed by the Governor of Maine (currently John Baldacci, a Democrat). In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. This is a list of Governors of Maine ( US state) since statehood in 1820 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Governor is elected every four years; no individual may serve more than two consecutive terms in this office. The current attorney general of Maine is G. Steven Rowe. In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition G Steven Rowe is the current attorney general of the state of Maine in the United States. As with other state legislatures, the Maine Legislature can by a two-thirds majority vote from both the House and Senate override a gubernatorial veto. In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the legislative body of any of the country's 50 states.

The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting state laws. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State The highest court of the state is the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine 's judicial system. The lower courts are the District Court, Superior Court and Probate Court. The Maine Superior Court is Maine ’s Trial court of general jurisdiction and is the only level of court where Jury trials are available All judges except for probate judges serve full-time; are nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature for terms of seven years. Probate judges serve part-time and are elected by the voters of each county for four-year terms.

State and local politics

In state general elections, Maine voters tend to accept independent and third-party candidates more frequently than most states. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Maine has had two independent governors recently (James B. Longley, 1975–1979 and Angus King, 1995–2003). James Bernard Longley ( April 22, 1924 &ndash August 16, 1980) was an American politician Angus S King Jr (born March 31, 1944) served two terms as an independent Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2003 The Green Party candidate won nine percent of the vote in the 2002 gubernatorial election, more than in any election for a statewide office for that party until the 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party The locally organized Maine Green Independent Party also elected John Eder to the office of State Representative in the Maine House of Representatives, the highest elected Green official nationwide. The Maine Green Independent Party is the oldest state Green party in the United States. John Eder (born January 18, 1969) is a Green Party Leader Social activist, and American politician from the U Pat LaMarche, 2004 Green Party vice-presidential candidate, resides in the southern coastal town of Yarmouth. Patricia Helen LaMarche (born 26 November 1960 is an American political figure and activist with the Green Party; she was the party's The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. There are other places named Yarmouth. Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States Maine state politicians, Republicans and Democrats alike, are noted for having more moderate views than many in the national wings of their respective parties.

Maine is an Alcoholic beverage control state. David Justin 1550 16 September

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2006

Federal politics

Maine's federal politics are notable and are dramatic for several reasons. The Maine gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. In the 1930s, it was one of very few states which remained dominated by the Republican Party. In the 1936 Presidential election, Franklin D. Roosevelt received the electoral votes of every state other than Maine and Vermont. The United States presidential election of 1936 took place as the Great Depression entered its eighth year The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. In the 1960s, Maine began to lean toward the Democrats, especially in Presidential elections. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by In 1968, Hubert Humphrey became just the second Democrat in half a century to carry Maine thanks to the presence of his running mate, Maine Senator Edmund Muskie. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1968 was a wrenching national experience and included the assassination of Democratic candidate Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie ( March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American Democratic Politician Maine has since become a left-leaning swing state and has voted Democratic in four successive Presidential elections, casting its votes for Bill Clinton twice, Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry (with 53. A swing state (also battleground state or purple state) in United States William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator 6% of the vote) in 2004. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Republican strength is greatest in Washington and Piscataquis counties. Though Democrats have carried the state in presidential elections in recent years, Republicans have largely maintained their control of the state's U.S. Senate seats, with Ed Muskie, William Hathaway and George Mitchell being the only Maine Democrats serving in the U. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie ( March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American Democratic Politician William Dodd Hathaway (born February 21, 1924) is an American Democratic Party politician from Maine. George Mitchell may refer to George J Mitchell (born 1933 former Senate majority leader (D-Maine and former chairman of Disney George Mitchell S. Senate in the past fifty years.

The Reform Party of Ross Perot achieved a great deal of success in Maine in the presidential elections of 1992 and 1996: in 1992 Perot came in second to Bill Clinton, despite the longtime presence of the Bush family summer home in Kennebunkport, and in 1996, Maine was again Perot's best state. The Reform Party of the United States of America (abbreviated Reform Party USA or RPUSA, generally known simply as the Reform Party) is a Political Henry Ross Perot (born June 27 1930 is an American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in The United States presidential elections of 1992 featured a battle between incumbent President, Republican George H The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice Kennebunkport is a town in York County, Maine, United States.

Since 1969, two of Maine's four electoral votes are awarded based on the winner of the statewide election. The other two go to the highest vote-winner in each of the state's two congressional districts. 2004's presidential race saw reports that the campaign of President George W. Bush had made the calculation to devote attention to one of Maine's two Congressional Districts with the possibility of carrying the district's vote for an Electoral Vote in a close national race.

Famous politicians from Maine include James Blaine, Thomas Brackett Reed, Edmund Muskie, Margaret Chase Smith, William Cohen, George J. Mitchell, Olympia Snowe, Hannibal Hamlin, Susan Collins, Owen Brewster, and Percival Baxter. James Gillespie Blaine ( January 31, 1830 &ndash January 27, 1893) was a U Thomas Brackett Reed, ( October 18, 1839 &ndash December 7, 1902) occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie ( March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American Democratic Politician Margaret Chase Smith ( December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one William Sebastian Cohen (born 28 August 1940) is an author and American politician from the U For other persons with a similar name see George Mitchell. George John Mitchell, GBE (born August 20, 1933 Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe McKernan (born February 21, 1947) is the senior United States Senator from Maine. Hannibal Hamlin (August 27 1809 July 4 1891 was the fifteenth Vice President of the United States, serving under President Abraham Lincoln from Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7 1952, in Caribou Maine) is the junior U Ralph Owen Brewster ( February 22, 1888 &ndash December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Percival Proctor Baxter ( November 22, 1876 – June 12, 1969) was a Republican governor of the U

Maine's U.S. senators are Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe McKernan (born February 21, 1947) is the senior United States Senator from Maine. Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7 1952, in Caribou Maine) is the junior U Maine's Senators Snowe and Collins were among the group of 10 and then five Republican U. S. Senators to vote with 45 Democratic Senators in February 1999's vote of acquittal in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. The state's two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are Democrats Tom Allen and Mike Michaud. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Thomas Hodge "Tom" Allen (born April 16 1945) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing and a Democratic Michael Herman (Mike Michaud was born January 18 1955 in Millinocket Maine.

Municipalities

Organized municipalities

An organized municipality has a form of elected local government which administers and provides local services, keeps records, collects licensing fees, and can pass locally binding ordinances among other responsibilities of self-government. The governmental format of most organized towns and plantations is the Town Meeting while the format of most cities is the Council-Manager form. In the US state of Maine, a plantation is a type of Minor civil division falling between Township (or Unorganized territory) and As of 2007 the organized municipalities of Maine consists of 22 cities, 432 towns, and 34 plantations. Collectively these 488 organized municipalities cover less than half of the state's territory. This List of cities in Maine is arranged in alphabetical order with (county noted This is a List of towns in Maine presented alphabetically in a table and also organized by county and listed alphabetically within that county List of plantations in Maine, arranged in alphabetical order with (county noted Maine also has 3 Reservations: Indian Island, Indian Township Reservation, and Pleasant Point Indian Reservation. ^[12]

• The largest municipality in Maine, by population, is the city of Portland (pop. 64,249).
• The smallest city by population is Eastport (pop. Eastport is a small city—-consisting entirely of islands—-in Washington County, Maine, United States. 1,640).
• The largest town by population is Brunswick (pop. Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. 21,172).
• The smallest town by population is Frye Island, a resort town which reported zero year-round population in the 2000 Census; one plantation, Glenwood Plantation, Maine, also reported a permanent population of zero. Frye Island is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Glenwood Plantation is a plantation located in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
• In the 2000 Census, the smallest town aside from Frye Island was Centerville with a population of 26, but since that Census, Centerville voted to disincorporate and therefore is no longer a town. Centerville is a former town in Washington County, Maine, in the United States. The next smallest town with a population listed in that Census is Beddington, (pop. 29).
• The largest municipality by land area is the town of Allagash (128 square miles). Allagash is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
• The smallest municipality by land area is the plantation of Monhegan Island (0. Monhegan is a plantation on an island of the same name in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, about off the coast 86 square miles).

Unorganized territory

Unorganized territory has no local government. Administration, services, licensing, and ordinances are handled by the State Government. The Unorganized Territory of Maine consists of over 400 townships (towns are incorporated, townships are unincorporated), plus many coastal islands that do not lie within any municipal bounds. The UT land area is slightly over one half the entire area of the State of Maine. Year round residents in the UT number approximately 9,000, about 1. 3% of the state's total population, with many more people residing only seasonally within the UT. Only four of Maine's sixteen counties are entirely incorporated, although a few others are nearly so, and most of the unincorporated area is in the vast and sparsely populated Great North Woods of Maine. The Maine North Woods is the northern geographic area of the state of Maine in the United States. ^[13]

Most populous cities and towns

Fact Finder US Census Maine Portland:

The 49 most populous cities and towns as of the year 2000 US Census [2006 Estimate in brackets]

Portland (64,249) [63,011]	Lewiston (35,690) [35,734]	Bangor (31,473) [31,008]	South Portland (23,324) [23,784]	Auburn (23,203) [23,156]	Brunswick (21,172) [21,915]	Biddeford (20,942) [21,898]
Sanford (20,806) [21,534]	Augusta (18,560) [18,560]	Scarborough (16,970) [18,880]	Saco (16,822) [18,289]	Westbrook (16,142) [16,201]	Waterville (15,605) [15,639]	Windham (14,904) [16,546]
Gorham (14,141) [15,402]	York (12,854) [13,302]	Kennebunk (10,476) [11,505]	Falmouth (10,310) [10,557]	Kittery (9,543) [10,495]	Presque Isle (9,511) [9,253]	Wells (9,400) [10,038]
Standish (9,285) [9,832]	Bath (9,266) [9,184]	Orono (9,112) [9,712]	Topsham (9,100) [9,940]	Lisbon (9,077) [9,419]	Cape Elizabeth (9,068) [8,826]	Brewer (8,987) [9,079]
Old Orchard Beach (8,856) [9,349]	Skowhegan (8,824) [8,876]	Yarmouth (8,360) [8,132]	Caribou (8,312) [8,283]	Old Town (8,130) [7,723]	Freeport (7,800) [8,151]	Winslow (7,743) [7,944]
Rockland (7,609) [7,578]	Buxton (7,452) [8,171]	Farmington (7,410) [7,580]	Cumberland (7,159) [7,653]	Gray (6,820) [7,420]	South Berwick (6,671) [7,252]	Fairfield (6,573) [6,787]
Houlton (6,476) [6,283]	Rumford (6,472) [6,409]	Ellsworth (6,456) [7,075]	Belfast (6,381) [6,803]	Berwick (6,353) [7,403]	Hampden (6,327) [6,771]	Winthrop (6,232) [6,475]

Augusta	Bangor	Bath	Biddeford
Lewiston	Old Town	Portland

Throughout Maine, many municipalities, although each separate governmental entities, nevertheless form portions of a much larger population base. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, is the second-largest city in the U Bangor is the County seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state Auburn is a city in and the County seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the largest city in the county and is the 6th largest in the State Sanford is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Sanford is the largest area in York County and the 8th largest area in the state Augusta is the Capital of the US state of Maine, County seat of Kennebec County, and Center of population Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U Saco is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 16822 at the 2000 census Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County Maine, United States. Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. Windham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 14141 at the 2000 census York is a Town located in York County, Maine, United States at the southwest corner of the state "Kennebunk" redirects here For other uses see Kennebunk (disambiguation. Falmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9543 at the 2000 census Presque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in the sparsely populated Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Wells is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9400 at the 2000 census Standish is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono For other locations of this name see Topsham Topsham is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States Lisbon is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. Cape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the state's Brewer is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Old Orchard Beach is a town and Census-designated place in York County, Maine, United States. Skowhegan (skaʊˈhiɡn̨is a town in and County seat of Somerset County, Maine, in the United States. There are other places named Yarmouth. Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States Caribou is a city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Its population was 8312 at the 2000 census Old Town is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Freeport is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Winslow is a town and Census-designated place in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, along the Kennebec River. Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. Buxton is a town in York County, Maine, USA. It is part of the Portland &ndash South Portland &ndash Biddeford Farmington is a town in and the County seat of Franklin County, Maine, United States. Cumberland is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Gray is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 6820 at the 2000 census South Berwick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Fairfield is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. Houlton is a town in Aroostook County Maine, on the United States-Canada border located at. Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 6474 at the 2000 census Ellsworth is a city in and the County seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. Berwick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 6353 at the 2000 census Hampden is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 6327 at the 2000 census Augusta is the Capital of the US state of Maine, County seat of Kennebec County, and Center of population Bangor is the County seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States. Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the largest city in the county and is the 6th largest in the State Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, is the second-largest city in the U Old Town is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. There are many such population clusters throughout Maine, but some examples from the municipalities appearing in the above listing are:

• Portland, South Portland and several other surrounding communities
• Lewiston and Auburn
• Bangor, Orono, Brewer, Old Town, and Hampden
• Biddeford and Saco
• Brunswick and Topsham
• Waterville and Winslow
• ^[14]

Education

Public schools

See also: List of school districts in Maine

Maine has four types of school departments: the first is a local school, one which serves only one municipality, and is headed by a superintendent. List of school districts in Maine Public school systems in Maine are in several types of school administrative units: Cities which have their own School Departments Usually, it serves kindergarten through grade 12, although some only go to grade 8. Usually, independent school districts which do not have a high school are not totally independent; they are part of a school union, the second type of school district.

A school union is two or more school departments that share a superintendent but nothing else; each town has an independent school board. Usually, only one of the schools in the school union has a high school, but unlike MSADs (discussed below), students in the whole school union are not compelled to attend that school. School union students are given a choice of neighboring school districts, and the school union pays for the student's tuition.

The third type is a MSAD (Maine School Administrative District). This is a regional school district that incorporates two or more towns into one school department with one high school and middle school. These towns do not have independent school boards, but instead have one central board governing the entire district. Students are obligated to attend the central high school. Usually, a MSAD comprises one larger town and one or more smaller towns. The larger town is equipped with a high school and middle school, while the surrounding towns have elementary schools as well, but no secondary schools. The elementary schools usually cut off after grade 5 or grade 6. Sometimes, towns in a MSAD do not have an elementary school but possess a high school and/or middle school, whereas the surrounding towns have the elementary schools.

The last type of school district is a CSD (Community School District, sometimes called a Consolidated School District). This usually (but not always) exists in school districts with such a small student population between several towns that the school district cannot justify an elementary school outside the largest town in the district. In rare cases a CSD refers to only a high school of a school union. Sometimes, in towns geographically isolated (such as island towns) the entire student population attends one school grades PK-12.

Students can choose to attend a school in another district if the parents agree to pay the school tuition. Vocational centers are usually regional, so one school department will administer a technical center but other school districts will transport their students there to take classes.

Private schools

Private schools are less common than public schools. A large number of private elementary schools with under 20 students exist, but most private high schools in Maine are actually semi-private high schools. This means that while it costs money to send children there, towns will make a contract with a school to take children from a town or MSAD at a slightly reduced rate. Often this is done when it is deemed cheaper to subsidize private tuition than build a whole new school when a private one already exists.

Magnet schools

Maine has one major magnet school: The Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone. The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is a Magnet school in Limestone, Maine, United States. Another specialty public school exists in Portland: the Maine School of Performing Arts.

Colleges and universities

Bangor Theological Seminary Bates College Beal College Bowdoin College Colby College College of the Atlantic Husson College Maine College of Art Maine Community College System Central Maine Community College Kennebec Valley Community College Eastern Maine Community College Northern Maine Community College Southern Maine Community College Boat School at Eastport (a branch of Husson College) Washington County Community College York County Community College

Maine Maritime Academy St. Joseph's College Thomas College Unity College University of Maine System University of Maine at Augusta University of Maine at Farmington University of Maine at Fort Kent University of Maine at Machias University of Maine at Orono, the flagship campus University of Maine at Rockland University of Maine at Presque Isle University of Maine School of Law University of Southern Maine University of New England

Professional sports teams

• Portland Sea Dogs, minor league baseball, Eastern League (U.S. baseball)
• Portland Pirates, minor league hockey, American Hockey League
• Lewiston MAINEiacs, junior hockey, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Miscellaneous topics

• Four U.S. Navy ships have been named USS Maine in honor of the state. Bangor Theological Seminary is an Ecumenical Seminary, founded in 1814 in the Congregational tradition of the United Church of Christ. Bates College is a private liberal arts college located in Lewiston Maine, in the United States. Bowdoin College, founded in 1794 is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. Colby College, founded in 1813, is an American private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville Maine. The College of the Atlantic, founded in 1969 is a private alternative Liberal-arts college located on Mount Desert Island in Bar Harbor, Maine Husson University is a private University located in Bangor Maine, USA, aptly named after its founder Chesley Husson founded in 1898. The Maine College of Art ( MECA) is a fully accredited degree-granting art college in the city of Portland Maine. Central Maine Community College is a Community college located in Auburn, Maine. Kennebec Valley Community College, one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System, is a community college located on a sixty-four acre campus in Fairfield Southern Maine Community College is a Community college in South Portland Maine and one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System. Washington County Community College (WCCC is a Community college in Washington County, Maine. York County Community College (also abbreviated YCCC is a Community college located in Wells Maine. Maine Maritime Academy is a public post-secondary College and nautical training institution with approximately 800 students located in Castine, Maine Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private Catholic Liberal arts college that grants Bachelor's degrees in a traditional on-campus Thomas College is a small College located in Waterville Maine, U For other Unity Colleges please see the disambiguation page Unity College. The University of Maine System (UMS is a network of public universities in Maine. The University of Maine at Augusta, located in Augusta Maine, is a part of the University of Maine System. The University of Maine at Farmington, established in 1864 as Maine ’s first public institution of higher education, is a public The University of Maine at Fort Kent ( UMFK) founded in 1878 is a public Liberal arts university serving 1339 students in Fort Kent Maine. The University of Maine at Machias is one of seven campuses in the University of Maine System. The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. The University of Maine at Presque Isle is part of the University of Maine System. The University of Maine School of Law is located in Portland Maine and is Maine 's only Law school. The University of Southern Maine (USM is a multi-campus public university and part of the University of Maine System. The University of New England is an independent coeducational university with two distinctive campuses in two Maine coastal cities The Portland Sea Dogs are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio The Portland Pirates are a minor professional Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. This is a list of Ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the World; parentheses denote year of establishment American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The Lewiston MAINEiacs are a Junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston Maine. Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Maine, named for the 23rd state.
• The noted American ecologist Rachel Carson did much of her research at one of the Maine seacoast's most characteristic features, a tide pool for her classic "The Edge of the Sea. Rachel Louise Carson (May 27 1907 – April 14 1964 was an American marine biologist and Nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global Tide pools (also tidal pools, rock pools or rock and roll pools) are rocky pools by Oceans that are filled with Seawater. " The spot where she conducted observations is now preserved as the Rachel Carson Salt Pond Reserve at Pemaquid Point.
• George Lorenzo Noyes, known as the thoreauvian of Maine is a noted state naturalist, mineralogist, development critic, writer and landscape artist. George “Shavey” Lorenzo Noyes ( August 30, 1863 – 1945 was an American Mineralogist, Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods Mineralogy is an Earth Science focused around the Chemistry, Crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of Minerals Development criticism refers to criticisms of modern Technology, Industrialization, Capitalism and economic Globalization. He lived a devout wilderness lifestyle in the mountains of Norway, Maine, expressing in his paintings his spiritual reverence for nature and writing of the values of a simple life of sustainable living. Sustainable living refers to a specific Lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources
• Maine is the only U. S. state to have a name one syllable long; all other 49 states have at least two syllables. A syllable ( Greek:) is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds It also is the only state within the 48 contiguous states to border only one other state.
• The town of Lubec, Maine is the eastern-most point within the contiguous United States - for more information see extreme points of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the extreme points of the United States, the points that are farther north south east or west than any other location in the country Eastport, Maine is the eastern-most city in the United States.
• Estcourt Station is Maine's northernmost point and also the northernmost point in the New England region of the United States. Estcourt Station, Maine (elevation 671 ft pop 4 is a hamlet in Big Twenty Township in northern Maine 's Aroostook County.
• Maine is the number one exporter of blueberries and toothpicks. Blueberries are Flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect A toothpick is a small stick of Wood, Plastic, Bamboo, Metal or other substance used to remove detritus from the Teeth, usually after The largest toothpick manufacturing plant in the United States is located in Strong, Maine. Strong is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1259 at the 2000 census. The Strong Wood Products Incorporated plant produces twenty million toothpicks a day. ^[15]
• Cadillac Mountain in Bar Harbor, Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park, and Mars Hill Mountain in the town of Mars Hill each battle to be the first site in the contiguous United States to see the morning's sunlight. Cadillac Mountain is a Mountain located on Mount Desert Island, within Acadia National Park. Mount Katahdin (USGS name is the highest mountain in Maine. Called Katahdin by people local to the peak and by the Penobscot Indians: the term means "The --> Baxter State Mars Hill is a Mountain located in Mars Hill, Maine, and gave the town its name Mars Hill is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. [5]Maine's first light depends on the time of year, as the sunrise moves from South to North. From October 7 to March 6, Cadillac Mountain is first. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of From March 7 to March 24, West Quoddy Head is first in the country. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland West Quoddy Head (44°49' north latitude 66°57' west longitude in Lubec Maine is the easternmost point in the 48 contiguous states of the United States Warmer months, March 25 to September 18, Mars Hill sees first light. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Then, when the sun starts getting lower in the sky, The country's day begins between September 19 to October 6 back at West Quoddy Head. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
• Harvard Quarry at the summit of Noyes Mountain in Greenwood provides an excellent panoramic view and is a popular destination for rock and mineral collectors. Greenwood is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 802 at the 2000 census
• Maine has 62 lighthouses, of which more than 50 are still in use. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an
• Maine has traditionally been a source for Maine Salmon, however economic considerations and environmental activism have caused some of the industry to move to Canada. Maine USA has a tradition of having a large fishing and Lobster industry
• Maine is mentioned in a chapter of Henry David Thoreau's Walden, who visited the Maine woods during his stay at Walden Pond. Walden (first published as Walden or Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known Non-fiction books written Walden Pond is a 102-foot (31 m deep Pond, 61 acres in area and around located in Concord Massachusetts, in the United States

State symbols

• State berry: Wild Blueberry
• State bird: Black-capped Chickadee
• State cat: Maine Coon
• State fish: Land-locked salmon
• State flower: White Pinecone and Tassel
• State fossil: Pertica Quadrifaria
• State gemstone: Tourmaline
• State herb: Wintergreen
• State insect: European honey bee
• State mammal: Moose
• State animal: Moose
• State beverage: Moxie
• State soil: Chesuncook soil series
• State song: State of Maine Song
• State tree: Eastern White Pine
• State vessel: Arctic exploration schooner Bowdoin
• State motto: Dirigo ("I lead" or "I direct")

(See also: www.maine.gov portal. This is a list of official US state foods: Blueberries are Flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect This is a list of US state birds as designated by each state's legislature The Black-capped Chickadee ( Poecile atricapillus) is a small common Songbird, a Passerine Bird in the tit family A state mammal is the official or representative Animal of a U This is a list of official and *unofficial US state fish:The only states lacking a state fish as of 2008 are Arkansas Indiana Kansas and Ohio Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. This is a list of US state flowers: See also List of US state trees Lists of U Eastern White Pine' ( Pinus strobus) is a large Pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota Most American states have made a state fossil designation in many cases during the 1980s. Not every state has an official state mineral rock stone or gemstone Tourmaline is a Crystal Silicate mineral compounded with elements such as Aluminium, Iron, Magnesium, Sodium, Lithium Pyrolaceae was a small family of Flowering plants under the old Cronquist system of plant classification This is a list of United States state insects note that some states have more than one designated insect or have multiple categories (e A state mammal is the official or representative Animal of a U The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. A state mammal is the official or representative Animal of a U The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. This is a list of official state beverages: Moxie is a carbonated Beverage which was among the first mass produced Soft drinks in the United States, and is regionally popular to this day Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Introduction Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state State of Maine is a US state song by Roger Vinton Snow The song Grand State of Maine proudly we singTo tell your glories to the landTo shout your praises In a number of countries plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas Eastern White Pine' ( Pinus strobus) is a large Pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota This page lists state and national Mottos for the world's independent States The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition and )

Maine in fiction

• List of Maine writers each with a short biography and list of works.
• List of Maine mystery writers with short biography and works.
• List of books set in Maine.

Literature

• Robert P. Tristram Coffin (1892 - 1955) Iconic Maine writer.
• Robert McCloskey (1914 - 2003 ) Beloved children's author.
• Elijah Kellogg Jr (1813 - 1901) Elijah Kellogg Jr] (1813 - 1901) Popular author of "Hortio Alger" type boy's books. Many of these (out of copyright) books are available online at books.google
• H. P. Lovecraft, who set almost all of his stories in New England, occasionally mentions Maine. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy
• Stephen King bases much of his fiction in Maine. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, [6]
• The Cider House Rules, a novel by John Irving (and later a motion picture) is set in several fictional Maine towns. The Cider House Rules is a 1985 novel by John Irving. It has been adapted into a film of the same name and a stage play by Peter Parnell. John Winslow Irving (born March 2, 1942 as John Wallace Blunt Jr The Cider House Rules is a 1999 Drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on The Cider House Rules, a 1985
• Night Chills, a horror/suspense novel by Dean Koontz takes place in the fictional town of Black River, Maine. Night Chills is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1976 Plot summary A scientist and a captain of industry conspire to Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9 1945 is an American Author. Best known for his Novels that could broadly be described as Suspense thrillers Koontz
• Charlotte Agell lives in Maine and has several books set in Maine

Film

• "Darkness Falls", a 2003 horror film, is set in the fictional Maine town of Darkness Falls but was filmed mostly in Australia.
• Empire Falls, a motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, was filmed almost entirely in Waterville and Skowhegan. Empire Falls is a two-part mini-series that aired on HBO in 2005 The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2002
• "Welcome to Mooseport" is a 2004 movie set in the fictional city of Mooseport, Maine. Welcome to Mooseport is a 2004 American Comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Ray Romano and Gene Hackman
• "In the Bedroom", a 2001 Academy Award-nominated film, takes place in Camden, Maine. In the Bedroom is a 2001 film written and directed by Todd Field, starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa
• "Casper" The 1996 kids film is set in the town of Friendship, Maine.
• "The Shawshank Redemption" The award winning 1993 movie is set in Maine. The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American Drama film, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King
• "Storm of the Century" based on the Stephen King novel, takes place in Maine along with many other adaptations of his books. Storm of the Century, alternatively known as Stephen King's Storm of the Century, is a 1999 horror TV Miniseries written by Stephen
• "The Iron Giant" based on the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, is an award-winning animated film that takes place in the fictional town of Rockwell, Maine in the 1950s. The Iron Giant is a 1999 Animated Science fiction film produced by Warner Bros The Iron Man A Children's Story in Five Nights is a 1968 Novel written by Ted Hughes and illustrated by Andrew Davidson. Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's

Television

• Murder, She Wrote, a television series starring Angela Lansbury, is set in the fictional Maine village of Cabot Cove. Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress Cabot Cove, Maine, is the small fictional fishing village in which Jessica Fletcher lives in the popular television
• "M*A*S*H", the television sit-com (1972-1983) set in the Korean War has one of its central characters, Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda), as a resident of the fictional town of Crabapple Cove, Maine. Alan Alda (born January 28 1936 is an American Actor. He is well known for his role as " Hawkeye Pierce " in the Television series The series was based upon the writings of Dr. H. Richard Hornberger, who following the war resided in Pittsfield. H Richard Hornberger ( February 1, 1924 &ndash November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon born in Trenton Pittsfield is a Town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.
• "Dark Shadows" is set in the fictional coastal town of Collinsport, Maine. Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966 to

Famous Mainers

A citizen of Maine is known as a "Mainer," though the term "Downeaster" may be applied to residents of the northeast coast of the state.

Business Leon Leonwood (L.L.) Bean, clothing maker and retailer Milton Bradley, board game inventor Reuben Colburn, shipbuilder from Pittston, and guide for Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, part of the Invasion of Canada (1775) Francis Edgar Stanley and Freelan O. Stanley, inventors, Stanley Steamer Entertainment and media Christopher Daniel Barnes, actor Corey Beaulieu, Band member/songwriter of Trivium Anna Belknap, actress Gordon Bok, folksinger/songwriter John Cariani, actor Ernie Coombs, actor (Mr. Dressup) Howie Day, singer/songwriter Patrick Dempsey, actor Richard Dysart, actor Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles James Flavin, actor Jonathan Frakes, actor Dan Fogelberg, singer/songwriter John Ford, director, actor Frank Fixaris, sports broadcaster Patty Griffin, singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield, musician David E. Kelley, producer Ray Lamontagne, singer/songwriter Linda Lavin, actress David Mallett, singer/songwriter Bob Marley, comedian Andrea Martin, actress, comedienne Judd Nelson, actor (member of the Brat Pack) Rachel Nichols, actress Shirley Povich, Washington Post sports columnist Victoria Rowell, actress Tim Sample, humorist Andrew St. John, actor Noel Paul Stookey, singer/songwriter Phyllis Thaxter, actress Gary Thorne, sports broadcaster Liv Tyler, actress (daughter of singer Steven Tyler) Steven Zirnkilton, voiceover actor, best known for the opening narration of the NBC television drama series Law & Order. LLBean is a privately held Mail-order and retail company based in Freeport, Maine, specializing in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment Milton Bradley ( November 8, 1836 – May 30, 1911) an American game pioneer was credited by many with launching the Reuben Colburn (1740-1818 was a patriot and shipbuilder of Pittston Maine. Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Background In the spring of 1775 the American Revolutionary War began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Francis Edgar Stanley ( June 1, 1849 &ndash July 13, 1918) was an American businessman and was the co-founder along with his twin brother The Stanley (nicknamed Stanley Steamer) was a steam-powered Automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company Christopher Daniel Barnes (born 7 November, 1972) is an American Actor who performed in many movies and television series Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983 in Brunswick Maine) is the lead guitarist of Florida metal band Trivium. Anna Belknap (born May 22 1972 in Damariscotta Maine, US) is an American actress Gordon Bok is a folklorist and Singer/songwriter who was born on October 31, 1939 in Pennsylvania and grew up in Camden, Maine John Cariani is an American actor and playwright best known for his role as CSU Tech Julian Beck on television's Law & Order, and for his performance as Motel the Ernest "Ernie" Coombs CM ( November 26, 1927 &ndash September 18, 2001) was a children's entertainer Mr Dressup was a Canadian children's Television series which was produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1967 Howard Kern Day (born in Bangor Maine) is an American Singer-songwriter. Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is a Golden Globe Award -nominated American actor who first became prominent in Richard A Dysart (born March 30, 1929) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for his role as Leland McKenzie on the NBC For the Boston Celtics assistant see Kevin Eastman (basketball coach Kevin Brooks Eastman (born 1962 is an American comic book James William Flavin Jr (born Portland Maine 14 May 1906 - died Los Angeles California 23 April 1976 was an American character actor whose career lasted nearly Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American Actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander Daniel Grayling Fogelberg ( August 13 1951 &ndash December 16 2007) was an American singer songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Frank Fixaris (May 6 1934 in Torrington, Connecticut – January 13 2006 in Falmouth, Maine) was an American Sportscaster Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin March 16, 1964, is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Grammy award Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967 in Wiscasset, Maine, United States) is an American Guitarist Singer-songwriter David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a multi-Emmy award winning American Writer, Executive producer, and creator of the well-known Raymond Charles "Ray" LaMontagne (lɑːmɒnˈteɪːn GenAm approximation la-mon-TAYN (born June 18 1973 is an American folk Singer-songwriter Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American singer and actress This article is about the singer-songwriter David Mallett For people using the "Mallet" spelling see David Mallet. Robert " Bob " Marley is a Comedian from Bangor and Portland Maine. Andrea Louise Martin (born January 15 1947) is an American - Canadian Actress and comedienne. Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28 1959 is an American Actor. The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors and actresses who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s Rachel Emily Nichols (born January 8, 1980) is an American actress currently known for her film work and for her portrayal of CIA Shirley Lewis Povich ( July 15, 1905 &ndash June 4, 1998) was a sports columnist and reporter for the Washington Post. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Vicki "Victoria" Lynn Rowell (born May 10, 1959 Rowell knew very little about her father New England humorist Tim Sample, famous both for his presentation and his Maine accent, has sold well over a million copies of his books albums and videos (including Andrew St John (born in Millinocket, Maine on July 9, 1982) is an American actor, having portrayed Kyle Ratcliffe on Phyllis Thaxter (born Phyllis St Felix Thaxter November 20, 1921 in Portland Maine) is an actress Gary Thorne (born June 9 1948 in Bangor Maine) is a Play-by-play Announcer for ESPN and ABC, working Major League Baseball Liv Rundgren Tyler She is the first born daughter of Bebe Buell, a model singer and former Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974 and Steven Tyler, the lead Steven Zirnkilton is an American voice-over actor He is most well known for providing the opening narration of all the shows in the ''Law & Order'' franchise. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Bob Ludwig, Owner and founder of Gateway Mastering and DVD, a resident of Maine. Bob Ludwig (b Circa 1945 is an American mastering engineer He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry Literature and the Arts Artemus Ward, writer Walter Van Tilburg Clark, writer Thomas A. Desjardin, writer Nancy A. 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Government and Politics Myron Avery, creator of the Appalachian trail Percival P. Baxter, governor, creator of Baxter State Park James G. Blaine, politician, presidential candidate Owen Brewster, politician William S. Cohen, politician (former United States Senator and Secretary of Defense) Dorothea Dix, civil rights reformer Hannibal Hamlin, politician (Abraham Lincoln's first Vice President) George J. Mitchell, politician (former U.S. Senate Majority Leader) Edmund Muskie, politician, US Senator, and Secretary of State to Jimmy Carter, 1980 Thomas Brackett Reed, politician Margaret Chase Smith, politician, first woman elected to both houses of the United States Congress Samantha Smith, "America's Youngest Ambassador" Olympia Snowe, Senior Republican Senator from Maine Sam Webb, politician, Communist Party USA Leader John H. Reed, governor, former Chairman of the National Governor's Assiocation Military Joshua Chamberlain, governor, Civil War General and hero, Medal of Honor recipient Ronald Speirs, famous from the HBO series Band of Brothers, WW2 Gary Gordon, Medal of Honor recipient (3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia) Oliver Otis Howard, Civil War General, founder of Howard University Henry Knox, first U. See also Artemas Ward (disambiguation Charles Farrar Browne, ( April 23, 1834 - March 6, 1867) was a Walter Van Tilburg Clark ( August 3, 1909 — November 10, 1971) was a writer of short stories poetry and novels best known for his first novel Thomas A (Tom Desjardin (born June 10, 1964) is an American historian who has written books on the American Civil War and American Revolutionary Nancy A Henry (b November 15 1961 is an American Poet. Background Nancy Henry was born Chipley Florida in 1961 to J Winslow Homer ( February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American Landscape painter and Printmaker Sarah Orne Jewett ( September 3, 1849 &ndash June 24, 1909) was an American Novelist and Short story writer best known Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27 1807 &ndash March 24 1882 was an American educator and Poet whose works include " Paul Revere's Ride " Robert McCloskey ( September 15 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American author and illustrator of children's books McCloskey Edna St Vincent Millay ( February 22, 1892 &ndash October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first Ruth Moore (1903-1989 was an important Maine author of the twentieth century George “Shavey” Lorenzo Noyes ( August 30, 1863 – 1945 was an American Mineralogist, Lincoln Peirce is a cartoon artist from Portland Maine. He lives with his wife and two children and occasionally gives lectures to students about cartoon creating Walter Hamor Piston Jr ( January 20, 1894 &ndash November 12, 1976) was an American composer and music theorist Phineas Parkhurst Quimby ( February 16, 1802 – January 16, 1866) was a New England philosopher magnetizer mesmerist healer Kenneth Lewis Roberts ( December 8, 1885 – July 21, 1957) was an American author of historical novels Edwin Arlington Robinson ( December 22, 1869 &ndash April 6, 1935) was an American Poet, who won three Pulitzer Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14 1811 – July 1 1896 was an American Author and Abolitionist, whose Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin Elwyn Brooks "E B" White ( July 11, 1899 – October 1 1985) was an American writer Andrew Newell Wyeth (born July 12, 1917) is an American realist painter and regionalist artist. 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Sam Webb may refer to Sam Webb (politician, leader of Communist Party USA 1998–present Sam Webb (Texas politician, Texas state John H Reed was the 66th governor of Maine. He was once an Aroostook County Potato Farmer. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ( September 8, 1828 February 24, 1914) was an American college Professor from the State of Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Ronald Speirs ( April 20, 1920 - April 11, 2007) was a United States Army officer who served in the U World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Master Sgt Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30 1960&ndashOctober 3 1993 is a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Battle of Mogadishu (also referred to as the Battle of the Black Sea) or Oliver Otis Howard ( November 8, 1830 &ndash October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army officer and a Union Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D Henry Knox ( July 25, 1750 &ndash October 25, 1806) was an American Bookseller from Boston who became the chief S. Secretary of War Sports Cindy Blodgett, former WNBA basketball player and current head women's basketball coach at the University of Maine Amanda Buckner, MMA fighter in Mixed Fighting Championship 7 and was a contestant on MMA reality show Bodogfight TV. The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration Cindy Lee Blodgett (born December 23, 1975 in Clinton Maine) is a former collegiate and professional Basketball player Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. Amanda Buckner is an American Mixed martial artist. Her last fight was a decision loss against Takayo Hashi at FFF 4 - Call of the Wild on April Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and Mixed Fighting Championship is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization bodogFight was a Mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. Ricky Craven, NASCAR driver Ian Crocker, Olympic swimmer Marcus Davis, MMA fighter in the UFC and was a contestant on the Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV. } Richard Allen Craven (born May 24 1966 in Newburgh Maine) is a former NASCAR driver Ian Crocker (born August 31 1982 in Portland Maine) is an American swimmer who won gold medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics Marcus Paul Davis (born August 24, 1973) nicknamed "The Irish Hand Grenade" (and "The Celtic Warrior" while fighting in Ireland is an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described Scott Garland, professional wrestler formerly employed by World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name of 'Scotty 2 Hotty. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, ' James "Chico" Hernandez, featured on a box of Wheaties and is a FIAS World Sombo Wrestling Champion Paul Kariya, NHL Hockey Player Matt Kinney, MLB Baseball Player | SF Giants (minor leagues) Dick MacPherson, former head coach of the New England Patriots and Syracuse University Orangemen Stump Merrill, baseball coach and former manager of the New York Yankees Les Otten, Boston Red Sox owner Joan Benoit Samuelson, marathon runner Louis Sockalexis, first American Indian (Penobscot) MLB baseball player Matt Stairs, MLB Baseball Player | Toronto Blue Jays Tim Sylvia, former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion Seth Wescott, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist - Snowboard Cross Mike Bordick, Baseball Player for the Baltimore Orioles. James "Chico" Hernandez (born 14 April 1954 in Chicago Illinois) is an accomplished athlete in the sport of Sombo wrestling and a five-time member of the Wheaties, a wheat and bran mixture baked into flakes is a Breakfast cereal introduced in 1924 and marketed by the General Sambo (самбо—also called Sombo or Cambo and sometimes written in all-caps is a modern Martial art, combat sport and Self-defense Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey player Matthew John Kinney (born December 16, 1976 in Bangor Maine) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Pitcher who Dick MacPherson (born in 1930 in Old Town Maine) was the Head coach of the Syracuse Orange football team from 1981-1991 The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. Carl "Stump" Merrill (born February 15 1944 in Brunswick Maine) is a former manager in Major League Baseball who served The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Les Otten (born 1949 was the CEO of the American Skiing Company. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Louis Francis "Chief" Sockalexis ( October 24, 1871 - December 24, 1913) nicknamed The Deerfoot of the Diamond, was an The Penobscot (Panawahpskek are a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the Northeastern United States, particularly Maine. Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Major League Baseball Timothy Deane Sylvia (born March 5 1976) is an American professional Mixed martial arts (MMA fighter Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world Seth Wescott (born June 28, 1976 in Durham North Carolina) is an American snowboarder. Michael Todd Bordick (born July 21, 1965 in Marquette Michigan) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Attended Highschool and college in Maine. Roger Levesque, Professional Soccer Player, Seattle Sounders. Roger Levesque (born January 22, 1981 in Portland Maine) is an American Soccer player currently playing for the Seattle Sounders Played in MLS for San Jose Earthquakes. Led Sounders in scoring. Eric Weinrich Former NHL Player

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