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 Welcome to Maine

MAINE

Capital City: Augusta 
Nickname: Pine Tree State
Population, 2005 estimate 1,321,505 residents

State?s Flag: The state coat of arms is placed on a blue field. In the center of the shield a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman represents the work that people did in early times. The North Star represents the state motto: "Dirigo". ("I Direct")

John Cabot and his son, Sebastian, are believed to have visited the Maine coast in 1498. However, the first permanent English settlements were not established until more than a century later, in 1623.

Maine produces 98% of the nation's low-bush blueberries. Farm income is also derived from apples, potatoes, dairy products, and vegetables, with poultry and eggs the largest selling items.

The state is one of the world's largest pulp-paper producers. With almost 89% of its area forested, Maine turns out wood products from boats to toothpicks. Maine also leads the world in the production of the familiar flat tins of sardines, producing more than 75 million of them annually. In 2005, Maine lobstermen landed nearly 63 million pounds of lobster.

Major points of interest are Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Allagash National Wilderness Waterway, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland, Roosevelt Campobello International Park, and the St. Croix Island National Monument.

Fun Facts:

• Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun.
• Bath is known as the City of Ships.
• In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.
• Maine is the only state that shares its border with only one other state.
• Approximately 40 millions pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.
• 90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine.
• Freeport is the home to the L.L. Bean Company.
• Maine lies farther northeast than any other state.

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