Little changes in the state of Maine.
Forests and
lakes still cover 90% of the land, just as they did when Leif Ericson and his band of
Viking explorers first set foot on the coast. The 8,530km (5,300 mile) Maine
coastline from Kittery to Lubec still testifies to two vigorous traditions: fishing and shipbuilding.
The landscape is the by-product of massive ice age
glacial action, which cut bays, inlets and harbors into the mainland, and left over 2,000 rocky
offshore islands.
Lobsters are plentiful here, with lobster pots dotting every inlet, and 64 lighthouses guard the state’s wildly beautiful coastline. Quaint
coastal villages come alive after the winter thaw and tourists flock to enjoy New England charm and hospitality.
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