For many Wabanaki people, Mount K'taadn (Ktotonuk) is a profoundly spiritual place. From around the campfire, you might hear tales of Pamola and Glooskap. Some folks imagine that Katahdin's ridges form the shape of a resting giant. (Hint: . . . — — Map (db m125269) HM
Brook Trout, Bass, Salmon, Togue, & White Perch
Seasonally, fishing changes a great deal here in the Lakes. Winter brings ice-fishing for Salmon and Togue (Lake Trout). Ice-out is Salmon fishing time. In June, as surface water warms, people . . . — — Map (db m125303) HM
Looking East into New Brunswick: The International Boundary runs directly through East Grand Lake and the Chiputneticook Lakes below you. The deepest parts of the lakes define the border between the U.S. and Canada.
Glaciers carved vast . . . — — Map (db m125291) HM
Long before the Romans built their network of roads across Europe, Native Americans developed a vast natural network of canoe routes connecting the Atlantic to the great rivers, lakes, and forests of the lands we now call Maine and the . . . — — Map (db m125284) HM
"A bold vision for America. To create a distinctive collection of American roads, their stories and treasured places." -Federal Highway Administration's vision for a National Scenic Byway program
Scenic Byways wind through . . . — — Map (db m125283) HM
Rural Weston, once home to classic farms: Big house, little house, outhouse, barn.
In this sparsely-populated town of several hundred, look for a few remaining farms perched amidst fields slowly returning to forest. Local settlers like . . . — — Map (db m125267) HM
In the 1880's, leather production was one of Maine's largest industries
An industry built on Hemlock, plentiful pure water and rail. Hemlock tan-bark makes a "tea" high in tannin used to cure raw animal hides. Entrepreneurs located . . . — — Map (db m125308) HM
