Located in the southern tip of the state of Maine, Lebanon is in York County about 50 kilometers north of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Not far from one of the state’s most scenic and popular lake areas to the north, it is close enough to the Atlantic coast to make day trips to the beach convenient …
Located in Maine’s Kennebec County, Winthrop is a sleepy New England town of 6,000 for much of the year. But shortly after spring arrives, its population doubles with the influx of tourists who come to enjoy its quaint charm and incredible natural beauty. The town is located between the larger towns of Augusta, Lewiston, and …
Located in Maine’s Cumberland County, New Gloucester has a population of slightly more than 5,000 and is home to the last active Shaker settlement in the world. Originally founded in 1735 as a trading outpost of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the town’s original tract of land consisted of just a few square miles and was …
Located on Mount Desert Island in coastal Maine’s Hancock County, Bar Harbor is known as the gateway to Acadia National Park – one of the most visited attractions in all of New England. The small town has a population of just 5,000, but its numbers swell significantly during the spring and summer months when the …
Incorporated just a few years before America officially gained independence, Waldoboro is home to a proud ship-building and port industry due mainly to its inland location along the navigable Medomak River. Many of the town’s cottage industries disappeared over the years, but more than a few have made dramatic comebacks as people are becoming more …
Located in Maine’s York County, North Berwick is in the state’s southwest area near neighboring New Hampshire and lies along the beautiful Salmon Falls River between Portsmouth and Rochester. Though they’re close together and indistinguishable to most visitors, the towns of Berwick and South Berwick are distinct municipalities and together had about 7,000 residents at …
Berwick is located in Maine’s York County, in the state’s southwest area near neighboring New Hampshire – roughly between Portsmouth and Rochester along the Salmon Falls River. Not to be confused with adjacent South and North Berwick, Berwick is its own municipality and had a population of slightly more than 7,000 at the time of …
Located in Maine’s York County, South Berwick lies in the southern part of the state near the Atlantic coast and the neighboring states of Vermont and New Hampshire. The area around what’s now South Berwick was once referred to by the Native Americans as ‘the river with many falls,’ referring to the Salmon Falls River …
Located in Franklin County, Maine, Farmington is a town of slightly less than 8,000 that’s mainly known for its annual fair and its University of Maine extension campus. The town and surrounding area were home to quite a few Native American tribes for generations before the arrival of European settlers, and much of this history …
With a history stretching back to the 17th century, the area which is now Winslow, Maine played an interesting role in the founding of the nation. Winslow is in the south-central region of the state. It is near enough to Boston that it was originally settled by an offshoot group of colonists who’d originally planted …