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Maine is about as far
north as you can go in the U.S. without getting into
Canada, and though it seems pretty small in comparison
to a lot of states, it actually makes up about half the
area we think of as New England...which says a lot about
the size of the other New England states. This is
fishing and wildlife country, to be sure; but alongside
the famous Maine lobsters you may be dreaming about, the
state is also one of the largest potato-producing
regions in the nation (hey-ho, they don't all come from
Idaho).
You might think that all this spud-growing and
lobster-potting would keep people out of the cities, but
not so: Hot spots Portland, Bangor, and Lewiston host
nearly 400,000 of Maine's 1.3 million residents. And
culture? Portland's symphony is considered one of New
England's finest, while stars of both stage and screen
cut their teeth on annual summer stock productions in
Maine's resort areas. And don't forget Kennebunkport,
site of the Bush vacation home and the subject of all
sorts of mispronunciations and misunderstandings. It's
all as close as the click of your mouse.
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