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Archive for August, 2008

Millinocket Mill - In Maine - Shutdown

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Unfortunately, the Maine area has been hit with another tremendous blow. What was once one of the most productive paper mills in the world has shutdown. Sky-rocketing oil prices are said to be the cause. A price per-barrel of oil has increased over eighty dollars since last year.
Governor John Baldacci promises that the state of [...]

Mt. Katahdin - Highest Mountain In Maine

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

More pictures of one of the most well-known mountains in all of Maine. Mt. Katahdin is an absolutely gorgeous Mountain that is a mile high.
Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in all of Maine.
The stunning looking mountain can be seen from thousands of different angles through-out northern Maine.
The closer that you get to the mountain, [...]

Maine - Dolby Lake

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Dobie Lake is a small lake that is between Millinocket and East Millinocket. A lot of people like to fish in the lake.
The Millinocket stream flows into the lake and is a destination that canoers often canoe too from that stream.
Honestly, it’s not the most cleanest lake in Maine and I wouldn’t highly recommend eating [...]

Broken Bridge In Maine

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Maine has many simple built bridges and they are slowly breaking throughout the state. The rough conditions and the winter damage the bridges.
They are pretty funny to see, but a lot of these bridges also are dangerous and stop you from going to your destination.
Unfortunately, they are not the “Main” bridges and we don’t have [...]

Penobscot River

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

The Penobscot river is the second longest river in all of Maine. The river stretches over 350 miles in the great state.
The word “Penobscot” comes from a mispronunciation of the name of the Indian tribe “Penawapskewi”. Maine has very heavy ties to their Indian ancestors.
The Penobscot people also still live on an Island named Indian [...]