is located south of Vanceboro in eastern Washington County. The St. Croix River is its boundary with Canada. Two improved roads, Route 6 and Loon Bay Road, and a rail line, intersect near Lambert Lake and its small village. Loon Bay and Bull Brook roads extend north-south serving…
T3 R4 BKP WKR This township hosts the Long Falls Dam on the Dead River. That dam maintains the level of Flagstaff Lake, but required the removal of the village of Flagstaff, which was flooded as a result of its construction.. There was a small natural lake at Flagstaff. In 1950, Central Maine Power Company…
The township is just south of Jackman on U.S. Route 201. It is the only improved road, except for about two miles of Hardscrabble Road on its town line with Johnson Mountain Township to the south. Parlin Pond, the water body, is a two-mile long pond along U.S. Route 201 in the southern portion of…
Although Maine’s history of human settlement goes back 12,000 years, and evidence of Norse visits date from about 1000 AD, written documentation begins in the late 15th century when John and Sebastian Cabot visited explored the coast. This puzzle focuses on that history. Search the Encyclopedia for answers as needed. Print pages 1 and 2…
Weymouth Cross on Allen Island in the Georges Islands group in St. George (2006) Weymouth, sometimes spelled “Waymouth,” was an early English explorer of the Maine coast. In 1602 he led an expedition of two vessels for the newly formed East India Company, to find a northwest passage to India. He did enter the Hudson…
Test your assumptions underlying public policy in Maine. Choose the answer closest to your own, then check yourself below. 1. Percent of the Maine population in Fiscal Year 2010 that were State employees (in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial departments) ___ a) 1-4% b) 5-10% c) 11-15% d) 16-20% e) over 20% 2. Percent of…
This crossword puzzle focuses on Maine governors, their impact and backgrounds. Search the Encyclopedia for answers as needed. Print pages 1 and 2 for puzzle and clues. – – __Across 2. The governor’s office is located in the __________ 6. Republican governor, then U.S. Senator, who lost his Senate reelection bid to Edmund Muskie 7. …