Waterfalls

Nesowadnehunk Falls on the West Branch of the Penobscot River in T2 R10 WELS (2018)

As Socrates is said to have urged, on seeking knowledge: “first let us define our terms.” For early Maine mill owners “falls” were the drop in a stream or river that could be harnessed for power.  Rapids also involve drops in a waterway, often with rocks as obstacles to navigation with canoes, kayaks and rafts. The…