It’s also where the Appalachian Trail begins - or ends - depending on which way you’re going.ĭown here in Somerset and Franklin Counties it’s more woods and skiing. Crazy people trek up here and cross country ski here.

While New Hampshire’s Mount Washington may be the called the “Beast of the East,” Mount Katahdin is the largest independent mountain with the most rugged terrain in the Northeast. In the middle of this vast region is Mount Katahdin. There’s plenty of places to ski on this side of the state. In fact Maine now has the oldest average population of any state in the country. Why? Mostly an aging population, more deaths than births, and a loss of net migration. This county lost 6% of its population over the last decade. Most of this region is made up of Piscataquis County, which is losing more people than any other county in the state. That’s also why a majority of people in Maine drive Trucks and SUVs and Subarus. You could drive back here for three or four hours and hardly see a soul. That’s probably why it got the nickname The Pine Tree State. Maine claims to have more woods than any other state. There are some teeny tiny little villages with a smattering of folks out here tucked way back into tracts of forest, places that are just about as rural as you’ll find in almost anywhere in the country. Outside of Moosehead Lake and It’s woods and a lot of rundown cabins.

We’ll begin over here in the northwest part of Maine. They have everything they need, thank you very much. But for the people in northern Maine, there’s plenty enough going on. To get a complete understanding of Maine, we need to look at it from a higher level and then explore each region.Īs you can see, there are large areas in the northern part of Maine where things are vast and wide open, and then, closer to the coast and to the south, there’s a lot more going on. There’s a million people here, but most people are south of where we are. Maine has the lowest population density of any state east of the Mississippi. It’s actually a much bigger state than you might think - you can fit the other New England states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island into Maine. This state shares a long border with New Hampshire, but that’s it. Maine is the only state in the nation with just one border. There aren’t a lot of people in these parts. But of course, we know we’re in Maine, because that’s what this video is all about. ' onClick='activateTab('playlist1') return false'>ĭoes everyone in Maine have a funny accent?Īnd is everyone in Maine sick of the tourists?

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