ALL ABOUT MAINE!!

Charla and I are going to depart on another adventure this weekend to the lovely state of Maine.  As I was doing some research I found some wonderful facts about the great state.  I thought I would share them with you.  I have been beginning to look at possible places for me to go to next....Portland ME is on that short list.  I hope I like it!

DID YOU KNOW...

State Capital:  Augusta

State Cat:  Maine Coon Cat

State Nickname:  Pine Tree State

State Fish:  Landlocked Salmon

State Motto:Dirigo ("I lead")

State Insect:  Honeybee

State Bird:  Chickadee

State Tree:  White Pine

State Floral Emblem: White pine cone and tassel

State Animal: Moose

State Fossil:  Pertica quadrifaria

State Gemstone: Tourmaline

State Berry:Wild Blueberry

Maine...

…has 5,500 miles of coastline, and about 2000 islands off the coast.

 

…has the largest wild blueberry crop in the nation, raising 99 percent of all wild blueberries in the United States and is the single largest producer of any blueberries (wild or cultivated) in the US. (Grandma Foster and Evie would get a kick out of this)

 

…is the only state in the continental U.S. to be bordered by only one other state (New Hampshire).

 

…contains 32,000 miles of rivers and streams equal to more than the combined length of the Mississippi, Amazon, Yangtze and Nile rivers.

 

…has over 60 lighthouses.

 

…produces 90% of the country’s toothpick supply.

 

…is where Chester Greenwood invented the earmuffs in 1873.

 

I sure hope you learned something that might help you win the next game of trivia that you play!