Climate & Weather:
Maine's climate is highly changeable -- it can go
from sunny to stormy in short order. Generally,
summers are cool, with highs in the upper 70s or low
80s F/24-27 C. Some summers have days that get above
90 F/32 C; some don't. Interior areas experience a
greater range of temperatures in the summer, with
some nights in northern areas at or near freezing.
Winters in Maine are cold but not frigid. January
temperatures range 11 to 31 F/-12 to -1 C along the
coast and 1 to 19 F/-16 to -7 C inland. Snow melts
frequently along the coast.
MORE
WEATHER AND TRAFFIC INFO
Firsts, Facts, Trivia:
Almost 40 million pounds, 90%, of the nation’s
lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.
Maine also produces 99% of all the blueberries in
the country.
MORE
FACTS
Featured Tourist Spots:
The Marine Resources Aquarium - The
aquarium features extraordinary lobsters of all
sizes and colors. Colorful marine life, including
red sea anemones and purple sunstars, can be seen in
the 'Downeast' tank. Visitors will be entertained by
the behaviors of live northern shrimp and the
appearance of bottom-dwelling fish. Also, experience
the thrill of petting a live shark!
MORE TOURISM
Maine History:
Maine is a product of the Ice Age.
The last glacier was responsible for cutting what
had been a relatively straight coastline into the
hundreds of bays, inlets and picturesque harbors we
know today. The receding ice sheet formed the 2,000
or so islands found off the Maine coast.
The region's earliest inhabitants
were descendants of Ice Age hunters. Little is known
of these "Red Paint" people - so named because of
the red clay with which they lined the graves of
their dead - except that they flourished and hunted
in Maine long before the coming of the Micmac and
Abnaki Indian nations.
MORE
Maine
HISTORY
|
| Agencies |
Auction |
Channels | Chat | Cities |
Colleges |
Columnists |
Gemstones |
Links | Message Boards | 
