As a history nerd from Bangor I've gotta shout out the greatest Mainer ever, Joshua Chamberlain. Born in Brewer, became a professor at Bowdoin college before enlisting for the union. Rose through the ranks to Brigadier general with a MoH awarded for Gettysburg. Served as Governor and President of Bowdoin before dying of his war wounds in his 80s. The GOAT
Facts! Standing on Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield you get a sense of how difficult it was for the 20th Maine to hold that hill. But under Chamberlain's command, they held, and won the day... Great leaders are sorely missed today. Great post!
Oh, of course. Holding the high ground, commanding artillery loaded with grape shot, before the invention of attack aircraft must have been really difficult.@@slstone76
as a mainer from the french speaking parts with a dad who’s acadian french i’m so happy you touched on a part that’s usually overlooked when talking about maine
Bonjour my Acadian brother! Going to crack open some Bouchard Family ployes (my distant cousins still run the buckwheat farm in Ft Kent) and cook some up for supper...
@cocoaorange1 Over the years, Lewiston had a fairly large population of Quebec French (western Maine border w/Quebec) who came to the Lewiston area to work in the mills. A friend told me many years ago, that his grandparents arrived in Lewiston in the early 1900's to work in the cotton mills, as there was little work in the small towns in the western province of Quebec. I hadn't known this prior to his telling me. In the early 1950's, when my family and I were visiting family in the Lewiston area, I had noticed that sometimes 2-story houses were painted 2 different colors: upper and lower portions. When I asked about this, my dad said the Canadian-French families frequently did that. Don't know if this still happens as its' been a long time since I've been there.
@@joane.landers9151 if you ever find yourself in the saint john valley up north you’ll see the weirdest color houses lol. Always made me laugh but i love it
MISSOURI is up next in The US Explained and I'm excited! I've never been there, so Missourians, time to shine! Please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!
As a Jeff city native, there are a few things that immediately come to mind. Lake of the Ozarks/ ha ha tonka state park and Branson/ table rock lake are both great tourist spots outside of our two major cities that still have plenty to offer. As for geographic features, from Jeff city on down the state is increasingly forested and is spotted with bluffs. We're culturally split between being Midwestern and southern. The southern chunk of our state, at least when hills begin to spring up, is a part of the Ozarks. I also think it's important to note the massive pyramid-like mounds built by the indigenous of the state.
1904 World’s Fair/Olympics in St. Louis, the Missouri Rhineland, KC BBQ, invention of sliced bread in Chillicothe, Thomas Hart Benton’s Missouri mural in the capitol building, Scott Joplin
As a native Maine lobsterman, I can say that every other fisherman I've worked with or met, refers to the contiguous part of the state as the main land, and the old timers still occasionally say "I've gotta' get back to Maine" before they go back inland. That said, id consider that to be the most realistic/plausible origin.
@@blaineburgess One never knows. Start doing your genealogy. Perhaps the early Burgess' might have had descendants who might link both of you Burgess's, but that person who commented will have to do genealogy also to see if there is a link somewhere. It's also a great way to learn more about Maine state history by linking it to your own family history. I have no Burgess history, but one of my Landers' ancestors was born on Cape Cod in the early 1800's. Probably as a teenager in his mid-latter years, he joined a whaling ship for a 3-year voyage. After he returned home to one of Barnstable Counties' towns in Massassachusetts, I found him, age 20, on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census with his mother, siblings, and step-father. Sometime after the Census, he found his way to Phillips, Franklin County, Maine (western ME), he eventually found one of the young ladies to 'squire' around, married her; became part owner, with one of her brothers, of a gristmill. They had a son. When he as about 3 years old, his mother died. Since his father worked all day in the gristmill, he couldn't take care of his young son, so he hired a young lady from the town to take care of his son and the house. A little over a year later, the housekeeper and the young man who would become my great-grandfather (eventually) married in 1860. They had a daughter & a son. Sometime during those early 1860's, a decision was made to move to Mars Hill, Aroostook County, ME, where my gr-grandfather had purchased property, site unseen. There had been other families from Phillips who had moved to Aroostook County quite a ways north of Houlton, Fort Fairfield for one place. Some of these families might have written about land for sale there, or there might have been ads in Maine farming magazines or newspapers. I don't really know. My gr-grandparents traveled with 3 children, all their worldly goods in a wagon, don't know how large it was, whether it was open or covered, whether they traveled alone or with other towns-folk. My dad told my sisters and me sometime when we were children (12, 8 & 4yrs: I'm the oldest) that his grandfather knew how to & Did hitch a horse & an ox together to pull that wagon with all their worldly goods from Phillips, first to Fort Fairfield & then south to Mars Hill because the route to Mars Hill wasn't finished from south of Mars Hill, so one had to follow the "Military Road" to F.F. & then go south to Mars Hill. Somewhere on the journey, my gr.grandmother became pregnant, and their 2nd son, who would become my grandfather, and my dad's father would be born in Mars Hill, after they arrived there in 1868. As you can see there is a lot of history, both Maine state & genealogical family history. Hope I didn't bore you, but perhaps encouraged you to look into history. It is fascinating!
@@sheeeshmclovin8368 been out there a couple of times for some work i was doing, but usually just see off in the distance as a big green blob lol. I port in Cushing, just southeast of Owlshead.
I wanna tell you thanks for no background music and such great focused content. I love putting a soft track of my choice on in the background while watching these videos. Love and respect.
I live about 30 mins from Mars hill give or take and we are so blessed here to see northern lights often and incredible sunsets and rises. scenery and land unmatched I think you did incredible explaining this beautiful state which I have lived all over
My dad was born in Easton Center, ME in 1910. He was born in the house that his mother designed and his father built. My family, two younger sisters and I were able to see the house from the streetside in the early 1950's, long after it belonged to others and was eventually torn down, don't know why. Thank goodness there are early B & W photos of the house, at least the exterior. My family.has lived in CT since 1945, when my dad accepted a job here. We would only get to Maine in summer months.
I’m from the midcoast and I’ve traveled to Quebec City by car and it’s a strange experience. There is basically nothing but forest through western Maine, then you hit the border and houses and little towns pop up and the land flattens out, and then poof! Large city in the middle of nowhere. Pretty interesting road trip
I've been waiting for this episode for a long time, as I'm a Mainer. You did a good job. About the origin of the states name, I believe the theory that it was named after the old French province, as it just makes the most sense. Again, you've done a good job, and I've always been under the impression that not a lot of people really know of Maine, so I welcome the internet exposure
Great video Carter. Native Mainer here. I grew up in Presque Isle in the Aroostook county and in Bangor. Wonderful job on the pronunciations! Not many people from away pronounce Bangor and Presque Isle correctly. The only thing I noticed is that its not "The Downeast" just "Downeast".
My family drove up to Presque Isle for the eclipse to hang out with friends of ours who live up there. It's absolutely beautiful! I live in midcoast Maine, surrounded by steep valleys and such, but I loved seeing all the rolling hills and views up there.
I did the same. I always find it interesting at how different the county is from bangor, Portland, the coast. Like its vastly different and you can tell where people come from in the state.
As I understand it, the first group to land in Maine from Europe was the Popham Colony in 1607. It was the site of the first ship built in the New World that year/next. The colony did not sustain and was abandoned the next year. The group was part of the Plymouth Company
Native Maine resident who has family connections to the state going back before the American Revolution. With connections to relatively famous ancestors here I have read in journals comments that lead me to believe Maine received its name from be the "Maineland" when referred to by fishermen and explorers from other countries and areas as Maine has thousands of islands.
The picture was not UMaine Orono. Orono has a much bigger campus. However, the Univerity of Maine system has campuses throughout the state in Machias, Fort Kent, Augusta, Farmington, and Presque Isle.
I find really mind blowing how maine only reaches northern spain or southern france in latitude but climates are completely different, but i understand several factors help both places to be like that, europe has way too many climate moderating effects by warm sea and air streams being in the west coast of Eurasia while maine has the total opposite, many mountains ranges from coastal BC, shallow lakes and Hudson bay that bring very heavy snowfalls, all helping to enhamce continentality, so maine is more like hokkaido in japan, and shares latitude too.
Born and raised Mainer checking in. No longer live in Maine, but it will always be my home. I enjoy your videos and was looking forward to the one on my home state. I quite enjoyed the historical and cultural points you touch on which are often overlooked and usually unknown to people who don't grow up there.
the other not technically tourism but actually tourism is summer camps. we have well over a hundred summer camps that have students and camp councilors fly in from all over the world to enjoy during the summer
When I moved from the deep south to Maine in 2015, I had a very hard time understanding the thicker Mainer accents. Now - I've started picking up a lot of the local dialect. Jeezum.
Thank you for the great information on the state I adopted. I grew up in RI and when I was 17 I and a few friends drove 8 hours up to Baxter State Park to camp. I decided then and there that I would someday live in Maine. When I was 28 I bought 9 acres and moved up permanently in 1983. A couple years later I started to build my own house and lived in it for 35 years. I never regretted a second moment of it. The only thing that I think you might have paid a little more attention to is Baxter State Park which is a misnomer since it’s an independent entity not funded by the state. A gift to Maine from a former governor. Percival Baxter. Regrettably I had to move as my health got to the point where I couldn’t deal with winter in the rural area where I lived. Maine still has and always will have a warm place in my heart. I should add that I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and found it very interesting and I also learned some new history of the state. Thank you and please keep up the good work.
@@slstone76 I lived in Maine for almost half of my life but I never did escape from the flatlander status. It might have rankled at first but I accepted it. Native Mainers are right to be proud of their state.
@@RobertSmith-km6gi lol... New folks are a welcome addition to the fabric of this great State! We just love picking on "People From Away". Hope you have great day!!
@@slstone76 I didn’t take offense at your first post. I’d still be there if my back and lungs had cooperated and allowed me to live in the rural area that I loved. I tried two stating it for a few years but then Covid arrived. That’s life.
@@RobertSmith-km6gi I'm looking at land in the South, at 47, after working in the farming industry my whole life, I'm in the same boat... We had our first 8" storm today, has the ol back screamin at me. Maine isn't for the old or the injured. Asheville NC sure looks nice, right about now. Just keep the property up here for vacations.
Native Mainer from the Bangor area, living on MDI. Thank you for your in-depth presentation of my home state. Great job properly pronouncing the Bangor. Quick point about New Brunswick, Fredericton is the administrative capital of the province and Saint John, the largest city, is the economic capital. Thank you and love the series!
What a great video! I’ve always wanted to visit New England and especially Maine so I’m glad to travel vicariously through your work until I can get there. Merry Christmas from Australia.
New England is the best place to be in the world through the months of September through November. Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts are stunningly beautiful. Stay clear of Eastern Mass, Rhode Island and Connecticut though - coming from someone who lives in Connecticut 10 miles from the border of both Mass and Rhode Island. Overcrowded and the people are rude and short tempered. Not everyone but enough to make it unpleasant. But the coast of these areas are in very nice in some areas.
@@Koivisto147 Rhode Island's south coast is a hidden gem. I live there, people are very friendly and the beaches are pristine. Its a lot more lowkey than cape cod.
@@Koivisto147 I disagree with you, having lived 3/4 of my life in CT (was born in Lewiston, Maine). There are rude people in many U.S. states, but you don't have to spend your time around them, unless your circumstances prevent it from happening. If the global 'you' can get away from the big cities to smaller or rural towns, there might be a difference, maybe Yes, maybe No. One can only try. I will not get into this debate. Have a nice day.
Good Job as always. Also nice deep dive of Aroostook County with the large Acadian Population. Maybe you should do these videos on each of the approximately 3100 or so (give or take) counties or County Equivalents in the US. Would be quite an undertaking.
I have just recently "discovered" your TH-cam presentations about the States and their individual stories. Fasinating material. I have so far only watched the presentations about my neighbors, Massachusetts and Maine, but hope to contiue watching the entire set. As I noted in the comments in the MA video, I am from New Hampshire and we have a somewhat love/hate relationship with our bordering states. Unlike MA which we generally hold in distain for their liberal views, we have less of these feelings toward our northern neighbor, Maine but we do tend to consider them in a tainted light as less refined and somewhat "hill-billy-ish". We generally forgive Mainers this shortcoming due to the fact that untill just over a hundred years ago - they were part of Massachuesetts - and they haven't recovered from that trauma yet.
i live in the suburbs of bangor and looove history a lot, i really enjoyed watching this video as our state i feel doesnt get as much recognition as it should, thank you so much :)
I just made my first sojourn to Maine for a work thing last month and I gotta say probably one of the most interesting little corners of the country I’ve ever been to. I’m from Oklahoma and it was one of the very few places outside of Oklahoma that I felt the same warmness from strangers. Everyone there was very really nice and just wanted to chat you up. They don’t have that normal “cold” New England disposition that people down my way joke about all the time and I guess that is mostly to do with their rural nature. I was mostly in Portland but I’d like to go back so bad to see more of the vast nature. Just such a hard place to get to, I won’t even tell you how much the plane ticket cost my company
Take some vacation time instead of traveling outside the U.S. If you rent a car & go off- season, the room rates are probably less costly than in season. Plan at least 1-2 weeks or possibly longer; don't have a set plan as to what to do, where to stay, that way you don't have to cancel a reservation if you change your itinery. I say this based on experience of two back-to-back cross-country car trips in mid- September-mid-October 1977 & 1978 after my dad retired from teaching in Connecticut. I joined my parents on both trips, giving us 2 drivers. We had a rough itinerary, but not set-in-stone, so we could change our direction if we wished. Part of the trip we saw family; part of the trip was doing genealogy, my mom's paternal family had roots in the mid-west. She & her twin sister were born in Council Bluffs, Iowa; their father also born in Iowa, their mother born in Connecticut, with maternal roots in New England. The 1st trip took as far as Salt Lake City, UT. Many interesting side trips in between. The following year a similar trip, but different seeing more National Parks, the Tetons, Yellowstone, also the Coastal Redwoods of California and Sequoia National Park, to name a few, and many more places in between. There is so much history in ALL of our United States. I hope I didn't bore you, commenting to a stranger, but I got carried away with memories which sometimes happens whether I'm on TH-cam or in person. Sorry, but it hapoens. Enjoy all your trips wherever they may take you and learn some history of the areas. Happy traveling.
Thank you for correctly pointing out that Porstmouth Naval Shipyard is actually in Maine! Also, I'm tickled pink that you probounced Quebec the correct way :) Also also, nailed the pronunciation on other various Maine towns. Very well done! I've never seen any of your content before, but very glad the algorithm pointed me your way today!
Every time Maine enters the scene, the angels break out in song. It's sooooo heavenly. As someone who actually knows the land, it's a magical forested place with ~70k moose. Some regions have more moose than humans. The AT ends at Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park so keep an eye out for Trail Angels, like me. Baxter State Park is "primitive", meaning undeveloped and no running water. The radio stations are in French the further north you travel by the Canadian border. The Golden Road is worthy of exploration too! My favorite area is the central Maine mountains! I also love the state sign; it says "Welcome home". There's also many different license plates, not just a couple. The seacoast, in my personal opinion, can get kinda boring so I totally recommend traveling where the forests are. Or even walking trails by the many forts. Maine used to be part of Massachusetts then became Mayne then Maine. I'm in New Hampshire and admit my state is only the second most beautiful. Maine always takes the cake.
@@ndiagadiop2462 A suggestion perhaps, even if you don't know anyone from or in Maine. Take a week or two vacation in Maine, don't stay in one place all of that time, don't act or dress like you're from out of town; visit the resturaunts the locals patronize to get a feel of the towns, perhaps visit the local library or historical society to learn some of the town or citiy's history, check out the geologic history of Maine's rocky coast, you can do a lot of that online. There are excellent mineral/rock (not music) museums in ME. These can be found on line too. You Tube has good resources for info on ME minerals, etc. Do your "homework" and enjoy trips to Maine!
@@ndiagadiop2462 Take a vacation to Maine, 1-2 weeks . Don't book a hotel; see online if there are bed & breakfasts available in the smaller towns where you can wander around, eat where the locals eat, check out the coastal (Down East) towns; Maine is beautiful in All its' seasons. Winter can be cold; much colder in the north, Aroostook County, anywhere from 20° to -50° the further north one goes from Houlton. Get a good Maine paper map, like one from AAA. Have fun & enjoy your trip!
Big fan of your videos, great job! Thought I’d mention however that the capital of New Brunswick is actually the city of Fredericton, not Saint John. While it was the first city founded in the province, Fredericton ended up being chosen as the capital for its beneficial inland defensive position compared to Saint John which could be easily reached by large ships. I’m from NB so watching this video about Maine was super interesting! Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Maine is my favourite US state, the landscape and culture are so interesting and it being less urbanized makes it a great place, hoping to visit someday, great video as always!
I know what you mean. I was born in Lewiston, ME in mid-1940, lived briefly in Bangor, and Bucksport for a couple of years before moving with my family to CT in mid-June 1945, when my dad accepted a job, helping returning U.S. WWII service members, who were either partly or totally blind, recover from their injuries, at a specialized convalescent hospital.
Hey Carter, I hope all is well in your world!🇺🇸🌈 I just wanted to say I really enjoy and appreciate your series The US explained. Your level of detail and commitment to your series is unmatched! I was wondering if you have ever considered doing any videos on towns that border each other by water, or some other boundary, but aren’t in the same state? Example Phoenix city, Alabama in Columbus, Georgia.? I think this would be a fascinating topic to learn more about. Also if you could in future videos do a list of counties in the state that would be awesome! Maybe as part of your wrap up or summary at ❤the end of the video. I look forward to seeing what you have planned in the future! I have really enjoyed watching the series, expand and grow! Take care and keep the awesome videos and content coming you’re doing great work!🇺🇸🎉😊
New Brunswick's capital is Fredericton, not Saint John. The latter city had been the largest in the province until it was overtaken, in recent years, by Moncton.
Lol I went to Madawaska a couple times for work and was very surprised that some people I encountered could not understand me because they only knew French. They were all older than 70 as far as I could tell.
Life long native. Travled the Country and came to the realization that Maine truly is "The Way Life Should Be", and where I should be as well. Great info on our gem of a State!
Yeah....great place....mandates for EVs that don't run in the cold, 2A rights being taken away, our Republican votes given to democRATS, Chinese marijuana grows all over the state....yup....who wouldn't love that ?
As a Mainer, I gotta say this video is very well done - accurate and interesting information. Other important Maine info would be the state’s dominance in the granite industry in the 19th century/20th century (and the immigrants from Scotland, Sweden & Italy that played a huge role); also, all the incredible American artists that helped shape Maine’s identity 🖼️ 🌊
I’ve been on the fence about moving to Maine a decided to wait for this vid to come out because you do such a great job with these, I feel like I have a true idea on what it’s like there now.
I was born in Connecticut, grew up in Ohio; and, by some wonderful trick of fate, I wound up living more of my life in Maine than anywhere else. This state is full of features that make it great, and I love it so much that I can’t begrudge the tourists that the true natives love to hate. It’s history is fascinating and it’s natural wonders are second to none. I’ll take the slushy winter storms, and endure the worst of the over-privileged tourists; just give me these New England forests, rivers, and mountains!!❤❤❤ Thanks for this interesting and informative article! Brilliant!
You hit the 'Spike' on its' head! I was born in Lewiston, but have lived more tha 3/4th of my life in CT. Went to a small women's junior college in Portland in latter 1950's, now part of a larger university in Biddeford. Have cousins scattered in various areas of Maine, on my paternal side of my family. As far as I'm concerned, Maine is Beautiful in ALL seasons of the year! This is a wonderful video which I need to watch again, as writing comments interrupts my viewing. After watching, I'll probably make comments to the wider audience or specific watchers, as I have so far in this viewing so far. Thanks for your wonderful video! Keep up the good work!
Fun fact, maine has the only current land dispute with Canada over a small island called machias seal island, the only reason for the dispute mostly covers fishing rights for lobsters in the area because it is a well known as good fishing grounds
One interesting part of Maine is that it could be compared to Jackson Hole as a place that billionaires quietly have compounds in beautiful, remote places, or even private islands. While inland Maine can feel "very" rural, it's important to not lose sight that the entire state is lined with incredible coastal properties, most of them intentionally hidden, especially midcoast and above, into Bar Harbor. The Rockefellers, the Bushes, etc. And, there's also a huge amount of exclusive summer camps and boarding schools. This is all an important, albeit quiet, part of understanding Maine, and how it differentiates from, say, New Hampshire - which at a glance seems similar - and even Massachusetts. And why it is far more progressive than NH or RI, and why there's a surprising amount of sophistication in the architecture, cuisine, art history, etc for what seems like a small, remote, rural state.
i saw your Arkansas video. Nice to hear you'll be including videos of each state irl plus interviews with locals. But for these states you've done without that, it would be nice to get secondary videos featuring that content as essentially add-ons to those videos
This past summer we got so much more rain than normal. It rained literally every single day. The only days it didn’t rain, we were hit by smoke from fires in Canada
Appreciate the video When Estcourt was mentioned, thought he might bring up how nearly the entire state has the 207 area code, but for a very small section (including Estcourt) that takes the Canadian phone area code.
I see a lot of Californians wishing to or actually moving all over the place. What gives over there? Lol I live in Arkansas. Californians are second it seems only in volume to Texans when it comes to who is moving here in the highest volumes.
In the summer I like to see the cats fishing, swimming and going on boats for a trip in the water❤it’s so cute to see❤I’ve got to hold a mainecoon cat that enjoyed going on boats,ima say.he was a big boy!he was definitely well fed and loved by the fishermen❤
Great job. I lived in Maine for a year and a half, back in the 70s, as a young man, but left for better economic opportunities in Boston, and then California. We have visited the state numerous times, was my first choice for retirement, but my wife insisted on Florida. Maine is awesome. New England is my favorite part of the country. There are too many religious nuts down here.
My paternal roots start very early in eastern MA, along the coast; some went to south central NH before heading in early 1700's to southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, then in mid -1800's headed to northern Aroostook County; others went from coastal MA to central-western Maine for several generations before heading to Fort Fairfield, ME in early/mid-1800's and spreading south in Aroostook County along the eastern birder of Maine/western border of New Brunswick.
i call southern maine northern massachusetts, new Hampshire is central massachusetts Vermont is western massachusetts rhode island is south central massachusetts and connecticut is south massachusetts... and all of those places are chock full of massholes
I realize I’m late here, but Aroostook is the largest county east of the Mississippi, not the second largest. I’m also impressed that you got most of the place names pronounced correctly, especially Bangor. Few people from away seem to be able to do that. Interesting note, the Appalachian mountains are part of the same chain that use to include the Scottish Highlands, the Scandinavian Mountains, and the Atlas Mountains. They are so old, in fact, that they’re older than bone. When they had formed, animal bones hadn’t even evolved yet.
Old Orchard Beach born and raised! Loved this video and cannot thank you enough for your specificity of your many found facts! Only thing I noticed was the pronunciation of Falmouth (fāl-myth) and Dirigo just uses a short i rather than long. Also, important to note that many of Maine adolescents from ages 18-20 will ofter take weekend trips up to the Montreal/Quebec area due to its ease of access by train from Portland or a beautiful drive through the appalachian. OKAY OKAY. Mainly (bars) because the drinking age in Canada is 18. As much as us Mainers love our own state, we also yearn to learn about other places and how they tie in with us! Also, you have just explained to me the generations of head butting between Maine people and Massachusetts people. They abandoned us in 1812 thats why we hate each other and our driving habits😭😭😭
Planning to spend 3 months in maine this summer. Cannot handle the sizzling summers in the south anymore. Hope the rains hold off this year. Looking forward to some good old fried cakes. Theyre called cake donuts here, are scarce and don't taste at all like the ones i grew up eating in northeast Ohio.
The things I love about Maine is the nature the animals and the stray cats❤ I pet the stray cats every day before school and during the weekend. Though it bugs my cat😂I still love my little boy❤
Ther r two types of people in Maine. The ones that will never leave and the ones that can’t wait to get out. The county I lived in had less people in 2010 than it did in 1910. Maine is beautiful but it’s uninhabitable and very expensive.
I am going to leave Portland, Maine, soon. 10-11 years ago it was great. Now it costs as much as California and the economy doesn’t support that. It’s sad, but it’s the way things have gone.
I live off the Maine border and never realized the old flag wasn't even the official flag anymore. Any Maine swag I own features the older proper flag. That newer flag isn't ironical as the Tree and star.
I'm also a Mainer, and I think the old one is boring and the new one is far better. Its fine if you like the old one more, the new one just appeals more to my tastes and I think shows more about our land and what we're known for.
My brother was a lifer in the Navy allowing me to take wonderful vacations on both coasts and the Gulf of Mexico . I lived in San Jose for years and would go to Baja California often . It’s been a wonderful life for this working class slob .
This is an excellent introduction to the history and geography of Maine. However, it's marred by the low volume background "music" that is really distracting.
Small correction, but St. John's, New Brunswick isn't its provincial capital. There is a St. John's that is a provincial capital among Canada's Atlantic provinces, but that's in Newfoundland. St. John's, New Brunswick is, however, the largest city in the province.
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As a history nerd from Bangor I've gotta shout out the greatest Mainer ever, Joshua Chamberlain. Born in Brewer, became a professor at Bowdoin college before enlisting for the union. Rose through the ranks to Brigadier general with a MoH awarded for Gettysburg. Served as Governor and President of Bowdoin before dying of his war wounds in his 80s. The GOAT
I just watched a doc on him last night. Brilliant man! Balls too.
One of my friends also a war history buff lives nearby
As President of Bowdoin I believe he taught all classes except calculus.
Facts! Standing on Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield you get a sense of how difficult it was for the 20th Maine to hold that hill. But under Chamberlain's command, they held, and won the day... Great leaders are sorely missed today. Great post!
Oh, of course. Holding the high ground, commanding artillery loaded with grape shot, before the invention of attack aircraft must have been really difficult.@@slstone76
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Thank you so much, I really appreciate the support!
as a mainer from the french speaking parts with a dad who’s acadian french i’m so happy you touched on a part that’s usually overlooked when talking about maine
Bonjour my Acadian brother! Going to crack open some Bouchard Family ployes (my distant cousins still run the buckwheat farm in Ft Kent) and cook some up for supper...
I never knew Maine had a large French community, but considering it borders Canada, I am not surprised.
@cocoaorange1 Over the years, Lewiston had a fairly large population of Quebec French (western Maine border w/Quebec) who came to the Lewiston area to work in the mills. A friend told me many years ago, that his grandparents arrived in Lewiston in the early 1900's to work in the cotton mills, as there was little work in the small towns in the western province of Quebec. I hadn't known this prior to his telling me. In the early 1950's, when my family and I were visiting family in the Lewiston area, I had noticed that sometimes 2-story houses were painted 2 different colors: upper and lower portions. When I asked about this, my dad said the Canadian-French families frequently did that. Don't know if this still happens as its' been a long time since I've been there.
@@joane.landers9151that paint scheme has fallen out of fashion but I agree it used to be more common here.
@@joane.landers9151 if you ever find yourself in the saint john valley up north you’ll see the weirdest color houses lol. Always made me
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Out of all the videos in this series, I'd say this is the Maine one
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MISSOURI is up next in The US Explained and I'm excited! I've never been there, so Missourians, time to shine! Please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!
As a Jeff city native, there are a few things that immediately come to mind. Lake of the Ozarks/ ha ha tonka state park and Branson/ table rock lake are both great tourist spots outside of our two major cities that still have plenty to offer. As for geographic features, from Jeff city on down the state is increasingly forested and is spotted with bluffs. We're culturally split between being Midwestern and southern. The southern chunk of our state, at least when hills begin to spring up, is a part of the Ozarks. I also think it's important to note the massive pyramid-like mounds built by the indigenous of the state.
Pronunciation! East versus West.
And ARKANSAS!
Kansas city
1904 World’s Fair/Olympics in St. Louis, the Missouri Rhineland, KC BBQ, invention of sliced bread in Chillicothe, Thomas Hart Benton’s Missouri mural in the capitol building, Scott Joplin
As a native Maine lobsterman, I can say that every other fisherman I've worked with or met, refers to the contiguous part of the state as the main land, and the old timers still occasionally say "I've gotta' get back to Maine" before they go back inland. That said, id consider that to be the most realistic/plausible origin.
I'm a Burgess too! (From Millinocket)
@@cocosfeelingspicy Neat! I wonder if there’s any relation with that much distance between us, i’m down in the mid coast, near Rockland.
@@blaineburgess One never knows. Start doing your genealogy. Perhaps the early Burgess' might have had descendants who might link both of you Burgess's, but that person who commented will have to do genealogy also to see if there is a link somewhere.
It's also a great way to learn more about Maine state history by linking it to your own family history.
I have no Burgess history, but one of my Landers' ancestors was born on Cape Cod in the early 1800's. Probably as a teenager in his mid-latter years, he joined a whaling ship for a 3-year voyage. After he returned home to one of Barnstable Counties' towns in Massassachusetts, I found him, age 20, on the 1850 U.S. Federal Census with his mother, siblings, and step-father. Sometime after the Census, he found his way to Phillips, Franklin County, Maine (western ME), he eventually found one of the young ladies to 'squire' around, married her; became part owner, with one of her brothers, of a gristmill. They had a son. When he as about 3 years old, his mother died. Since his father worked all day in the gristmill, he couldn't take care of his young son, so he hired a young lady from the town to take care of his son and the house. A little over a year later, the housekeeper and the young man who would become my great-grandfather (eventually) married in 1860. They had a daughter & a son. Sometime during those early 1860's, a decision was made to move to Mars Hill, Aroostook County, ME, where my gr-grandfather had purchased property, site unseen. There had been other families from Phillips who had moved to Aroostook County quite a ways north of Houlton, Fort Fairfield for one place. Some of these families might have written about land for sale there, or there might have been ads in Maine farming magazines or newspapers. I don't really know.
My gr-grandparents traveled with 3 children, all their worldly goods in a wagon, don't know how large it was, whether it was open or covered, whether they traveled alone or with other towns-folk. My dad told my sisters and me sometime when we were children (12, 8 & 4yrs: I'm the oldest) that his grandfather knew how to & Did hitch a horse & an ox together to pull that wagon with all their worldly goods from Phillips, first to Fort Fairfield & then south to Mars Hill because the route to Mars Hill wasn't finished from south of Mars Hill, so one had to follow the "Military Road" to F.F. & then go south to Mars Hill. Somewhere on the journey, my gr.grandmother became pregnant, and their 2nd son, who would become my grandfather, and my dad's father would be born in Mars Hill, after they arrived there in 1868.
As you can see there is a lot of history, both Maine state & genealogical family history. Hope I didn't bore you, but perhaps encouraged you to look into history. It is fascinating!
@@blaineburgess have you ever been to vinalhaven?
@@sheeeshmclovin8368 been out there a couple of times for some work i was doing, but usually just see off in the distance as a big green blob lol. I port in Cushing, just southeast of Owlshead.
I live in New Brunswick, close to the Maine/NB border - you did an amazing job of covering the state! And I learned a lot about our neighbour!
Hello Neighbor, I live in Washington County, I can see NB from my front door across the St Croix.
A friend and I were planning on visiting Nova Scotia/New Brunswick for a road trip. How is it?
I wanna tell you thanks for no background music and such great focused content. I love putting a soft track of my choice on in the background while watching these videos. Love and respect.
Thats so interesting I never would've thought to do that
But there is background music, and it's very distracting.
I live about 30 mins from Mars hill give or take and we are so blessed here to see northern lights often and incredible sunsets and rises. scenery and land unmatched I think you did incredible explaining this beautiful state which I have lived all over
Any tips on when to come to see northern lights? I'm down by Sebago (:
My dad was born in Easton Center, ME in 1910. He was born in the house that his mother designed and his father built. My family, two younger sisters and I were able to see the house from the streetside in the early 1950's, long after it belonged to others and was eventually torn down, don't know why. Thank goodness there are early B & W photos of the house, at least the exterior. My family.has lived in CT since 1945, when my dad accepted a job here. We would only get to Maine in summer months.
It is interesting how populated the quebec is and how few people live on the northwestern border of maine.
Large paper company holdings (land) in that area. Open to various public recreations (fee).
I’m from the midcoast and I’ve traveled to Quebec City by car and it’s a strange experience. There is basically nothing but forest through western Maine, then you hit the border and houses and little towns pop up and the land flattens out, and then poof! Large city in the middle of nowhere. Pretty interesting road trip
thank you for making me homesick. Born and raised there but moved away like so many.
I moved with my mom when I was 14 im 18 with a son now i hope someday I could show him the beauty of my hometown
Maine is such a beautiful state, come back! 😀
@@narwhal_dust5458 I wish I never left!! Hopefully soon :)
Saint John is not the capital of New Brunswick @16:53. It's Fredericton.
I've been waiting for this episode for a long time, as I'm a Mainer. You did a good job. About the origin of the states name, I believe the theory that it was named after the old French province, as it just makes the most sense. Again, you've done a good job, and I've always been under the impression that not a lot of people really know of Maine, so I welcome the internet exposure
Great video Carter. Native Mainer here. I grew up in Presque Isle in the Aroostook county and in Bangor. Wonderful job on the pronunciations! Not many people from away pronounce Bangor and Presque Isle correctly. The only thing I noticed is that its not "The Downeast" just "Downeast".
autocorrect
My family drove up to Presque Isle for the eclipse to hang out with friends of ours who live up there. It's absolutely beautiful! I live in midcoast Maine, surrounded by steep valleys and such, but I loved seeing all the rolling hills and views up there.
I did the same. I always find it interesting at how different the county is from bangor, Portland, the coast. Like its vastly different and you can tell where people come from in the state.
As I understand it, the first group to land in Maine from Europe was the Popham Colony in 1607. It was the site of the first ship built in the New World that year/next. The colony did not sustain and was abandoned the next year. The group was part of the Plymouth Company
Native Maine resident who has family connections to the state going back before the American Revolution. With connections to relatively famous ancestors here I have read in journals comments that lead me to believe Maine received its name from be the "Maineland" when referred to by fishermen and explorers from other countries and areas as Maine has thousands of islands.
Which revolution ? The first one, or the one our communist "governor" Mills is inciting ?
The picture was not UMaine Orono. Orono has a much bigger campus. However, the Univerity of Maine system has campuses throughout the state in Machias, Fort Kent, Augusta, Farmington, and Presque Isle.
I find really mind blowing how maine only reaches northern spain or southern france in latitude but climates are completely different, but i understand several factors help both places to be like that, europe has way too many climate moderating effects by warm sea and air streams being in the west coast of Eurasia while maine has the total opposite, many mountains ranges from coastal BC, shallow lakes and Hudson bay that bring very heavy snowfalls, all helping to enhamce continentality, so maine is more like hokkaido in japan, and shares latitude too.
Born and raised Mainer checking in. No longer live in Maine, but it will always be my home. I enjoy your videos and was looking forward to the one on my home state. I quite enjoyed the historical and cultural points you touch on which are often overlooked and usually unknown to people who don't grow up there.
Excellent coverage of Maine. I live next door in NH & visit Maine often. My favorite ski resort in all of New England is Maine's Sunday River Resort.
As a Mainer who’s favorite mountain is in New Hampshire, I love this
Maine represent
the other not technically tourism but actually tourism is summer camps. we have well over a hundred summer camps that have students and camp councilors fly in from all over the world to enjoy during the summer
Wasn’t there a fairly popular Disney show about a summer camp?
Great job, Carter! I definitely did not know much about Maine before watching this. Can't wait for the next entry 🙂🙌
When I moved from the deep south to Maine in 2015, I had a very hard time understanding the thicker Mainer accents. Now - I've started picking up a lot of the local dialect. Jeezum.
What's a bubbler ?
Thank you for the great information on the state I adopted. I grew up in RI and when I was 17 I and a few friends drove 8 hours up to Baxter State Park to camp. I decided then and there that I would someday live in Maine. When I was 28 I bought 9 acres and moved up permanently in 1983. A couple years later I started to build my own house and lived in it for 35 years. I never regretted a second moment of it. The only thing that I think you might have paid a little more attention to is Baxter State Park which is a misnomer since it’s an independent entity not funded by the state. A gift to Maine from a former governor. Percival Baxter. Regrettably I had to move as my health got to the point where I couldn’t deal with winter in the rural area where I lived. Maine still has and always will have a warm place in my heart. I should add that I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and found it very interesting and I also learned some new history of the state. Thank you and please keep up the good work.
Flatlander...bahahahaha Welcome. Now don't mess our gem!
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I lived in Maine for almost half of my life but I never did escape from the flatlander status. It might have rankled at first but I accepted it. Native Mainers are right to be proud of their state.
@@RobertSmith-km6gi lol... New folks are a welcome addition to the fabric of this great State! We just love picking on "People From Away". Hope you have great day!!
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I didn’t take offense at your first post. I’d still be there if my back and lungs had cooperated and allowed me to live in the rural area that I loved. I tried two stating it for a few years but then Covid arrived. That’s life.
@@RobertSmith-km6gi I'm looking at land in the South, at 47, after working in the farming industry my whole life, I'm in the same boat... We had our first 8" storm today, has the ol back screamin at me. Maine isn't for the old or the injured. Asheville NC sure looks nice, right about now. Just keep the property up here for vacations.
Native Mainer from the Bangor area, living on MDI. Thank you for your in-depth presentation of my home state. Great job properly pronouncing the Bangor. Quick point about New Brunswick, Fredericton is the administrative capital of the province and Saint John, the largest city, is the economic capital. Thank you and love the series!
What a great video! I’ve always wanted to visit New England and especially Maine so I’m glad to travel vicariously through your work until I can get there. Merry Christmas from Australia.
New England is the best place to be in the world through the months of September through November. Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts are stunningly beautiful. Stay clear of Eastern Mass, Rhode Island and Connecticut though - coming from someone who lives in Connecticut 10 miles from the border of both Mass and Rhode Island. Overcrowded and the people are rude and short tempered. Not everyone but enough to make it unpleasant. But the coast of these areas are in very nice in some areas.
@@Koivisto147 Rhode Island's south coast is a hidden gem. I live there, people are very friendly and the beaches are pristine. Its a lot more lowkey than cape cod.
@@Koivisto147 I disagree with you, having lived 3/4 of my life in CT (was born in Lewiston, Maine). There are rude people in many U.S. states, but you don't have to spend your time around them, unless your circumstances prevent it from happening. If the global 'you' can get away from the big cities to smaller or rural towns, there might be a difference, maybe Yes, maybe No. One can only try. I will not get into this debate.
Have a nice day.
I grew up I Maine, and moved because of the horrible weather. I love summer in Maine, both days of it.
summers are getting hotter. we're up to about 12 days now!
Absolutely BRILLIANT video!! You pronounced some of the hardest names in the wacky State, with ease! Bravo!!
Good Job as always. Also nice deep dive of Aroostook County with the large Acadian Population. Maybe you should do these videos on each of the approximately 3100 or so (give or take) counties or County Equivalents in the US. Would be quite an undertaking.
I have just recently "discovered" your TH-cam presentations about the States and their individual stories. Fasinating material. I have so far only watched the presentations about my neighbors, Massachusetts and Maine, but hope to contiue watching the entire set. As I noted in the comments in the MA video, I am from New Hampshire and we have a somewhat love/hate relationship with our bordering states. Unlike MA which we generally hold in distain for their liberal views, we have less of these feelings toward our northern neighbor, Maine but we do tend to consider them in a tainted light as less refined and somewhat "hill-billy-ish". We generally forgive Mainers this shortcoming due to the fact that untill just over a hundred years ago - they were part of Massachuesetts - and they haven't recovered from that trauma yet.
i live in the suburbs of bangor and looove history a lot, i really enjoyed watching this video as our state i feel doesnt get as much recognition as it should, thank you so much :)
I just made my first sojourn to Maine for a work thing last month and I gotta say probably one of the most interesting little corners of the country I’ve ever been to. I’m from Oklahoma and it was one of the very few places outside of Oklahoma that I felt the same warmness from strangers. Everyone there was very really nice and just wanted to chat you up. They don’t have that normal “cold” New England disposition that people down my way joke about all the time and I guess that is mostly to do with their rural nature. I was mostly in Portland but I’d like to go back so bad to see more of the vast nature. Just such a hard place to get to, I won’t even tell you how much the plane ticket cost my company
Take some vacation time instead of traveling outside the U.S. If you rent a car & go off- season, the room rates are probably less costly than in season. Plan at least 1-2 weeks or possibly longer; don't have a set plan as to what to do, where to stay, that way you don't have to cancel a reservation if you change your itinery. I say this based on experience of two back-to-back cross-country car trips in mid- September-mid-October 1977 & 1978 after my dad retired from teaching in Connecticut. I joined my parents on both trips, giving us 2 drivers. We had a rough itinerary, but not set-in-stone, so we could change our direction if we wished. Part of the trip we saw family; part of the trip was doing genealogy, my mom's paternal family had roots in the mid-west. She & her twin sister were born in Council Bluffs, Iowa; their father also born in Iowa, their mother born in Connecticut, with maternal roots in New England. The 1st trip took as far as Salt Lake City, UT. Many interesting side trips in between. The following year a similar trip, but different seeing more National Parks, the Tetons, Yellowstone, also the Coastal Redwoods of California and Sequoia National Park, to name a few, and many more places in between. There is so much history in ALL of our United States.
I hope I didn't bore you, commenting to a stranger, but I got carried away with memories which sometimes happens whether I'm on TH-cam or in person. Sorry, but it hapoens.
Enjoy all your trips wherever they may take you and learn some history of the areas. Happy traveling.
Thank you for correctly pointing out that Porstmouth Naval Shipyard is actually in Maine! Also, I'm tickled pink that you probounced Quebec the correct way :)
Also also, nailed the pronunciation on other various Maine towns. Very well done! I've never seen any of your content before, but very glad the algorithm pointed me your way today!
Every time Maine enters the scene, the angels break out in song. It's sooooo heavenly.
As someone who actually knows the land, it's a magical forested place with ~70k moose. Some regions have more moose than humans. The AT ends at Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park so keep an eye out for Trail Angels, like me. Baxter State Park is "primitive", meaning undeveloped and no running water. The radio stations are in French the further north you travel by the Canadian border. The Golden Road is worthy of exploration too! My favorite area is the central Maine mountains! I also love the state sign; it says "Welcome home". There's also many different license plates, not just a couple. The seacoast, in my personal opinion, can get kinda boring so I totally recommend traveling where the forests are. Or even walking trails by the many forts. Maine used to be part of Massachusetts then became Mayne then Maine.
I'm in New Hampshire and admit my state is only the second most beautiful. Maine always takes the cake.
I wish coming move there am in Atlanta but the problem is I don’t know nobody there
@@ndiagadiop2462 A suggestion perhaps, even if you don't know anyone from or in Maine. Take a week or two vacation in Maine, don't stay in one place all of that time, don't act or dress like you're from out of town; visit the resturaunts the locals patronize to get a feel of the towns, perhaps visit the local library or historical society to learn some of the town or citiy's history, check out the geologic history of Maine's rocky coast, you can do a lot of that online. There are excellent mineral/rock (not music) museums in ME. These can be found on line too. You Tube has good resources for info on ME minerals, etc. Do your "homework" and enjoy trips to Maine!
@@ndiagadiop2462 Take a vacation to Maine, 1-2 weeks . Don't book a hotel; see online if there are bed & breakfasts available in the smaller towns where you can wander around, eat where the locals eat, check out the coastal (Down East) towns; Maine is beautiful in All its' seasons. Winter can be cold; much colder in the north, Aroostook County, anywhere from 20° to -50° the further north one goes from Houlton. Get a good Maine paper map, like one from AAA.
Have fun & enjoy your trip!
Big fan of your videos, great job! Thought I’d mention however that the capital of New Brunswick is actually the city of Fredericton, not Saint John. While it was the first city founded in the province, Fredericton ended up being chosen as the capital for its beneficial inland defensive position compared to Saint John which could be easily reached by large ships. I’m from NB so watching this video about Maine was super interesting! Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Great Series. Almost a pity I watched this one so early. Going to have to wait months for the next. Keep up the good work!
Excellent video as always. Thank you for all the hard work you do preparing these vids, I look forward to them.
Maine is my favourite US state, the landscape and culture are so interesting and it being less urbanized makes it a great place, hoping to visit someday, great video as always!
Allagash Brewery located in Portland puts out a great craft beer!
These keep getting better Carter!
I am not a mainer i am maniac and there is a difference 😂😂
I know what you mean. I was born in Lewiston, ME in mid-1940, lived briefly in Bangor, and Bucksport for a couple of years before moving with my family to CT in mid-June 1945, when my dad accepted a job, helping returning U.S. WWII service members, who were either partly or totally blind, recover from their injuries, at a specialized convalescent hospital.
crazy this dude aint from Maine he nailed the rundown of my home. phenomenal video!
Hey Carter, I hope all is well in your world!🇺🇸🌈 I just wanted to say I really enjoy and appreciate your series The US explained. Your level of detail and commitment to your series is unmatched! I was wondering if you have ever considered doing any videos on towns that border each other by water, or some other boundary, but aren’t in the same state? Example Phoenix city, Alabama in Columbus, Georgia.? I think this would be a fascinating topic to learn more about. Also if you could in future videos do a list of counties in the state that would be awesome! Maybe as part of your wrap up or summary at ❤the end of the video. I look forward to seeing what you have planned in the future! I have really enjoyed watching the series, expand and grow! Take care and keep the awesome videos and content coming you’re doing great work!🇺🇸🎉😊
As a central Mainer, who often visits the coast, I think you did a great job 👏
New Brunswick's capital is Fredericton, not Saint John. The latter city had been the largest in the province until it was overtaken, in recent years, by Moncton.
Lol I went to Madawaska a couple times for work and was very surprised that some people I encountered could not understand me because they only knew French. They were all older than 70 as far as I could tell.
Love seeing the growth of this channel. Keep it up
Life long native. Travled the Country and came to the realization that Maine truly is "The Way Life Should Be", and where I should be as well. Great info on our gem of a State!
Sucks how expensive it is to live here at times but it is a good place to
@@Krazykebodoe it's actually the cheapest place to live in the rural areas, cheapest rent costs and property costs in the country.
Yeah....great place....mandates for EVs that don't run in the cold, 2A rights being taken away, our Republican votes given to democRATS, Chinese marijuana grows all over the state....yup....who wouldn't love that ?
Good job on the pronunciation of towns and rivers and such! I’ve seen so many geography videos recently where names are just butchered.
As a Mainer, I gotta say this video is very well done - accurate and interesting information. Other important Maine info would be the state’s dominance in the granite industry in the 19th century/20th century (and the immigrants from Scotland, Sweden & Italy that played a huge role); also, all the incredible American artists that helped shape Maine’s identity 🖼️ 🌊
This is remarkably well done. I live there, and people usually mess up some (or all) of it. Seriously, excellent. Subscribed.
I’ve been on the fence about moving to Maine a decided to wait for this vid to come out because you do such a great job with these, I feel like I have a true idea on what it’s like there now.
I estimate 95% of the views on this video will be Mainers. We are proud people and love us some Maine!
Yeah probably. I'm seeing a lot of us with very French names here
I was born in Connecticut, grew up in Ohio; and, by some wonderful trick of fate, I wound up living more of my life in Maine than anywhere else. This state is full of features that make it great, and I love it so much that I can’t begrudge the tourists that the true natives love to hate. It’s history is fascinating and it’s natural wonders are second to none. I’ll take the slushy winter storms, and endure the worst of the over-privileged tourists; just give me these New England forests, rivers, and mountains!!❤❤❤ Thanks for this interesting and informative article! Brilliant!
You hit the 'Spike' on its' head! I was born in Lewiston, but have lived more tha 3/4th of my life in CT. Went to a small women's junior college in Portland in latter 1950's, now part of a larger university in Biddeford. Have cousins scattered in various areas of Maine, on my paternal side of my family.
As far as I'm concerned, Maine is Beautiful in ALL seasons of the year! This is a wonderful video which I need to watch again, as writing comments interrupts my viewing. After watching, I'll probably make comments to the wider audience or specific watchers, as I have so far in this viewing so far.
Thanks for your wonderful video! Keep up the good work!
as a Mainer, I have to applaud this video. well done
Fun fact, maine has the only current land dispute with Canada over a small island called machias seal island, the only reason for the dispute mostly covers fishing rights for lobsters in the area because it is a well known as good fishing grounds
I’m from northern Maine, lived here for years, and I’m glad to see an in-depth video on a state not many people talk about 🙂. And I speak French 😈
Great Video! Originally a DMV native but have been in Maine off and on for the last 22 years
When you live in CT, Maine is HUGE.
Nice start to a cold winters day
I love this series
One interesting part of Maine is that it could be compared to Jackson Hole as a place that billionaires quietly have compounds in beautiful, remote places, or even private islands. While inland Maine can feel "very" rural, it's important to not lose sight that the entire state is lined with incredible coastal properties, most of them intentionally hidden, especially midcoast and above, into Bar Harbor. The Rockefellers, the Bushes, etc. And, there's also a huge amount of exclusive summer camps and boarding schools.
This is all an important, albeit quiet, part of understanding Maine, and how it differentiates from, say, New Hampshire - which at a glance seems similar - and even Massachusetts. And why it is far more progressive than NH or RI, and why there's a surprising amount of sophistication in the architecture, cuisine, art history, etc for what seems like a small, remote, rural state.
i saw your Arkansas video. Nice to hear you'll be including videos of each state irl plus interviews with locals. But for these states you've done without that, it would be nice to get secondary videos featuring that content as essentially add-ons to those videos
Thank you for the video!
I can’t feel but to listen to the theme from The Cider House Rules, I think of Maine when I hear it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Thank you!
As a fellow Mainer who no longer lives there, beautiful state with lots to do if you love the outdoors, but they need to fix the aging population.
This past summer we got so much more rain than normal. It rained literally every single day. The only days it didn’t rain, we were hit by smoke from fires in Canada
Connecticut also had some of those smoke days from the Canadian fires in 2023. We might end up with some of their smoke this year too.
Loving your US Explained series. It's only too bad I have to wait for sometime before you get to my state of Colorado.
Appreciate the video
When Estcourt was mentioned, thought he might bring up how nearly the entire state has the 207 area code, but for a very small section (including Estcourt) that takes the Canadian phone area code.
I had never, ever heard about the Popham Colony before! Thank you for informing me!
I live in California, which is awesome, but I want to live in Maine
I see a lot of Californians wishing to or actually moving all over the place. What gives over there? Lol
I live in Arkansas. Californians are second it seems only in volume to Texans when it comes to who is moving here in the highest volumes.
Stay in Cali
@@skurinski What is wrong with Maine?
Lived in Enfield and Lincoln Maine for a short time in 1976. Loved it.
In the summer I like to see the cats fishing, swimming and going on boats for a trip in the water❤it’s so cute to see❤I’ve got to hold a mainecoon cat that enjoyed going on boats,ima say.he was a big boy!he was definitely well fed and loved by the fishermen❤
Very good video! The only thing I could think of that you missed is granite. It's everywhere including in many of the photos you shared.
Really appreciate your work here. Needed info. Thnx
夏のポートランドは夢のように美しい町だった。若ければ、もう一度、夏季に留学したいです❤
OOB Native here!
There's an image of Camden Harbor at the 10:19 mark. Can I ask where you got that? Shutterstock or some other photo site? I'd like to use it myself.
Great job. I lived in Maine for a year and a half, back in the 70s, as a young man, but left for better economic opportunities in Boston, and then California. We have visited the state numerous times, was my first choice for retirement, but my wife insisted on Florida. Maine is awesome. New England is my favorite part of the country. There are too many religious nuts down here.
From NH but love my neighbor ME. We can both agree to hate MA, and even those hippies in VT can agree! 😂
Lol. Gotta love the "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" comradery between ME, VT, and NH.
As Mainer I can say 100% about hating mass but we love our hippie brothers in Vermont. Nh is alright too
My paternal roots start very early in eastern MA, along the coast; some went to south central NH before heading in early 1700's to southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, then in mid -1800's headed to northern Aroostook County; others went from coastal MA to central-western Maine for several generations before heading to Fort Fairfield, ME in early/mid-1800's and spreading south in Aroostook County along the eastern birder of Maine/western border of New Brunswick.
@@joane.landers9151a lot of ladners in fort fairfield and easton
i call southern maine northern massachusetts, new Hampshire is central massachusetts Vermont is western massachusetts rhode island is south central massachusetts and connecticut is south massachusetts... and all of those places are chock full of massholes
I realize I’m late here, but Aroostook is the largest county east of the Mississippi, not the second largest. I’m also impressed that you got most of the place names pronounced correctly, especially Bangor. Few people from away seem to be able to do that.
Interesting note, the Appalachian mountains are part of the same chain that use to include the Scottish Highlands, the Scandinavian Mountains, and the Atlas Mountains. They are so old, in fact, that they’re older than bone. When they had formed, animal bones hadn’t even evolved yet.
Old Orchard Beach born and raised! Loved this video and cannot thank you enough for your specificity of your many found facts! Only thing I noticed was the pronunciation of Falmouth (fāl-myth) and Dirigo just uses a short i rather than long. Also, important to note that many of Maine adolescents from ages 18-20 will ofter take weekend trips up to the Montreal/Quebec area due to its ease of access by train from Portland or a beautiful drive through the appalachian. OKAY OKAY. Mainly (bars) because the drinking age in Canada is 18. As much as us Mainers love our own state, we also yearn to learn about other places and how they tie in with us!
Also, you have just explained to me the generations of head butting between Maine people and Massachusetts people. They abandoned us in 1812 thats why we hate each other and our driving habits😭😭😭
Planning to spend 3 months in maine this summer. Cannot handle the sizzling summers in the south anymore. Hope the rains hold off this year. Looking forward to some good old fried cakes. Theyre called cake donuts here, are scarce and don't taste at all like the ones i grew up eating in northeast Ohio.
The things I love about Maine is the nature the animals and the stray cats❤ I pet the stray cats every day before school and during the weekend. Though it bugs my cat😂I still love my little boy❤
I have heard that during the Aroostook war Calais borrowed enough gunpowder from St. Stephens to fire their cannons for the forth of July celebration.
Ther r two types of people in Maine. The ones that will never leave and the ones that can’t wait to get out. The county I lived in had less people in 2010 than it did in 1910. Maine is beautiful but it’s uninhabitable and very expensive.
I am going to leave Portland, Maine, soon. 10-11 years ago it was great. Now it costs as much as California and the economy doesn’t support that. It’s sad, but it’s the way things have gone.
@@NightOfCrystals don’t take this personally but I’ve never considered Portland to be part of Maine…
@@darylb5564 I think I'll steal that way of describing Portland. Could be used on much of the mid-coast.
@@pinetree5489 costs always skyrocket in liberal cesspools. dont bring that to the north. keep it down there
As a downeaster, it's always cool to learn more about this awsome state!
I go up to camp around cutler every year, beautiful part of the state!
I live off the Maine border and never realized the old flag wasn't even the official flag anymore. Any Maine swag I own features the older proper flag. That newer flag isn't ironical as the Tree and star.
I'm also a Mainer, and I think the old one is boring and the new one is far better. Its fine if you like the old one more, the new one just appeals more to my tastes and I think shows more about our land and what we're known for.
No mention of Joshua Chamberlain. Dropped the ball on that one.
As a Mainer, i live in a Dunkin’ Donuts and my meals consist of whoopie pies and lobster, which i wash down with some Moxie
you have done a great job! Good research skills!
My brother was a lifer in the Navy allowing me to take wonderful vacations on both coasts and the Gulf of Mexico . I lived in San Jose for years and would go to Baja California often . It’s been a wonderful life for this working class slob .
This is an excellent introduction to the history and geography of Maine. However, it's marred by the low volume background "music" that is really distracting.
21:21 is a picture of Islesford where I live
Wow! I wish I knew that about Mars hill when I lived in Aroostook County I drove through Mars hill quite often and never realized it's significance.
Small correction, but St. John's, New Brunswick isn't its provincial capital. There is a St. John's that is a provincial capital among Canada's Atlantic provinces, but that's in Newfoundland. St. John's, New Brunswick is, however, the largest city in the province.
That's the state flower on Maine license plates - the pine cone and tassle.