Maine is a pretty cool state to get to know. These Maine trivia fun facts include the number of islands off Maine’s coast, its lobster industry, Stephen King writing about Maine towns, how cold Maine is in the spring, where in Maine sees daylight first in the United States, and more. Fun facts about Maine:
There are over 4,000 islands off of the coast of Maine. It would take you over nine years to visit ALL of Maine’s islands!
Maine is the first state in the United States to see daylight. Eastport, Maine is the eastern most U.S. city, and the first in the country to see the sun.
Maine is also the second coldest American state in the SPRING as well. Maine is in the top ten coldest states during the winter and the absolute coldest during the spring.
Geographically Maine is bigger than the other five New England States combined. To put things into perspective, Maine is 35,385 square miles. That’s wicked big!
Maine’s annual lobster yield is nearly 100 million pounds, nearly 90 percent of the nation’s lobster supply. The first lobster was caught over 400 years ago. The first Maine lobster catch was recorded by James Rosier in 1605.
Maine is the only state in the country whose name is only one syllable.
Maine was the first state to ban alcohol during Prohibition. Even more interesting? The Portland mayor at the time eventually ran for president on the Prohibition Ticket.
Some of our small towns seem eerily similar to those mentioned in Stephen King books. We make the cut to be included in scary films. We have an underwater ghost town. We have the most foggy, eerie roads.
This bug lives here It is a Bold Jumping Spider. Want to see more bugs that can be found in Maine? Visit https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/10-scary-bugs-me/
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