Islands
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Lobster Facts
Ship/Boat History
Aquaculture
100
Maine has more coastline than California. True or False?
True
100
Is Maine known for having deep or shallow harbors?
The state boasts so many deep harbors it is thought that all the navies in the world could anchor in them!
100
They keep growing forever. True or False?
True! "When we catch one that is 20-30 lbs, it's because the claw got caught in the trap" - UMaine Lobster Institute
100
This Maine company is the world's oldest, largest, and most revered manufacturer of canoes and kayaks.
Old Town Canoe.
100
The Damariscotta River is known for growing some of the best ____ in the world.
Oysters
200
This Maine island is one of the top 10 largest in the contiguous U.S.
Mount Desert Island
200
This coastal park is the seventh most visited in the United States!
Acadia National Park, over 3.5 million visitors per year.
200
Lobsters were always a gourmet food, True or False?
False! In the colonial era, only poor indentured servants and prisoners ate lobsters because they were cheap, plentiful, and considered "tasteless".
200
What branch of the military is pictured here, on the Kennebec River in Gardiner, Maine?
U.S. Coast Guard is cutting ice to keep the waterways clear. The first ocean ship built by English colonists in America was launched on this river in 1607!
200
What are these people doing?
Clamming
300
The first European Settlement in Maine in 1604 (on St. Croix Island) was established by what country?
France
300
The first naval battle of this war was fought off the coast of Machias, Maine in 1775?
Revolutionary War
300
Lobsters eat each other. True or False?
True! There are a lot of expenses that go along with lobsters being cannibalistic.
300
Each summer, races on this type of boat are held in various towns along the coast of Maine.
Lobster Boat.
300
This farmed fish, acre for acre, is one of Maine’s most valuable agricultural crops.
Salmon
400
Does Maine have more or fewer than 2000 islands?
More! Over 3,166 offshore islands
400
This festival in Rockland, Maine traditionally crowns a Maine Sea Goddess each year.
The Lobster Festival
400
Lobsters taste with their mouths. True or False?
False, they taste with hairs on their legs and feet!
400
This city is known as the City of Ships
Bath
400
Maine Fresh Sea Farms is one of several local companies that farms this sea vegetable superfood, popular in Japanese cooking.
Seaweed
500
Name one of Maine's fourteen unbridged island communities
North Haven, Vinalhaven, Peaks Island, Swans Island, Islesboro, Monhegan etc.
500
How many historical lighthouses are in Maine?
a.30
b.80
c.65
65! Maine is referred to as "The Lighthouse State"
500
What is the name for this green substance found in the lobster when cooked?
Tomalley (hepatopancreas)
500
This type of merchant sailing ship is now commonly used for cruising the coast of Maine.
Schooner or Windjammer
500
In Maine, salmon farmers are not legally allowed to add excess nutrients to the feed in order to accomplish what?
To change the color of their flesh