Names
What is The Pine Tree State?
The author who is known for their thrillers and horrors, who was born on September 21st, 1947, in Portland, Maine, Most known for thier books, "Carrie" "The Shining" and "It"
Who is Stephen King?
An old confederacy that consisted of 5 different tribes, and used to live in shelters called Wigwams, but now often live in modern houses and apartments like us.
what is the Wabanaki?
The seafood that Maine produces 90 percent of in the united states.
what is lobster?
The year that Maine became a state.
What is 1820?
The 15th vice president, under the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, he served from 1861 to 1865, and was the first republican vice president
who was Hannibal Hamlin?
The Wabanaki tribe that often set up camp around Eastern Maine, which included parts of New Brunswick with the Passamaquoddy tribe, and Nova Scotia, along with around what they called the "Wasehtek" river, in which the creation story of Gluskabe, a heroic figure, was tied to.
What was the Penobscot tribe?
The industry in Maine that plays a vital role in the US and globally in military and defense, aerospace, metal, paper, marine/boat building, semi-conductor, wood, textile, aquaculture, biotech, medical device, electronics, wireless communications, plastics, composites and bio-plastics
what is manufacturing?
The highest point in maine, a mountain inside of Baxter State Park.
what is Mount Katahdin?
Maines second nickname, found mostly on license plates and bilboards, due to Maines high tourism rates.
What is Vacationland?
A reformer and advocate for the mentally ill, she was born in Hampden, Maine, on April 4, 1802. She revolutionized the medical field, and advocated for both mentally ill and indigenous populations. Her lobbying efforts with state legislatures and Congress helped establish the first American mental asylums. She also toured mental hospitals across the country, reporting her findings to politicians and pushing states to care for people.
Who was Dorothea Dix?
the Native American/First Nation people who lived in northeastern Maine. Their traditional homeland, Peskotomuhkatikuk(pes-koe-toe-muh-katy-cook), straddles the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine in a region called Dawnland.
What is the Passamaquoddy tribe?
The southern Maine town that had the first water-powered lumber sawmill.
What is South Berwick?
The small item, often used after eating, that Maine is the number one producer of, with Maine selling over 300 million of them daily.
what are Toothpicks?
Maines state herb, was often used by Native Americans in Maine for medicinal purposes, and replaced different types of tea during the American Revolution in 1775, due to high taxation on teas at that time.
What is Wintergreen?
He is an actor who was born in Lewiston, Maine. He played in a movie named JFK: Reckless Youth and played John F. Kennedy, as well as his most memorable role as Dr. Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy. He has appeared in more than 40 films to date.
Who is Patrick Dempsey?
constantly confused with the Wabanaki Nations, this tribe is an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people group primarily residing in the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States, and are one of the nations inside the Wabanaki confederacy.
Who are the Abenaki?
4 food/drink items that Maine is known for.
COULD BE,
POTATOES/APPLES/MILK/CHEESE/DAIRY/ BLUEBERRIES/EGGS/MAPLE SYRUP/ HONEY/CARROTS/ FRESH AND PROCESSED TOMATOES/MOXIE/MILKSHAKES
The common dessert food that was created in Maine
The name for Maine's state song
What is “The Dirigo March” by Leo Pepin?
He was born in Portland, Maine. He was a really famous poet, with works such as 'The Song of Hiawatha' and 'The Courtship of Miles Standish'. He was one of the first poets to use themes of the American landscape and native American culture as the focus of his work.
Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
they were among the first Indigenous people to be contacted by Europeans in North America. Historically, they were allies of the French against the English in the 1600s and 1700s. This Nation is made up of seven districts and 29 bands. This Nation is in Presque Isle, Maine, and was federally recognized in 1991. This is one of the Nations in the Wabanaki Confederacy.
what is the Mi'kmaq nations?
5 reasons someone might want to come to Maine.
The amount of islands off the coast of Maine.
what is 4,600?