50,000: State jobs created by the economics associated with Maine’s lakes.

Over 600,000: Maine residents – almost half the state’s population – who get drinking water from Maine lakes.

$2.8 billion: Amount of direct spending that Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute estimates state lakes contribute to Maine’s economy and local communities annually.

250 billion: Gallons of water that flow into the Gulf of Maine from the state’s lakes and rivers annually.

Source: The Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute, www.mlci.org.