LEWISTON – A new, suitable for framing map, highlighting the history and the historical resources of the Androscoggin River, is being made available by the Androscoggin River Alliance.

The alliance has printed 750 copies of the high-quality map, which shows a list of historical figures connected to the Androscoggin, including everyone from Joshua Chamberlain and Harriet Beecher Stowe, to U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie and Vice President Hannibal Hamlin.

The map marks all the conserved lands along the river, as well as labeling all the boat ramps, canoe launches, canoe trip routes, dams and picnic areas.

Six important sites, and a sampling of the region’s standing festivals are also listed on the full-color, 19- by 26-inch map.

Grants from the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund and the Alfred M. Senter Fund help pay for the creation of the map, according to Neil Ward, program director for the alliance.

Ward said the maps are meant to help build pride in the Androscoggin River Valley. “I think these give people a reason to be proud they are from here,” Ward said.

For more information, or to obtain a copy of the map, e-mail Ward at [email protected].

The maps will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis, but a preference will be given to public schools and libraries.