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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
When was the last time Portland Harbor froze?
The idea of an ice-locked Portland Harbor is seemingly mythical as Maine experiences warmer winter seasons, but headlines from over a century ago reveal winters that allowed for a trek from Portland to Peaks Island.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
ASK ME: Why is Brunswick’s Maine Street not spelled Main Street?
Local historians have some theories but no definitive answer.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Why is Portland’s airport called a jetport and known by the letters PWM?
Portland International Jetport serves more passengers than ever, despite some name-related head-scratching.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2020
Ask ME: Why are parts of Route 302 called Roosevelt Trail?
Part of an occasional series answering readers’ questions about Maine. Q: Why is Route 302 called Roosevelt Trail? Did Teddy ride his horse from Portland to Fryeburg? Did Franklin and Eleanor use it for a ride into the country? You’re on the right track, or should we say, trail. Both Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt had […]
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
ASK ME: How did Dirigo become Maine’s motto?
Featured on a banner atop the state seal, the state motto was born out of a mysterious committee process led by a prominent Waldoboro politician who opposed statehood.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Ask ME: Why does Maine have so many towns named for foreign countries and cities?
Mainers in the young United States were thinking globally, honoring nations that had struggled for independence, sent immigrants to help settle the state or were rich in history and culture.
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