10 Marvelous Facts about Maine

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What makes Maine so marvelous? Find out with the Web's best list of Maine facts. Explore its rich history, rugged landscapes, vibrant culture, and more.

1. Maine has more moose per square mile than any other state.

2. Eastport, Maine, is the first city in the contiguous United States to receive the first morning light.

3. Maine is the only state in the U.S. whose name is just one syllable.

4. Leon Leonwood Bean, a Maine outdoorsman, founded the boot company L.L.Bean in 1912. Today, the L.L.Bean store in Freeport, Maine, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

5. Maine is the only state in the U.S. that borders just one other state.

6. Forests cover almost 90% of Maine’s land area, which is more than any other state in the U.S.

7. Maine native Chester Greenwood invented earmuffs in 1870 as a way to stay warm while ice skating.

8. The Parrish Shoe Factory scenes in the 1995 movie Jumanji were filmed in The Olde Woolen Mill in North Berwick, Maine.

9. A native Mainer, author Stephen King has set many of his novels in Maine, such as Pet Sematary, Salem’s Lot, and It.

10. Rockport, Maine, is the birthplace of the doughnut hole.

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