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Presque Isle (/ p r ɛ s k / PRESK) is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.The population was 8,797 at the 2020 Census. [2] The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, Northern Maine Fairgrounds, the Aroostook Centre Mall, and the Presque Isle International Airport.
Rolling hills are also found along SR 163 east of downtown Mapleton. The road crosses the aforementioned railroad at-grade and curves to the south to head around the south side of Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle. [2] While curving to the south to bypass the airport, SR 163 enters the city of Presque Isle.
Elsewhere in Maine, New England French is the predominant form of French spoken. As well, the original inhabitants of the area, the Wolastoqiyik still remain in their country as the Houlton Band of Metaksonekiyak Wolastoqewiyik. Aroostook County forms the entirety of the Presque Isle media market, according to Nielsen Media Research.
When the United States Air Force closed Presque Isle Air Force Base in 1961, the former Air Force Base was redeveloped. A business park, which includes Northern Maine Community College (which is closely integrated with the nearby University of Maine at Presque Isle), [10] was developed on one side of the base, while the other portion became Northern Maine Regional Airport, now Presque Isle ...
State Route 10 (abbreviated SR 10) is a part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in the extreme northern part of the state near the Canada–US border. It is a secondary highway which runs for 9.3 miles (15.0 km) between U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Presque Isle and US 1A in Easton.
State Route 164 (SR 164) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways. It runs 23.6 miles (38.0 km) from Presque Isle to Caribou. It begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) just north of downtown Presque Isle and travels northwest along the Aroostook River to Crouseville and Washburn. In Washburn, it intersects SR 228. From ...
State Route 205 (SR 205) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in Aroostook County. It runs from SR 167 in Presque Isle to SR 161 in Caribou, running parallel with and to the east of Aroostook River. [2]
Aroostook State Park is public recreation area within the southern municipal boundary of the city of Presque Isle in Aroostook County, Maine. The state park's 898 acres (363 ha) encompass Quaggy Jo Mountain and sit adjacent to Echo Lake. "Quaggy Jo" is an altered version of the mountain's Native American name, "Qua Qua Jo", which means "twin ...