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The state's land-grant university and only research university is the University of Maine in Orono. It is the flagship of the University of Maine System , which also has institutions in Augusta , Portland/Gorham/Lewiston , Farmington , Fort Kent , Machias , and Presque Isle . [ 1 ]
This list of museums in Maine is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non ...
Mount Desert Island, Maine: Carnegie Science Arboretum: Bates College: Lewiston: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Boothbay: Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: Hermon: Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: University of Maine: Orono: Harvey Butler Memorial Rhododendron Sanctuary: Springvale: Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden: University of ...
Camden Hills State Park is a 5,710-acre (2,310 ha) public recreation area overlooking Penobscot Bay in the town of Camden, Knox County, Maine. The state park features multi-use trails to Mount Battie, [3] Mount Megunticook, [4] and other scenic locales. The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. [1]
Campobasso (UK: / ˌ k æ m p oʊ ˈ b æ s oʊ /, [4] Italian: [ˌkampoˈbasso] ⓘ; Campobassan: Cambuàsce [ˌkambuˈwaʃʃə]) is a city and comune in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sannio and Matese mountains.
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 ...
Two Lights State Park is a public recreation area occupying 41 acres (17 ha) of headland on Cape Elizabeth, Maine, that offers views of Casco Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. [1] The state park , which opened in 1961, is named after the twin Cape Elizabeth Lights , although there are no lighthouses in the park itself.
Maynard F. Jordan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Maine. Its first telescope was installed at the university in 1901, and was upgraded during the creation of the Emera Astronomy Center in 2014. It is located in Orono, Maine, USA. It is the only public observatory in the state of Maine.