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Population1,414,874 (2025)
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Find Your Own Way Through Maine
MaineChoose a stretch of coast, a river town or an inland community and give yourself time to look closer. Maine rewards a trip built around places rather than a checklist: harbors and island crossings, working downtowns, mountain landscapes and the stories held in local museums. This guide begins with the county you want to explore, bringing nearby communities and local businesses into the same view.
Maine at a Glance
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CapitalAugusta.webp){kind=icon}
Largest CityPortland.webp){kind=icon}
Counties16.webp){kind=icon}
Land Area30,845 sq mi.webp){kind=icon}
Water Area4,535 sq mi.webp){kind=icon}
StatehoodMarch 15, 1820.webp){kind=icon}
Highest PeakKatahdin
Explore Maine by County
Find Your Maine
A county is a useful starting point, but each town has its own pace and identity. Choose a small group of nearby destinations and leave room for the places between them. Coastal and island travel can require different arrangements from an inland road trip.
Find Your County
Androscoggin CountyAroostook CountyCumberland CountyFranklin CountyHancock CountyKennebec CountyKnox CountyLincoln CountyOxford CountyPenobscot CountyPiscataquis CountySagadahoc CountySomerset CountyWaldo CountyWashington County
Follow the connections between Maine communities, landscapes and local stories.
Welcome To
Maine in America
Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820. Exploring its communities offers a way to connect the national story with particular places: a working waterfront, a river crossing, a town library or a local museum. Begin with what interests you and let those places lead to the people and histories behind them.
One Nation. Endless Possibilities.
Working Landscapes
Look for the relationship between forests, rivers, farms and the communities around them.
Community Connections
Libraries, museums and public gathering places offer different ways to get to know a town.
Many Local Stories
Read the histories presented by local and tribal cultural institutions alongside the landscapes you visit.
Explore with Care
Check seasonal access, follow local guidance and give each place time and attention.
The
Maine Dispatch
Stories from Maine communities
The Portland Press Herald
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Stories from every corner of Maine.
Proposed Amazon warehouse in Gorham clears key hurdle with environmental approval
After a months-long review process, the Maine Department of Environmental protection gave Amazon permission to build in Gorham.
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Oct 16, 2026 • 2 min readState Symbols & Heritage
Nickname State Motto State Bird State Flower State Tree State Animal
Maine’s Symbols and Heritage
Maine’s symbols connect its landscape and heritage.
The Pine Tree State
A familiar name rooted in Maine’s forest identity.
Dirigo
“I direct.”
Chickadee
Maine’s official state bird.
White pine cone and tassel
Maine’s distinctive state floral emblem.
Eastern white pine
The tree associated with Maine’s state name and floral emblem.
Moose
Maine’s official state animal.
A State Unlike Any Other
Maine’s flag displays the state coat of arms on a blue field. The motto, Dirigo, means “I direct.” Population is the July 1, 2025 Census estimate; land and water areas are rounded from 2020 Census geography.
My Local Guide
Maine Photo Gallery
The Pine Tree StateA collection of places, moments, and views from across the state.
Our State. Our Stories.★
County Resources
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A collection of places, moments, and views from across the state.
Government
Maine and national services
Maine local government finder — Find the municipal office responsible for local services.
Maine state agencies — Identify the state department responsible for an issue.
Maine Legislature — Find legislators, bills and legislative schedules.
Secretary of State — Access elections, records and business services.
Maine Revenue Services — Find state tax forms and taxpayer contacts.
Maine Ethics Commission — Find campaign-finance reporting and ethics information.
Maine Attorney General — Find consumer assistance and state legal office contacts.
Maine State Archives — Research historical government records and archival holdings.
Maine open government — Find the public-records request process and agency contacts.
Maine Governor — Find executive office contact information and announcements.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Schools
Maine and national services
Maine Department of Education — Find public education programs and state guidance.
Maine school directory — Locate schools and school administrative units.
Maine special education — Find special education supports and family resources.
Maine adult education — Find local adult learning and diploma programs.
Maine community colleges — Explore certificates, associate degrees and workforce education.
University of Maine System — Compare public university campuses and programs.
Finance Authority of Maine — Find student financial-aid and education-financing information.
Maine career and technical education — Explore secondary career and technical education pathways.
Maine Parent Federation — Find family support and education information concerning disabilities.
Maine homeschooling — Find home-instruction requirements and notice forms.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Hospitals
Maine and national services
Service areas and destinations vary. Check the provider’s location or route before planning a visit; this list includes resources elsewhere in Maine.
MaineHealth — Locate hospitals, practices and services within the MaineHealth system.
Northern Light Health — Find Northern Light hospitals, providers and locations.
Central Maine Healthcare — Locate Central Maine Healthcare hospitals and clinical services.
Maine Hospital Association — Find Maine hospital-system information and hospital contacts.
Maine hospital quality information — Compare reported healthcare quality and cost information.
Medicare Care Compare — Search hospitals and other Medicare providers by location.
HRSA health center finder — Locate community health centers by address or town.
Maine CDC — Find public-health programs and current health notices.
MaineCare — Find MaineCare coverage information and member contacts.
VA Maine Healthcare — Find VA care locations and veteran patient services.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Public Safety
Maine and national services
Maine State Police — Find State Police offices and public information.
Maine Department of Public Safety — Find state public-safety bureaus and contacts.
Maine Warden Service — Find wildlife-law-enforcement information and regional contacts.
Maine Marine Patrol — Find coastal enforcement offices and marine safety information.
Maine Fire Marshal — Find fire-safety, inspection and investigation resources.
Maine road conditions — Check reported road incidents and travel conditions.
Maine consumer protection — Find consumer complaint guidance and fraud resources.
Maine highway safety — Find traffic-safety education and programs.
Maine corrections — Find corrections facilities and public contact information.
Maine 911 — Learn how the state emergency calling system works.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Emergency Services
Maine and national services
Maine Emergency Management Agency — Find statewide emergency updates and preparedness information.
National Weather Service Gray — Read official forecasts and warnings for southern and western Maine.
National Weather Service Caribou — Read official forecasts and warnings for northern and eastern Maine.
211 Maine — Find community assistance and referrals by need and location.
American Red Cross Northern New England — Find regional disaster assistance and preparedness programs.
Ready.gov — Build household emergency plans and supply kits.
FEMA disaster assistance — Check assistance options for federally declared disasters.
Poison Control — Find poison-exposure assistance and prevention information.
Maine emergency medical services — Find Maine EMS system information and contacts.
Maine Forest Service — Find wildfire prevention and forest-protection information.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
State Parks
Maine and national services
Service areas and destinations vary. Check the provider’s location or route before planning a visit; this list includes resources elsewhere in Maine.
Maine park finder — Find state parks, historic sites and public lands.
State parks overview — Compare coastal, lakeside and mountain park settings.
Park day-use fees — Check current day-use fees before visiting.
Camping reservation guidance — Find the official state-park campsite reservation process.
Park campground fees — Compare campsite fees and special camping charges.
Group camping — Find designated group-camping locations and arrangements.
RV and camper information — Check campground facilities and RV planning information.
Baxter State Park — Plan a visit using the park’s own reservations and rules.
Acadia National Park — Plan visits to Maine’s national park; it is not a state park.
Maine conservation lands maps — Find official state and conservation mapping tools.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Trails
Maine and national services
Service areas and destinations vary. Check the provider’s location or route before planning a visit; this list includes resources elsewhere in Maine.
Maine Appalachian Trail Club — Find Maine Appalachian Trail stewardship and trail information.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy — Review Appalachian Trail maps, alerts and trip-planning guidance.
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands — Find trails on state-managed lands and current park notices.
Acadia carriage roads — Plan walking and cycling on Acadia’s shared carriage roads.
Baxter State Park hiking — Check trail access, reservations and seasonal rules before hiking.
Maine Island Trail Association — Find coastal island-trail membership and stewardship information.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust — Find coastal preserves and property-specific visitor guidance.
Maine Audubon sanctuaries — Find sanctuary trails and wildlife-watching destinations.
Maine land trusts — Find land trusts and their preserve information across Maine.
Maine weather warnings — Check the forecast and warnings for the trail’s location.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Utilities
Maine and national services
Service areas and destinations vary. Check the provider’s location or route before planning a visit; this list includes resources elsewhere in Maine.
Maine Public Utilities Commission — Find regulated utility contacts and consumer assistance.
Maine Office of Public Advocate — Find independent guidance about utility bills and rates.
Efficiency Maine — Explore energy-efficiency programs and available incentives.
MaineHousing heating assistance — Find heating-assistance programs and application contacts.
Maine broadband authority — Find statewide broadband projects and connectivity programs.
Maine utility assistance — Find utility complaint assistance and consumer-service contacts.
Versant Power — Check service and outage information within Versant’s territory.
Summit Natural Gas of Maine — Check natural-gas service availability and customer contacts.
Maine Drinking Water Program — Find public-water oversight and drinking-water information.
Dig Safe — Arrange utility marking before eligible excavation work.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Libraries
Maine and national services
Maine State Library — Find library services, research assistance and statewide resources.
Maine library directory — Locate public and other libraries by community.
Digital Maine Library — Access statewide online research databases.
Digital Maine repository — Explore digitized Maine documents and historical collections.
Maine InfoNet — Find shared library catalogs and borrowing services.
MaineCat catalog — Search participating Maine library collections.
Maine Memory Network — Explore historical photographs and records from Maine institutions.
Maine Historical Society — Find historical research collections and library access information.
Library of Congress — Search national digitized collections, maps and manuscripts.
National Archives — Find federal archival records and research guidance.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Courts
Maine and national services
Maine Judicial Branch — Find Maine courts, calendars and court-system information.
Maine court locations — Locate the court serving a town or case type.
Maine court forms — Find official court forms and instructions.
Maine court help — Find court-process information and self-help materials.
Maine electronic filing — Check e-filing availability and access to electronic court systems.
Maine jury service — Find jury-service instructions and contact information.
Maine probate courts — Find participating county probate-court services.
U.S. District Court for Maine — Find federal district-court locations and procedures.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Maine — Find federal bankruptcy-court forms and filing information.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance — Find civil legal-aid information and eligibility contacts.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
DMV
Maine and national services
Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles — Find official driver and vehicle services.
BMV branch locations — Locate an office and check available services.
Maine driver licensing — Find licensing requirements and driver-service information.
Maine vehicle registration fees — Check the official vehicle-registration fee schedules.
Maine vehicle titles — Find title applications and ownership-document requirements.
Maine REAL ID — Check official REAL ID documentation requirements.
Maine license renewal — Find driver-license renewal options.
Maine disability plates and placards — Find mobility-parking application information.
Maine passenger vehicle registration — Find passenger-vehicle registration requirements.
Maine registration renewal — Find renewal guidance and online eligibility information.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Transportation
Maine and national services
Service areas and destinations vary. Check the provider’s location or route before planning a visit; this list includes resources elsewhere in Maine.
Maine Department of Transportation — Find transportation projects, travel information and agency services.
Maine road conditions — Check reported incidents, construction and road conditions.
Maine State Ferry Service — Check routes and schedules for state-served islands.
Amtrak Downeaster — Plan rail travel on the Brunswick-to-Boston corridor.
Concord Coach Lines — Check intercity coach routes and schedules serving Maine.
METRO Greater Portland Transit — Check bus routes within the Greater Portland service area.
Bangor Community Connector — Find bus services in the Bangor urban area.
Island Explorer — Check seasonal shuttle routes in the Acadia area.
Casco Bay Lines — Plan passenger-ferry trips to Casco Bay islands.
Maine Turnpike Authority — Find toll-road travel updates and toll information.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Postal Services
Maine and national services
USPS locations — Find nearby post offices, collection boxes and service hours.
USPS ZIP Code lookup — Check the ZIP Code associated with a mailing address.
USPS mail management — Access official mail tracking and delivery-management tools.
USPS missing mail — Learn the official process for finding delayed or missing mail.
USPS hold mail — Find temporary mail-hold options for eligible addresses.
USPS address changes — Find official mail-forwarding and change-of-address options.
USPS redelivery — Arrange redelivery of eligible missed items.
USPS pickup — Check carrier-pickup options for eligible packages.
USPS postage calculator — Estimate postage for a planned shipment.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service — Find mail-fraud reporting and postal-crime prevention resources.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Veterans
Maine and national services
Maine Bureau of Veterans Services — Find Maine veteran programs and state service officers.
VA Maine Healthcare — Find VA hospitals, clinics and patient services in Maine.
VA locations — Locate VA facilities and services by address.
VA benefits — Find official federal veteran benefit information.
Maine Veterans Homes — Explore Maine veteran residential and long-term-care locations.
Maine Veterans Project — Find veteran support programs offered by this Maine nonprofit.
Maine CareerCenter veteran employment services — Connect with a CareerCenter for veteran employment assistance and hiring events.
VA education benefits — Explore education and training benefits and application guidance.
VA housing assistance — Find veteran housing-benefit programs and contacts.
VA records — Find ways to request and manage military or VA records.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
Employment
Maine and national services
Maine CareerCenters — Find regional job-search assistance and employer services.
Maine JobLink — Search job postings and workforce opportunities in Maine.
Maine Department of Labor — Find state employment programs and labor information.
Maine state careers — Browse Maine state-government employment opportunities.
Maine unemployment services — Find official unemployment claim and account guidance.
Maine vocational rehabilitation — Find employment supports for people with disabilities.
Maine workforce education — Explore community-college workforce training programs.
USAJOBS — Search federal jobs by Maine location and occupation.
Apprenticeship job finder — Search registered apprenticeship opportunities.
CareerOneStop — Explore occupations, training and job-search tools.
Geographic search aliases: Maine, ME, State of Maine.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers to common questions about living, visiting, working, and doing business locally.
Lewiston, Androscoggin County. Art exhibitions and a teaching collection with Marsden Hartley connections. Consult the exhibition calendar and campus visitor information before travelling.
Presque Isle, Aroostook County. Echo Lake, Quaggy Jo Mountain and Maine’s first state park. Check park notices, including drinking-water availability, before setting out.
Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County. A lighthouse, coastal park, historic batteries and other shoreline landmarks. Check museum opening dates separately from park access information.
Weld, Franklin County. Mountain scenery and multiple recreation areas around Weld. Check the Webb Beach construction closure and other park notices before visiting.
Mount Desert Island, Hancock County. Historic carriage roads, stone bridges and motor-free recreation. Check National Park Service route information, closures and permitted uses.
Waterville, Kennebec County. Art exhibitions with free admission and both campus and downtown venues. Confirm the venue for your chosen exhibition before following directions.
Rockland, Knox County. American art collections and changing exhibitions in Rockland. Consult current exhibitions, admission and opening information before visiting.
Boothbay, Lincoln County. Gardens, woodland walks and the Guardians of the Seeds sculptures. Check seasonal opening dates, ticket arrangements and current programs.
Newry area, Oxford County. Water-carved features, scenic stops and mountain hiking routes. Choose between short stops and strenuous routes using the official park information.
Bradley, Penobscot County. Forest-industry history, historic machinery and scheduled demonstrations. Check event dates for operating machinery and demonstrations.
Your Journey Continues
Celebrating the places we call home.
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Celebrating the places we call home.