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d waterways 122 his book the maine woods was published in 1864 recounting his journeys in maine 123 in 1849 elizabeth oakes smith climbed katahdin and wrote about her experience 124 as early as 1878 theodore roosevelt visited maine roosevelt explored what is now designated the katahdin woods and waters national monument with legendary maine guide william wingate sewall and stayed at the william sewall house 125 american businessman william henry vanderbilt first vacationed with his family in bar harbor in the early 1880s 126 in 1910 businessman john d rockefeller jr purchased a summer home in seal harbor and later spent 3 5 million developing the carriage roads of what is now acadia national park 127 in 1997 tv personality and businesswomen martha stewart purchased skylands in seal harbor featuring the estate regularly in national media outlets 128 the state is a popular destination for hiking snowmobiling skiing boating camping fishing and hunting among other activities agriculture wild low bush blueberries are only produced commercially in maine 129 agriculture plays a significant role in maine s economy in 2020 maine s 7 600 farms produced 2 1 billion in direct sales maine is home to the maine organic farmers and gardeners association and had 535 certified organic farms in 2019 that generated 60 million in direct sales 130 vegetable farming was the most valuable farming sector in maine with 231 900 000 in sales in 2020 in 2020 dairy farming had 154 500 000 in direct sales greenhouse and nursery production had 72 300 000 in direct sales and fruit farming had 63 900 000 in direct sales maine s grain industry is undergoing a revival in 2020 maine farms had 26 300 000 in direct sales of grains and oilseeds and the processing of grains and oilseeds generated an additional 89 800 000 in direct sales 131 maine is a significant u s producer of maple syrup generating 56 million in 2025 maine has approximately 500 licensed maple syrup producers who produced 549 000 gallons of maple syrup from almost 1 8 million taps in 2025 132 maine s agricultural outputs include mixed vegetables potatoes wild blueberries apples grains maple syrup maple sugar poultry eggs dairy products and seaweed aroostook county is known for its potato crops potatoes make the state 166 672 000 a year 133 maine is the top u s producer of low bush blueberries preliminary data from the usda for 2012 also indicate maine was the largest blueberry producer of the major blueberry producing states with a total production of 91 100 000 lbs this data includes both low wild and high bush cultivated blueberries 134 in 2017 the production of maine s seaweed industry was estimated at 20 million per year in 2022 maine seaweed farmers harvested over 1 million pounds of seaweed which was predicted to rise to 4 1 million pounds by 2025 sixty percent of american seaweed comes from maine 135 commercial fishing lobstering in portland commercial fishing once a mainstay of the state s economy maintains a presence particularly lobstering and groundfishing in 2025 maine s commercial harvesters earned 619 million 136 while lobster is the main seafood focus for maine the harvest of oysters are on the rise in 2015 14 of the northeast s total oyster supply came from maine the shrimp industry of maine is on a government mandated hold with an ever decreasing northern shrimp population maine fishermen are no longer allowed to catch and sell shrimp the hold began in 2014 but a pilot program allowing limited shrimp fishing began in 2025 137 138 christmas tree farms since the early 20th century maine has been among the top producers of christmas trees and christmas wreaths annually its 370 christmas tree farms produce roughly 100 000 trees each year 139 the christmas tree industry in maine generates an estimated 19 million in direct economic impact annually and supports 800 jobs 140 on average it takes maine farmers seven to eight years to grow a christmas tree to a sellable size 141 many of maine s christmas tree farms are small family run operations that offer choose your own trees or sell trees at roadside stands 142 ninety percent of christmas trees grown in maine are balsam firs the only fir tree native to maine 143 as early as 1860 maine christmas tree farmers thomas w jackson jr and his son herbert a jackson of portland were selling christmas trees in new york city the trees ranged in height from four feet to 25 feet tall 144 shipbuilding bath iron works naval shipbuilding maine has a long standing tradition of being home to many shipbuilding companies such as bath iron works and the portsmouth naval shipyard in the 18th and 19th centuries maine was home to many shipyards that produced wooden sailing ships the main function of these ships was to transport either cargos or passengers overseas one of these yards was located in pennellville historic district in what is now brunswick maine this yard owned by the pennell family was typical of the many family owned shipbuilding companies of the time period other such examples of shipbuilding families were the skolfields and the morses during the 18th and 19th centuries wooden shipbuilding of this sort made up a sizable portion of the economy creative economy the arts maine has developed a burgeoning creative economy most notably centered in the greater portland vicinity 15 in 2022 portland s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated 86 million in economic activity according to a survey by americans for the arts 145 the foundation of maine s creative economy is its long tradition of fine arts it also includes craftsmen historic sites museums and cultural attractions 146 taxation further information state tax levels in the united states maine has an income tax structure containing two brackets 6 5 and 7 95 percent of personal income 147 before july 2013 maine had four brackets 2 4 5 7 and 8 5 percent 148 maine s general sales tax rate is 5 5 percent the state also levies charges of nine percent on lodging and prepared food and ten percent on short term auto rentals 149 commercial sellers of blueberries a maine staple must keep records of their transactions and pay the state 1 5 cents per pound 1 50 per 100 pounds of the fruit sold each season all real and tangible personal property located in the state of maine is taxable unless specifically exempted by statute the administration of property taxes is handled by the local assessor in incorporated cities and towns while property taxes in the unorganized territories are handled by the state tax assessor transportation see also public transportation in maine airports portland international jetport maine receives passenger jet service at its two largest airports the portland international jetport in portland and the bangor international airport in bangor both are served daily by many major airlines to destinations such as new york atlanta and orlando essential air service also subsidizes service to a number of smaller airports in maine bringing small turboprop aircraft to regional airports such as the augusta state airport hancock county bar harbor airport knox county regional airport and the presque isle international airport these airports are served by regional providers such as cape air with cessna 402s and commutair with embraer erj 145 aircraft many smaller airports are scattered throughout maine serving only general aviation traffic the eastport municipal airport for example is a city owned public use airport with 1 200 general aviation aircraft operations each year from single engine and ultralight aircraft 150 highways the penobscot narrows bridge carrying u s route 1 and maine state route 3 over the penobscot river interstate 95 i 95 travels through maine as well as its easterly branch i 295 and spurs i 195 i 395 and the unsigned i 495 the falmouth spur in addition u s route 1 us 1 starts in fort kent and travels to florida the eastern terminus of the eastern section of us 2 starts in houlton near the new brunswick canada border to rouses point new york at us 11 us 2a connects old town and orono primarily serving the university of maine campus us 201 and us 202 flow through the state us 2 maine state route 6 sr 6 and sr 9 are often used by truckers and other motorists of the maritime provinces en route to other destinations in the united states or as a short cut to central canada rail map of electric railway lines in maine c 1907 see also list of maine railroads passenger a southbound downeaster passenger train at ocean park maine as viewed from the cab of a northbound train the downeaster passenger train operated by amtrak provides passenger service between brunswick and boston s north station with stops in freeport portland old orchard beach saco and wells the downeaster makes five daily trips 151 freight freight service throughout the state is provided by a handful of carriers csx which purchased pan am railways formerly known as guilford rail system operates the former boston and maine and maine central railroads additional service is provided by the st lawrence and atlantic railroad maine eastern railroad central maine and quebec railway and new brunswick southern railway shipping cargo the international marine terminal in portland provides shipping container transport in 2021 an estimated 36 700 shipping containers moved through the terminal in 2017 a total of 17 515 shipping containers were transported the icelandic shipping company eimskip opened its united states headquarters in portland in 2013 its ships stop in portland once a week in a route that includes atlantic canada and iceland with connections to northern europe and asia 152 in 2015 the terminal moved 10 500 containers the maine port authority in 2016 began a 15 5 million expansion and improvement of the terminal the maine port authority leased the international marine terminal from the city of portland in 2009 153 law and government see also list of governors of maine list of united states representatives from maine list of united states senators from maine and electoral reform in maine the maine constitution structures maine s state government composed of three co equal branches the executive legislative and judicial branches the state of maine also has three constitutional officers the secretary of state the state treasurer and the state attorney general and one statutory officer the state auditor the legislative branch is the maine legislature a bicameral body composed of the maine house of representatives with 151 members and the maine senate with 35 members the legislature is charged with introducing and passing laws the executive branch is headed by the governor of maine currently janet mills the governor is elected every four years no individual may serve more than two consecutive terms in this office the current attorney general of maine is aaron frey as with other state legislatures the maine legislature can by a two thirds majority vote from both the house and senate override a gubernatorial veto maine is one of seven states that do not have a lieutenant governor maine gov logo the highest court in the state s judicial branch is the maine supreme judicial court the lower courts are the district court superior court and probate court all judges except for probate judges serve full time are nominated by the governor and confirmed by the legislature for terms of seven years probate judges serve part time and are elected by the voters of each county for four year terms in a 2020 study maine was ranked as the 14th easiest state for citizens to vote in 154 in 2012 maine became one of the first u s states to establish marriage rights for same sex couples 155 politics main article politics of maine maine politics are dynamic in nature with parties loosely hung together governors often winning by pluralities rather than majorities and significant turnover both in members and parties in legislative districts in his 2010 article maine s paradoxical politics kenneth palmer suggests that maine s political leaders find themselves as centrists primarily because they want to find practical solutions to difficult problems 156 the results of the elections are often varied maine is currently considered to be moderately blue and a secondary battleground state with unusually high support for independent candidates the republican party has won maine in 11 out of the past 20 presidential elections and the governorship has been won by democrats and independents three times each and republicans four times since 1974 157 maine uses ranked choice voting in primary elections for state and federal offices as well as in general elections for federal offices ranked choice voting was adopted by voters in a 2016 referendum 158 counties see also list of counties in maine maine is divided into political jurisdictions designated as counties since 1860 there have been 16 counties in the state ranging in size from 370 to 6 829 square miles 958 to 17 700 km 2 maine counties county name county seat year founded population 2020 census percent of total area sq mi percent of total androscoggin auburn 1854 111 139 8 16 497 1 44 aroostook houlton 1839 67 105 4 93 6 829 19 76 cumberland portland 1760 303 069 22 25 1 217 3 52 franklin farmington 1838 29 456 2 16 1 744 5 05 hancock ellsworth 1789 55 478 4 07 1 522 4 40 kennebec augusta 1799 123 642 9 08 951 2 75 knox rockland 1860 40 607 2 98 1 142 3 30 lincoln wiscasset 1760 35 237 2 59 700 2 03 oxford paris 1805 57 777 4 24 2 175 6 29 penobscot bangor 1816 152 199 11 17 3 556 10 29 piscataquis dover foxcroft 1838 16 800 1 23 4 377 12 67 sagadahoc bath 1854 36 699 2 69 370 1 07 somerset skowhegan 1809 50 477 3 71 4 095 11 85 waldo belfast 1827 39 607 2 91 853 2 47 washington machias 1790 31 095 2 28 3 255 9 42 york alfred 1636 211 972 15 56 1 271 3 68 total counties 16 total 2020 population 1 362 359 total state area 34 554 square miles 89 494 km 2 law enforcement this section is an excerpt from maine state police edit the maine state police msp is the state police agency for maine which has jurisdiction across the state and was created in 1921 159 municipalities organized municipalities main article list of municipalities in maine an organized municipality has a form of elected local government which administers and provides local services keeps records collects licensing fees and can pass locally binding ordinances among other responsibilities of self government the governmental format of most organized towns and plantations is the town meeting while the format of most cities is the council manager form as of 2022 update the organized municipalities of maine consist of 23 cities 430 towns and 30 plantations collectively these 483 organized municipalities cover less than half of the state s territory maine also has three contradictory reservations indian island indian township reservation and pleasant point indian reservation 160 the largest municipality in maine by population is the city o...