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“Autumn in New England” Chapter 8 – Downeast & Acadia

  Lubec, ME to Ellsworth, ME (US 1)   “Downeast” is the label applied to the coastal area of northeastern Maine because sailing ships leaving Boston and points south heading east had to sail down wind and east. Downeast is combined with “Acadia” because this area of Maine was part of the early French colony […]