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Maine, state in northern New England in the United States. It is bounded by the Canadian provinces of Québec on the northwest and New Brunswick on the northeast. To the southwest lies New Hampshire, and to the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean. Maine entered the Union on March 15, 1820, when it was separated from Massachusetts to form the 23rd state. The name Maine probably originated as the word used by English explorers to refer to the mainland; it may also be derived from the province and region of Maine in northwestern France. Augusta is Maine's capital. Portland is the largest city.
P.S. One bit of trivia about names of places in Maine is that after being tormented by British raid of the seacoast in the Revolution, there was a revulsion against English place names, and such names as Lisbon Falls, China, etc. became common. I remember being amused by a TV program when the host thought it was fraudulent for Poland Springs water to be so named.
"Maine," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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March 15, 1820
Yes, that would be the Missouri Compromise. I just got the time frame wrong because I simply related the two compromises as direct predecessors of the Civil War. This is from Atomica:
Missouri Compromise, 1820–21, measures passed by the U.S. Congress to end the first crisis concerning the extension of slavery. Maine was admitted as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, and slavery was prohibited from the Louisiana Purchase north of 36[deg]30′. This proviso held until 1854, when the Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise.
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Well do I know the fudgies of Northern Michigan. The name derives from the tourist propensity to purchase large blocks of flavored sugar and fat. Not only did we have the beach variety, but also the National Cherry Festival fudgies and leaf-peepers as well. They are all just fudgies to us. A saying we have in Traverse City among those dependent on the service industry for their paychecks is "The bay is half the pay." Only problem is they are always run ragged during the season and starved in the winter. When do they get to enjoy the bay? Or buy over-priced fudge, for that matter? Tourists are not necessarily all fudgies, only tourists that put locals in danger with their bad driving skills or those that treat the locals like slaves, at best. I have met many fine tourists that do not qualify for fudgiehood.
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Last year, NYC became the #1 US destination for international tourists, but remains #3 (maybe 2, but i am pretty sure its 3) for US visitors. We just call all of them out of towners-- they go around looking for "Avenue of the Americas" and other mythical places. They are useful because they pay retail-- but if they all disappeared, it would just be a 2 or 3% drop in NY income.. So they cause congestion, and pedestrian traffic jams (yes, you can get a pedestrian traffic jam) and they don't even really add much to the economy! Sometime they are fun..
and to be honest, i have traveled a bit-- and haven't found a US city to compare-- but when i was in Seattle, and Victoria BC, i gawked at the trees, the same way tourist here gawk at the buildings. they have some really big trees in Pacific Northwest! (don't know what native called tree qawkers like me)
(AnnaS-- you mentioned you were a NYC tour guide-- what site do you think the best in NY? I think Empire state building, 42nd Street library, and Brooklyn Bridge the three best places (last two are free!)
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Allo of troy. Can I ask you where you got your 2% to 3% drop in income stat? If NYC is the really the #1 international and #3 U.S. travel destination, those figures seem to be much too small. I can`t imagine anybody going to NYC and not spending ANY money. Do those figures take into account the hotel rentals, taxi rides et al?
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you mentioned you were a NYC tour guide-- what site do you think the best in NY? I think Empire state building, 42nd Street library, and Brooklyn Bridge the three best places (last two are free!)
Yep, I agree, though one must always point out the Statue of Liberty. When I did the Harlem tour I'd add the lovely memorial to Duke "Take the A-Train" Ellington to the itinerary.
Now, for extra points, what are the names of the library lions there at 42nd Street?
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The lions names-- I always forget them -- Fortitude and Perserverance? they where carved by italian stone cutters, who were recruited to do stone work at some other robber baron house.. (some of the stone cutters great great grand children still live in NYC-- they were neighbors.)
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My friend CK's word: punters. Which he now is. 
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My mother reminded me of another Michigan naming oddity. Michigan, being a 2-piece state, has (unofficial) names for those that live in the Upper Peninsula and those that live in the Lower Peninsula. The Yoopers (or Da Yoopers) live in the Upper Peninsula and the Trolls live under the bridge.
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