Dead River TWP
West of Carrying Place Town Township, this landscape includes Flagstaff Lake, Little Bigelow Mountain, Myron H. Avery Peak, and West Peak.
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Little Diamond Island
Once known as Hog Island, Little Diamond is a Casco Bay community associated with the City of Portland.
Daicey Pond Campground Baxter Park
A campground and pond in township T3 R10 WELS, with a roughly one-mile trail around the water.
Dragonflies
Dragonflies and damselflies belong to the order Odonata and are often observed above streams, lakes, and gardens.
Dead River
One of Maine’s longest and most storied waterways, formed by northern and southern branches flowing through western townships.
Degree Days
An introduction to heating and cooling degree days and their use in describing Maine’s climate.
Mourning Doves
Ground-feeding birds familiar around yards and feeders, with a year-round presence near much of Maine’s coast.
Dogfish Landings
Historical fishery data documenting the changing weight, value, and price of commercial dogfish landings.
Dempsey, Deborah Doane
An account of the first woman to graduate from Maine Maritime Academy and her maritime education.
Dresden Bog
A wetland within the Erle R. Kelley Wildlife Management Area, extending through Dresden and adjoining land.
Dyer Brook
A rural Aroostook County community named for the stream that flows toward the Mattawamkeag River.
Durham
A community with historic religious buildings and Runaround Pond, a setting for paddling, water lilies, and birdlife.
Drew Plantation
A landscape shaped by the Mattawamkeag River system, wildlife habitat, Mud Pond, and outdoor recreation.
Dow, Neal
A Portland-born temperance advocate whose public life grew from Quaker principles and a successful business career.
Dover-Foxcroft
The Piscataquis County seat, formed by the union of Dover and Foxcroft and serving as a regional center.
Dixmont
A Penobscot County town crossed by Routes 9 and 202, with broad views around Peaked Mountain.
Dixfield
An Oxford County town where the Webb River meets the Androscoggin, incorporated in the early nineteenth century.
Dix, Dorothea
A Hampden-born reformer remembered for her work and for the Maine places connected with her family.
Dickey-Lincoln
The history and debate surrounding proposed hydropower development on northern Maine waterways.
Dexter
A Penobscot County community whose history includes woolen manufacturing and nineteenth-century settlement.
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