Nesowadnehunk Campground Baxter State Park
A remote roadside campground offering access to Ledge Falls, Russell Pond routes, and day hikes toward Doubletop Mountain.
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North Maine Woods
Explore the broad forest region and the managed access area spanning mostly private land in Maine’s northern interior.
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Nesourdnahunk Township
Located wholly within Baxter State Park, this township contains mountain terrain, Trout Brook, Dwelley Pond, and backcountry routes.
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Northern Shrike
A relatively shy bird often seen perched high while watching for prey in open woodland and wetland habitats.
Read entry →Nelson, John E.
John Edward Nelson (1874–1955) was educated in Maine and Rhode Island before entering law and serving as a U.S. Representative.
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Northeast Carry
A township on Moosehead Lake connected historically with a portage corridor to the West Branch of the Penobscot River.
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Railroads, Narrow Gauge
Maine developed a distinctive railroad system using tracks only two feet apart beginning in the late nineteenth century.
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Norway
Norway and adjoining South Paris form a regional center in southern Oxford County, with lakes contributing to local recreation.
Read entry →Nye, Edgar Wilson
Born in Shirley, Edgar Wilson Nye became an American humorist, satirist, lecturer, and newspaper founder.
Read entry →Nourse, Amos
Amos Nourse (1794–1877) served Maine in several public roles and represented the state in the United States Senate.
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Northport
A Penobscot Bay community with a long coastline, historic Bayside cottages, inland ponds, forest, wetland, and field habitats.
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Northfield
This rural community includes lakes, old blueberry fields, and the winding upper reaches of the Machias River.
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Northeast Harbor
A Hancock County community within Mount Desert, positioned beside the entrance to Somes Sound and near Acadia landscapes.
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North Yarmouth
A Cumberland County community connected to the wider Yarmouth, Brunswick, and Portland areas and to early colonial conflict.
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North Berwick
The Great Works River, historic mill buildings, and numerous historic places reflect the town’s long industrial and civic story.
Read entry →Nordica, Lillian
Lillian Bayard Norton (1857–1914), born in Farmington, became an internationally prominent American opera singer.
Read entry →Norcross, Leonard
Leonard Norcross (1798–1864) was a Readfield-born millwright, mechanic, and inventor associated with several patented machines.
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Nobleboro
A rural Lincoln County community shaped by lakes, rivers, seacoast, historic shipbuilding, and protected shellfish waters.
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Newspapers
Maine’s early press changed frequently as publishers formed partnerships, launched papers, moved, and created new publications.
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Newry
Newry links the Sunday River area with covered-bridge history, skiing, waterfalls, canoe routes, and nearby mountain trails.
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