Maine\u27s 17 million acres of woods make it the most heavily forested state in Ame

Maine\u27s 17 million acres of woods make it the most heavily forested state in America. As farms were abandoned, the state has grown to be 90 percent forested, far more than it was a century ago. Mechanical harvesting, clear-cutting, and interstate and international ownership have changed the North Woods industry, which, unlike that of western states, is privately owned. Details

Three articles on being young in Maine. Teenagers profiled are hitchhikers in Y

Three articles on being young in Maine. Teenagers profiled are hitchhikers in York County; a construction company owner in the North Woods; and a gadget-obsessed capitalist. With quotes by President Theodore Roosevelt on the same topic