What To Do In Maine’s 5 Geographic Extremes — And Where To Eat And Drink Afterward

Mainers definitely have one up on residents of states like Colorado, Wyoming or Kansas. Their states are so square, while ours is among the most irregularly shaped in the country — the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration says our twisty, craggy coastline is technically longer than California’s. Our river- and ocean-defined borders mean we also have four points that are easily defined as the geographic extremes — the most north, south, east and west — as well as the geographic middle.