Aroostook County, Northeasternmost county in Maine, United States.
Description
Aroostook County is an administrative division in the far northeast of Maine in the United States. The region extends across wide forests, agricultural lands, and many lakes and rivers.
History
The county was created in 1839 through the division of Penobscot and Washington counties. Its founding followed the resolution of a border dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Culture
The bilingual communities in the Saint John Valley blend French-Acadian traditions with North American ways of life. Many places carry French names, and residents maintain a distinctive cultural identity expressed through language and daily habits.
Practical
The administrative services are divided across three locations: Houlton, Caribou, and Fort Kent. The long distances between communities require careful planning when traveling through the area.
Did you know?
The county borders two Canadian provinces: New Brunswick and Quebec. Its area exceeds the combined size of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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Katahdin
96.1 km
Hundred-Mile Wilderness
133.4 km
Baxter State Park
84.8 kmKatahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
80.6 km
Houlton–Woodstock border crossing
67 km
Double Eagle II
18.4 km
Mount Kineo
154.2 km
Aroostook Valley Country Club
40.4 kmAllagash Wilderness Waterway
90.7 kmChesuncook Lake
110.1 km
Mars Hill
36.6 km
Fort Kent
72.9 km
Eagle Lake Tramway
92.6 km
Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
45.9 km
Hamlin Peak
94.5 km
Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge
80.6 km
New Brunswick Botanical Garden
90.3 km
North Brother
94 km
Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever Hangar
43.6 km
Loring Air Force Base Arch Hangar
43.9 kmAroostook State Park
19.6 km
Clair – Fort Kent Bridge
72.9 km
National Weather Service Caribou, Maine
31.9 km
Doubletop Mountain
99.4 km
Fort Fairfield - Andover Border Crossing
38.8 kmRainbow Lake
112 km
Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library
19.5 km
William Sewall House
70 km
Allagash
Amity
Ashland
Bancroft
Blaine
Bridgewater
Caribou
Cary Plantation
Castle Hill
Caswell
Central Aroostook, Maine
Chapman
Connor
Crystal
Cyr Plantation
Dyer Brook
Eagle Lake
Easton
Fort Fairfield
Fort Kent
Frenchville
Garfield Plantation
Glenwood Plantation
Grand Isle
Hamlin
Hammond
Haynesville
Hersey
Hodgdon
Houlton
Island Falls
Limestone
Linneus
Littleton
Ludlow
Macwahoc Plantation
Madawaska
Mapleton
Mars Hill
Masardis
Merrill
Monticello
Moro Plantation, Maine
Nashville Plantation, Maine
New Canada
New Limerick
New Sweden
Northwest Aroostook
Oakfield
Orient
Oxbow
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
Perham
Portage Lake
Presque Isle
Reed Plantation
St. Agatha
St. Francis
Saint John Plantation
Sherman
Smyrna
South Aroostook, Maine
Square Lake
Stockholm
Van Buren
Wade
Wallagrass
Washburn
Westfield
Westmanland
Weston
Winterville Plantation
Woodland
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