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Maine
Maine is
located in the
Northeast
State Capital
Augusta
The Pine Tree State
State Nickname
Maine became a state on March 15, 1820.
Maine was:
• the 23rd state added to the United
States.
• produces 98% of the nation’s lowbush blueberries as well as apples,
potatoes, dairy, vegetables, poultry
and eggs.
Abbreviation: ME
State Flag
What the symbols mean…
•The North Star and motto ~
"Dirigo" (I Lead, or I Direct)
•The sailor ~ the sea
•The pine tree and moose ~
the natural beauty of the
state
•The farmer ~ the state’s
agriculture
Official State Flower
The White Pine Cone and Tassel
•The white pine (also the state tree of Maine) is considered the
largest conifer in the northeastern United States.
•The white pine cone and tassel are not considered true flowers
even though they are the state flower.
State Song
State of Maine Song
Written and Composed by Roger
Vinton Snow
Grand State of Maine, proudly we sing
To tell your glories to the land
To shout your praises till the echoes ring
Should fate unkind send us to roam
The scent of the fragrant pines,
The tang of the salty sea will call us home.
Oh, Pine Tree State
Your woods, fields and hills
Your lakes, streams and rockbound coast
Will ever fill our hearts with thrills
And tho' we seek far and wide
Our search will be in vain
To find a fairer spot on earth
Than Maine! Maine! Maine!
Click to hear the
State of Maine
Song
on YouTube
State Bird
The Black Capped Chickadee
Click to hear the various
songs of the Blackcapped chickadee on the
internet
•Became the official state bird on 1927
•The black-capped chickadee is
omnivorous, eating both plants and
animals ~ caterpillars, spiders, other
insects, seeds and berries).
•The call of the chickadee is one of the
most complex in the animal kingdom.
State Animal
The Moose
•The moose is the world’s largest species in the deer family.
•They eat willow, birch and aspen twigs, grasses, leaves, buds and
aquatic plants.
•A moose defends itself with its sharp hooves, kicking out in all
directions.
State Berry
The Wild Blueberry
•Found mostly on hilly and rocky
terrain.
•They are picked from late July to
early September.
•They are picked mostly by hand
using a hand rake.