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For the Betterment of the Economic Development of the Central Maine Area.
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Maine . . . . . . .
. . . . is recognized as one of the most healthful states in the nation with summer temperatures averaging 67.3 degrees F. and winter temperature averaging 17.7 degrees F.
. . . . is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide, with a total area of 33,265 square miles or about as big as all the other five New England States combined.
. . . . consists of 16 counties with 22 cities, 434 towns, 33 plantations, and 421 unorganized townships.
. . . . claims America's first chartered town: York, 1641.
. . . . has one county (Aroostook) so big (6,453 square miles) that it actually covers an area greater than the combined size of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
. . . . has one mountain which is approximately one mile high - Mt Katahdin (5,267 ft. above sea level).
. . . . boasts of 6,000 lakes and ponds, 5,100 rivers and streams running approximately 32,000 miles, 17 million acres of forestland, 3,478 beautiful miles of coastline, and 2,000 to 3,000 islands.
. . . . has 71 lighthouses including Portland Head Light commissioned by George Washington.
. . . . has more than 50 ski areas, including nationally known Sugarloaf/USA, Saddleback, Squaw, Sunday River, Eaton Mountain, and others.
. . . . abounds in natural assets- 1,041,170 acres of state and natural parks, including the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Acadia National Park (second most visited national park in the U.S.), and Baxter state Park (location of Mt. Katahdin and the end of the Applachian Trail.)
. . . . had a travel and tourist income of $2.46 billion in 1994.
. . . . has an extensive transportation network: . . . . 33 commercial airports. . . . . 2 international jetports - Bangor and Portland. . . . . 10 scheduled airlines - Delta, Business Express, Allegheny, Continental Express, United, United Express, US Air, Colgan Air, Pine state Airline, and CommutAir. . . . . 33,389 miles of highways. . . . . 257 miles of interstate highways. . . . . 1,481 miles of railroad transportation. . . . . 4 interstate bus carriers - Greyhound, Vermont Transit, maine Line, and Concord Trailways. . . . . 2 primary cargo ports - Portland for petroleum and Searsport for dry goods. . . . . 2 secondary cargo ports - Eastport and Bucksport. . . . . year-round state ferry service to 6 offshore islands. . . . . international ports of entry - 15 by land, 2 by water (Bar Harbor and Portland) and 2 by air (Portland and Bangor). 
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