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Item 148293

IAT annual general meeting, Maine Chapter, Shin Pond, 2006

IAT annual general meeting, Maine Chapter, Shin Pond, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2006 Location: Shin Pond Media: Digital image

Item 148307

North Atlantic Appalachian Domain map, 2007

North Atlantic Appalachian Domain map, 2007

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2007 Media: Ink on paper

Item 148305

Port aux Basques trail opening, Newfoundland, Canada, 2003

Port aux Basques trail opening, Newfoundland, Canada, 2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003 Media: Digital image

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North Atlantic Appalachian Domain map, 2007

Building the International Appalachian Trail

Wildlife biologist Richard Anderson first proposed the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) in 1993. The IAT is a long-distance hiking trail along the modern-day Appalachian, Caledonian, and Atlas Mountain ranges, geological descendants of the ancient Central Pangean Mountains. Today, the IAT stretches from the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine, through portions of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Europe, and into northern Africa.

Exhibit

Tavern sign, Raymond, ca. 1850

Selections from the Collections

Maine Historical Society staff come across unique and unforgettable items in our collections every day. While it's difficult to choose favorites from a dynamic collection, this exhibit features memorable highlights as selected by members of the MHS staff.

Exhibit

Pulp pile, St. Croix Paper Co., Woodland, ca. 1910

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.