Five Fun Facts About The State Of Maine

Taken from VisitMaine.net, I gathered up the facts I found most interesting about Maine.

1. The first naval battle of the Revolutionary War was fought in Machias in 1775.

2. The first ship built by English colonists in Americas was launched on the Kennebec River in 1607.

3. 90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine.

4. Approximately 40 millions pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.

5. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.

And lastly, for the official insect of 'The Way Life Should Be' is none other than the honeybee itself.