@CC-pu6yu
Resident of northern maine here, along the st john river. Aroostook county is larger than at least 5 US states, with a combined population that barely ads up to a small city. Its one of the last fronteirs of the US, and when you stumble across some of these parts off the beaten path, you know youre likely the first person to step there in a few hundred years. Ive come across ponds nobody knew existed, long forgotten cabins with no road in sight, trains in the middle of the woods. Its a beautiful place to leave everything behind
@geisaune793
The emptiness combined with the New England climate kind of helps you understand where Stephen King gets the setting for many of his books
@deepstatethrombosis
Commenting from Maine. It's such a strange state. I live in a busy little city, but I could drive about an hour in almost any direction but south and find myself in the middle of nowhere, where the dirt roads have names like "fire road № 783." But it's the best state. The people make it great, the beauty makes it home.
@ChristsRighteousness4ever
I lived in Bethel area before, over 30 years ago. Drove up to Jackman and the Canadian border. Very remote. Having lived in Washington, Alaska & Oregon since then, I often compared northern Maine to a little Alaska . Flew 170 miles in a small plane once in Alaska, saw only forest, islands, ocean, and a few boats, maybe some logging roads.... similar to driving up 201, and that's not even the furthest north part if Maine
@FuneFox
I live in northern Scotland and I found out the Scottish Highlands and Appalachians were once part of the same mountain range which is pretty interesting.
@russianbear0027
I knew a guy who lived in that area. He told me he was getting paid by the state to not farm potatoes.
@hydrogen3266
My grandfather shares a lake house with his friends up there. It’s totally off the grid, no electricity or running water, you have to use propane lamps and outhouses. The last 2 hours of driving up there is all on dirt roads, and you definitely need a truck if you’re going to get there. It’s beautiful, but I could never live there
@ScottOuellette-p1d
I live and own 1200ACRES of hardwood woodlot property in rural western Maine up by the Canadian border. I have a small farm that grows and produces over 100 different products from maple syrup to ribeye roasts and steaks. From honey to pork lions and chops. From apples to blueberries. From eggs to homemade sourdough bread. From mushrooms to chestnuts.
@boogerhaze93
As a Mainer for life, a tip for any tourists who think that's prime hiking material. There are basically only two seasons in Maine. Freeze to Death, and Consumed by Blackflies. You get about a month in between the two each year, if you're lucky. Or maybe I'm just trying to scare you off because if you grow up in Maine you develop a hatred for tourists. Who knows?
@BackWoodsAngling102
Totaled my truck last January in the most remote part of that area of the state. No cell service and over a hundred miles to the nearest town. Fun stuff
@dawsonhebert5601
YESS! I am from Caribou and the life in Northern Maine is different! Thank you for the recognition it’s vastly different from the coast
@grizzley6937
It gets even more staggering if you divide it a little further. Northwest Aroostook county, an area larger than the state of delaware, has a population of 12. Thats 0.0045 residents per square mile. Incredibly low for the east coast. Beautiful country.
@benphish
The portion of the state your talking about is know locally in Maine as "the townships". I spent some time up there doing research on college, it was the only time I've ever seen the night sky with absolutely no light pollution. It's an incredible place.
@EricLS
I grew up in Alaska, and this seems so natural to me. Driving in the eastern half of the US is extremely bewildering to me as Alaska is entirely wild, and human settlements are tiny little ribbons along a few roads, or entirely off-road villages hundreds of miles from the road system.
@dandicocco7782
Last year my GF and I went to Mt. Washington NH, and figured after we would drive up into Maine to see the stars with low light pollution, as Maine is best on this side of the Mississippi for that. We got to around Berlin, and it is true wilderness even in that part of the state. Virtually no cars or houses; just you and the trees and the sky for miles. The most incredible night view I’ve ever seen tho.
@JamesBondsLittleFinger
The DMV had a map with a red dot for every moose-car collision. The bottom third was completely covered. The top two-thirds was white. I asked the clerk and she said that there are no roads in that area.
@Runningtaco
I was driving up to Canada once and this was my first time this far north of the state. Those two hours or so on my way to the border in Calais were just so rural it really threw me off. Even more rural than the rural area I am from. About 20 or 30 minutes away from the border, I took a wrong turn and after realizing that I tried to turn around on the narrow road but my car got stuck. I tried to get it out myself then called my roadside assistance company for help but right after I hung up with them some guy in a pick up pulled over and helped to pull me out. He told me that once he saw my car stuck he immediately pulled over to help because apparently that road is known to be dangerous and he lost a buddy of his on that road and wanted to make sure that didn't happen to anyone else. Thank you for helping me random northern rural Maine guy and I am really sorry about what happened to your friend!
@rubiks6
The recent solar eclipse was truly magnificent up in northern Maine :)
@hugeweewoo7713
Place is gorgeous glad I live in Maine
@tbone6924