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 National Rivers: Maine River Law, on river conservation, river access, paddling, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, ...
Rivers cannot be closed or partially closed to appease adjacent landowners, or to appease people who want to dedicate the river to fishing only, or to make life easier for local law enforcement agencies.
But rivers that are navigable for title purposes are public land up to the ordinary high water mark, so that even when the river runs dry, people still have the right to walk along the bed of the river.
The National Rivers Website and the Rivers of Maine section are made possible by the generosity of the members of the National Organization for Rivers (NORS.) To start or extend your membership, go to NORS Memberships.
www.nationalrivers.org /states/me-law.htm   (1082 words)

  
 Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
Maine is both the northernmost state in New England and the largest, accounting for nearly half the region's entire land area.
Maine's Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in New England (Lake Champlain being partially in New York).
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Maine   (3412 words)

  
 Maine Granite Quarry List - Page 1
This quarry was "half a mile southeast of Freeport station, on the Maine Central Railroad, on the east side of a hillock 80 feet high, with northeast-southwest axis." The operator was Long and Saunders Quarry Co. of Quincy, Massachusetts.
This quarry was "in the town of Franklin, on the southeast side of Sullivan River." The operator was the W. Blaisdell and Co. of Franklin, Maine.
This quarry was "in the town of Sullivan, three-fourths mile from Sullivan River." the operator was the H. Havey and Co. of North Sullivan, Maine.
www.cagenweb.com /quarries/states/me-maine_granite_quarry_list.html   (4986 words)

  
 Maine: Map, History and Much More from Answers.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Maine's two great parks are Acadia National Park on and around Mt. Desert Island; and Baxter State Park, which includes the northern end of the Appalachian Trail at Mt. Katahdin in the N Maine wilderness.
The imminent admission of Missouri into the Union as a slave state hastened the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, and equality of power between North and South was preserved by admitting Maine as a free state in 1820, as part of the Missouri Compromise.
Maine is both the largest and the northernmost state in the New England region, bordered on the west by New Hampshire.
www.answers.com.cob-web.org:8888 /topic/maine   (5650 words)

  
 About Maine Rivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Maine Rivers is a network of people who care about rivers systems in Maine.
Maine Rivers is an information-sharing and action network designed to better enable watershed groups and citizens to develop and implement effective and innovative solutions.
Maine Rivers is working with regulatory agencies to develop this policy.
mainerivers.org /about_maine_rivers.htm   (320 words)

  
 CNN.com - Nature - Atlantic salmon on U.S. endangered species list - November 14, 2000
Listing the wild Atlantic salmon "severely regulates the irrigation use of the rivers" where the fish spawn, reducing the amount of water available for the blueberry growers, explained John Ripley, a spokesman for King.
The two federal agencies say the listing covers the wild population found in seven of Maine's rivers and a brook.
A number of the Maine's aquaculture farms use the rivers for their salmon hatcheries and federal officials are trying to prevent the farm-raised salmon from mixing with the wild population.
archives.cnn.com /2000/NATURE/11/14/wildsalmon.reut/index.html   (628 words)

  
 Saint John River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The river was an important trade route for the French, English and First Nations traders throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.
The tremendous flow rate of the river and its tributaries during the spring freshet aided the development of the timber industry in western New Brunswick as the river became a conduit for log drives to saw and pulp mills in the south.
The Saint John River has been of tremendous importance to the development of western New Brunswick because it served as a transportation artery, particularly prior to the era of rail transport when paddle wheelers plied its waterways.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Saint_John_River   (1117 words)

  
 Lakes Region of Maine, USA
In The Length and Breadth of Maine, Stanley B. Attwood lists fourteen "drainage districts" for the state, consisting of "ten principal streams and four coastal basins".
Between the Androscoggin and Saco Rivers, two are listed: the Royal and Presumpscot Rivers.
This latter difference implies that it was the Presumpscot, not the Royal, which made another top-ten list of Maine rivers: "The description of the Countrey of Mawooshen, discovered by the English in the yeere 1602.
www.lakesregionofmaine.gen.me.us /sebago_anthro/1_mawooshen.html   (537 words)

  
 Rivers of Life: Resources - List of Links
Using the river as a classroom to focus on aquatic biology.
MRRC members are scientists, river managers, teachers, students, and individuals from private business and the general public who want to encourage both pure and applied research on the water and land resources of the Mississippi River and its watershed.
Mississippi River Parkway Commission The Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) is a multi-state organization which works collectively to preserve, promote, and enhance the scenic, historic, and recreational resources of the Mississippi River, to foster economic growth in the corridor, and to develop the national, scenic and historic parkway known as the Great River Road.
cgee.hamline.edu /rivers/Resources/web/Links.html   (3349 words)

  
 LIST OF RIVERS IN THE UNITED STATES : Encyclopedia Entry
Rivers in the United States is a list of rivers in the United States.
For a list of rivers in U.S. territories, please see List of rivers in U.S. insular areas.
Listings of rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/List_of_rivers_in_the_United_States   (109 words)

  
 Fly Fishing In Maine
The rivers and streams listed below, by county, are all flowing waters that were found to have at least one section with an extended season (i.e.
That portion of the Pleasant River from the Route 302 bridge downstream to the River Road bridge: April 1 - October 31: Artificial lures only; all fish caught must be released alive at once.
From the northbound lane bridge of the Maine Turnpike to the upstream side of the Rt.
www.flyfishinginmaine.com /library/extended_waters.php   (1792 words)

  
 Maine Rivers Announces Best and Worst River Stories of 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
On the Sunday River, citizen sleuthing to find trouble spots has meant that hundreds of tons of eroded soil will no longer end up smothering the river.
This groundbreaking effort, led by river advocates and the Penobscot Nation, working with progressive leadership at PPL Corporation as well as state government and the Interior Department, promises to bring free flows and fish — the essence of river life — back to significant portions of the Penobscot.”
Doug has been agitating for years to get this annual killing stopped; John Perry spent days this fall watching for signs of the kill and convinced the dam owners, once it began, to shut off their turbines after twenty four hours of a kill.
magic-city-news.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/2/779/printer   (514 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - U.S. - Maine
Maine Census or enumeration of the inhabitants on the 1 Mar 1837, excepting foreigners not naturalized, who have not had their residence in any city, town or plantation in this state (Maine), four years previous to enumeration and also excepting Indians not taxed.
Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
An association of historical societies and museums along the Maine and New Hampshire border, whose purpose is to share common goals and interests in historical research and to encourage the public to enjoy and appreciate New England heritage.
www.cyndislist.com /me.htm   (3831 words)

  
 Top20Maine.com - Your Top20 Guide to Maine!
Maine is the northernmost state in the New England region, bordered on the west by New Hampshire.
Maine is the easternmost state in the contiguous 48 states (the easternmost city is Eastport, Maine), although some Aleutian Islands in Alaska are in the eastern hemisphere and so it can be claimed that Alaska is the easternmost U.S. state.
Maine is also the largest state in New England.
top20maine.com   (2186 words)

  
 Maine Rivers (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Since Bill arrived in Maine as a dairy farmer in 1957, he has earned a reputation as an innovative, passionate and effective river advocate.
He has been a vigilant watchdog for Maine's rivers and the life they support: from the smallest headwater streams to the largest rivers, from the mountains to the sea, for the benefit of creatures ranging from invertebrates to Atlantic salmon to eels to bald eagles.
The Alewife Initative is proud to announce the release of a half hour documentary film about the Damariscotta Mills alewife run, replete with fabulous color footage of the fish; interviews with very salty old time area residents who worked processing and smoking alewives; archival photos; and a closing interview with famed naturalist John Hay.
www.mainerivers.org.cob-web.org:8888   (284 words)

  
 Rivers and Streams Page, Bureau of Land and Water Quality, Maine DEP
Maine's classification system establishes water quality goals for the state.
A stream team is a group of who people who have banded together to promote stewardship of their local stream.
The "303d" list identifies water quality limited waters within the state, causes and sources of nonattainment of standards, and a timetable for the development of TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads) or other management processes to address attainment.
www.state.me.us /dep/blwq/stream.htm   (212 words)

  
 Maine White Water Rafting – Maine Rafting with North Country Rivers
Maine White Water Rafting - Kennebec, Penobscot and Dead River Rafting in Maine with North Country Rivers.
North Country Rivers provides everything you'll need for your trip; self-bailing whitewater rafts, registered Maine Whitewater Guides, river transportation, meals, lodging, camping, and, "The Thrill of a Lifetime." Dam Controlled Rivers guarantee class 4 whitewater rafting every day throughout our season.
To make your Maine rafting vacation comfortable and convenient for you, we have the largest recreational complex in Maine.
www.northcountryrivers.com   (317 words)

  
 Lakes Region of Maine, USA (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ethnohistorians are in general agreement that it must be the Presumpscot River which is called the "Ashamahaga River" in an English list of Maine rivers titled The Description of the Countrey of Mawooshen.
This document dates from the first decade of the 1600s, and seems most likely to have resulted from debriefing five Indian men who were captured in 1605 from the Maine coast while peacefully parleying with Captain George Waymouth, and taken to England.
Ashamahaga River supposedly "runneth into the Land two dayes journey: and on the East side there is one Towne called Agnagebcoc, wherein are seventie houses, and two hundred and fortie men, with two Sagamos, the one called Maurmet, the other Casherokenit.
www.lakesregionofmaine.gen.me.us.cob-web.org:8888 /sebago_anthro/faq_nq/early.html   (721 words)

  
 Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also in this easternmost area is the Old Sow, the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.
It is called the Pine Tree State; 90% of its land is forest.
Maine's original capital was Portland until 1832, when it was moved to Augusta.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maine   (3422 words)

  
 Homeschool World: Homeschool Groups: Maine
Find out how to list your store, school, web site, or event here, where thousands of homeschoolers look for resources in their state!
PVHA 4-H, the youth education branch of the Cooperative Extension Office of the University of Maine, was organized in 1987 to provide a way for homeschoolers to get together for projects and activities, 4-H is open to 5-18 year olds, but PVHA 4-H includes younger children in all of its activities.
We are homeschoolers of Aroostook County, Maine with a branch in Houlton, and one in Presque Isle.
www.home-school.com /groups/ME.html   (367 words)

  
 Bike Tours List: Vermont Maine, Ireland, and Scotland
Focused on the small and elegant village of Woodstock and the beautiful villages and farmland of the White River Valley, this tour is a favorite.
The perfect combination of cycling in the beautiful Connecticut River Valley area, and visits to Norwich, Orford and Hanover.
Shoreham is famous for its tidy apple orchards and grand views of Lake Champlain, and the tour includes a visit to the handsome village of Middlebury.
www.bikevt.com /tours   (508 words)

  
 Androscoggin Lake Improvement Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
ALIC participated for one year in a series of meetings of the Gulf Island Pond Stakeholder's Group.
The purpose of this group was to work out the conditions of the needed reductions in licensed discharge of Phosphorus to the Androscoggin River.
The Response of Maine Lakes to the Summer of 1999 (pdf)
www.androscogginlake.org /links.html   (366 words)

  
 BCM: Maine Bicycle Trails and Tours List: Kennebec & Moose River Valley
It travels along rural roads in portions of three counties in north central Maine: Piscataquis, Somerset, and Penobscot.
To see the listings, click on the field name and scroll to the appropriate record number.
For explanations of the criteria used in trail listings, go to About The List.
www.bikemaine.org /trails/kennebec/4.htm   (184 words)

  
 Lakes Region of Maine, USA (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Although of similar length (25.5 and 24.25 miles, respectively) and fall (298' and 262'), the likenesses of Royal and Presumpscot basins end there, if drainage areas are compared: 97 square miles versus 615, respectively.
It has fascinated and frustrated countless researchers ever since, because there can be no absolute certainty about it, given only current knowledge.
Seven dayes journey to the South-west of Ashamahaga there is another River,...
www.lakesregionofmaine.gen.me.us.cob-web.org:8888 /sebago_anthro/1_mawooshen.html   (545 words)

  
 Dead River Rafting in Maine | RaftInfo.com
With more continuous whitewater than any other river in the East, whitewater rafting on the Dead River always provides unparralleled action.
The Minefield, Humpty Dumpty, Elephant Rock, and Popular Hill Falls are just a few of the rapids that have helped the Dead River earn a unique reputation among whitewater rafting fans.
To learn about other rivers offering whitewater rafting in Maine with a list of outfitters in the area, use the drop down menu to the right.
www.raftinfo.com /dead.htm   (143 words)

  
 Tom's of Maine - Rivers Awareness Program - Volunteer Today!
If your search returns a long list of opportunities, you can always go back and refine it by including a town name.
If your search doesn't return any records, you can also try our group locator to find a river group near you and contact them directly for possible volunteer opportunities.
Once they have been verified they will be added to our list of possibilities.
www.tomsofmaine.com /toms/community/rivers2006/volunteer/default.asp   (191 words)

  
 NPS Priority Watersheds List, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
In 1998, the Maine Land and Water Resources Council adopted a list of Nonpoint Source (NPS) Priority Watersheds.
The NPS Priority Watersheds List identifies those watersheds where State and Federal agencies will coordinate activities and seek to provide assistance to local groups for the purpose of developing or implementing watershed management plans.
The Maine Watershed Management Committee (MWMC), an affiliation of State and Federal agencies and non-government organizations with a statewide interest in watershed management, will be reviewing the list and making recommendations to the Land and Water Resources Council for revisions.
www.state.me.us /dep/blwq/docwatershed/nps_priority_list/index.htm   (212 words)

  
 Boating America -Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One of the largest inland lakes in Maine.
Accessible from Raymond Maine on U.S. 302 or Sebago Lake and East Sebago on Maine State Route 114.
Here are a list of some of the larger good fishing lakes accessible by Canoe or small boat.
www.boatingamerica.com /states/maine/maine.htm   (422 words)

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