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	Madawaska, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Madawaska is opposite Edmundston in Madawaska County in New Brunswick, Canada.
		Madawaska was at the center of the bloodless Aroostook War.
		Madawaska is the northernmost town in New England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Madawaska_(town),_Maine (482 words)

	Welcome to Madawaska
		The name "Madawaska" was actually derived from the Iroquois Indian word, which literally translated means "Land of the Porcupine".
		Today, Madawaska is a vibrant community of just under 5,000 people, most of whom are of Acadian descent and speak fluent French.
		A small community, with a population of around eight hundred, St. Agatha primarily serves as a bedroom community to the labor force, is an outdoor recreational paradise for enthusiasts, and is well known for it's potato farming industry.
	www.townofmadawaska.com /cc.html (799 words)

	French Language - Acadian Culture in Maine
		Maine is one of the few states where people reported in the 1990 U.S. census that they spoke French at home (U.S. Census 1991b).
		The western boundary of the Maine Acadian French speech community is near the eastern border of Allagash Plantation, Maine.
		Massignon concluded that the French of the Upper St. John Valley (Maine and New Brunswick) was a mixed, relatively Canadianized speech in comparison to that of surrounding Acadian settlement areas.
	acim.umfk.maine.edu /language.html (1320 words)

	Madawaska News
		WAGM TV The temperature in Portland, Maine, reached 62 degrees on Thursday, which was a record high for the last day of November, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
		WAGM TV The body of a man found hanging from a tree Wednesday morning was identified as that of a missing Aroostook County truck driver whose empty tractor-trailer was found in the area earlier this month.
		Maine State Police spokesman Stephen McCausland says the body of a man was found hanging from a tree in Pittsfield Wednesday morning has been identified as that of 42-year-old Clark MacDonald of Oakfield.
	www.topix.net /city/madawaska-me (645 words)

	Madawaska Maine Resource Guide, City or community of Madawaska, Maine Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, ...
		The population of Madawaska is approximately 3,653 (1990).
		The distance from Madawaska to Washington DC is 740 miles.
		Madawaska is positioned 47.34 degrees north of the equator and 68.33 degrees west of the prime meridian.
	www.usacitiesonline.com /mecountymadawaska.htm (203 words)

	Madawaska
		Agriculture remains a significant portion of the economy of the St. John Valley in general and Madawaska in particular.
		In 1817 several U.S. citizens settled near the confluence of the Meruimticook River (Baker Brook) and the St. John River, and one of this group was granted 100 acres of land in 1825.
		It was incorporated on March 15, 1831 as a huge town covering millions of acres of Maine and Canadian territory with the intent of asserting the State's rights to the region.
	people.maine.com /publius/almanac/encycweb/htm/madawask.htm (283 words)

	Snowmobile Maine
		For tens of thousands of snowmobilers who ride in Maine each winter, the comfortable lodging, variety of good restaurants and welcoming ways of Maine people are appreciated - but the true draw is the trails.
		Note: It is against the law to operate an ATV on snowmobile trails funded through the state Snowmobile Trail Grant Program at any time of the year without the permission of the landowner.
		Maine ATV trail maps are available from the ATV Trail Grant Program of the Maine Department of Conservation.
	www.mesnow.com (275 words)

	Madawaska Elementary School and Gateway Elementary School, L'Acadien du Haut St. Jean
		This project is a consortium of two school districts, Madawaska and MSAD #24 (Van Buren, Hamlin and Cyr Plantation) of the St. John Valley, which borders French New Brunswick, Canada.
		This represents one-third of the student population of Madawaska and one-half of the student population of Van Buren.
		The class in northern Maine was composed of English-speaking students from a Francophone background.
	www.alliance.brown.edu /pubs/pos/madawaska.html (1952 words)

	1820 US Census of Madawaska
		Madawaska on both sides of the river continued to be included in US censuses until 1842, when the border issue was finally settled.
		It seems almost certain that the returns for the places enumerated by Bradbury are missing from the microfilm copy because they were taken from the census archives for use in documentation presented by the United States in 1829 to the King of the Netherlands in his 1831 arbitration over the border dispute.
		Indeed, an abstract of the 1820 US Census of Matawascah Parish (Madawaska) (along with Houlton Plantation and New Limerick Plantation), was included in the documentation submitted in that year by the United States in the arbitration.
	www.upperstjohn.com /1820/index.htm (1790 words)

	Maine Office of Tourism - Madawaska
		“Madawaska” was derived from an Iroquois word, which literally means “Land of the Porcupine.” French Acadians settled here in 1785 after being forced to flee Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island because they would not pledge allegiance to the British Crown.
		The adjacent Tante Blanche Museum, named for a Madawaska woman whose legendary acts of kindness helped the community survive a 1797 famine, preserves the history and heritage of the settlers.
		The majority of Madawaska’s residents are of Acadian descent, and French is still spoken here—with a little Quebecois and English thrown into the mix.
	www.visitmaine.com /region/town_madawaska.php (204 words)

	Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky - Attorneys At Law Bangor, Maine
		Terence was born in Edmundston, N.B. Canada and was raised in Madawaska, Maine.
		He is admitted to practice before the State Courts of Maine, the United States District Court for the District of Maine, the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Penobscot Tribal Court.
		He is a member of the Maine Bar Association, the Maine Trial Lawyers Associates, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
	www.vbk.com /attorneys.asp?id=2 (264 words)

	Maine
		Comments: At Madawaska Elementary, a school located in the tip of northern Maine,second, third, and fourth graders decorated about one hundred and twenty bags in order to celebrate and honor Earth Day.
		Madawaska Elementary also has an excellent French Emersion program; therefore, many of the students decorated their bags in French.
		The Princeton Elementary School is in Princeton, Maine, a rural community of 900 located a short distance from New Brunswick border as well as the St.
	www.earthdaybags.org /states/ME.html (784 words)

	Madawaska, Maine - Madawaska.biz
		Ski in Northern Maine - Conditions are terrific for downhill and cross-country skiing.
		Olympians and world-class biathletes compete in Northern Maine.
		Investors may like the low property tax rates in Northern Maine compared to heated markets.
	www.madawaska.biz (252 words)

	Maine Folklife Center
		Xavier Dufour of Madawaska conducted in French, circa 1971-72.
		Plantediscusses Catholic churches in the Ashland area; missions in Ashland, Sheridan, and Portage; the first parish attempt in 1889 and second attempt in 1900; the parish founded in Sheridan in 1902; the church at Frenchville; difficulties in the 1930s; and developments in the community between the 1960s and 1970s.
		Chasse reads articles from the Madawaska Historical Society, and discusses the USS Madawaska, fiddleheads, holiday customs, carding wool, Albert Bakery, recreation, the St. Agatha Parish, the First Church bell, the International Bridge, and the Malaceet Legend of Melobiannah.
	www.umaine.edu /folklife/mf004.htm (5305 words)

	Northern Maine Real Estate
		Located just a few minutes drive, East of Madawaska, this recently built ranch house has approximately 24 acres of land with substancial road and river frontage.
		Main floor has three bedrooms, a full bath, living room and kitchen.
		The main floor is over 1600 square feet, plus two bedrooms and bath in basement.
	www.cyrrealestate.com /listings.asp?type=Residential (902 words)

	Maine Cabin Rental and RV PArk, Maine Vacation, Fieldstone Cabins - Madawaska Lake, ME
		Maine Atv trails and ITS Snowmobiling trails, Nature Walks, Cross Country Skiing, or a relaxing Maine Getaway are what we offer those who want a escape from the everyday.
		Icefishing is allowed on Madawaska Lake in Febuary and March, and Hunting in our Northern Maine Woods are by Maine Statue and Laws.
		Madawaska Lake- Madawaska, ME Come stroll or bike along the paved shore roads of Big Madawaska Lake and observe the varieties of ducks, loons and wildlife.
	www.madawaskalake.net (311 words)

	Welcome
		Welcome to the beautiful "Heart of the St. John Valley." The Greater Madawaska area is well known for its friendly people and warm hospitality.
		Each town is unique, yet all share the common cultural ties, which unite the people and make the St. John Valley the special place that it is. No matter what time of the year you visit us, you will find everything you need to enjoy a relaxing and memorable stay.
		The Greater Madawaska Chamber of Commerce invites you to experience the unique quality of life and the many opportunities available in our very special corner of America.
	www.greatermadawaskachamber.com /index.html (236 words)

	Madawaska Maine - Maine Vacations Network
		There is plenty to do on Madawaska Lake and in the local area.
		Cozy Pines Lodging is located in an area called the St. John Valley in Aroostook County Maine.
		Cozy Pines Lodging is located in Grand Isle, Maine, a small northern Maine town located on U.S. Route 1, and is only minutes away from neighboring towns of Madawaska, Maine and Van Buren, Maine which are both border crossing towns which makes visiting Canada a simple drive.
	www.mainevacations.net /madawaska.htm (191 words)

	Chemins historiques - Le fait français au Maine
		The purpose of this section of the website is to make such studies dealing with Maine's French communities rapidly available to as many interested parties as possible.
		In the early part of the twentieth century, the inhabitants of the Saint John Valley were mostly of French descent and spoke French almost exclusively.
		On hundred years later, it appears that, on the Maine side, we have gone almost full circle and have become a society where our children speak almost exclusively in English.
	www.francomaine.org /English/Travaux/Trav_intro.html (664 words)

	Madawaska, Maine ME, town profile (Aroostook County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Maine > All counties > Aroostook County > Madawaska
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Madawaska was $18,552, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Madawaska, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $294.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2214 (761 words)

	Madawaska Maine Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Madawaska ME
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	www.realestate.com /local-real-estate/maine/Madawaska.aspx (415 words)

	Welcome to Madawaska
		Greater Madawaska area is well known for its friendly people and warm hospitality.
		Visit the historic site along the breathtaking St. John River where our ancestors first stepped foot in northern Maine.
		The spot is marked with a huge cross, erected at the location where Acadians landed after fleeing from their Nova Scotia homeland in 1785 to avoid being deported by the British.
	www.townofmadawaska.com (198 words)

	1830 US Census, Madawaska Settlement, Penobscot Co. Maine & York Co. New Brunswick: Transcriptions
		Although the census taker was instructed to survey every household in his district, in the case of the two districts Madawaska North of the St.John and Madawaska South of the St.John, we know from other censuses and from marriage records that John Webber, the enumerator for these districts, missed a significant number of families.
		Be sure to check the 1831 survey of the Madawaska Settlement, as well as the 1833 New Brunswick census of Madawaska.
		It is also very useful in conjunction with the 1830 census to establish the geographical location of people in the census, to establish names (the 1831 survey was much more accurate in its spelling of French names), and approximate dates of settlement.
	www.upperstjohn.com /1830/index.htm (1376 words)

	MADAWASKA, MAINE, Aroostook County, 04756: Our Maine Towns & Cities: Schools, Homes, government, Census Demographics, ...
		According to the U.S. 2000 Census, MADAWASKA contained 2000 households which contributed a total labor force of 1971 with an unemployment rate of 5.1%.
		There were 849 women respresented in the labor force accounting for 43.7% of the total workforce.
		The median income per household in Madawaska was $ 30,994.
	www.bangornews.com /towns/town.cfm?id=Madawaska (242 words)

	Acadian Genealogy Homepage; Madawaska Historical Society & Family Reunions
		Elena Bourgoin, a 1974 Madawaska High School graduate, was recipient of the first A.J. Michaud Memorial Scholarship, for the study of history.
		The Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums recognized the Society for outstanding contribution to State and Local history.
		The President of the Dionne Family Reunion is Nancy Lavertu, 474 Grandview Street, Madawaska, Me. 04756 She can be contacted at telephone 207-728-6294 or via email at nancm43@yahoo.com.
	www.acadian.org /mad-soc.html (2290 words)

	Madawaska Elementary School Test Scores - Madawaska, Maine - ME
		In 2004-2005 Maine used the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) to test students in grades 4, 8 and 11 reading, writing, math and science.
		The MEA a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Maine.
		The state Department of Education did not identify this school as "in need of improvement" for 2005-2006.
	www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/me/188 (217 words)

	Acadian Genealogy Homepage; First Madawaska Acadian Settlement!
		The larger group which could be called the nucleus of the colony, settled at a short distance from the present church of St. David in Madawaska, Maine.
		The dwellings of the pioneers were not the pretentious kind we find nowadays; they were primitive, and as such, they did not have the luxuries and comforts that we find today in the modern camps of the lumberjacks.
		This missionary's mission, comprised all of the Gaspesie and the Malecites of Madawaska.
	www.acadian.org /mad-sett.html (1903 words)

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