Who the first explorer of Maine was is a debated topic. Some believe that John Cabot was the first explorer while others claim it was George Popham.
The first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 by a French party that included Samuel de Champlain (the noted explorer). The French named the area that includes Maine, Acadia. English colonists sponsored by the Plymouth Company settled in 1607.
Robert Peary is a famous explorer from Maine. He claimed to have reached the North Pole during his expedition in the year 1909.
The Popham Colony at present day Phippsburg near the mouth of the Kenebec River.
The first thing discovered in Maine was earmuffs
Christopher Columbus was the first explorer
The easternmost point in Maine is Passamaquoddy Head, Maine.
John Aviste and Rosemary aviste his daughter Pohn pviste and posemary pviste his daughter
Maine is called Maine because it was the first "mainland" that sailors from europe would see when they came to America.
The sinking of the Maine came first.
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
Reference to the area as "Maine" in writing first appeared in 1622.
The first explorer in Connecticut was Aderian Block. He founded it for the Dutch in 1614.