It generally consists of Hamcock and Washington counties from Penobscot to the Canadian border and includes Acadia National Park.
Well, being from "Down East" I can answer your question! Down Easters actually refer to the Eastern most area in Maine(also the Eastern most area in the U.S.A.). We are called Down Easters for the reason that we live in the Eastern most area in the Eastern most state.
Down East (it's two words, per Webster) came into usage in the late 1700s and early 1800s in the Age of Sail. Ships sailing from Boston to Maine in the late spring through early fall, the prime sailing season, when the prevailing winds were from the southwest, would sail down wind and east to reach Maine. Thus Down East. See also, the explanation at Down East, the magazine of Maine.
According to Down East Magazine: "When ships sailed from Boston to ports in Maine (which were to the east of Boston), the wind was at their backs, so they were sailing downwind, hence the term 'Down East.' And it follows that when they returned to Boston they were sailing upwind; many Mainers still speak of going 'up to Boston,' despite the fact that the city lies approximately 50 miles to the south of Maine's southern border."
The phone number of the Down East Heritage Center is: 207-454-7878.
The address of the Down East Heritage Center is: 39 Union St, Calais, ME 04619-1819
Augusta, Maine.
No, most people in Maine speak with a typical New England accent. Only some sound a little "hillbilly-ish."
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No. Maine is farther east.
Augusta, Maine is farthest east.
Maine East High School was created in 1902.
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