The Mountains of Maine: Intriguing Stories Behind Their Names

by Steve Pinkham

Overview

How did a mountain get the name Moose's Bosom? And what's afoot with the name Toenail Ridge? Avid hiker Steve Pinkham provides informative, quirky, and sometimes downright hilarious answers to these questions. Arranged alphabetically within regions are capsule histories highlighting natural features, origins of place names, and intriguing facts and local legends. Pinkham also delivers sidebars about selected trails, towns, and other points of interest. This book includes all significant peaks and hills throughout Maine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892727889
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	07/16/2009
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,124,136
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Southern Coast and Lowlands 9

Down East Coast and Lowlands 27

Acadia: Mount Desert Island and Isle au Haut 47

The Oxford Hills 69

The Mahoosuc Range 89

Rangeley Lakes and Mount Blue Region 109

Upper Kennebec Valley and Dead River Regions 127

Piscataquis Mountains 151

Katahdin and Baxter State Park 175

North Country 197

Acknowledgments 213

Bibliography 214