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Maine’s Tiniest Town

Some of the houses in Stonington (Wikipedia), Maine are so close together that it’s not easy to tell where one ends and another begins. Whether the citizens of this town chose to build houses that way to make themselves feel warmer during long Maine winters or for some other reason we don’t know. As if to underscore their need for small, intimate, and compact, the residents built an even smaller replica of their own town in one of ts parks – a miniature replica of their dwellings. There you can see a barn half-full of hay, an inn with tiny cups on saucers on the tabletop, a bride and groom in a white-steepled church during their wedding, and numerous other houses, some occupied, some not, most packed with microscopic paraphernalia. Read more ->

Eartha, the Largest Earth Replica

Eartha (Wikipedia) is a 3-dimensional scale model of our earth with mountains and landforms in full 3D, that rotates and revolves, simulating the earth’s real movements. Eartha was given the title of “World’s Largest Revolving/Rotating Globe” by the editors of the Guinness Book of World Records in 1999, and still holds that record today. It measures 41.5 ft in diameter. Unveiled July 23, 1998 Eartha took two years to build and represents earth as it is seen from space. It rotates and revolves on a specially designed and built mechanized, cantilever arm.

Housed in a three-story glass atrium at the company’s headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine, Eartha took two years to build and represents earth as it is seen from space. Every continent is beautifully detailed, with vivid colors illustrating all levels of vegetation, major roadways and cities. Ocean depths are also completely represented.

“Eartha is the largest image of earth ever created,” says DeLorme. “Eartha will instill a sense of wonder in people when they first see it and we hope they walk away from it with a better appreciation and knowledge of the world around them.”

Daggett Rock – Maine’s Largest Glacial Boulder

Daggett Rock, sometimes referred to as Daggett’s Rock, is thought to be the largest glacially transported erratic in the State of Maine. Daggett Rock is approximately 80 ft long, 30 ft wide, and 25 ft high and may weigh as much as 8000 tons. It has broken into three pieces since coming to rest. The power of the glacier can be appreciated by determining the source of the boulder.

A colorful legend exists regarding why the boulder is split into pieces. The story goes that two hundred years ago a woodsman named Daggett came upon the rock during a wild thunderstorm. Daggett, inebriated and upset at the storm, climbed onto the rock. Cursing, he took the Lord’s name in vain and raged that he could not be struck down. A gigantic lightning bolt flashed from the sky followed by a boom of thunder. Daggett was instantly killed and the rock was cracked into the three fragments found today.

The Desert of Maine

The Saharan vistas were once a flourishing Maine farm. Now, it is the only desert in the North East, surrounded by perfectly healthy Maine vegetation. This place is only miles from the ocean and even closer to Freeport, the shopping mecca of New England. How did this piece of land become an arid, moon-like landscape. Most people attribute its creation to the bad farming practices of the eighteenth century; others believe there is an infernal ploy at play, a curse which drove the farm owners away.

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