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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