Short answers, pulled from the story.
Maine was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state on the 15th of March 1820. It became a state as part of the Missouri Compromise, which allowed the simultaneous admission of Missouri as a slave state while restricting the geographic spread of slavery.
As of 2024, Maine's population was estimated at 1,400,000, the highest ever recorded for the state. It is the least densely populated state east of the Mississippi River, with a population density of 41.3 people per square mile, and over 80 percent of its land is forested or unclaimed.
Maine is the largest producer of lobster in the United States, with commercial harvesters earning $619 million in 2025. It is also the top U.S. producer of wild lowbush blueberries, with a total blueberry production of over 91,100,000 pounds recorded in preliminary 2012 USDA data.
Yes, West Quoddy Head in the town of Lubec, Maine, is the easternmost point of land in the 48 contiguous states. Lubec is also the easternmost organized settlement in the country, and its Quoddy Head Lighthouse is the closest spot in the United States to Africa and Europe.
Acadia National Park, located near Bar Harbor, Maine, is the only national park in New England. It became part of the national park system in 1929 and attracts more than 4 million visitors each year; in 2024 those visitors spent $475 million in the Bar Harbor area.
The first confirmed European settlement in what is now Maine was established by French explorer Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, on Saint Croix Island in 1604. His party included Samuel de Champlain. The first English settlement, the Popham Colony, was planted by the Plymouth Company in 1607 but lasted only 14 months before the colonists returned to Britain.