The northernmost tip of Maine is taken up by Aroostook County, which covers an area larger than several individual states. Although its main activity is the large-scale cultivation of potatoes, it is also the location of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway ; this is where most of the whitewater rafting companies mentioned in this section actually carry out their expeditions.

Britain and the United States all but went to war over Aroostook in 1839; at Fort Kent , the northern terminus of US-1 (which runs all the way from Key West, Florida), the main sight is the solid cedar Fort Kent Blockhouse , built to defend American integrity and looking like a throwback to early pioneer days. Doris' Café (tel 207/834-6262), at Fort Kent Mills on Hwy-161, just off Hwy-11 toward Eagle Lake, serves big breakfasts.

North to Canada

• North to Canada

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