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Geographic region in the state of Maine
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Highlands is a region in Maine that encompasses Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties.
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Moosehead Lake Rd., Greenville, The 2nd Annual Sled Dog race (2007). Starting at the Katahdin Parking lot going to Brownville and back. Planned for February 10, 2007 with the alternated date of March 17, 2007
By car
I-95 and several other routes will allow you to access much of highlands Maine; however, some towns like Greenville only have one major road going to them, and road closure or damage may result in…
On foot
The Appalachian Trail and its international counterpart both pass through Maine. Combined with hundreds of miles of converted rail beds you can traverse much of Maine through hiking.
Most of highland Maine, and Maine in general lacks public transportation.
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Bangor is a small city of 32,000 people (2019) in the Highlands region of Maine. Bangor is the third-largest city in the state and the retail, cultural and service center for central, eastern and northern Maine.
Dexter is a city in Maine.
Dover-Foxcroft, population 4,500 (2023) is in the Highlands region of Maine.
Greenville is a very small city in the Highlands region of Maine. It only has a year-round population of 1,400 (2020), with a seasonal population of over 6,000.
Lincoln is in the Highlands region of Maine.
Millinocket is a town of 4,500 in Highlands (Maine).
Monson is a small town in Maine, with a population of 609 according to the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1822, and named after Monson, Massachusetts.
Newport, population 3,133 (2020), is a town in Highlands region of Maine. The town's borders surround the shoreline of Sebasticook Lake.
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