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by **ironman** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:08 am

Maine

Nickname: Pine Tree State
State Flower: White pine cone and tassel
Largest Cities
Portland
Lewiston
Bangor
A lobster trap
Sout Portland

Quick Facts
- Joshua L. Chamberlain born in Brewer received the only battlefield promotion to General during the Civil War. He was also the last Civil War soldier to die of wounds incurred in the War.

- The White Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres, the forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains

- Aroostook County at 6,453 square miles covers an area greater than the combined size of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

- Approximately 40 million pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.

- Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States.

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Michigan

Nickname: Wolverine State/Great Lakes State
State Flower: Apple Blossom
Largest Cities
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Warren
Michigan Stadium on game day
Flint

Quick Facts
- Detroit is known as the car capital of the world.

- Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant.

- Rogers City boasts the world's largest limestone quarry.

- Elsie is the home of the world's largest registered Holstein dairy herd.

- Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and magnesium compounds and second in gypsum and iron ore.

by **stevethumb** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:28 am

---*singing with pride* ---oh pine tree state, your woods, fields and hills, your lakes, streams and rock bound coast ever fills our heart with thrills...and tho' we seek far and wide, our search will be in vain, to find a fairer spot on earth than Maine Maine Maine

by **WharfRat** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:30 am

I may go do postgrad in Michigan...but not yet. Go Maine. ;-D

by **acsguitar** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:41 am

I like Maine I know a chick thats hot and went to college there

by **Cornbread Maxwell** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:52 am

Tough matchup for me. You know Im from Michigan, but what you dont know is that I have a lot of family in Maine since thats where my father is from. Ive been to Maine at least 20 times, and I absolutely love it. MI and Maine are actually quite similar in a lot of ways, but I have to say Maine is about 20 years behind in a lot of ways too - which could be a good thing or bad thing depending on what you prefer.

by **ironman** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:52 am

Jeez, Maine is proving to be a real dark horse. I could sort of see the upset over Kentucky but if they take down Michigan too I'll be impressed.

by **Red Stripe** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:54 pm

Tough one, Michigan is also pretty boring although I've never been to Detroit. I'll go with Maine. I have an east coast bias for some reason for this tourney.