Picturesque lighthouses and quaint fishing villages add to the natural splendor of the coastline. Majestic homes of 19th century sea captains, many with their original widow's walks, grace the seaside towns. M aine's blueberry harvest is the largest in the nation, yielding almost all the low bush blueberries grown in the United States.
Potatoes are a major product of Maine, growing well in the cool north.
And the state is famous for delicious shellfish, too, especially clams and the famous Maine lobster. It is really not known how the name for this state originated. One theory suggests that the state was named by French colonists after the French province of Mayne.