# Talk:Desert of Maine

No, not natural. The "desert" is carefully maintained by the owners, with an aggressive weeding campaign to prevent plant growth, and a program of sand-replenishment. This is neither a "desert" nor a natural phenomenon. It's a sandy patch, maintained as a sandy patch, in order to attract tourists.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk) 15:05, 20 June 2008 (UTC) 
The 13500 refers to the glaciers retreat from the area, not the rebound, per sources. Fixed the article wording to match. Crescent77 (talk) 02:52, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
The 13500 refers to the glaciers retreat from the area, not the rebound, per sources. Fixed the article wording to match. Crescent77 (talk) 02:54, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

The presence of sand no more creates a desert than the presence of ice creates a glacier; a sandy beach along the Amazon River is no more a desert than a frozen creek in the smokey mountains is a glacier. What makes a desert a desert is the scarcity of water (precipitation, etc). What is the precipitation for the Desert of Maine? I am not a geologist so possibly the Desert of Maine is in a micro-climate or rain shadow or something? Would like clarification if there is a precipitation anomaly in the DoM area.

The name "Desert of Maine" is a misnomer, there is average precipitation for the area. As the article states, the silt is there from improper farming techniques, and has been turned into a tourist attraction, much like the rest of Freeport.04redsox07 (talk) 12:25, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Absolutely true. The Carcross Desert is the smallest real desert. The Freeport desert receives the same precipitation as the rest of Freeport and the Maine mid-coast region, which I think we all can agree is not desert. --166.205.136.7 (talk) 16:44, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
I take it back: Even Carcross is not a true desert. So who even knows which true desert is the smallest. --166.205.136.7 (talk) 17:02, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

No,we arent.

I do agree with Bryan Rutherford that YT is an acceptable source in this case, but I did find an alternate to keep folks happy.
I agree with Bruxton that the lede should indicate the site is privately owned, so I edited as such.
I agree with Bryan Rutherford that the inclusion of a list of owners is both unneccesary and undesirable. Crescent77 (talk) 03:05, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
Bruxton Darn! Right out of time! I just checked wikipedia today, and I saw your message so I fixed the infobox.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by AverageEstoniaEnthusiast (talk • contribs) 19:44, 16 March 2023 (UTC)