Aroostook

There was a man just adventuring upon it this evening in a rude, original, what you may call Aroostook wagon, -- a mere seat, with a wagon swung under it, a few bags on it, and a dog asleep to watch them.

The Maine Woods 1858

We gave up that noble piece, the "Aroostook" country, now part of the

Canada and the States 1860

In the first half the 20th century, Aroostook County was the nation's potato capital.

Debate Boils Over Harvest Break as Maine Potato Tradition Fades Jilian Mincer 2010

Aroostook saw its population of residents 18 and older rise to 79.3% from 76.1% — an increase more than twice that of the one in Cumberland, whose percentage of people 18 and over increased 1.4 percentage points.

Maine Census data show sharp divide 2011

When I first started attending committee meetings, The Aroostook County Republican Committee was dominated by political insiders who went along with whatever senators Collins and Snowe wanted.

The Maine GOP’s barbaric yawp. | RedState 2010

An Oct. 7 front-page article about Maine's potato harvest incorrectly described Aroostook County, Maine, as the northernmost county.

Corrections 2010

I was involved in the Aroostook County Republican Committee last year.

The Maine GOP’s barbaric yawp. | RedState 2010

I thought of the ruins of Sanctuary, out on Casco Bay, and of Faulkner and his slaughtered flock in Aroostook.

The Unquiet John Connolly 2007

It is a Maine primarily of forests, not ocean, dominated by “the County,” or Aroostook, which has always seemed a separate entity due to its sheer size, if nothing else.

The Unquiet John Connolly 2007

I thought of the ruins of Sanctuary, out on Casco Bay, and of Faulkner and his slaughtered flock in Aroostook.

The Unquiet John Connolly 2007