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The Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes operated by the University of Maine at Fort Kent now have a website! Learn about the history and cultural heritage of the St. John Valley.

Read the Web edition of the 1994 National Park Service publication Acadian Culture in Maine, a 92-page report on the history and cultural heritage of Maine's Upper St. John Valley.

Did You Know?

Potato Barn in New Canada, Maine

The log blockhouse in Fort Kent, Maine, was built for the "Bloodless" Aroostook War that included a brief period of armed conflict followed by several years of diplomatic disputes and negotiation between Great Britain and the United States. Today the fort is a state-owned national historic landmark.