thunder wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:11:12 +0000, Don White wrote:



that's a very interesting story Chuck. On this end of the continent, I'll
have to go back and refresh myself on how Maine ended up punching so far
north into what was once Acadia, and then Nova Scotia. (now New Brunswick)


That would be the Aroostook "War", and the resulting Webster-Ashburton
Treaty.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroostook_War


Just to keep the thread sort of on topic

http://www.answers.com/topic/northwest-angle

Canada and the U.S. share some of the finest boating, fishing
and recreation areas to be found anywhere. Too bad they're so
rarely discussed around here.