A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation â Reflections on the Revolution in France]
Maine is both the northernmost state in New England and the largest, accounting for almost half the region's entire land area. Maine is the only state to border only one other state (New Hampshire to the west).
The temperature reaches the lower- to mid-70s during the day and the mid-50s at night. July is Maine's hottest month, with an average high of 79 degrees. But as visitors in 2001 found out, the state is not immune from the searing heat that so often afflicts the southern states. Heat waves -- in which there are three consecutive days of temperatures of at least 90 -- are not common.