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Dear Postcard Friends,
We are a small K-8 school of 70 kids, there
are 4 of us in
the 7th grade: 1 boy & 3 girls.
Our town is on an island and a peninsula connected by a
busy swinging
bridge.
Maine
is
famous for lobsters, blueberries, and potatoes.
We have 6,000 lakes and ponds; 3,500 miles of coastline;
and 32,000
miles of rivers and streams. Our capital
is Augusta.
State tree: Pine; berry: Wild Blueberry;
bird: Chickadee; animal: Moose; gem: tourmaline; fish: Landlocked
Salmon. Go to this website to hear our
state song: http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/allabout/symbols/song.htm Eastern Egg Rock, an island where puffins
live, is not far from our town. LL
Bean’s famous store is in Freeport. Some people from Maine
are Bob on Survivor; authors Stephen King, EB White & Robin
MacCready (mom
of the boy in our class); & former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven.
Your friends in South
Bristol, Maine
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