Mainers
Augusta's fellow residents
Mainers are people from Maine, the northeasternmost U.S. state.
The term carries connotations of rugged independence, dry humor, and connection to the sea and forests: Mainers are used to hard winters.
Native Mainers sometimes distinguish themselves from transplants or summer residents.
Tourist-destination state moniker
- AcadiaFormer French colonial region
- L.L. BeanMaine-based outdoor goods company
- Stephen KingBestselling horror fiction writer
- KatahdinMaine's highest summit
Penobscot · Bangor · Augusta · Portland · snowmobile · blueberry · moose · lobsterman
Coastal beacon tower
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- clambakeOutdoor seaside shellfish meal
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
maritime · wharf · buoy · trap · seafood · tidal · sailboats · docks
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- outdoorsIn open air
- woodsmanForest-dwelling wilderness expert
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
- remoteDistant or controller
hunter · logger · trapper · survival · terrain · winter · snowshoe · ice fishing
Able to endure difficulty
- practicalSuited for real use
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
no-nonsense · honest · straightforward · laconic · dependable · hardworking · thrifty · reserved
Vacationland
Tourist-destination state moniker
- AcadiaFormer French colonial region
- L.L. BeanMaine-based outdoor goods company
- Stephen KingBestselling horror fiction writer
Katahdin · Penobscot · Bangor · Augusta · Portland · snowmobile · blueberry · moose · lobsterman · native
lighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
fishing · maritime · wharf · buoy · trap · seafood · tidal · sailboats · docks · nautical
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
remote · hunter · logger · trapper · survival · terrain · winter · snowshoe · ice fishing · timber
hardy
Able to endure difficulty
- practicalSuited for real use
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
stoic · no-nonsense · honest · straightforward · laconic · dependable · hardworking · thrifty · reserved · neighborly
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- Maine Coon catsLargest domestic breed
- Maine CoonMassive domestic cat variety
- Maine lobsterNorth Atlantic shellfish delicacy
- Maine coastNorthern New England seaboard
- USS MaineSunken 1898 battleship
- Maine wintersCold months up north