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Northern New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont

Like all the New England states, Maine is subject to nor’easters—powerful storms with winds that blow from the northeast, often bringing high amounts of rain or snow. Here, the Nubble light- house weathers a coastal snowstorm.

Autumn colors of a wood- ed lake in southern Maine. Roughly 80 per- cent of the state is covered with forests, and logging is an important industry in Maine.