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Squirrel Island, Maine

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Squirrel Island, Maine from the air (79405)
Squirrel Island, Maine from the air (79405)

Squirrel Island is an island in the Gulf of Maine and village within the town of Southport, Maine, United States. It was established as a summer community in 1871. The origin of the name is not related to its squirrel population, since according to island chronicler Charles McLane "[s]quirrels do not inhabit the island (or if they do now, they did not in early times according to local pundits)," but, rather, refers to the shape of the island which, when seen from above, resembles a squirrel holding an acorn.

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Squirrel Island, Maine
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Maine, United States
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