Bangor, ME

Bangor is the gateway to the “north country” and a fairly prosperous lumber, paper, and shipping center and the navigable terminus of the Penobscot River in east-central Maine. Bangor is the largest market town, distribution center, transportation hub, and media center in a five-county area whose population tops 330,000. Major employers in the region include: Hannaford Supermarkets, Bangor Savings Bank, NexxLinx call center, Walmart. The Bangor Savings Bank, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Acadia Hospital, St. Joseph s Healthcare, University of Maine, General Electric, and Verso Paper. Outdoor activities in the Bangor City Forest and other nearby parks, forests, and waterways include hiking, sailing, canoeing, hunting, fishing, skiing, and snowmobiling.