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Monhegan

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Monhegan (mŏnhē`gĭn), island, 2.5 sq mi (6.4 sq km), c.10 mi (16 km) off the coast of S Maine, settled c.1622. It is a summer resort favored by artists for its scenery. In the War of 1812 the U.S.S. Enterprise defeated the H.M.S. Boxer southeast of the island.


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From fogs off Lubec to the lobster boats of Monhegan, from the grain elevators of Portland to the Shakers of Sabbathday Lake, "Seacoast Maine" is a visual showcase of Maine's ports, people, geography, and architecture.
Her cousin, Alison Hill, a portrait artist living on Monhegan Island, Maine, created the original pastel that hangs in Hughes' dressing room.
Acheson notes that the inhabitants of Monhegan Island have "persuaded the legislature to pass a law forbidding fishing in Monhegan waters from June 25 to January 1," thereby making official a customary closed season that the islanders have observed since the early 1900s.
 
 
 
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