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Penobscot Bay

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Penobscot Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 35 mi (56 km) long and 27 mi (43 km) wide, S Maine. The bay was entered by the English explorer Martin Pring in 1603; the French explorer Samuel de Champlain Champlain, Samuel de (shămplān`, Fr.
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 claimed the area for France in 1604. An important shipbuilding center in the 19th cent., the bay has become a fishing and resort center.


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Old Belfast Bridge Marina, Belfast, ME -- $375,000 to develop 22 dock slips with utilities, restrooms and pumpout facilities, plus increased dock space for dinghies, to serve boats cruising Penobscot Bay and beyond to popular destinations like Acadia National Park.
Michael Gallagher, PT Penobscot Bay Medical Center Rockport, Me
Alley claims the family's primary residence is their Islesboro, Maine, summer home on a cliff overlooking Penobscot Bay.
 
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