Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake is known as the deep cold water of Northwestern Maine's Piscataquis County. The largest mountain lake in the eastern United States, it is also the second-largest lake in New England. The lake is the source of the Kennebec River and is located in the largely uninhabited Longfellow Mountains. A number of rural Townships near the lake. Greenville, which features a sizeable downtown area with banks, stores, and restaurants, is by far the biggest town on the lake. The lake contains more than 80 islands, with Sugar Island being the largest and Deer Island, which is located to the west, being the second-largest.

From early American Indians (Red Paint People) to later tribes seeking its rhyolite to make stone tools, Penobscots and Norridgewocks, the Abenaki bands who fought here with their enemy the Mohawks, to 19th-century "rusticators" traveling by railroad and steamboat, and today's hotel guests, Mount Kineo has drawn visitors for centuries. Peregrine falcons, unique plants, and other animals can be found living among its cliffs and talus slopes.

Location: Northwest Piscataquis, Maine, United States