Description
How did a mountain get the name Moose’s Bosom? And what is afoot with the name Toenail Ridge? Avid hiker Steve Pinkham supplies informative, quirky, and once in a while downright hilarious answers to those questions. Arranged alphabetically inside of regions are capsule histories highlighting natural features, origins of place names, and intriguing facts and native legends. Pinkham also delivers sidebars about decided on trails, cities, and other points of interest. This book includes all important peaks and hills all the way through Maine.