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Desert of Maine

Freeport, ME

A broad expanse of exposed glacial sand sits unexpectedly among the forests of Freeport, creating one of Maine’s strangest landscapes. Despite the name, it is not a true climatic desert; the unusual sand deposit became a long-running roadside attraction.

Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.

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Source: desertofmaine.com/visit

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