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The capital of Maine since 1832, AUGUSTA
is much quieter and less visited now than it was a hundred
years ago. The lumber industry here really took off after the
technique of making paper from wood was rediscovered in 1844,
and Augusta also had a lucrative sideline - each winter hundreds
of thousands of tons of ice , cut from the Kennebec
River, were shipped out, as far south as the Caribbean, in a trade
now all but forgotten by history. There are informative displays
on Maine's landscape and industrial past at the lively Maine
State Museum , a short way south of the capitol on State
Street (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm; free).
If you plan to stay in Augusta, the best-value accommodation
is the Best Inn (tel 207/622-3776 or 1-800/237-8466; $50-75),
at 65 Whitten Road at the Maine Turnpike's Augusta-Winthrop exit.
For food , the lobster rolls at Burnsie's Homestyle
Sandwiches (tel 207/622-6425), on Hichborn Street next to the
capitol, are favorites with the politicians, while Curly's , 750
Main St (tel 207/933-2745), does good, moderately priced seafood.
