Monday, October 2, 2006

Penobscot Place Names

The Bangor Daily News has done a great thing in making available online (in pdf form) its recent Naming Places: The Penobscot Way.

I didn't know this about Millinocket:

Millinocket also is named for its meaning - lake of various-shaped islands.

"Millinocket has nothing to do with the fact it's got a mill there," Francis said. "It's actually named for the lake. If you look at Millinocket Lake, there's actually dozens of islands of various shapes."


Folk etymology let us down again.

Peace,

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