University of Maine

The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is located in Orono, Maine just outside of Bangor, one of Maine's largest cities. The school has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is known as UMaine for short, especially in athletics and with its Internet DNS address (http://www.umaine.edu). The school's sports teams are called the Black Bears and the school colors are blue & white.

Points of interest

• Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation
• Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden
• Roger Clapp Greenhouses