Old Town
The Penobscot River defines the setting of Old Town — its broad, wooded corridor shapes a central Maine community closely tied to the waterway. Old Town occupies the river’s west bank, while Indian Island, home of the Penobscot Nation, lies nearby in the river. The city is strongly associated with canoe making: Old Town Canoe was founded here in 1900 and became one of America’s best-known paddlesports names. Interstate 95 follows the city’s western side, connecting this river community with the wider Bangor area and northern Maine. Forest, low-rise development and transport corridors give the outskirts a more spacious character than the historic riverfront.
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Tucked along the Penobscot River in central Maine, Old Town is a place whose character is shaped by the river’s islands, currents and long connection to canoe travel. Indian Island, in the river beside the city, is home to the Penobscot Nation, whose people have maintained a deep relationship with this watershed. Old Town Canoe was founded here in 1898, and its name became familiar far beyond Maine through wooden and later modern watercraft. The city sits just north of Bangor, in the Penobscot Valley, where forested interior Maine meets a major river route toward the coast. Discover how Old Town belongs to the wider Penobscot Valley by exploring webcams in the surrounding area.
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