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The name Presque Isle is from the French "presque" which means partly or nearly and the "isle" is island. The city is bounded by the Aroostook River and forms a peninsula. I grew up there. There is a sister city in Michigan by the same name. - Roger Drost

Presque Isle is the largest city in the largest county in the largest state in New England. - Roger Drost

Presque Isle celebrates Strawberry Shortcake Day in late June.

The first transatlantic balloon flight began at Presque Isle, Maine in 1978.

The first balloon to cross the Atlantic took off from Presque Isle, in 1978.

The Quaquajo Nature Trail is in the Aroostook State Park, in Presque Isle.

Presque Isle was started in 1828 by Dennis Fairbanks, who built a mill.

The first town meeting in Presque Isle was held in March 16, 1859

The first road leading to Presque Isle was made in 1839 from Monticello.

Presque Isle is the only city in Aroostook County and the twenty-first city in Maine.

Presque Isle is one of the closest cities in America to Europe by plane

The first balloon to cross the Atlantic took off from Presque Isle, in 1978.

Mantle Lake in Presque Isle was built as a water resevior for the first water system in Presque Isle.

The first electric lighting system in Presque Isle was made in 1887.

Presque Isle became the nation's first Intercontinental Missile Base equipped with the SNARK Missile

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