See Maine and See the World

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 337 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a drive to the intersection of Routes 35 and 5 in Lynchville, Maine, to see a unique road sign giving directions to places like: Norway, Paris, Denmark, Naples, Sweden, Poland, Mexico, Peru, and China – all of them just a few miles away – in Maine. How did that happen?

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0:00.0	All right, I think we're getting close.
0:04.8	Wow, this is a pretty remote section of western Maine, Jeff.
0:07.8	Not much up here at all.
0:09.0	No, that's true. Not much population.
0:11.3	We've only passed a few houses here on Route 35, and they're pretty spread out.
0:15.3	And yet, we're getting close to our destination.
0:18.0	A spot that will arguably put us within reach of the world.
0:21.6	I don't understand.
0:22.5	Oh, wait.
0:23.1	Pull over, right over by this fence.
0:24.6	It's the intersection of routes 35 and 5.
0:27.2	Okay, okay, okay.
0:28.1	Yeah.
0:36.2	You see that sign over there by the side of the road?
0:38.4	Yeah.
0:39.1	Oh, wow.
0:39.8	Look at that.
0:40.5	Wait, we're not 25 miles from Sweden, are we?
0:43.3	I hope you brought your passport, Ray, because we've come to Lynchville, Maine to visit
0:48.2	not just Sweden, but Paris, Denmark, Peru, China, and more.
0:57.8	I'm Jeff Belanger, and welcome to episode 337 of the New England Ledges podcast.
1:02.8	And I'm Ray Oshar. Thanks for joining us on our mission to chronicle every weird legend in New
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