Download or read book Lake Region written by Diane Barnes and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maine's Lake Region is uniquely endowed with a network of waterways that determined its history and define its identity. Long before the first roads entered the region, intrepid travelers found their way deep into the heart of this country by following the rivers from the coast. By 1870 the railroad arrived, followed soon after by the colorful steamboat era.