The County: a field guide to the far north of Maine

You watched “Solo in the Most Remote Corner of the East Coast”. This guide maps the route in the order it was filmed, taken from the video's chapters and transcript. It adds the history behind each stop, a link to the moment it appears in the video, and Google Maps directions to drive it yourself.

Video published Aug 15, 2026 Runtime 1:15:02 2.2M+ views 6 filmed stops · 2 countries · 1 bonus site

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The map

The red line follows the video's chapter order: Loring first, then north along the Saint John River to Madawaska, into Canada, and back to Fort Kent. Two places from the video aren't pinned. One is a riverside church whose village isn't named on camera. The other is the final stop, a private home.

Filmed stop (from transcript)Filmed route order Nearby bonus site (not in the video)

Drive it in Google Maps
Opens the full filmed route, in order, with turn-by-turn directions. Bring a passport for the Canada leg.

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The places

Free preview: the essentials for each stop. The full guide adds itineraries, food, lodging and offline maps.

Why this corner of America is different

The St. John Valley is Acadian country: French-speaking, Catholic, and tied by family and trade to New Brunswick across the river. The video traces the same Acadian roots that produced Louisiana's Cajuns.

“The County”

Aroostook's local name. It's Maine's largest county by area and the second largest east of the Mississippi, after St. Louis County, Minnesota.

1785

The year the first Acadian settlers landed in the upper St. John Valley, at what is now St. David, Madawaska.

91%

The share of Maine's potato-growing land that is in Aroostook County.

~95%

The share of Edmundston, New Brunswick, that is francophone, the highest of any city in the province.

Get the guide

These are the planned prices. During the trial, all of it is free. No card needed.

Map Pack

$4 one-time

Interactive map with all pins
Google Maps route plus GPX/KML export for GPS apps
Printable A4 / Letter poster map

Field Guide

$12 one-time

Everything in Map Pack
Full history notes for every stop
2-day and 4-day self-drive itineraries
Border-crossing checklist (Madawaska ⇄ Edmundston)
Seasonal calendar: museum hours, festivals

Series Bundle

$29 one-time

Field Guides for the whole Maine series
Portland, the lobstermen, the company town, and The County
Updates as new videos are released

About this demo. Trailnotes is an independent, unofficial companion concept. It isn't produced, licensed or endorsed by Peter Santenello or his team, and it uses no footage, thumbnails or quotes from the video, only a link to watch it on YouTube. Place data comes from the video's public description and tags and is checked against the public sources listed on each card. Hours and services change, so confirm with each venue before you travel. A production version would need the creator's agreement or a licensing or affiliate arrangement before selling under his video's name.