How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada

How a coastal Maine town almost became part of Canada

When U.S. President Donald Trump started talking about annexing Canada to make it the 51st state, people in Castine, Maine, took notice.The town, after all, was twice occupied by Great Britain two centuries ago.The British wanted to carve out a

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