Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, USA

Caribou is a community in Aroostook County, Maine, set within Maine’s forested interior, river valleys and rugged Atlantic margin. The Aroostook River valley and surrounding potato country define this northern Maine service center. Wabanaki history, lumbering, farming, fishing and border trade shaped settlement, and later roads broadened the community’s ties to the region. Forestry, agriculture, health care, tourism and small-scale manufacturing sustain local communities. Cultural institutions and recreation add depth to the local landscape.