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Climate: Continental climate, especially in the winter, at which time continental air masses moving from west to east flow over the region. The influence of the ocean is felt more in the spring and at the beginning of the summer, when the temperature is milder and the mists, especially along the coasts, are less frequent. In the summer the days are warmer and the temperatures higher in the inland regions. The evenings remain cool at this time of the year. On the whole, precipitation is quite abundant. Terrain: Plains, plateaus and mountains. This region along the edge of the Canadian Shield is a part of the Appalachians. Agriculture: potatoes, apples, vegetables, eggs, mixed-dairy farming, hay. Natural resources: Silver, zinc, copper, lead, iron, potassium, salt, fish, lumber, fodder, gypsum. Vegetation: Mixed forest; white pine, hemlock, birch, spruce, cedar, fir, oak, elm, ash. Madonna lily, buttercup, purple violet or marsh blue violet (floral emblem).
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