Winterport, Maine is a town of Population about 3,600
people, located about 20 minutes from Bangor. Named for its harbor, which generally remained free of ice in the winter, and so became a
popular terminus for trade and shipping during winter, as most other harbors were frozen over. Winertport has a total area of 37.1 square miles, of which 35.6 square miles is land, and 1.5 square miles of it is
water. Winterport is bounded by the Penobscot river.