Fort Kent is a
town in
Aroostook County,
Maine,
United States. The population was 4,097 in the
2010 census. Fort Kent is home to an Olympic
biathlete training center, an annual CAN-AM dogsled race, and the
Fort Kent Blockhouse, built in reaction to the
Aroostook War and in modern times designated a national historic site. Principal industries include agriculture (particularly potatoes and forestry) and textiles. Fort Kent is the northern terminus of
U.S. 1 and the ending point of the
Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Fort Kent signed a lease agreement with the Fish River Flying Club on 8 July 2011 to repair, maintain, and operate the local municipal airport, which had been closed since the 1980s.