Half of the urban "Cities of the Androscoggin," Lewiston lies on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River. An early manufacturing center, Lewiston still lives and breathes with the sights and sounds of modern productivity. Brimming with modern conveniences, Lewiston, and her sister town of Auburn, sit between the clean and natural settings of Maine's western lakes and mountains, and intermittant shorefront beaches and rocky coastlines. Lewiston and Auburn serve as a source of resources and entertainment not only for those coming into the state, but also for the local inhabitants, many of whom travel 40 minutes to an hour and a half from the rural settings, for a taste of 21st century resources.