Casco Bay
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Casco Bay is an open bay of the Gulf of Maine on the coast of Maine in the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chart for Casco Bay marks the dividing line between the
Portland Head Light, Maine, William Aiken Walker
A Chebeague Island beach in October 2016, overlooking Chandler Cove formed by Great Chebeague and Little Chebeague islands in Casco Bay, Maine.
The shoreline of Freeport and Googins Island in Casco Bay.
An osprey in flight in 2014 over Casco Bay off Freeport, Maine. Photograph by Paul VanDerWerf
Peaks Island
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Peaks Island is the most populous island in Casco Bay, Maine, and the second largest by land area among islands under the municipal jurisdiction of Portland. About three miles from downtown, the islan
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…the Royal River. That year, George Jewell purchased the Casco Bay island that became known as Jewell Island. Cleeve leased the island known today as Peaks Island in 1637 to his son-in-law Michael Mitton, who lived there 60 years. In 1640, John Sears moved from Boston to live on Long Island. Little is known about…
Photo of ferry landing and Welch Street on Peaks Island, Maine
Vintage postcard depicting Gem Theater, boardwalk, and the Peaks Island House hotel on Peaks Island, Maine
Battery Steele housed two 16-inch (406 mm) guns