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The Maine Coastal Island Registry (CIR) catalogs 3,166 of these coastal islands, along with some notable inland freshwater islands, such as Frye Island in Sebago Lake. According to the most recent CIR data, 1,846 islands are registered to private owners, while 204 islands, which contain four or more structures, are exempt from registration.
The Maine Island Trail Association (abbreviated MITA) is a grassroots, volunteer-run conservation and preservation group based in Portland, Maine, United States. It was co-founded by David Getchell Sr. in 1988, following a land survey , conducted by the State of Maine, of the state's uninhabited coastal islands.
Casco Bay Lines (also known as the Casco Bay Island Transit District; abbreviated to CBITD) is a publicly run transportation company that services the residents of the islands of Casco Bay, Maine. The seven islands are Peaks Island , Little Diamond Island , Great Diamond Island , Diamond Cove, Long Island , Chebeague Island and Cliff Island .
The Maine Island Trail is a recreational water trail that spans the entire coast of Maine, connecting over 200 islands (having originally been thirty) [1] and mainland sites available for day visits or overnight camping. [2] The 375-mile (604 km) [3] trail is operated by the Maine Island Trail Association (MITA), a non-profit membership ...
Eagle Island is an 17-acre (6.9 ha) island in the outermost portion of the archipelago of Casco Bay. Administratively part of Harpswell , it is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Portland , approximately 2 miles from the Dolphin Marina at the end of Harpswell Neck, and 15 miles (24 km) south of Brunswick .
Allen Island or Allen's Island is a 450-acre (180 ha) private island which is part of St. George, Knox County, Maine, United States. it is located near the southeastern end of Muscongus Bay , roughly midway between the southernmost parts of the St. George's mainland, and Monhegan Island .
Nov. 15—"Blackouts" by Justin Torres beat out "This Other Eden," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding's novel inspired by the sad history of Maine's Malaga Island, and three of works of ...
Metinic Island is a 330 acres (130 ha) island in Knox County, Maine, United States, southeast of Port Clyde on the mainland and west of Matinicus Island. The island is part of the Plantation of Matinicus Isle. Metinic Island is approximately 2 miles (3 km) long and is less than half a mile wide at its widest point.