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Established in 1919, Casco Bay Lines serves several islands in Casco Bay from the Maine State Pier at the foot of Franklin Street. [71] They are Peaks Island, Little Diamond Island, Great Diamond Island, Long Island, Chebeague Island and Cliff Island, with five vessels currently in operation: Aucocisco III, Maquoit II, Machigonne II, Bay Mist ...
The Maine State Pier is a municipal-owned deepwater marine facility and music venue located at the intersection of Commercial Street and Franklin Street on the eastern waterfront in Portland, Maine. [1] [2] Located to the north of Maine Wharf, it was completed in 1924.
Ferry Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying 117 acres (47 ha) on Saco Bay north of the mouth of the Saco River in Saco, Maine. The state park encompasses a sandy Atlantic Ocean beach, inland hiking trails, and nature center. [ 4 ]
At the time of the Spanish–American War, the island was converted almost entirely to a military base to defend Casco Bay. Fort McKinley was constructed between 1891 and 1907 and remained in service until the end of World War II in 1945. The property at Diamond Cove remained abandoned for decades, until its renovation to the community it is today.
Rockland Ferry Terminal is a public ferry terminal and intercity bus stop in Rockland, Maine. It is the mainland terminus for ferries to three island communities in Penobscot Bay: Vinalhaven, North Haven and Matinicus. Concord Coach Lines provides bus service to Portland, Bangor, Boston, and nearby towns.
This is a list of bays along the Atlantic coast of Maine, roughly in order from northeast to southwest, and divided by county. Washington County. Passamaquoddy Bay; Cobscook Bay. Dennys Bay; East Bay; Sipp Bay; South Bay; Straight Bay; Whiting Bay; Johnson Bay; Little Machias Bay; Machias Bay. Holmes Bay; Little Bay; Little Kennebec Bay ...
Portland Head Light, Maine, William Aiken Walker. Casco Bay is an inlet 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 bay and the Gulf of Maine as running from Bald Head on Cape Small in Phippsburg west-southwest to Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth.
Commercial Street is a downtown street in the Old Port of Portland, Maine, United States.It is part of U.S. Route 1A. [1] It became the Old Port's waterfront in the early 20th century, replacing Fore Street, after land was reclaimed from the waters of Casco Bay and the Fore River.