Peaks Island offers scenic coastal loops, quiet beaches, and historic sites just 20 minutes away.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Sunny skies and warmer temperatures will turn Portland into an island this weekend. The Portland island won’t involve water, but rather an island of heat surrounded by cooler ...

For nearly half a century, environmental advocates have hoped to restore Ross Island, the long‑industrialized man-made archipelago on the Willamette River just south of downtown Portland that has ...

PORTLAND, ME (Amazing America TV) — The saying is true; "Neither snow nor rain ..." nor island life will keep the mail from getting through. Let's hop on a mailboat for a tour of Portland, Maine that ...

I paid $15 to take a ferry from downtown Portland, Maine, to nearby Peaks Island. The short ferry ride provided me with great views of Maine and Casco Bay. Overall, I enjoyed the affordable ride and ...

This 24-acre island in Casco Bay was the first site in Maine to be occupied by European settlers. Its name, House Island, derives from the fact that in 1621, the English explorer Captain Christopher ...

The faded and peeling paint on the Ross Island bridge has made the steel structure look like something from a post-apocalyptic movie. (ODOT) There's nothing unusual about rush hour commuters seeing ...

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