![]() ![]() Built in the 19th century by veterans as summer retreats, the Fifth Maine regiment hall is a museum. History buffs should stop at the island’s Civil War memorial halls. Bikes are popular here bring one on the ferry or rent locally at Brad’s Island Bike Rentals & Repairs (115 Island Ave., (207) 766-5631). Peaks Island Tours will show you the sights on foot or in stretched golf carts. Leave your car on the mainland and see the island in other ways. But there are still plenty of things to do on Peaks Island. Peaks is now a comfortable neighborhood of Portland (albeit an offshore one). Things to Do on the Islands of Casco BayĬasco Bay’s most populous island, Peaks Island, once boasted an amusement park, big hotels, spacious theaters and even active military installations. ![]() Feel like seafood? Ride the Lines’ Bailey Island Cruise, which sails to Bailey’s popular Cook’s Lobster & Ale House. Leaving several times a day, it visits five islands on a several-hours round trip. Cruise to a single island or, for a sense of the Bay, take the Mailboat. To get to the islands, take the Casco Bay Lines ferries from Portland. ![]() The Casco Bay Islands offer fun places for walks, bicycle rides, relaxed meals and a slowed-down pace far removed from that of mainland, urban New England. They’re the Islands of Casco Bay, some with small towns and villages that have stood for generations. You can see them just off-shore from Portland, their lights twinkling off the water. ![]()
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