Peaks Island was known as the Coney Island of Maine in the 19th century (it was home to amusement parks, theaters and more), but nowadays it feels more like a quaint neighborhood with roughly ...

On my first day here, I kayaked from Portland to Fort Gorges, an imposing Civil War-era granite citadel perched on Hog Island Ledge in the middle of the bay. The fort, which was constructed during the ...