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Walking Tours on Peaks
Peaks Island has 12 miles of trails, on paved and dirt road and through woods and marshes. A little hike is the best way to see many of the sights. Portland Trails and the Peaks Island Environmental Action Team have published some trails. The Peaks Island “Loop:” https://www.trails.org/trail/peaks-island-loop/ PEAT Naturalist Tour: https://greenerpeaks.org/naturalist-tour You could also…
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Larry the Lobster visits Peaks Island
Larry the Lobster visited Maine in August 2026. Did you catch Larry the Lobster visiting Peaks! Larry is hard to miss – he’s a 21-foot papier-mâché sculpture created by Dustine Harper-Fahey’s talented art students from Albert Einstein High School in Maryland. He made his grand journey to Peaks by trailer in late July, and made…
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PILP Bird Blog – Osprey
https://www.peaksislandlandpreserve.org/blog/osprey?mc_cid=1d67ea6f0d&mc_eid=50402bee87 Introduction:This blog is an extension of Peaks Island Newspaper’s article on Ospreys that focused on the its yearly lifecycle. Here we will focus more on the Osprey’s biology. First, we want to share the history of Peaks Island’s Ospreys in Diamond Pass. This nest is located at the end of Jack Soley’s dock, atop…
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Fifth Maine Museum Collection Spotlight – Anderson Prison Print
by Stephen “Dookie” Fox, Fifth Maine Museum staff After the Civil War ended in 1865, the Union Army sent a detachment of the 1st United States Colored Troops (USCT) under Captain James M. Moore, Assistant Quartermaster to the U.S. Army to Andersonville Prison, to catalogue the dead. Andersonville was a notorious Confederate-run prison in Georgia…
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Casco Bay Lines Rate Changes and Passholder Fares
NOTICE OF RATE CHANGE – Effective June 21, 2025 Posted May 21, 2025 Rate Change Effective June 21, 2025 The CBITD Board of Directors approved a rate change in May 2025 that will take effect on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Here are the important details all passengers should review ahead of June 21st: New Fare…
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HOW TO RESERVE & SCHEDULE THE PEAKS ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER
From: City of Portland Parks & Recreation, Diane Ricciotti, 207- 766-2970 dianer@portlandmaine.gov HOW TO RESERVE & SCHEDULE THE PEAKS ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER There are 2 easy ways you can schedule and reserve the Peaks Island Community Center. The Peaks Island Community Center is available for scheduling all types of community and group programs and events.…
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Thinking of having your Wedding on Peaks Island?
Thinking of having your Wedding on Peaks Island? Peaks Island, ME is a popular site for weddings. But an Island wedding has its complications, and logistics that can add costs. Venues While many brides yearn for a beach wedding, beach access on Peaks is limited. See https://peaksisland.info/peaks-island-beaches/ TEIA hosts weddings at their historic wooden “casino” …
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Peaks Island Ukes Practice and other events
For other events for the week of Feb 23 -29 see https://www.peaksisland.info/calendar
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January 2024 storms and record high tides wreck Peaks Island Shoreline
In January 2024, back-to-back storms ravaged the Peaks Island shoreline, especially the “back shore.” As of this blog, several areas are affected. Notably the stairs to Sandy Beach have been washed away. Seashore Road was washed away in several areas, and covered with rocks, with the worse damage in Spar Cove Whaleback (rock formation)…
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Can I walk or drive around Peaks Island?
Peaks Island is unique in Maine in allowing access to the shoreline. (See Beaches post however – most beaches are private). Most of Maine’s Coastline is bordered by private property and cannot be visited or seen. Back in WWII Peaks was a military installation and the land on the Ocean side, the “Backshore,” was commandeered…
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Seeing Fall Foliage on Peaks Island
Despite its nickname “The Rock,” Peaks Island has an abundance of trees that present a spectacular show of colors on the Autumn. One great way to see the foliage is from Casco Bay Lines, either on the boat to Peaks on to the Diamonds, or one of the cruises. Once on the Island, you can…
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Halloween on Peaks – The Sacred and the Profane
If you are lucky you will be on Peaks Island for the Sacred and Profane. This event takes place at Battery Steele, an old WWII installation tucked into the middle of the Island. It’s a free for all of Portland’s artists, illusionists, creatives types and people who like a scare, with volunteer installations of music…
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Caring Islanders Help Newcomers – The Working Waterfront
There’s more to Peaks than sightseeing! Here is an article from The Working Waterfront on the Peaks Island community taking in new immigrants. click here to see the article . see p2 For more information on the Working Waterfront and the Island Institute click here.
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New Public Restroom on Peaks Island !
The City of Portland and the Peaks Island Council have worked together to install a much needed public toilet in an area away from Down Front. The toilet won’t be obvious to the casual hiker, but you can find it at Trott Littlejohn Park, on Florida and Island Avenue, just under 1 mile from the…