Peaks Island
Peaks Island is an island in Maine's Casco Bay region.
Get in
[edit]By boat
[edit]Car and passenger ferries depart hourly from the corner of Franklin Arterial and Commercial Street (Route 1A North) in Portland.
- Casco Bay Lines, 56 Commercial St, Portland, ME (ferry terminal), ☏ +1 207 774-7871, fax: +1 207 774-7875, info@cascobaylines.com.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Battery Steele. World War II gun battery protecting Casco Bay and Portland.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- Brad's Recycled Bike Shop, 115 Island Ave, ☏ +1 207 766-5631.
- Calendar Islands Music and Records, 7 Central Ave.
Eat
[edit]- Jones Landing Restaurant, Welch St, ☏ +1 207 766-3040.
- Forest City Seafood, Welch St, ☏ +1 207 766-2872. Lobster shack.
- The Inn on Peaks Island, 33 Island Ave (right off the terminal dock), ☏ +01 207 766 5100, stay@innonpeaks.com. 11AM-9PM. Inn and restaurant.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]The most popular accommodations on the island by far are the many vacation home rentals available.
- Peaks Island House, 20 Island Ave, ☏ +1 207 766-4406. Restaurant
- Eighth Maine Oceanfront Lodge and Museum, 13 8th Maine Ave, ☏ +01 207 749 1705, info@8thmaineregimentpeaksisland.com. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. Historic 8th Maine Civil War Regiment Veterans Lodge.