We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Over the course of planning a summer vacation, lots of destination possibilities get tossed around. You know the ones, the beautiful beaches ...

Spot puffins, devour fresh lobster rolls, and trek over 12 miles of rugged trails on this island that's located 10 miles off ...

An island along the coast of Maine that was home to a mixed-race fishing community later forcibly removed by the state has been added to the National Register of Historic Places after a years-long ...

Scott Kern lives on Sand Island, off the coast of Portland, Maine. His parents bought half-ownership of the island in the '90s. Kern lives in a fort made from recycled construction debris. From June ...

Maine’s islands have made nice, solid settings for novels for a long time, and three recent ones happened to come my way this summer. Maine’s islands have made nice, solid settings for novels for a ...

An island along the coast of Maine that was home to a mixed-race fishing community later forcibly removed by the state has been added to the National Register of Historic Places after a years-long ...

Ensuring and encouraging access to cherished coastal places is an integral part of Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s mission. Show your support by making summer memories on one of these conserved islands.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 20—The population of Maine's offshore islands, which incurred steady declines in the decades after World War II and still ...