Peaks Island
island in Maine, United States
Peaks Island is an island in Maine's Casco Bay region.
Get in
editBy boat
editCar 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
editSee
edit- 1 Battery Steele. World War II gun battery protecting Casco Bay and Portland.
Do
editBuy
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
editSleep
editThe 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.