The bus takes visitors to the Cousin's Island dock and backs down a steep road, a thrill worth the price of admission. Until 1955 Cousin's was an island too, but is now connected to the mainland by a long thin bridge. For all the background data check the web site . Chebeague is a great bicycle island with many miles of paved roads. Visitors load bikes, kayaks, dogs, groceries.
Cars travel via a separate ferry.
We saw an air conditioner and a microwave loaded on with us. Our goal on this hazy July day was to capture the annual patriotic parade of the Chebeague Islanders. About 300 people live on the island year round, either fishing or servicing the fishing village. That number swells to about 1,800 in the summer and yet the island seems all but abandoned to the outsider. You can see nearby Cousin's Island close by in the background.