Peaks Island is one of several islands in Casco Bay that is a short ferry ride from Portland, Maine. It has been known as Pond, Michael's, Munjoy's and Palmer's Island since the earliest white settlers began visiting the island in the 1620s. The name Peaks Island has been used since the mid-1700s though where the name came from is disputed. If you are an islander currently living away, catch up on island happenings through these pages. If you are 'web browsing' and would like to see what life on an island is like, check out these pages for a glimpse of life in one Maine island community.
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Weather Photo courtesy of Jake Sawyer. Wednesday, May 30 - The Memorial Day weekend may not have been what most visitors wished for, but it did bring some much needed rain. I for one was quite pleased with the way things turned out. Saturday was a beautiful day to do gardening, walking the island, and any other number of holiday weekend activities. The clouds didn't come until overnight and even with rain and fog through the morning and afternoon, the rain slacked off in the evening so that grilling out was possible.