Fancy boats you can take from downtown

Canoe.ca 4/18/09
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...Lobster, not beer, is the lure to Maine’s Portland. The coastal community is situated on scenic Casco Bay, which is filled with fishing vessels and numerous islands, ranging from the Diamond Cove resort community (the former site of Fort McKinley) to beachy Long Island, which seceded from Portland in 1993. You can reach these islands via the workmanlike Casco Bay Lines service. The ferry boats—equipped with decks, where you can savor a BYOB beer and superb views—run daily, with special charter trips including a New England-style lobster bake (complete with steamed clams and corn on the cob) at a restored summer playhouse on Peaks Island...

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