South Portland
Tucked along the shores of Casco Bay, South Portland is a place whose character is shaped by its working waterfront and wooded inland neighborhoods. Across the Fore River from Portland, the city combines residential districts with piers, marinas and the industrial shoreline around Portland Harbor. Its waterfront was central to American shipbuilding during the Second World War, when the South Portland Shipyard constructed Liberty ships. The Spring Point Ledge Light stands at the entrance to Portland Harbor, while Bug Light marks the Portland Breakwater near the mouth of the Fore River. Away from the shore, roads pass through established neighborhoods and tree cover, revealing a quieter side of Greater Portland.
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South Portland has served as a shipbuilding centre on Casco Bay since the early 1940s. During the Second World War, the city’s yards built 266 Liberty cargo ships, placing this waterfront community opposite Portland at the centre of a vast Allied construction effort. The Fore River marks its northern edge, while the shoreline faces the islands and channels of Casco Bay; Willard Beach gives public access to the water. Spring Point Ledge Light, first illuminated in 1897 at the entrance to Portland Harbor, remains a defining maritime landmark. Browse additional webcams around Casco Bay to extend your view of southern Maine.
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Atlantic coastline and extensive northern forests define much of Maine - fishing ports, boatbuilding communities and the forest-products industry have long shaped the state’s economy and identity. The Gulf of Maine cuts into a rugged shore of islands, peninsulas and tidal inlets, while the Penobscot River runs from the interior toward Penobscot Bay. Inland, Baxter State Park contains Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island protects granite headlands and coastal woodland. Maritime traditions remain tangible in Maine’s lobster fishery, and Portland Head Light, completed in 1791, stands near Portland as a historic beacon. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Maine.
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