Casco Bay

The massive gigayacht currently anchored in front of Fort Gorges in Portland Harbor is one of the world's largest private yachts.

Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay is a quiet island community just off the shores of Portland, Maine.

We'll never get tired of these time-lapse sunsets, and sunrises. Especially when Maine is in the foreground of the video. In this time-lapse sunset filmed by YouTuber Adrienne Hoar, we see Casco Bay at twilight as some ships seem to zip on by while to water dances across the screen...

Brave Wilderness is a YouTube channel dedicated to exploring and discovering new adventures, and to get up close with wild animals all around the globe. Coyote Peterson is an animal expert and quite the adventurer who travels the world with his crew to film their adventures and share them with us...

You may have noticed this some amazingly colorful sunsets over the weekend. Pink and purple hews left social media flooded with pictures of the natural beauty that can found in Maine. But according to the Bangor Daily News, there was one picture in particular, of the moonrise, that has sparked conversation worldwide from those that believe in ETs...

Book it for a few nights and take in Casco Bay life aboard a classic yacht.

Since 1993, people who pass through Portland's island system have only been able to gaze glowingly at Hope Island. It's a sprawling estate belonging to John Cacoulidis, who, in the words of John Hammond from Jurassic Park, "spared no expense" to make this island one that make fantasies come true...

Oh Maine, you truly are gorgeous. The YouTube page Aerial Attitude looks to be a fairly new account with just four videos posted at the moment. 3 videos from Mass, and this spectacular one shot in Maine. Soar over Casco Bay, the Old Port, Munjoy Hill, lighthouses of course, and swing around a cruise ship as it leaves the harbor...

Five miles off shore, Maine fisherman came into contact with what they described as a "monster."

Being a tourist in Portland is not just for those 'from away' anymore! There are so many fun activities popping up in town all the time, and living here we are lucky to go try them. Ain't nothing wrong with being a tourist in your own backyard. So, how does bicycling on Casco Bay sound? Impossible? Not anymore.

See inside one of the most iconic landmarks in Maine - the Civil War-era fort in Casco Bay.

It's been said the best way to see Casco Bay is to take the mail boat run. Not only is it the longest running mail boat operation in the U.S. it's also dog friendly! The Maquoit II is the boat that brings cargo, mail, and passengers around Casco Bay, making stops at 6 of the Islands...

Tall ships are coming back! Tall Ships Portland just announced a new SchoonerFest, coming to Portland this summer.

Satellite imagery shows what appears to be several shipwrecks off the coast of Portland, Maine. Are they real or just an illusion?

Just a few days after Christmas in 1934, the Edward J. Lawrence vessel burned and sank in Casco Bay. It's remains lay at the bottom of the bay to this day.

After a short ferry ride through Casco Bay to Peaks Island, and a little walking, you will find yourself looking at 'Battery Steele.' A U.S. Military Fort built during World War 2 and finished in 1942. It was built to protect Portland Harbor and Casco Bay from Kennebunk to Popham Beach...