Harpswell

Harpswell's uniquely scattered geography has shaped its destiny. With a long peninsula known as the Neck, three large islands—Orr's, Bailey, and Sebascodegan—and more than thirty other islands of varying sizes, the town has, from the start, been a fishing and farming community. In the late nineteenth century, when Casco Bay steamboat lines made the area easy to reach, flourishing resorts developed, with numerous hotels and boarding houses catering to summer visitors. The photographs that ma...