Eagle Island Tours

Frommer's Review

Eagle Island was the summer home of Arctic explorer and Portland native Robert E. Peary, who claimed in 1909 to be the first person to reach the North Pole. (His accomplishments have been the subject of exhaustive debate among Arctic scholars.) In 1904, Peary built a home on a remote, 17-acre island at the edge of Casco Bay; in 1912, he added flourishes in the form of two low stone towers. After his death in 1920, his family kept up the home before donating it to the state. The home is open to the public, and remains much the way it was when Peary lived here. Eagle Tours offers one trip daily from Portland. The 4-hour excursion includes a 1 1/2-hour stopover on the island.

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