Evolution of Casco Bay

What began as pleasure-seeking day trips aboard steamboats became the lifeline that saved Casco Bay’s island communities—and Donna Damon knows exactly how it happened. Join Greater Portland Landmarks online for an illustrated discussion of how mid 19th century Portlanders’ excursions to the Casco Bay Islands evolved into regular steamboat transportation that transformed isolated island communities into tourist destinations and contributed to the islands’ long term sustainability.