Explore bangor

A Return to the Islands By Christian Okane It was a fairly normal day in the city of Bangor Maine. Bangor’s life and culture had always been tied to the sea. Since its earliest years. Even now with far fewer ships at sea the waterfront was always busy. The days of the wharves lined with scores of cargo ships was long gone. The fleet of fishing boats was still there, Headed out each day to fill their holds. There was countless privately own boats ranging from small dinghies to large multiengine yachts and everything in between. And there were still cargo ships that came and went but the traffic was a mere ghost of past times. And the city was always a favorite destination of cruise ships. During the summer and fall it was a rare week that didn’t have at least two or three smaller ones docked there. While the larger ones anchored out in Penobscot bay. Each flooding the city with it’s cargo of tourists. One regular sight were the ferry boats. There are over a hundred islands scattered