Yarmouth, Maine

Yarmouth, Maine is a picturesque New England town with a population of about 8,500 people located in Cumberland County in southern coastal Maine. Yarmouth is about 15 miles north of Portland and just south of Freeport - home of L.L.Bean and is located around the junctions of Rte.1, Rte.115 and Rte.88. There are many tourist attractions during the summer such as the Yarmouth Clam Festival held every July with three days of music, festivities, and feasting.

The former fish factory between Yankee Marina and the Rte. 1 bridge has found new life as Lower Falls Landing, a complex of marine-related facilities including a well-stocked chandlery and a sail loft. The Grillhouse Restaurant with great food and a wonderful deck overlooks the waterfront. Groceries and other supplies can be found in the town of Yarmouth -just head under the highway bridge and take Route 115 into the village.

First settled in 1636 by William Royall - Yarmouth was the 8th town incorporated in Maine and nestles the banks of the Royal River as it empties into Casco Bay. Maritime activities have always been an important part of this beautiful town where the high, forested banks almost completely block winds from any direction making it one of the best protected harbors on the coast. Although surrounded by busy boatyards and civilization, the basin at the head of the river attracts much wildlife from whitetailed deer and moose, herons fishing the marshy mud banks and ducks flying upstream to sea run brown trout and striped bass cruising the river itself.

The Casco Bay Region

Casco Bay is where the sand beaches of Maine's southern coast end and the rocky promontories of the midcoast begin.

Casco Bay encompasses the coastal area from Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth to Small Point in Phippsburg and includes many great bays and sounds including Hussey, Luckse, and Broad Sound in the middle; Maquoit, Merepoint, and Middle Bay to the north; Merriconeag and Harpswell Sound and Quahog Bay and the New Meadows River to the east.

There are hundreds of islands to explore. Once known as the Calendar Islands - one for every day of the year - the choice and variety of daystops is infinite - between islands, picnic spots, and places of special interest such as Fort Gorges, Peaks Island, Chebeague Island and Eagle Island, the cliffs of Whitehead Passage, barren and rugged rocky outcroppings, hidden beaches fine and fair. Casco Bay is still a beautiful and unspoiled and a superb cruising ground.

Portand - the largest metropolitan area - is home to many great museums and cultural exhibitions and has a large variety of restaurants, shops and boutiques located in it's charming Old Port District on the waterfront. It is also the major transportation hub of the state with the Portland International Jetport, Amtrak Downeaster Rail Service, Scotia Prince Ferry Service, Casco Bay Lines and major bus companies all located in the city.

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• History of YMB
• Who We Are
• Yarmouth & the Casco Bay Region