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New England, Maine

Peaks Island ME

Back shore sea glass

Tidal foreshore Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: brick frags.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

The Coney Island of Maine: 1880s to 1930s amusement piers, theaters and hotels ringed the island and their debris still tumbles ashore

Torrington Point, Centennial and Sandy beaches named in Maine sea glass guides

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Weedy ledgeOpen Atlantic swell on the back shore

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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