5 beaches

Sea glass beaches in Maine, USA

5 beaches in Maine where sea glass hunters report finds, across Cumberland County, Hancock County, Lincoln County. Each guide covers what turns up, where to look and any local collecting rules.

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Bar Island Bar

Bar Harbor, Hancock County, USA

Tidal gravel bar linking Bar Harbor to Bar Island, whose town-side flanks catch a century of glass from the old waterfront.

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East End Beach

Portland, Cumberland County, USA

Portland's town beach below the Eastern Promenade, where the gravel at the rocky end gives up harbour glass at low tide.

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Fish Beach, Monhegan Island

Monhegan, Lincoln County, USA

Small harbour beach on car-free Monhegan Island, ten miles offshore, where plenty of sea glass washes up among the fishing boats.

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Sea Glass Beach, Great Diamond Island

Portland, Cumberland County, USA

Casco Bay island beach near Diamond Cove, famous for abundant colourful glass from an old military dump, open to island guests.

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Willard Beach and Spring Point Shoreway

South Portland, Cumberland County, USA

Shoreline walk from Willard Beach around Simonton Cove towards Spring Point, with a respectable and sometimes plentiful amount of sea glass.