Maine’s beaches have oh-so-many moods ... The only public beach in Portland proper, East End Beach is petite and pebbly, but the views of islands and marine traffic are just lovely.

Maine beaches are beautiful year-round, and ideal places for quiet walks in the offseason. Besides East End, the closest beach to downtown is Willard Beach in South Portland. The 4-acre beach is ...

Though there is only one public beach in the town of Portland (East End Beach), shorelines abound ... is lauded for its quintessential Maine landscape and boasts shallow, rocky shorelines backed ...