Talk:Peaks Island

The Wreck of the Hesperus

Removing this section:

Portland native Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired to write one of his most famous poems The Wreck of the Hesperus after seeing the wreck of the schooner Helen Eliza, which sank off the island's southeast side in 1869 where "the cruel rocks...gored" her.

Many, many sites/events have been attributed as Longfellow's inspiration. Such as Folklore: When/what was the wreck of the Hesperus' Econrad 14:10, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Island Succession Debate

I've added a reference to the debate about Peaks breaking off from Portland. I'm not entirely sure where that's going, but I figured that I would add it. If somebody else has any more recent information about the succession debate, please post.

Thanks... --Alphachimp 05:58, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The secession isn't going to happen. I remeber they were discussing a secession back when Long Island seceeded in 1993, but then Portland stepped up and gave Peaks more services. Mostly because Portland can't afford to lose the tax dollars the residents of Peaks provides. If the debate gets to a point where a movement just might happen, I'm sure Portland will launch a counter-defensive. Almost Famous 07:21, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]