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Northshore October 2025
Standing on the deck of the CAT fast ferry, with Portland, Maine, quickly retreating into the distance, feels like the start of a great adventure. Portland’s harbor is so small and tricky to navigate that the CAT, which holds at least 700 passengers and in excess of 200 cars, requires a special pilot to guide it out of the harbor. Once safely in more open waters, that pilot turns the bridge over to the ship’s captain and makes a dramatic exit, climbing down a ladder several stories long to hop into a tiny boat bobbing alongside in the choppy water.  Photo courtesy of Bay Ferries Limited For passengers in the know, i
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