Colonel Ezekiel Cushing purchased the island in 1732 and is credited with being the first westerner to settle and build a house on Long Island. The roughly triangular Cushing is only a mile and a quarter wide.

1 … The best of both worlds! Fort Levett (1894-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1894 on Cushing's Island in Cumberland County, Maine. A separate ferry service runs intermittently out to Cushing Island from Long Wharf, in Portland, or a water taxi can be rented. Ferry Service. Chebeague Transportation Company.

The rocky isle is well forested, pleasantly underdeveloped and mostly inhabited solely for the summer season.

Getting to the IslandThe Cushing's Island ferry service is via the St Croix, a new ferry with 52 person capacity, captained by Brian Rapp and Steph Martin.
Hear the waves at night from the backyard, walk 5 minutes to Sandy Beach for swimming and to Picnic Point, with its view of Cushing Island and Whitehead Pass. Ferry service departs Long Wharf in Portland on the passenger ferry St. Croix, and is provided for Cushing's Island residents and their guests. The name of the fort is often enough incorrectly given as Leavitt. Cushing Island, or Cushing's Island, is a privately owned island in Casco Bay in the U.S. state of Maine. Named in G.O. cushing island: $55: peaks island: $55: little diamond island: $55: great diamond island: $55: diamond cove: $65: long island: $65: chebeague (chandler cove) $85: chebeague (stone pier) $120: cliff island: $85: fort gorges (round trip) $100 The vessel, which runs many times each day, is capable of transporting 119 passengers. He died in 1765 and willed the island to his nine surviving children. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Christopher Levett, who explored Portland Harbor in 1623 and built the first fortified structure in the vicinity.Abandoned in 1948. Part of the city of Portland, Maine, roughly 45 families live there seasonally. 56 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine 04101 Phone: (207) 774-7871 Fax: (207) 774-7875 Email: moc.s 1594241645 enily 1594241645 abocs 1594241645 ac@of 1594241645 ni 1594241645 Year-round ferry services, scenic cruises and boat tours from Portland, Maine to the islands of Casco Bay, including: Peaks, Little Diamond, Great Diamond, Diamond Cove, Long, Chebeague, Cliff, and Bailey Island. Experience the beauty of Peaks -- but take a 17 minute ferry ride into downtown Portland for award winning restaurants. CTC operates one of the only ferries to Chebeague Island.

Like other Casco Bay islands, Long Island was originally inhabited by Native Americans until settlers arrived in the 1600’s.