Chebeague Island restoration effort improves shore for people and plovers

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 3, 2026

The curving shoreline of Chebeague Island’s Indian Point, also known as “the Hook” to island residents, will flow back into its more natural state and be more accessible to visitors following a restoration project completed by Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust in June. The changes also aim to make the beach better for the tiny birds that share the shore — endangered piping plovers, which have started nesting on its sands.