Whale watching from shore: Humpback whale seen at Maines Reid State Park @WMTW
Whale watching from shore: Humpback whale seen at Maines Reid State Park @WMTW
Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Humpback whales are common along the Maine coast, and sometimes they come close enough to shore for people to see them without going on a boat.

Fred Davis of Auburn visited Reid State Park in Georgetown this week and spotted a whale just offshore. The whale surfaced several times and showed its fluke.

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Whale watching from shore: Humpback whale seen at Maine's Reid State Park

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