Fore River Sanctuary

Fore River Sanctuary, 1 mi. e. on Brighton Ave., then s. on Rowe Ave. to end, is an 85-acre preserve within the city of Portland that includes a 2-mile trail leading to the towpath of the historic Cumberland and Oxford Canal. The sanctuary includes salt marshes, forested ravines and Portland's only waterfall, Jewell Falls. Black ducks, cormorants and herring gulls nest in the area.