Luckse Sound

Luckse Sound
Luckse Sound
	Luckse Sound, viewed from Cliff Island
	Luckse Sound
Coordinates	43°42′02″N70°06′56″W / 43.700454°N 70.115540°W
Type	sound
Part of	Casco Bay

Last updated July 16, 2025

Luckse Sound is a sound in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. Located between Long Island and Cliff Island,^[1] it is one of the deepest channels which separate inner Casco Bay from its outlying waters in the Gulf of Maine, after Portland Channel, Hussey Sound and Broad Sound.^[2]

Ships were torpedoed in the sound during World War II.^[3]^[4]

Today, the Casco Bay Mailboat passes through the sound.

References

↑ "Cliff Island, Luckse Sound, Casco Bay, ME Tides". Marine Weather. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
↑ Sinnett, Gregory H. (2012). Circulation and Transport in Casco Bay, Maine (Thesis). The University of Maine.
↑ Voornas, Lori. "The Oldest Running Mailboat is the Best Way to Cool Off This Hot Maine Summer". 94.9 HOM. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
↑ James, Jessica (June 14, 2017). "A Cruise that Works as Hard as Dad Does". Casco Bay Lines. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

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[1] "Cliff Island, Luckse Sound, Casco Bay, ME Tides". Marine Weather. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[2] Sinnett, Gregory H. (2012). Circulation and Transport in Casco Bay, Maine (Thesis). The University of Maine.

[:0-3] Voornas, Lori. "The Oldest Running Mailboat is the Best Way to Cool Off This Hot Maine Summer". 94.9 HOM. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[4] James, Jessica (June 14, 2017). "A Cruise that Works as Hard as Dad Does". Casco Bay Lines. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

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