Set against the backdrop of Casco Bay and Portland Head Light in the distance, the shacks were proud symbols of the maritime heritage of South Portland. Then they were washed away during the Jan ...

The fishing shacks, which predate the city itself, were moved to what's now called Fishermen's Point in the early 1880s. Two were lost in Saturday's storm.

The fishing shacks that long stood on Fisherman’s Point hold a sentimental place for many in South Portland. Over the weekend, paintings of these memories waved in the wind over Willard Beach.