Early regional life -- Getting to Goat Island -- The ownership of Goat Island -- Private claims -- The Porter Brothers step in -- Goat Island -- The Goat Island group -- First bridge from mainland -- Second bridge from mainland -- Avery's rock -- Third bridge from mainland -- Fourth bridge from mainland -- Bath/Green Island -- Lover's Bridge -- The Three Sister Island bridges -- The Terrapin Bridge and Tower -- The Biddle Staircase -- Cave of the Winds discovery -- Cave of the Winds tours -- The Luna Island bridges -- American Rapids Bridge -- Islands close to the American mainland that no longer exist.