Member Businesses: Education

Deer Isle Adult and Community Education

We are the Adult Education location overseen and funded by CSD 13, that anchors the southern end of the Blue Hill Peninsula. We offer: high school completion services; college search, prep, financial aid, and distance learning support; career navigation and counseling; workforce training- currently focused on residential construction and business skills/entrepreneurship; as well as community classes that support money management, digital literacy, wellness, and quality of life. Most of our classes are offered for free, or at tiered rates to promote accessibility.

As the anchor organization at Stonington’s new Island Connectivity Hub, partnering with area organizations, businesses, and skilled individual is core to building a robust lifelong learning platform that fosters individual growth and community connections.

43 School Street
Stonington, ME 04681

mwitham@su76.org

Deer Isle Granite Museum

The Deer Isle Granite Museum, a nonprofit established in 1996, is dedicated to preserving the history, culture, and legacy of Deer Isle-Stonington’s quarrying industry. Our mission is to engage visitors with the significant impact of granite on our local culture and economy, showcasing the stories of the men and women who worked in the quarries and the many places throughout the world that Stonington granite has helped to build and beautify.

51 Main Street
Stonington, ME 04681

deerislemuseum@gmail.com

Tapley Cove Oyster Company

Tapley Cove Oyster Farm is a small, community-driven aquaculture business dedicated to raising premium oysters and fostering a deep connection between people and the coastal environment. These waters provide the perfect blend of salinity and nutrients to produce oysters with a distinct, clean, and briny flavor that reflects the essence of Maine’s coast. We sell our oysters directly to local residents and supply many of the area’s restaurants. With our mobile shucking station, we bring the ocean’s freshest offerings to events, bars, weddings, and community gatherings, creating interactive culinary experiences that celebrate Maine’s coastal bounty. This summer we are excited to begin offering guided farm tours and on-the-water tastings, inviting visitors to experience life on the oyster farm firsthand. Guests will learn about sustainable aquaculture, the life cycle of oysters, and the care that goes into producing every shell—and of course, enjoy the unmatched taste of oysters harvested right from the water.

Brooksville, ME 04617

hello@tapleycoveoyster.com

Downeast Audubon

Our mission:
The mission of the Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon is to educate and engage the people of Hancock County, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats, for the benefit of local communities and their natural environment.
We sponsor local nature programs, field trips, school events, nature camp scholarships and conservation projects.

PO Box 1212
Ellsworth, ME 04605

deaudubon@gmail.com

Finding Our Voices

Grassroots nonprofit breaking the silence of domestic abuse across Maine with innovative survivor-led initiatives as well as peer support.

PO Box 943
Camden, ME 04843

hello@findingourvoices.net

Friends of Holbrook Island Sanctuary

Community Support for Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

434 Weir Cove Road
Harborside, ME 04642

friendofholbrook@gmail.com

Colloquy Downeast

Colloquy Downeast was formed in 2000 to provide a program for learning and thoughtful discussion of topics of general interest. Since then, we have organized more than 100 colloquies on a wide variety of subjects. The organization is managed by an all-volunteer Steering Committee comprised of up to 15 members of the community.

The mission of Colloquy Downeast is to create an independent learning community (supported and nourished by residents of the Blue Hill Peninsula, Deer Isle and beyond) engaged in enriching discussions through exchange of thoughts and ideas. This mission is supported by informed volunteer facilitators who offer analytical, interactive and conversational learning experiences to participants willing to share ideas and challenge their own assumptions.

PO Box 394
Blue Hill, ME 04614

info@colloquydowneast.org

Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival

Maritime Heritage Festival held in August (date is tide dependent) taking place at the Blue Hill Town Wharf and adjacent historic village.
In 2025 the 6th annual Festival will take place on Saturday, August 9th, 10am-4pm.

TSCA is a national 501c3 organization that hosts and cosponsors the Festival. It is registered in Maine.

Blue Hill Town Wharf

Community Childhood Learning Place

The Community Childhood Learning Place is a year round, full-day program serving children, three-months to 4 years of age and an after school and summer programming for school aged children (5 years to 12 years), that recognizes the rich potential of each child physically, cognitively, and emotionally through child centered, play based discovery in the Reggio Emilia approach. The program values the contribution of family interaction, community involvement and the importance of engaging teachers well grounded in child development, learning philosophies and wellness principles

39 State Street
Castine, ME 04421

communityclplace@gmail.com

Three Points Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

We are a family owned and operated Brazilian jiu jitsu gym. We offer classes for kids and adults of all skill levels in a safe and welcoming environment.

380 Ellsworth Rd
Blue Hill, ME 04614

jhatheway@threepointsbjj.com

Apricot Academy

We are a small K-8 Micro-school and believe in hands-on, minds-on learning.

674 Sedgwick Ridge Rd
Sedgwick, ME 04676

japricot.valdez@gmail.com

Island Meadow Arts

Island Meadow Art is an art studio for kids located in Brooklin Maine. Our classes aim to encourage students’ exploration, enliven imaginations, and bring art history to life through a variety of mediums. Painting, drawing, sculpting, and printmaking are among some of the mediums students have the opportunity to work with. Students get individual attention in a focused environment.

78 Flye Point Road
Brooklin, Maine 04616

(207) 479 -5602

hilary.alden.tobin@gmail.com

Island Heritage Trust

The Island Heritage Trust is a non-profit private land trust dedicated to conservation that protects significant open space, scenic areas, wildlife habitats, natural resources, and historic and cultural features that offer public benefit and are essential to the character of the Deer Isle area.

Our membership is open to all. We are funded by the tax-deductible charitable contributions of our members. A board of 11 volunteer members governs the Trust through its Chair and Executive Director and staff.

Mission Statement

IHT contributes to the well-being of the island community by conserving its distinctive landscapes and natural resources, maintaining public access to valued trails, shoreline and islands, and by providing educational programming for all ages.

42 Sunset Rd
Deer Isle, ME 04627

iht@islandheritagetrust.org

Golden Sun Childcare

Childcare Center on the Blue Hill Peninsula providing amazing care and education for your children.

Accepting children from 6 weeks – 5 years old!

8 South St
Blue Hill, ME 04614

goldensunchildcare@gmail.com

Native Gardens of Blue Hill

The mission of Native Gardens of Blue Hill is to create public gardens of Maine native plants to demonstrate their beauty and value and to encourage sustainable gardening practices. Since 2015, we have been building a demonstration garden at the campus of Bagaduce Music on South St with the help of volunteers. Recently, we have begun to deepen our mission to include training and support for existing and new businesses in the field of sustainable landscaping, including the nursery trade. We envision serving as a training ground for entrepreneurship and innovation, a hub for ecological best practices in the community, and the supportive home to a regional guild of sustainable landscape stewards.

On the site of Bagaduce Music at 49 South Street
Blue Hill, ME 04614

info.ngbh@gmail.com

Chickadee Compost

We are a community composting business that collects compostable waste from around the peninsula and turns it into a high quality soil amendment.

641 Reach Road
Sargentville, ME 04673

(207) 213-0699 (Main)

kate@chickadeecompost.com (Main)

Friends of Fort Knox

Non-profit 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1991 to preserve Maine State Historic Site Fort Knox. Assumed complete management under contract with Maine DoT for Penobscot Narrows Observatory in 2007 and Dept Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in 2012. We perform major and minor restoration, preservation, conservation projects on the Fort and grounds as well as provide Interpretive History Tours, Gift Shop, Attendance Booth, Operations, Special Events and PNO Attendants from May 1st through Oct 31st. One FT year-round employee (director), 22 seasonal part-time employees and hundreds of volunteers annually.

740 Fort Knox Road
Propect, ME 04981

info@fortknoxmaine.com

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Mission: Investigate craft and art in aesthetic climate that honors tradition while acknowledging the rich potential of contemporary visual art, craft practice and research. Architecturally significant campus and focused energy of Haystack provide an environment that supports serious exploration.

Offering two-week residency, one- and two-week workshops, conference; May-September. blacksmithing, ceramics, glass, graphics, metals, textiles, wood, writing, and more. Scholarships available. Residency and Scholarship applicant deadline: March 1. General applicant deadline: April 1. All levels welcome.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

89 Haystack School Drive, Deer Isle
On campus tours are offered on Wed., 1 p.m.,
for a nominal charge, from June 3 to August 26;
evening presentations, open to the public, 7:00 p.m.
348-2306 HYPERLINK http://www.haystack-mtn.org

89 Haystack School Drive
Deer Isle, Maine 04627 United States

development@haystack-mtn.org

Lawrence Family Fitness Center / Blue Hill YMCA

We are a non-profit, community-based health and fitness center with membership and programming for all ages.

32 Mines Road
Blue Hill, Maine 04614

Mon - Fri 5:30am - 8:00pm / Sat - Sun 8:00am - 12:30pm

courtesydesklffc@defymca.org

Woodlawn: Barn, Museum, Trails

19 Black House Drive
Ellsworth, ME 04605

Blue Hill Harbor School

The Blue Hill Harbor School is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) high school serving grades 9 through 12.

57 South Street
Blue Hill, ME 04614

info@bluehillharborschool.org

Bay School

17 Bay School Drive
Blue Hill, ME 04614

School Union #93

20 Hinckley Ridge Road
Blue Hill, ME 04614

Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

Discovery Wharf offers a live touch marine tank, a map-based touch wall of the Coast of Maine, a virtual reality exhibit with a library of 360 degree experiences, a large projection wall with a video library theater, a workshop corner with trap building tools, a knot tying station, a makeshift lobster boat wheelhouse with working electronics and interactive pulleys, as well as other static fishing gear displays providing historical context. And if you are lucky enough, you may even get to hear first hand stories about life on the sea by our always entertaining Captain Leroy Weed.

Join the more than 5,000 visitors each year seeking insights into the workings of the fishing community and information about what is happening in our ocean ecosystem. We strive to ensure that every visitor learns something new about Maine’s coastal fisheries, the natural environment supporting the fisheries and MCCF’s work to sustain these important resources and support our coastal communities.

Discovery Wharf provides a positive and memorable experience for all visitors, so please plan to make us part of your travel plans May through October 2024. Discovery Wharf is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm. We strongly recommend that you make your reservation today at https://coastalfisheries.org to guarantee you premiere limited access around our touch tank, you won’t regret it!

Admission Fees:
Adults (13 and older) $10
Children (2 – 12 years old) and seniors 65+ are $5
Children under 2 and Military are FREE
Families (up to 5 people) $25

Reservation Times:
10am –10:45am
11am – 11:45am

noon – 12:45pm
1pm – 1:45pm
2pm – 2:45pm
3pm – 3:45pm

13 Atlantic Ave
Stonington, ME 04681

ckondratowicz@coastalfisheries.org

New Surry Theatre

Community Theater and Performing Arts School

PO Box 1597
Blue Hill, ME 04614

info@newsurrytheatre.org

Shaw Institute

Shaw Institute is a non-profit scientific research and education organization based in Blue Hill, Maine. Established 35 years ago, the Institute’s mission is to work to discover and expose environmental threats to the health and wellbeing of people, wildlife and the environments we all share; while also offering an education center that includes a touch tank and gift shop.

55 Main Street
Blue Hill, ME 04614

George Stevens Academy

An independent town academy serving as the 9-12 high school for students from the Blue Hill Peninsula and beyond. Discover your world at GSA.

23 Union Street
Blue Hill, ME 04614

Blue Hill Heritage Trust

The mission of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust is: To lead in conserving land, water, and wildlife habitat on the greater Blue Hill Peninsula. To teach and practice a stewardship ethic. To promote ecological, economic, and community health for this and future generations.

BHHT maintains a vast network of trails and road systems across the Blue Hill Peninsula and offers free programming year round. Visit their website for a list of events, trail maps, and more!

Who We Are:

We are a nationally accredited nonprofit, donor-based land conservation organization founded in 1985 by residents of the Blue Hill Peninsula in coastal Maine. We are working to conserve the farmland, forest, wetlands, and wildlife habitat needed to sustain ecological and community health in a changing climate. Our goal is to protect the resources and sense of place upon which traditional livelihood depends, and to work with our communities to embrace a stewardship ethic. We recognize the value of conserving land and water for its own sake, as well as valuing the recreational, economic, and quality-of-life benefits of conservation. By advancing this vital connection between healthy land and healthy communities, the Trust strives to be fully involved in peninsula communities through strong collaborations with our partners, including municipalities. To date, Blue Hill Heritage Trust has protected over 10,000 acres of land that will be forever stewarded for wildlife, recreation, scenic beauty, sustainable use and historical importance.

157 Hinckley Ridge Rd
Blue Hill, ME 04614

info@bluehillheritagetrust.org