Community Support for Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park
Friends of Holbrook Island Sanctuary
Member Businesses: Play
Hill’s Homemade Market & Cafe
We offer a breakfast and lunch menu for sit-down or take-out and a full espresso bar made with coffee beans roasted in-house. We also have a fully stocked freezer, with prepared breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, appetizers, soups & sides that cater to varying dietary preferences including gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan. Lastly, we carry a variety of Maine-Made specialty foods, such as chocolates, maple candy, spices, coffee beans, honey, and crackers.
Blue Hill Garden Club
The Blue Hill Garden Club provides resources, programs and networking opportunities for the full-time and seasonal residents of the Blue Hill peninsula that will inspire the creation and stewardship of gardens that beautify and feed both our bodies and our souls.
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.
The Crab Lady’s Market, LLC.
I am a seafood processor…peeky-toe crab is what I do! I’ve been doing it for over 40 years.
BRAYN FREEZ Soft Serve
I am a mobile soft serve ice cream business. I travel on the peninsula and to events in the state during the warmer months while my trailer has a designated local spot 1 or 2 evenings a week.
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.
Deer Isle Music Hall & BBQ
We’re a barbecue joint featuring live music and dancing, housed in the old legion hall in Deer Isle, Maine. The old Legion Hall hosted music, dancing, life cycle events and more for multiple generations. By opening in the hall, we hope to provide music and food to rekindle fond memories and build generations of new ones. Come in for an experience that is fun and relaxed, bringing good music and good food together with good people.
Peninsula Pan
Created to manage the business affairs of Flash! in the Pans, the community steelband based in Blue Hill, our mission is to continue a decades-long tradition of performing and supporting steel drum music, and in the process strengthen the tradition of community-based live music on the peninsula.
The Blue Chill
The Blue Chill is a family-focused hangout serving handmade popsicles. Located in downtown Blue Hill, ME across from the library
Windmill Hill Provisions
Boutique island general store: gifts, fine wines, craft beer, sandwiches, soups, chowders, organic local produce, dairy, and proteins, books, garden supplies, Naut-E beverages
Winterberry Farm Wreaths
We ship Beautiful Balsam Fir Wreaths & Centerpieces throughout the USA between Thanksgiving & Christmas
Burke’s Hollow Florist on the Westside
We have an expansive array of roses, flowers, plants, gifts, and cards for any occasion!
Lougee & Frederick’s Florist
Lougee & Frederick’s is a Floral Shop that has been serving the Bangor area and beyond for 65+ Years!
Burke’s Hollow
Gift shop
The Turtle Gallery
Art gallery
Island Community Center Inc
We are similar to a YMCA — but also very community centered in our programs and events. We offer programs, events, and activities that center around health & Wellbeing for all members of our community – socially, emotionally & physically.
The Bud Connection
We are a full service florist. Providing the artisinal flowers and gourment chocolates to
Downeast Maine (including Blue Hill Peninsula). We pride ourselves on our customer servie and quality of our flowers. We connect people with everyday flowers, sympathy and all the events in between. Weddings, holiday decor. Connecting people through flowers is what we do!
BabyQuip, Baby Gear Rentals
BabyQuip is a full service baby gear rental company. We offer everything you need for baby, toddler or big kid like full-sized cribs, strollers, car seats, toys, books, high chairs, carriers, noise machines, baby baths, bouncy seats, pack ‘n plays, monitors, jumpers and so much more! We offer and offer full service delivery and pickup.
Whether you are traveling with little ones or having grandchildren come to visit, we provide safe and sound rental essentials to make everywhere feel like home.
Woodwind Coffee Roasters
Coffee roastery and cafe. Offering free bean delivery once weekly to anywhere on the
peninsula.
Blue Hill Fairy Trail
This is an interactive outdoor trail. You get a paper of clues and a mystery to solve. Hints can be seen throughout the trail and a prize at the end for those who solve the mystery!
Aerial Arts of Blue Hill
This is an aerial yoga and aerial silk studio. I offer classes in aerial yoga, and performance art membership for aerial silks.
Zeppa’s New York Pizza
Authentic New York pizza by the slice or pie!
Located in downtown Ellsworth on Water St,
Far & Away, Maine
(We will be opening in late spring/early summer; our website is not yet live)
Far & Away, Maine, brings Maine’s beauty, warmth, wisdom, and wit to your door and select shops in New England.
Our carefully curated collection of Maine-centric cards, vacation mementos, apparel, home goods, and children’s and baby clothes is artist-designed and crafted in an eco-friendly manner using recycled paper and other materials with minimal environmental impacts whenever possible.
We’re invested in Maine. Ten percent of our yearly profits are invested in non-profit organizations focused on Mainers, the fishing industry, and the environment. Our website will feature stories about small Maine businesses to increase their visibility because the community is what makes this Maine resilient, and people and organizations thrive!
Narrative Food
Narrative Food is an award-winning Certified B Corp and member of 1% for the Planet, founded in 2010 by Jennifer Piette. Always on the lookout for mindfully crafted small batch foods, we also curate them into beautiful gift boxes.
Narrative Food’s mission is to support small-scale makers, and increase our impact by giving back to nonprofits who are also working to change the world.
Over the years, we have built relationships with dozens of amazing food makers from diverse communities and we are excited to share their mindfully crafted offerings in creatively curated gift boxes!
With a focus on creating custom gifts for discerning clients, we have a track record of creating gifts that wow stakeholders at every level of a corporate or non-profit organization. From Boards of Directors of national Fortune 500 companies, to high net worth donors from some of our favorite non profits, to staff gifts, virtual event gifts, and more. Everyone loves beautiful small batch foods.
Shore Shop Gifts, LLC.
Shore Shop Gifts, LLC has been in business for 11 years (2012) selling beautiful items made by Island residents, Maine-made Products by individuals along the Maine coast and we sell live lobsters. We do both whole-sale and consignment. Ninety-eight percent of our products we sale are Maine-made or has a Maine connection.
Open 7 days a week May – October 30th
Hours: 10-5 or so
Sundays open after church (11:15)
Open by Appointment November – April
Mail packages year-round
Ebb And Flow Fiber Arts
Donation based fabric & fiber craft store with desire to provide affordable materials to all kinds of makers. We will take in donations from members of the community who have an overflow in their stash, give their things a loving name, and keep it all out of the landfill! I envision a community space as well as store, where we can gather and exchange knowledge and skills. I would love to collaborate with our local schools, artists, etc. to grow a space of learning and fun for all our local crafters!
Out On A Whimsey Toys Belfast
Maine’s largest toy store! We have toys, games, and more for all ages and abilities including STEM, science, puzzles, pretend play and developmental toys. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is always there to help you find that perfect gift. Open year round and gift wrapping is always free.
Out On A Whimsey Toys Bangor
Maine’s largest toy store has a third location in downtown Bangor. We have toys, games, and more for all ages and abilities including STEM, science, puzzles, pretend play and developmental toys. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is always there to help you find that perfect gift. Open year round and gift wrapping is always free.
Osprey’s Echo Sea Kayaking, LLC
Osprey’s Echo Sea Kayaking (est. 2021) is a small family-owned business dedicated to taking visitors and locals out on guided kayak tours of the amazing Stonington archipelago – touted by many as the best sea kayaking on the east coast. The Steinharter family have been devoted to Deer Isle for over 50 years and Founder/Lead Guide Will Steinharter focuses earnestly on his customers’ experience, telling tales about the history of the area, the amazing wildlife (ospreys, eagles, seals, porpoises, etc.) and the over 60 islands to explore.
Osprey’s Echo provide 1/2 day tours, full day tours, overnight camping experiences on an island, and serene 2-hour sunset tours, as well as custom experiences,
gallery b
Contemporary art gallery in Castine, Maine.
Showing over 30 internationally recognized artists.
Tempest in a Teapot
Tempest in a Teapot has fifteen unique custom blended teas using high grade wholeleaf teas from around the globe in combination with herbs, flowers and fruits found locally – ENJOY!
Jackman Maple Syrup
Jackman Maple is a 25,000 tap maple farm, certified organic by MOFGA.
We use state of the art equipment to produce high quality, organic maple syrup and other maple products.
Over 750,000 gallons of sap pass through the sugarhouse and is boiled down to pure maple syrup each season.
In the off season, we reside in Brooksville where we manage our 40 hive apiary on Walkers Pond. We offer V’s Bees raw honey, along with Jackman Maple Syrup at our roadside stand, local Farmer’s Markets, Farmdrop and stores.
To learn more, visit www.jackmanmaple.com
Siam Sky
Awesome Thai restaurant in downtown Blue Hill, Dine-in or take out also online orders.
Maine Made Relief
Makers of Maine Made Relief Products including Browntail Moth Rash Relief, Deck Boss Pain Balm and Nutty Birdie’s Calming Butter for dogs.
Crazy Otto’s Street Food
Local food truck with fresh & flavorful sandwiches, wraps, and munchies!
Blaze Restaurant Blue Hill
We are a restaurant located in downtown Blue Hill. We have our own brewed beers, signature cocktails, full bar, and pub style menu
Roaring Lion Farm and Market
Our market sits above our farm, overlooking our pastures. At the market, we sell our organically raised Meishan pork, grass fed beef, produce and eggs – as well as many items from other local farms and producers (produce, dairy, bread, flowers, grains, beer, wine etc.) For food we offer breakfast sandwiches on house english muffins with constantly changing toppings from our farm, as well as summer burger nights with our grass fed beef.
Rioux Catering @ The Farmhouse Inn
We are an Event Center, with 6 guest rooms, offering on site & off site full service catering from 25-600.
5 Main Street
5 Main Street is a limited-run adventure in Blue Hill, Maine. Located at 5 Main Street, the shop features a curation of goods from Leaf & Anna, Hanna B. Designs, la maison rehash, and ArtBox. Open 10am-5pm, Monday-Saturday.
SeaLoft
A gift shop for men and women and women’s apparel
Wedding Flowers by Butera The Florist
Butera The Florist is a floral design studio focused solely on weddings and larger parties. We specialize in exquisite floral design with a modern Euro edge. Our service area includes the Greater Blue Hill Peninsula, Bar Harbor, and the Acadia region of Downeast Maine. For more than four decades our wedding and party clients have appreciated our ability to match BUTERA artistry to their own original style.
1980 was the beginning of Butera The Florist, with a vision of bringing floral artistry to our hometown of York, PA. Now some four decades later, that God given talent and passion still exudes.
Vince is a nationally known floral designer and speaker who has been awarded membership in American Academy of Floriculture, American Institute of Floral Designers and Professional Floral Communicators International. He and Carolyn, his wife of 42 years, fulfilled their dream of living in Downeast Maine and moved their home and business to Sedgwick in 2021, after being 4th generation summer residents of Swan’s Island, ME.
Opera House Arts
We offer a year-round schedule of professional theater, music, film, dance, educational programs, community events, and more.
Tangle Syx
A Slow Fashion Workshop offering clothing alterations, repairs, upcycling, custom sewing, small group classes and one-on-one sewing lessons. We also sell our own line of clothing, which we describe as Slow Fashion with Warrior Vibe, made from linen, hemp and cotton, for women who strive to cultivate strength, joy and sustainability. Stop in and say hello, we’d love to meet you and talk about slow fashion or visit us online at TangleSyx.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.
Northern Bay Market
Locally owned convenience store in the heart of Penobscot village. Pizza & Sandwiches, Groceries & Liquor Store, Gas Station, Gifts AND More!
Fin & Fern
A Restaurant on the coast of Stonington Maine. Serving homemade pasta, pizza, seafood and more. Inside and outside dining.
Makers Market
A curated collection of locally-produced craft, fine art, textiles, gifts and all manner of curious, unique treasures.
WNSX Star 97.7
Star 97.7 is the hometown radio for Downeast Maine. We love to be on the air, talking about events and the people of Hancock and Washington counties.
The Grand
The Grand is an iconic Art Deco theater in Downeast, Maine
that fosters social interaction and growth in artists and audiences
through the arts, entertainment, and education.
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.
Provender Kitchen + Bar
Provender Kitchen + Bar offers guests a welcoming combination of modern American fare along with a wide variety of local beer and craft cocktails.
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.
Humblebee Cafe
Quick service sandwich shop and deli. Proudly offering Boar’s Head® products.
162 Ellsworth Rd
Blue Hill, ME 04614
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.
Blue Hill Fair
The Blue Hill Fair is a true “Down to Earth” Country Fair. Always scheduled around Labor Day weekend, the fair boasts of some of the finest entertainment, attractions, and exhibits. Situated in the small coastal town of Blue Hill, Maine, at 233 Ellsworth Road, the Fair draws thousands from all over the state to enjoy a fun-filled weekend.
Out On A Whimsey Toys Blue Hill
Maine’s largest toy store has a second location in beautiful, downtown Blue Hill. We have toys, games, and more for all ages and abilities including STEM, science, puzzles, pretend play and developmental toys. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is always there to help you find that perfect gift. Open year round and gift wrapping is always free.
Blue Hill Concert Association
Non-Profit Organization that brings Chamber Ensemble concerts to Blue Hill in the winter months.
Cynthia Winings Gallery
When you step through the front door of the Cynthia Winings Gallery in Blue Hill, you enter one of the most dynamic and engaging art spaces in Maine. The humble façade (the building was once a barn) belies its compelling contents, from choice Maine landscapes and thought-provoking narrative and figurative work to abstract and conceptual art of the first order. Two floors of aesthetic surprises and delights await the art aficionado. And a new sculpture garden welcomes you to walk around outdoors and find contemporary sculpture artfully placed in the landscape.
24 Parker Point Rd
Blue Hill, ME 04614 United States
Annex Arts / Arts Residency Program
Annex Arts is a non-profit artist residency program located on the Blue Hill Peninsula in Castine, Maine. We provide creative workspaces for artists and writers so that they can benefit from unfettered time and the opportunity to draw inspiration from our stunning village and coastal region. Annex Arts’ programming promotes the arts as a means to address the economic, cultural, and spiritual well-being of our community.
Stanley Subaru
We are a local Subaru dealer providing excellence in new and used Subaru vehicle sales, service, parts and accessories. stanleysubaru.com
WERU
Independent community radio station serving Midcoast, Downeast & Central Maine. Listener supported, volunteer powered.
Merrill Furniture Co
Family owned retail furniture store, founded in 1953.
Tinder Hearth LLC
Wood-fired European-style bread, pizza and pastry bakers operating year round out of a beautiful farmhouse in Brooksville. Find the bread and pastries at markets around the Peninsula, and don’t miss their popular pizza nights at the bakery.
Highlands Woodturning & Engraving
Custom woodturning, instructional woodturning classes, woodturned art, laser engravings, shop time
862 Castine Rd
Castine, ME 04421 United States
The Gatherings
The Gatherings is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to foster community through sharing, cooperation, learning and the arts.
Our vision is to create a vibrant, multi-use space where anyone can find opportunities for connecting with others, the arts, learning, real food, entertainment and good health.
The building has a big meeting room downstairs with an adjoining small kitchen and café. A small co-working space is also being set up. The recently renovated second floor, opening in early 2018, will have a game / craft room and another large open room that can be used for activities such as yoga or meditation.
Deer Isle Artists Association
We are a community of artists and patrons who promote the visual arts by exhibiting original work and supporting art education in local schools. During the summer, the Deer Isle Gallery is open 6 days per week. During the winter, DIAA offers a program called Art matters and individual artist members volunteer to teach workshops in local schools.
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
Blue Hill Historical Society
The Blue Hill Historical Society was founded in 1902 for the purpose of preserving the heritage of the Town of Blue Hill, Maine.
The Society’s home and headquarters are in the Holt House, a historic house museum at the center of the town of Blue Hill, at 3 Water Street, at the intersections of Rt. 177, and Main Street.
The house was built in 1815 by Jeremiah Thorndike Holt. Adjacent to the house is the carriage house built in the 1990’s which offers a large space for items in the collection, a vault with historic documents, and a place to gather for presentations. We are open June 15th-September 30th, Thursday – Sunday, 1pm-4pm, or by appointment. We encourage researchers to make appointments ahead of time. You can learn more about us and our collections at www.bluehillhistory.org.
ArtWaves MDI
Your community Arts Center where we connect the community with the power of art in our 3 visual arts studios or our state of the art Dance and movement studio.
1345 State Highway 102
Bar Harbor, ME 04609 United States
Word: a Blue Hill Literary Arts Festival
Word is a three-day, annual literary festival in Blue Hill, gathering a community of readers and writers to celebrate the written and spoken word alongside those who may not typically be engaged in those pursuits.
While the Blue Hill Peninsula has a rich and vibrant artistic and literary tradition, most literary events occur piecemeal and during the busy summer months while the shoulder season of summer/fall offers few events. In addition, there is no unifying community structure that brings word-lovers together to celebrate. Establishing a festival to occur each October will encourage year- round residents and visitors to connect with one another, enjoying author readings, workshops, performances, and panels without the distractions of the peninsula’s hectic summer schedule. Word will share and promote the many voices of Maine, including local voices not always given the opportunity to be heard, and will seek out diverse voices to ensure a full and rich cultural experience.
In addition to events scheduled throughout the weekend, a literary marketplace will serve as a central meeting ground for the festival, providing vendors and nonprofits an opportunity to share information about their roles in the literary life of the peninsula, as well as encourage festival-goers to interact and engage in crafts and collaborative activities.
In addition to the festival, Word promotes literary events year-round.
Leaf and Anna, LLC
A surprising little store full of functional, affordable and fun gifts, books and necessities for the kitchen, garden, home, and so much more.
Courthouse Gallery
Karin and Michael Wilkes founded Courthouse Gallery Fine Art in 2006 with a mission to present high-quality works of art through curated exhibitions and special events. The gallery is housed in Ellsworth’s historic courthouse and registry of deeds, two beautifully restored 1830s Greek revival buildings offering over 4500 square feet of exhibition space. The combination of this historic site and the ability to exhibit a wide range of artistic styles in a spacious gallery has made Courthouse Gallery Fine Art a destination for art collectors statewide and beyond. A large-scale sculpture park occupies the sweeping lawn out front.
The Wilkeses, who have always been passionate about art, represent a select stable of contemporary Maine artists, including established artists, whose work can be found in major collections nationally, emerging artists, and estates. They view the gallery as a place where the conversation about Maine’s role in American art continues through a rotating schedule of solo and group exhibitions highlighting contemporary painting, sculpture, and photography by artists living or working in Maine. They also host artists’ talks, special exhibitions, events, and guest speakers. In 2012, the Wilkeses began publishing a line of fine art books under the imprint Marshall Wilkes to celebrate and document Maine-inspired artists and art history. For more information on titles published by Marshall Wilkes visit marshallwilkes.com
Pugnuts Ice Cream Shop
Pugnuts – A coastal Maine experience – unique flavors and hospitality in our 19th century general store.
We use only premium ingredients in our Gelato and Ice Cream. Ice cream and flavorings are sourced locally in New England. Gelatos and Sorbets are made with imported Italian ingredients as well as naturally produced flavorings and colorings.
We rotate 12 flavors of Ice Cream, 10 flavors of Gelato and 2 Sorbets in our display cases in the Surry shop, and others are available on a daily basis.
Pugnuts offers a wide variety of Ice Cream and Gelato cakes for your special occasion. Ice cream and gelato cakes can be made with advance notice, just ask! We can do virtually any flavor that we offer (excluding sorbets) although for the best effect we suggest you use single or combinations of single flavor ice creams rather than swirls or varigates.
1276 Surry Road
Surry, ME 04684 United States
12-6pm Closed Mondays
Castine Kayak Adventures
Since 1997 ~ Exploring the world by water with customized Sea Kayak Ecotour Adventures. Trips Daily: 9-12, 1-4, 10-4, Overnight Trips and Stargazing & Bioluminescent Tours ~ Kayak Shop ~ Bike and SUP Rentals.
Sea Kayak in Castine, Maine’s beautiful, serene, island-speckled Penobscot Bay, connecting Mid Coast Maine and Downeast Maine and Acadia where time stands still but the water is alway moving. Castine Kayak offers customized sea kayaking tours and instructional clinics for beginners to experienced paddlers with top of the line equipment provided. We’re located right on the water at Eaton’s Wharf launching directly from our docks. Our Registered Maine Sea Kayak Guides lead small, intimate groups on exciting naturalist ecotours, exploring marine sea life, geology and Castine’s rich historical past.
Join us after dark for a Bioluminescent tour with our unique “Floating Planetarium” and experience an unforgettable evening paddle in Castine Bay under a blanket of stars and in the midst of bioluminescent organisms of the water that swirl and light up with every stroke of your paddle. Enjoy Maine the way life should be! Everyone Deserves a good paddle! Book yours today!
44 North Coffee
Woman owned, wholesale and retail coffee roasters. Roasting and brewing organic and fair trade coffee year round in Deer Isle village.
Wilson Museum
Woodlawn: Barn, Museum, Trails
Wallace Events
Pentagoet Inn & Wine Bar
Discover a quiet oasis in Castine, a storied village by the sea. The award winning Pentagoet Inn and Wine Bar is a charming Queen Anne Victorian hotel offering gracious hospitality, exceptional accommodations and a cozy pub and wine bar. Join us for cocktails, fine wines and small plates most evenings. Summer Jazz on the Porch, Tuesdays, July-September.
Blue Hill Inn
Blue Hill Inn offers accommodations year round. Located in the heart of the Blue Hill Historic District, the inn is an ideal stop on your coastal Maine vacation. Walk to the many unique shops, galleries and an assortment of dining options. The inn offers eleven elegantly appointed guest rooms with period furniture and antiques and two slightly more modern suites in our Cape House next door. All of our rooms have their own private bath and your stay during the summer season includes a delicious three-course breakfast in our bright and cheerful dining room. In addition, complimentary hors d’oeuvres are served each evening in our fireside parlor or in the apple orchard and gardens from 6-7 p.m. with wines, beers and cocktails available.
Castine Inn
Activity Shop
At THE ACTIVITY SHOP we rent kayaks, canoes and paddle boards on a daily or weekly basis. We have both single and tandem kayaks and WE DELIVER (in most cases) . . . AT NO CHARGE!!!
All rentals include paddles and life jackets. Our fleet of over 100 kayaks, canoes and SUP’s are manufactured by Old Town Canoe Co., Current Designs and BIC. They are maintained to the highest standards for a fun, memorable, and safe vacation adventure.
Parker Ridge Retirement Community
Parker Ridge Retirement Community was created to meet your needs and offer you options as those needs change. At the center of our community is Parker Inn, which offers both independent living apartments and assisted living suites, as well as many amenities that serve our entire community. We also offer spacious, luxurious retirement cottages for those who desire to own their home, without all the hassles of home maintenance.
Our Residents LOVE Living Here. . . We’re confident YOU will too.
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
Nervous Nellie’s Jams & Jellies
Jam/chutney production; sculpture studio; art park/museum; gift shop of mostly Maine products including exclusive commissioned products found Nowhere Else. Open to visitors mid-May to October, Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm.
New Surry Theatre
Community Theater and Performing Arts School
Nichols Day Camps
Summer Day Camp. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, originally incorporated in 1963 as Blue Hill Society for Aid to Children doing business as Nichols Day Camps. We host youngsters, both local and from away, between the ages of 5-16 in fun-filled, age-appropriate, and safe outdoor-oriented programs that run for eight weeks each summer.
Oakland House Seaside Inn & Cottages
The Oakland House is a resort colony of eight vintage cottages, budget-friendly communal Acorn guest house with six private rooms, 130-year old inn with rooms/suites and restaurant with full bar on the first floor. Located on 60 acres on Eggemoggin Reach, overlooking picturesque Pumpkin Island to the right and the iconic Deer Isle Bridge to the left, we offer a restorative haven for guests. Welcoming guests with a dog to Birches or Grindstone Cottages. Our barn is great for small group gatherings and our shorefront is beautiful for weddings. Since 1889.
Mainescape Garden Shop
Full-service garden center offering trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and houseplants as well as seeds, gardening supplies and gifts. We also sell premium dog and cat food, as well as toys and supplies. In the Summer and Fall we sell local organic produce. We offer landscape design and construction services, and our Glass Greenhouse is often used for community events, including a weekly farmers market from mid-October thru mid-May.
The Shaw Institute
Lookout Inn & Restaurant
Seasonal Rentals of Rooms and cottages
Seasonal restaurant and catering for all occasions
MAE llc
High-end boutique
Maine Camp Outfitters
Jud Hartmann Gallery
Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival
Kneisel Hall, in the coastal village of Blue Hill, Maine, is often called the “cradle of chamber music teaching in America”. The festival can trace its origins to 1902 when violinist Franz Kneisel, founder of the first professional string quartet in America, began bringing students to his vacation home in Blue Hill for summer study. It is a chamber music school, a ten-week concert series and chamber music advocate through many outreach programs. Check the website for repertoire and musicians.
137 Pleasant Street / 36 Main St
Blue Hill, ME 04614 207 374 2811 tickets: 207 374 2203
Check the website for dates and venues for: Faculty Concerts,Young Artist Concerts and Master Classes and Outreach concerts all summer.
Island Approaches
Isle au Haut Boat Services
Handmade Papers Gallery
Handmade Papers Gallery
Virginia Sarsfield, a production hand paper maker since 1994 produces a wide variety of artist-grade papers drawing inspiration from the world around her. Bits of fibers from walks in the woods or along the sea often find their way into some of the papers. The result is a rich palette of handmade papers in many different shades and textures. The lampshades produced from her papers are one-of-a-kind and add unique luminosity to any lamp. Working closely with each client, we help match the size, shape, and paper of the lampshade with the designated lamp base to maximize the beauty and functionality of each finished piece.
Stop by the gallery to view our wide variety of lampshades and artist-grade papers, or to have a custom lampshade made for that special lamp.
Don’t forget to check the other artists featured at the Gallery:
James Dodds, Maritime Linocuts
Hillary Hutton, Weaver
Lou Charlett, Woodworker
Handworks Gallery
Handcrafted designs for thoughtful living and giving. Featuring fine art, contemporary craft, jewelry, pottery textiles, wood and more by local and Maine artists.
Info Centers Around the Peninsula
Information Centers
2024 Area Guide
