Deer Isle

The Tethered Archipelago

Spreading out into Penobscot Bay, Deer Isle is home to quintessential coastal vistas, a legacy of artisans, and Maine's most productive lobster port

Isaac + Josie, Deer Isle

    REAL WEDDINGS-February 2014 Photographs by David Murray Weddings September 1 | Deer Isle     Isaac and Josie met in Portland while attending the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. They now live in Brooklyn, New York, but the pair’s

Archipelago Dip

LOCATION-August 2013 By Sandy Lang Photographs by Peter Frank Edwards I have this dream of sea kayaking again to some of the uninhabited islands of granite and spruce near Stonington. A half-day trip once with friends in balmy August is

Turtle Gallery

  Fine art and contemporary craft 61 North Deer Isle Road Deer Isle, ME 04627 207.348.9977 theturtlegallery.com [email protected]   10am–5:30pm, Monday–Saturday 2pm–6pm, Sunday Since 1982, the Turtle Gallery mounts a schedule of shows for the summer season with a broad

Coffee Clutch

EAT-October 2011 By Sandy Lang Photographs by Peter Frank Edwards Back in the car to meet three who are coaxing the roast in Maine.     Certain things must be done at the cabin in the morning. First, we open the

Bridges

A-LIST-October 2011 By Sophie Nelson   01 Penobscot Narrows Bridge + Observatory While whooshing across the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which spans the largest river in Maine, its thick suspension cables slice up the idyllic downeast views. But when you look out

Pilgrim’s Inn

  Located in Deer Isle Village, this historic building dates back to the eighteenth century.   When Ignatius Haskell built what is now the Pilgrim’s Inn in 1793, on a land bridge between the sea and Mill Pond, it was intended

48 Hours in…Deer Isle

  August 2011 | By Melissa Coleman | Illustration by Josh Brill 48 hours of our favorite places to explore, view, eat, and stay   My first encounters with Deer Isle still define for me this enigmatic island located off