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The Maine Coastal Island Registry (CIR) catalogs 3,166 of these coastal islands, along with some notable inland freshwater islands, such as Frye Island in Sebago Lake. According to the most recent CIR data, 1,846 islands are registered to private owners, while 204 islands, which contain four or more structures, are exempt from registration.
Mount Desert Island (MDI; [4] French: Île des Monts Déserts) in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine.With an area of 108 square miles (280 km 2) [5] it is the 52nd-largest island in the United States, the sixth-largest island in the contiguous United States, and the second-largest island on the Eastern Seaboard, behind Long Island and ahead of Martha's Vineyard.
Harbor tidal pool. Matinicus Isle plantation is an archipelago located on the southeastern fringes of Penobscot Bay in the Gulf of Maine, part of the Atlantic Ocean.According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 9.9 square miles (26 km 2), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km 2) is land and 7.6 square miles (20 km 2) is water. [12]
Presque Isle (/ p r ɛ s k / PRESK) is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.The population was 8,797 at the 2020 Census. [2] The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, Northern Maine Fairgrounds, the Aroostook Centre Mall, and the Presque Isle International Airport.
Boon Island Light in 1911. Boon Island is a barren, rocky island in the Gulf of Maine 6 mi (9.7 km) off the coast of York, Maine, United States.The island, which is approximately 300 ft (91 m) by 700 ft (210 m) at low tide, is the site of Boon Island Light, at 137 ft (42 m) high, it is the tallest lighthouse in New England.
Islesboro, Maine. Islesboro is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States, comprising Islesboro Island and several smaller islands. The population was 583 at the 2020 census. [2] It has a summer colony accessible by state ferry service from Lincolnville Beach three miles to the west, by private boat, or by air taxi service.
York County. Smuttynose Island (formerly "Smutty-nose") is a 27-acre island [1] in the Isles of Shoals, a group of small islands and tidal ledges located 6 miles (10 km) off the coast of New Hampshire and 7 miles (11 km) off the coast of Maine, United States. Smuttynose and some of the other islands in the Isles of Shoals are part of the town ...
Linda Greenlaw (born December 22, 1960) [1][2] is a best-selling author of books with maritime themes and the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States. [3] She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the film The Perfect Storm. Greenlaw wrote three best-selling books about life as a commercial ...