s u m m e r g u i d e 2 0 1 7 2 5 1 Fourth of July, I came face to face with a boatful of would-be island partiers,” says seller Jay Bailey. “There were about 25 peo- ple on it, all hanging off the sides. When they saw that we were there, they anchored off the island instead and partied there all day.” Since then, “I make sure to go back every year.” What Bailey values most is that “it’s very heavily treed–it’s like a park.” The tall pines rocketing up from this one-acre getaway were once highly prized by ship- builders, giving names to both the is- land and its locale: Mast Cove. “Ancient sunken masts are still visible on the is- land’s shores,” Bailey says. Mingling with the pines are swathes of wild blueberry bushes surrounding–what else?–a “Hansel and Gretel” cottage with sleeping loft. Off the back, a small sheltered beach is a great place for swimmers. Maybe you’d like to hang out here too. Tax: $5,325.16 ahL’S iSLand 2 0 000 aCreage 1 Once upon a time, passage onto Wahl’s Is- land required the equivalent of a secret knock. “We used to drive to the boat landing and beep our horn three times,” says owner Kathy Noddin, whose family has owned the island for 80 years. “And then our grandfa- Pine Wahl’s 0 000 2 0 000