Fly into Hancock County-Bar Harbor, Knox County and Augusta State Airports. Enjoy the ride. capeair.com 800-CAPE-AIR Enjoy the ride to Maine. Start your vacation sooner with fast flights and easy connections through Boston. Affordable fares. No traffic. Just easy. Boston Augusta Rockland Bar Harbor SeSSi nS 252 P r t L a n d montHL maga ine ther would come out and get us.” “It used to be a sheep farm in the 19th century,” says agent John Lawrence of this 40-acre island that lies at the con- fluence of the St. Croix River and Grand Flow Lake. The island hasn’t made leaps in development since its agricultural past, so the camp will need renovations. But for the adventurous, Wahl’s Island is a pristine pocket of Maine only 10 miles from the historic border town of Calais and the Canadian frontier. Taxes: $951 CamP eLL iSLand 2 000 aCreage 0 C ampbell Island may be the bargain of the bunch. For less than $250K, you get 90 acres of preserved wilder- ness ringed by 9,800 feet of ocean frontage. The island is under a conservation ease- ment that allows for a 400-square-foot shel- ter, and existing campgrounds can cur- rently accommodate up to eight visitors. Around the island, opportunities for hik- ing, camping, kayaking, and bird-watching are almost limitless. Nearby, the quiet town of Brooklin offers an escape from seclusion with establishments like Brooklin Candy, Mad Mama’s Paint ’n Sip, and Flye Point Sculpture Garden & Art Gallery. As with most good deals, there’s a catch. The ease- ment requires that the island must be kept open for public access, so your paradise will have to be shared with visitors. Taxes: $280 Sand iSLand 1 00 000 aCreage 1 A Caribbean quay just half an hour from Portland might sound like fantasy, but Sand Island, located in Casco Bay east of Chebeague Island, comes close. The island is ringed by sandy beaches with deep-wa- ter anchorage for boat owners. There are no buildings on the island other than a ba- sic “Bomba’s Shack,” but the sunny beach- es provide an ideal vantage point for ad- courtes of tHe resPecti e agent owner seLLer Campbell 2 000