You’ve heard of an island in time? You’re standing on that island. The time is now.

From Staff & Wire Reports

The Maine coast does not “sit still.” It inhales fog, exhales salt, and rearranges your priorities. Out here, grocery shopping requires tide charts. Every island has a personality disorder: part monastery, part shipwreck, part tax shelter.

Here’s our list of Maine islands for sale this summer at press time. They’re full of romance. But before we board the launch to go visit them—watch out, it’s a little tippy—do you dare to abandon mainland civilization and become the sort of person who says things like “the nor’easter took the float again”?

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