What if there were a place where the sun shone, the stars danced, and the ocean murmured just for you? Off Maine’s rocky shores, such places do exist, where it’s all about you<\/em>.<\/h3>\nby Donna Stuart<\/p>\n
![\"878683855_dscn1975\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/878683855_dscn1975.jpg\" "\\"878683855_dscn1975\\"")
Tired of the boss nagging, the children screaming, and the dog demanding a walk? Ever wonder when it\u2019s going to be all about you<\/em> for once? If you\u2019re looking for that special \u2018me\u2019 time, we\u2019ve got a solution: Buy your own island. <\/span><\/p>\nNot a celebrity, you say? No problem. You can still snag your little piece of heaven for as little as $54,500\u2013or as much as $5.75 million. Expansive or miniscule, ritzy or rustic, one of Maine\u2019s private islands has You<\/em> written in the sand. <\/span><\/p>\nDavis Island
\nSt. George, $5,750,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThey really pushed the boat out,\u201d<\/span> <\/span>the Brits would likely say about the extraordinary, 48-acre island property. <\/span>Imagine sunrise as the 360-degree panorama, including Port Clyde and Camden Hills, Allen and Benner Islands, Permaquid Point, and Muscongus Bay, unfolds around the charming main residence.\u00a0Set amid acres of groomed lawn and impeccably maintained English country gardens, the home includes expansive spaces for entertaining, a large wing with luxurious master suite, office, sun room, and deck.\u00a0It\u2019s as complete an island paradise as Maine offers, with a guest cottage, two substantial deepwater docks, a mooring field for protected yacht storage, and all the comforts of a mainland estate. <\/span><\/p>\n![\"cascobayosland\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/cascobayosland.jpg\" "\\"cascobayosland\\"")
Casco Bay Island
\nNew Brunswick, Canada, $1,400,000<\/strong><\/p>\nMike Kaiser fell in love with the coast of Maine \u201cduring a windjammer cruise out of Boothbay.\u201d Then, after buying a shorefront house on Deer Isle, he found a deeper love offshore. \u201cWe bought this island and built the house in 1994,\u201d he says of 41-acre Casco Bay Island, barely in Canadian waters off Maine\u2019s coast and within \u201cpeekaboo\u201d distance to Campobello Island, the famous retreat of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI was working for a software company in San Francisco and thought I\u2019d retire,\u201d he laughs. He and his wife, both dreamers, \u201cbuilt the house right away,\u201d including high-tech internet conveniences appropriate to their backgrounds. \u201cIt\u2019s an all-season house, and yes, we\u2019ve been out here for Christmas,\u201d to view monster waves. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s on a cliff and sleeps four. Our plan was to build a larger house on one of the bluffs toward the lighthouse. What drew me to this island is the whales in the Bay of Fundy, though we love the moose and deer that swim here from Campobello every fall to feed on our cranberries.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cA researcher visited us and told us there used to be a summer fishing colony of Native Canadians out here. People have filled jars with the projectile points they can pick up on our beach, almost like sea shells. We call it Arrowhead Beach.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nWith beauty on this level peering in, the extraordinary is the ordinary. \u201cThere was a two-week period last year when you could hear the whales at night\u2013not just splashing but grunting. <\/span><\/p>\nDuring the first week of September, I woke up at 6:30 a.m. to hear our Labrador and Labradoodle barking. I thought they were just barking at the eagles (we have four nesting pairs), but then I walked out the kitchen door and saw a humpback in full breach between our island and Campobello. Completely in the air. My wife was still asleep!\u201d There\u2019s a pause. \u201cBut she believes me!\u201d Property taxes are \u201cabout $5,000 US.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n![\"barnyes\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/barnyes.jpg\" "\\"barnyes\\"")
Barney\u2019s Island
\nBeals, $54,500<\/strong><\/p>\nIf living large includes owning an island but your budget doesn\u2019t run to six figures, take a look at Barney\u2019s Island, named for Tall Barney Beal, the nearly seven-foot-tall local \u201cPaul Bunyan.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nTall Barney lived in the town of Beals until he died in 1899 at the age of 64. Ancestors of Barney\u2019s still live in the area, perhaps contributing to the area high school\u2019s successful basketball seasons over the years. The three-quarter-acre island is set just off Barney\u2019s Cove, near where Tall Barney\u2019s House still stands. Broker Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty says there\u2019s no buildable area on the island, but you could but in a dock for access. \u201cI\u2019m marketing <\/span>to kayakers or those who want to go out there and camp. Other uses might be possible.\u201d<\/p>\nIf you go for a look, be sure to stop at Tall Barney\u2019s, the local diner known for its \u201cLiar\u2019s Table,\u201d at which the tales told are almost as tall as the town\u2019s famous native son.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"ram\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ram.jpg\" "\\"ram\\"")
Ram Island
\nSaint George, $2,000,000<\/strong><\/p>\nA compound of four pagoda-style buildings on Ram Island is not visible from shore, but from the wooden decking connecting them, the waterfront is in plain view. \u201cThis is the most remarkable island. It\u2019s zen-like from your first step onto the island,\u201d says Kathryn Jackson of Legacy Properties\/Sotheby\u2019s. \u201c[The buildings] are very Eastern and organic in their feel. In one building, there\u2019s a great room with a massive stone fireplace; in another, an exquisite library.\u201d The owner, who winters in Greenwich, Connecticut, designed the buildings to be environmentally sensitive, with<\/span> <\/span>solar power, a compost system, and a design for a septic system he\u2019ll install or escrow at his expense. <\/span><\/p>\nSet in a protective cove, Ram Island is just a quarter-mile off Rackcliff Island, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"high\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/high.jpg\" "\\"high\\"")
High Island
\nSaint George, $1,350,000<\/strong><\/p>\nHigh Island lives up to its name, rising 52 feet\u2013twice the height of its neighbors. \u201cIt\u2019s tall and imposing, made up of ledge rock covered with trees and wild raspberries,\u201d according to Kathryn Jackson of Legacy Properties\/ Sotheby\u2019s. \u201cBut the view from the highest point is absolutely breathtaking.\u201d The island is set just a quarter mile off the mainland in Tenant\u2019s Harbor near the Northern and Southern Islands (the latter is owned by Jamie Wyeth). To the south is the far Atlantic; to the east, Matinic Island and White Head Light. On the shore, there\u2019s a primitive camp once occupied by a hermit. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"calfisle1-1\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/calfisle1-1.jpg\" "\\"calfisle1-1\\"")
Calf Island
\nJonesport, $190,000<\/strong><\/p>\nBeing primarily a ledge doesn\u2019t necessarily mean this one-acre island can\u2019t support an adorable doll house! Perched on this dollop of pink whipped cream is a beautifully crafted, one-room cottage built using a grandfathered footprint just steps from the ocean on all sides. It has a good anchorage as well as a gangway and float. It\u2019s easy to imagine spending the summer kayaking between islands, or watching osprey, bald eagles, and harbor seals from the cottage deck. \u201cThe island is just a two-mile paddle from Beals Marina in the Eastern Bay, the kayaking capital of Downeast,\u201d says the seller\u2019s agent, Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty. \u201cWith an island like this, it\u2019s not so much about what\u2019s going on on<\/em> the island, but what\u2019s around<\/em> it: the seals, seabirds, and the views. There\u2019s never a dull moment out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\nTinker Island
\nTremont, $3,650,000<\/strong><\/p>\nJust west of Mount Desert lies Tinker Island, one of the larger islands in the Acadian archipelago. Once called Seaville, the island was a center for shipbuilding from the 1830s to 1850s, when eleven ships with names like Dirigo<\/em>, Watchman<\/em>, and Gulnare<\/em> set sail from its shores. The latter, under the command of Captain John Tinker, sank off Cape Hatteras in 1845. Stones marking Tinker\u2019s passing and that of Captains Jonathan and James Tinker are in a small cemetery on the south side of the island.<\/span><\/p>\nToday, the northern end of the island is owned by Maine Coast Heritage Trust, so it will stay \u201cforever wild.\u201d The remainder\u2013200 acres, 56 of which are fields\u2013includes an estimated two and a half miles of beach, a three-bedroom main house, two-bedroom cottage, barn, boathouse, and stocked trout pond.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s idyllic,\u201d says Story Litchfield of LandVest, \u201cand the ideal family compound. There\u2019s a penciled list on the refrigerator in the main house, clearly written by children of the owner. Things to do on the island\u2026find sand dollars, catch fish in the pond, paint paintings, watch the stars, and eat carrots out of the garden\u2026<\/em>\u201d Who needs iPods and the mall?<\/span><\/p>\nNew owners can choose to keep it as a family compound or subdivide it; there can be up to three owners and two additional homes. <\/span><\/p>\nLower Birch Islands
\nAddison, $1,295,000<\/strong><\/p>\nFinding and buying an island can take persistence. \u201cIt took me three offers and six months to buy these two islands, in 1985,\u201d says Bob MacDonald.<\/span><\/p>\nConnected by a sand bar at low tide, the larger of the two Lower Birch islands is 23.6 acres, the smaller 4.4 acres. MacDonald is to finish upon purchase: a nearly complete, three-bedroom, post-and-beam home that\u2013thanks to bankruptcy by the former owner\u2013has never been lived in.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBeing out here on your own\u2013totally self-sufficient, away from other people, it\u2019s a very relaxed life,\u201d MacDonald says. \u201cYou live by the tides.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nHe and his sons have blazed trails crisscrossing the island, and found joy in measuring the outer perimeter of the larger isle roughly \u201cone mile.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nThe property features a solar power system, a three-acre mainland lot in Harrington, and a 22-foot lobsterboat with trailer and dinghy.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n![\"ram2\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ram2.jpg\" "\\"ram2\\"")
Ram Island
\nSaco Bay, $495,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cWho knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?\u201d Walter B. Gibson certainly did. A magician who traveled with Harry Houdini and invented many magic tricks, Gibson also wrote for The Shadow<\/em>, a sinister radio show that aired in the 1930s. A prolific writer, he disappeared one summer to write on Ram Island, staying in the tiny cottage here with its stone fireplace. No doubt he came to escape the \u201cevil hearts\u201d and find some peace. Not that it\u2019s so far from the mainland it\u2019s out of earshot. As Charlene Farley of Maine Coast Properties puts it, \u201cThe first time I was out here I thought, This is what life should be. It\u2019s so peaceful<\/em>. In the distant background, I heard the ice cream truck at Camp Ellis and realized that you\u2019re removed, but not isolated.\u201d Another sign of civilization: \u201cThere\u2019s a nine-hole putting green on the island!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nSet east of Camp Ellis, north of Biddeford Pool (where you might run into author Anita Shreve) and northwest of Wood Island Lighthouse, one-acre Ram Island might just be the writer\u2019s (or golfer\u2019s) retreat you\u2019ve been looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\nFoster Island
\nNarraguagus Bay, Harrington, $1,900,000<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve always wanted to live like a Rockefeller, this may be your chance. Foster Island is owned by David Rockefeller, Jr., who has placed a conservation easement on the 300-acre island. It remains largely untouched, save for a small cabin sheltered by a small cove on the southeast side. Rockefeller sometimes sails out here for picnics, according to Mia Thompson Brown of the Knowles Co.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI always come back calmer and happier after visiting,\u201d says Brown. \u201cThe shore ranges from granite to sand. The southern end has a lovely point that looks out onto the bay; it would be a great spot for a residence.\u201d From there, interior paths wind their way through the center to the northeast and northwest ends of the island, where the rocky shore transitions into a sandy beach. There were once four cabins here; the current conservation easement allows up to a total of five homes to be built. \u201cThe hope is that the buyer is conservation-minded and will enjoy adding some additional easements that might translate into some tax benefits, as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nStone Island
\nSaint George, $800,000<\/strong><\/p>\nThis is the elemental island experience: no creature comforts, just the island, sea, and sky. If you\u2019re a fan of Andrew Wyeth, you might recognize Stone Island. Dramatic, starkly beautiful, and barren of trees, with a primitive cottage snug on its shore, the 17-acre island has figured in Wyeth\u2019s work. Kathryn Jackson of Legacy Properties says, \u201cFrom Stone, Andy could see his house, Eight Bells, in Port Clyde.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nNo doubt, Stone Island provided more peace and solitude than busy Port Clyde. The island\u2019s owner, Dennis Young, says, \u201cGood thing \u2019bout an island is there ain\u2019t no noise out here, \u2019cept for the gulls.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"middlehardwood\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/middlehardwood.jpg\" "\\"middlehardwood\\"")
Middle Hardwood Island
\nJonesport, $1,450,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cSeven-acre Middle Hardwood has all the conveniences of home,\u201d says Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty. \u201cIts finely crafted, one-bedroom home and two guest cottages were built around 2003. There\u2019s pressurized water, solar electric backed by a diesel generator (which runs very little, if ever), and a deepwater dock.\u201d The home and cottages are connected by cedar walkways.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThey\u2019re well-elevated, so you have 360-degree views of the island-dotted ocean and back toward the village.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nLocated in Eastern Bay between Great Wass Island and Head Harbor Island, Middle Hardwood is surrounded by magic \u201cwaters for kayakers,\u201d Milliken says. There\u2019s a public marina with parking, but \u201cprospective owners might want to consider purchasing an oceanfront lot on the mainland for parking and storage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\nGreer Island
\nVinalhaven, $595,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cOur family has owned this place for more than 100 years, since they first immigrated to Vinalhaven from England,\u201d says Elizabeth Arey. \u201cMy late husband\u2019s grandfather sold it to him when Jim was a young boy. It was barren when we married in 1961. Together, we spent the next 40 years planting trees out here by hand\u2013carrying water to each seedling and nurturing its growth. Today, these trees stand 60-feet tall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nGreer has 5.1-acres and is only two-tenths of a mile off Vinalhaven, across from a public park. \u201cYou can look over to Camden Hill and Isle au Haut; the views are just magnificent,\u201d says Arey. While the only building on the island is a weathered studio at water\u2019s edge, Arey has a building permit and approved site for a 34-by-18-foot home; foundation footings are already in place.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nNarrows Island and Bar Island
\nHarrington, $1,600,000<\/strong><\/p>\nWhy buy one island when you can have two?<\/span><\/p>\nLike many Maine islands, 14-acre Narrows Island and adjacent three-acre Bar Island have been handed down from generation to generation. Narrows offers a main cottage, two guest cottages, three sand beaches, and walking trails through open fields and spruce forests. Built in 1913, the cedar-shingled main cottage, lovingly maintained by three generations of the same family, is classic New England, with a white porch and picket fence. The cottage sits on a bluff, affording sweeping views of the outer islands and the Atlantic. At low tide, a walk across the exposed sandbar takes you to Bar Island.<\/span><\/p>\nLiving here is rustic: no power, no septic system, and well water for the kitchen. George West of Drop Anchor Realty says, \u201cThe present owner\u2019s father put conservation easements here. The surrounding islands also have conservation easements, so the character of the area will stay the same.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nNorton Island
\nSouth Addison, $3,250,000<\/strong><\/p>\nWith 60 acres, a 3,000-square-foot main house, a 1,000-square-foot guest house, solar power, and a five-acre shore lot with boathouse, Norton Island is a turnkey package. But owner Simeon Locke isn\u2019t looking for just any buyer\u2013he\u2019s looking for an ecologically-aware person who will continue his thoughtful stewardship.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cMy wife and I lived on the island [seasonally] for 30 years; it was a great privilege to live here and care for it. It\u2019s such a special place, with two sandy beaches, rocky beaches, bold cliffs on the southwest side, a protected mooring on the north side, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries, cranberries, and blueberries, and interesting vegetation and wildlife. We\u2019re a quarter mile from Eagle Island, so there\u2019s an eagle nesting site here. In consideration of what the market is doing, I\u2019m willing to consider any reasonable offer from the right person, with up to $250,000 negotiable in exchange for easements.\u201d Those interested can reach Locke at 978-887-5143.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nWebber Island
\nGeorgetown, $230,100<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThe marsh divides the eastern and western halves, so it\u2019s really two islands,\u201d says owner Julie Morse. \u201cOur western half is 14 acres, and that doesn\u2019t include the marsh, since the marsh belongs to the public. There\u2019s a wooden camp on it that could be winterized and a small bunkhouse we used for our kids. The camp has a screened-in porch where you can lie in a hammock and see dramatic views of Hockmock Bay. No inhabited properties are in sight\u2013no developments, no eyesores. Just beautiful views.\u201d For a showing, call Morse at 978-470-0668.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span>Hardwood Island
\nAddison, $1,150,000<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen the first geologic study of Maine was published in 1837, granite quarries were already established across the state, including a spangle of island quarries. The sanctuary columns in the Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City were made of Vinalhaven granite, while more recently, Deer Isle granite from Crotch Island was used in the new Yankee Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\nNineteen-acre Hardwood Island hosted a quarry for nearly 50 years. The nine-bedroom, turn-of-the-century colonial home here housed the granite workers. \u201cIt\u2019s been unoccupied for a decade and a half, but it\u2019s very charming and quaint,\u201d says agent Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty. \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of room for expansion. The house does need cosmetic and structural work, in addition to major systems like a septic and a drilled well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n![\"harbor\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/harbor.jpg\" "\\"harbor\\"")
Harbor Island
\nFrenchboro, $1,800,000<\/strong><\/p>\nVance Gray of Downeast Properties, who\u2019s sold many islands during his career, calls Harbor Island \u201ca jewel. The island is spruce-clad, with ledges and dispersed beaches, and it\u2019s located off Bass Harbor and Mount Desert Island, on the best sailing lanes on the East Coast.\u201d Perfect for the sailor looking for an island base, it includes a modest cottage with two bedrooms, a full bath, a fresh-water supply, and offshore mooring. Preserve the 30-acre island as it is, or build your own dream island home.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"scabby\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/scabby.jpg\" "\\"scabby\\"")
Scabby Island Chain
\nMachiasport, $890,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cYou have to walk these islands to appreciate the views they afford,\u201d says Vance Gray of Downeast Properties. The three undeveloped islands that make up this chain\u2013Petrel, Haul Out, and Laridae\u2013are treeless, with beaches, elevated [lookouts], and views to the Libby Islands and Libby Island Lighthouse, Cross Islands, and Roque Island.<\/span><\/p>\nThe seller has also decided to sell \u201cPoint of Maine,\u201d a mainland 10.4-acre parcel that\u2019s accessible by tide. Priced at $1.5 million, it has 295 feet of shorefront, 100 feet of elevation for sweeping views, a 32-by-44-foot barn, drilled well, and septic in place. It\u2019s the perfect jumping-off point for visiting your island chain.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nMouse Island
\nSt. George, $899,000<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re worried about gaining access to your island, three-quarter-acre Mouse Island is connected to the mainland by a scenic stone causeway. The three-bedroom, shingle-style house here looks like the background for a Ralph Lauren fashion shoot, and the views are timeless. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s surround-sound ocean,\u201d says Diane Hall of True Hall Realty. \u201cThere\u2019s always a parade of boats going by and something to see, including bald eagles, moose, and deer\u2013and there\u2019s not a window that doesn\u2019t have a view.\u201d You can rent it for about $3,200 per week in season if you want to give island living a try.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n![\"ripley\"](\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ripley.jpg\" "\\"ripley\\"")
Big Ripley Island
\nHarrington, $189,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s pin-drop quiet here. At night, the vast dark bowl of the sky with all its stars takes your breath away,\u201d says Dana Grossman, the seller\u2019s daughter. All 1.06 acres are available for showing through Deb Henderson of RE\/MAX Advantage Realty Group.<\/span><\/p>\nThe undeveloped island, a perfect place to search for mussels and picnic, is located in Harrington Bay at the mouth of the Harrington River, just off Ripley Neck. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhen you\u2019re on the island, you feel more away there than at the most remote place on the mainland.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nFisherman\u2019s Island
\nAddison\/Jonesport, $995,000<\/strong><\/p>\nFour miles off the coast, Fisherman\u2019s Island <\/span>has views of open ocean and Great Wass Island (one of the most celebrated islands in the region, owned by the Nature Conservancy). Suitable for a family compound, the 50-acre island currently includes a rustic cabin formerly favored by fishermen. There\u2019s plenty of room for animals, and Downeast Property\u2019s Vance Gray speculates, \u201cSince the island is flat and treeless, it may be large enough for a private plane to land on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nFRESHWATER ISLANDS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nChasse Island
\nWadleigh Pond, Lyman, $449,000<\/strong><\/p>\nRuss Chasse says of his eponymous, two-acre property, \u201cIt\u2019s 20 minutes from Biddeford and Saco, but it\u2019s totally secluded. [Man-made] Wadleigh Pond is completely surrounded by private roads, so it\u2019s not really open to the public.\u201c There are no buildings out here, but Chasse says it could accommodate a three-season home. Twelve hundred feet of waterfront make it especially appealing to boaters and anglers. Access is from the right-of-way at a private boat launching area on Wadleigh Pond Road. For a showing, contact Chasse at 283-1818.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nGenthner Island
\nPemaquid Pond, Nobleboro, $350,000<\/strong><\/p>\nWake to the sound of loons on Pemaquid Pond in this rustic Maine camp on seven-acre Genthner Island. Built in 1950, there are two bedrooms, an expansive screen porch, a large living room with wood stove, and, \u201cbelieve it or not, on an island in the middle of nowhere, it has a bathroom!\u201d says George Feus of Drum & Drum Real Estate.<\/p>\n
\u201cPemaquid isn\u2019t terribly developed, but you can see a few other camps along the shore,\u201d says Feus. Just 400 feet offshore, the island, the first to be included in the Pemaquid Pond conservation easement, is at the northern end of the lake and provides fetching, south-facing views. Also included: a deeded right\u2013of-way on the mainland for vehicle parking and boat access.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nBrown Island
\nNicatous Lake, Hancock County, $725,000<\/strong><\/p>\nWith a main house and four guest cottages, Brown Island is \u201cnot too big, not too small, but just right.\u201d It comes with all the creature comforts, including a custom kitchen and library. John Colannino of ERA Dawson Bradford Co. says, \u201cWith five acres, kids have so much to explore. There are several boats, docks, a swim float, and decks.\u201d Don\u2019t worry about a place to park your cars on the mainland; a small area near the public landing is included.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nPine Island<\/strong>
\nLong Lake, Naples, $999,500
\nPhoebe Island
\nSebec Lake, Bowerbank, $649,000<\/strong><\/p>\nJay Bailey owns two islands, but he\u2019s only interested in selling one\u2013which<\/em> one will be up to the buyer. \u201cI keep Pine Island like a park,\u201d he says. \u201cI like the privacy and full panoramic view; from sunrise to sunset, you can follow the sun all the day just by moving to different spots on the island. There\u2019s bass all around and great snorkeling; you can see lots of big fish.\u201d He admits the one-acre island is rustic; it has only \u201can octagon-shaped camp and an outhouse,\u201d a refreshing oddity in a neighborhood where multi-million dollar mansions are the norm.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nTiny Phoebe Island\u2013just an eighth to a quarter acre, depending on the lake level\u2013makes up for what it lacks in size with absolute charm. A white cottage, built in the 1930s and meticulously renovated by Bailey, perches atop the rocky promontory just 100 feet from shore. \u201cAt Pine Island, you\u2019re on the island, looking out through a cathedral of trees. At Phoebe, when you\u2019re in the house, you look out and see water; it\u2019s almost like being on a boat. You\u2019ll be having dinner and see the loons swimming by,\u201d says Bailey. Included in Phoebe Island\u2019s price is 21 acres on the mainland.<\/span><\/p>\nBuyers start your engines, as there will only be one sale here. Contact Deb Henderson of RE\/MAX Advantage Realty Group.<\/span><\/p>\nBerry Island
\nLake St. George, Liberty, $199,900<\/strong><\/p>\nAccording to Fran Riley of United Realty, there are several potential locations for a cottage on this six-acre, undeveloped island. \u201cOn the west end, where the elevation is higher, the water is deep, reaching 65 feet in some spots. On the other end is a beautiful beach where you can pull your canoe up to the shore. <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIn the middle, there\u2019s a stand of virgin white pine which provides shade along a natural walking path that meanders from one end of the island to the other.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\nLake St. George is spring-fed, with sparkling, clear water for excellent fishing, swimming, and boating.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\nWhite\u2019s Island
\nBig Lake, Washington County, $3,850,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
Tired of the boss nagging, the children screaming, and the dog demanding a walk? Ever wonder when it\u2019s going to be all about you<\/em> for once? If you\u2019re looking for that special \u2018me\u2019 time, we\u2019ve got a solution: Buy your own island. <\/span><\/p>\nNot a celebrity, you say? No problem. You can still snag your little piece of heaven for as little as $54,500\u2013or as much as $5.75 million. Expansive or miniscule, ritzy or rustic, one of Maine\u2019s private islands has You<\/em> written in the sand. <\/span><\/p>\n Davis Island \u201cThey really pushed the boat out,\u201d<\/span> <\/span>the Brits would likely say about the extraordinary, 48-acre island property. <\/span>Imagine sunrise as the 360-degree panorama, including Port Clyde and Camden Hills, Allen and Benner Islands, Permaquid Point, and Muscongus Bay, unfolds around the charming main residence.\u00a0Set amid acres of groomed lawn and impeccably maintained English country gardens, the home includes expansive spaces for entertaining, a large wing with luxurious master suite, office, sun room, and deck.\u00a0It\u2019s as complete an island paradise as Maine offers, with a guest cottage, two substantial deepwater docks, a mooring field for protected yacht storage, and all the comforts of a mainland estate. <\/span><\/p>\n Mike Kaiser fell in love with the coast of Maine \u201cduring a windjammer cruise out of Boothbay.\u201d Then, after buying a shorefront house on Deer Isle, he found a deeper love offshore. \u201cWe bought this island and built the house in 1994,\u201d he says of 41-acre Casco Bay Island, barely in Canadian waters off Maine\u2019s coast and within \u201cpeekaboo\u201d distance to Campobello Island, the famous retreat of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI was working for a software company in San Francisco and thought I\u2019d retire,\u201d he laughs. He and his wife, both dreamers, \u201cbuilt the house right away,\u201d including high-tech internet conveniences appropriate to their backgrounds. \u201cIt\u2019s an all-season house, and yes, we\u2019ve been out here for Christmas,\u201d to view monster waves. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s on a cliff and sleeps four. Our plan was to build a larger house on one of the bluffs toward the lighthouse. What drew me to this island is the whales in the Bay of Fundy, though we love the moose and deer that swim here from Campobello every fall to feed on our cranberries.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA researcher visited us and told us there used to be a summer fishing colony of Native Canadians out here. People have filled jars with the projectile points they can pick up on our beach, almost like sea shells. We call it Arrowhead Beach.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n With beauty on this level peering in, the extraordinary is the ordinary. \u201cThere was a two-week period last year when you could hear the whales at night\u2013not just splashing but grunting. <\/span><\/p>\n During the first week of September, I woke up at 6:30 a.m. to hear our Labrador and Labradoodle barking. I thought they were just barking at the eagles (we have four nesting pairs), but then I walked out the kitchen door and saw a humpback in full breach between our island and Campobello. Completely in the air. My wife was still asleep!\u201d There\u2019s a pause. \u201cBut she believes me!\u201d Property taxes are \u201cabout $5,000 US.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n If living large includes owning an island but your budget doesn\u2019t run to six figures, take a look at Barney\u2019s Island, named for Tall Barney Beal, the nearly seven-foot-tall local \u201cPaul Bunyan.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Tall Barney lived in the town of Beals until he died in 1899 at the age of 64. Ancestors of Barney\u2019s still live in the area, perhaps contributing to the area high school\u2019s successful basketball seasons over the years. The three-quarter-acre island is set just off Barney\u2019s Cove, near where Tall Barney\u2019s House still stands. Broker Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty says there\u2019s no buildable area on the island, but you could but in a dock for access. \u201cI\u2019m marketing <\/span>to kayakers or those who want to go out there and camp. Other uses might be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n If you go for a look, be sure to stop at Tall Barney\u2019s, the local diner known for its \u201cLiar\u2019s Table,\u201d at which the tales told are almost as tall as the town\u2019s famous native son.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n A compound of four pagoda-style buildings on Ram Island is not visible from shore, but from the wooden decking connecting them, the waterfront is in plain view. \u201cThis is the most remarkable island. It\u2019s zen-like from your first step onto the island,\u201d says Kathryn Jackson of Legacy Properties\/Sotheby\u2019s. \u201c[The buildings] are very Eastern and organic in their feel. In one building, there\u2019s a great room with a massive stone fireplace; in another, an exquisite library.\u201d The owner, who winters in Greenwich, Connecticut, designed the buildings to be environmentally sensitive, with<\/span> <\/span>solar power, a compost system, and a design for a septic system he\u2019ll install or escrow at his expense. <\/span><\/p>\n Set in a protective cove, Ram Island is just a quarter-mile off Rackcliff Island, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n High Island lives up to its name, rising 52 feet\u2013twice the height of its neighbors. \u201cIt\u2019s tall and imposing, made up of ledge rock covered with trees and wild raspberries,\u201d according to Kathryn Jackson of Legacy Properties\/ Sotheby\u2019s. \u201cBut the view from the highest point is absolutely breathtaking.\u201d The island is set just a quarter mile off the mainland in Tenant\u2019s Harbor near the Northern and Southern Islands (the latter is owned by Jamie Wyeth). To the south is the far Atlantic; to the east, Matinic Island and White Head Light. On the shore, there\u2019s a primitive camp once occupied by a hermit. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Being primarily a ledge doesn\u2019t necessarily mean this one-acre island can\u2019t support an adorable doll house! Perched on this dollop of pink whipped cream is a beautifully crafted, one-room cottage built using a grandfathered footprint just steps from the ocean on all sides. It has a good anchorage as well as a gangway and float. It\u2019s easy to imagine spending the summer kayaking between islands, or watching osprey, bald eagles, and harbor seals from the cottage deck. \u201cThe island is just a two-mile paddle from Beals Marina in the Eastern Bay, the kayaking capital of Downeast,\u201d says the seller\u2019s agent, Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty. \u201cWith an island like this, it\u2019s not so much about what\u2019s going on on<\/em> the island, but what\u2019s around<\/em> it: the seals, seabirds, and the views. There\u2019s never a dull moment out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Tinker Island Just west of Mount Desert lies Tinker Island, one of the larger islands in the Acadian archipelago. Once called Seaville, the island was a center for shipbuilding from the 1830s to 1850s, when eleven ships with names like Dirigo<\/em>, Watchman<\/em>, and Gulnare<\/em> set sail from its shores. The latter, under the command of Captain John Tinker, sank off Cape Hatteras in 1845. Stones marking Tinker\u2019s passing and that of Captains Jonathan and James Tinker are in a small cemetery on the south side of the island.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, the northern end of the island is owned by Maine Coast Heritage Trust, so it will stay \u201cforever wild.\u201d The remainder\u2013200 acres, 56 of which are fields\u2013includes an estimated two and a half miles of beach, a three-bedroom main house, two-bedroom cottage, barn, boathouse, and stocked trout pond.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s idyllic,\u201d says Story Litchfield of LandVest, \u201cand the ideal family compound. There\u2019s a penciled list on the refrigerator in the main house, clearly written by children of the owner. Things to do on the island\u2026find sand dollars, catch fish in the pond, paint paintings, watch the stars, and eat carrots out of the garden\u2026<\/em>\u201d Who needs iPods and the mall?<\/span><\/p>\n New owners can choose to keep it as a family compound or subdivide it; there can be up to three owners and two additional homes. <\/span><\/p>\n Lower Birch Islands Finding and buying an island can take persistence. \u201cIt took me three offers and six months to buy these two islands, in 1985,\u201d says Bob MacDonald.<\/span><\/p>\n Connected by a sand bar at low tide, the larger of the two Lower Birch islands is 23.6 acres, the smaller 4.4 acres. MacDonald is to finish upon purchase: a nearly complete, three-bedroom, post-and-beam home that\u2013thanks to bankruptcy by the former owner\u2013has never been lived in.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBeing out here on your own\u2013totally self-sufficient, away from other people, it\u2019s a very relaxed life,\u201d MacDonald says. \u201cYou live by the tides.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n He and his sons have blazed trails crisscrossing the island, and found joy in measuring the outer perimeter of the larger isle roughly \u201cone mile.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The property features a solar power system, a three-acre mainland lot in Harrington, and a 22-foot lobsterboat with trailer and dinghy.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWho knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?\u201d Walter B. Gibson certainly did. A magician who traveled with Harry Houdini and invented many magic tricks, Gibson also wrote for The Shadow<\/em>, a sinister radio show that aired in the 1930s. A prolific writer, he disappeared one summer to write on Ram Island, staying in the tiny cottage here with its stone fireplace. No doubt he came to escape the \u201cevil hearts\u201d and find some peace. Not that it\u2019s so far from the mainland it\u2019s out of earshot. As Charlene Farley of Maine Coast Properties puts it, \u201cThe first time I was out here I thought, This is what life should be. It\u2019s so peaceful<\/em>. In the distant background, I heard the ice cream truck at Camp Ellis and realized that you\u2019re removed, but not isolated.\u201d Another sign of civilization: \u201cThere\u2019s a nine-hole putting green on the island!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Set east of Camp Ellis, north of Biddeford Pool (where you might run into author Anita Shreve) and northwest of Wood Island Lighthouse, one-acre Ram Island might just be the writer\u2019s (or golfer\u2019s) retreat you\u2019ve been looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Foster Island If you\u2019ve always wanted to live like a Rockefeller, this may be your chance. Foster Island is owned by David Rockefeller, Jr., who has placed a conservation easement on the 300-acre island. It remains largely untouched, save for a small cabin sheltered by a small cove on the southeast side. Rockefeller sometimes sails out here for picnics, according to Mia Thompson Brown of the Knowles Co.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI always come back calmer and happier after visiting,\u201d says Brown. \u201cThe shore ranges from granite to sand. The southern end has a lovely point that looks out onto the bay; it would be a great spot for a residence.\u201d From there, interior paths wind their way through the center to the northeast and northwest ends of the island, where the rocky shore transitions into a sandy beach. There were once four cabins here; the current conservation easement allows up to a total of five homes to be built. \u201cThe hope is that the buyer is conservation-minded and will enjoy adding some additional easements that might translate into some tax benefits, as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Stone Island This is the elemental island experience: no creature comforts, just the island, sea, and sky. If you\u2019re a fan of Andrew Wyeth, you might recognize Stone Island. Dramatic, starkly beautiful, and barren of trees, with a primitive cottage snug on its shore, the 17-acre island has figured in Wyeth\u2019s work. Kathryn Jackson of Legacy Properties says, \u201cFrom Stone, Andy could see his house, Eight Bells, in Port Clyde.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n No doubt, Stone Island provided more peace and solitude than busy Port Clyde. The island\u2019s owner, Dennis Young, says, \u201cGood thing \u2019bout an island is there ain\u2019t no noise out here, \u2019cept for the gulls.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSeven-acre Middle Hardwood has all the conveniences of home,\u201d says Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty. \u201cIts finely crafted, one-bedroom home and two guest cottages were built around 2003. There\u2019s pressurized water, solar electric backed by a diesel generator (which runs very little, if ever), and a deepwater dock.\u201d The home and cottages are connected by cedar walkways.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re well-elevated, so you have 360-degree views of the island-dotted ocean and back toward the village.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Located in Eastern Bay between Great Wass Island and Head Harbor Island, Middle Hardwood is surrounded by magic \u201cwaters for kayakers,\u201d Milliken says. There\u2019s a public marina with parking, but \u201cprospective owners might want to consider purchasing an oceanfront lot on the mainland for parking and storage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Greer Island \u201cOur family has owned this place for more than 100 years, since they first immigrated to Vinalhaven from England,\u201d says Elizabeth Arey. \u201cMy late husband\u2019s grandfather sold it to him when Jim was a young boy. It was barren when we married in 1961. Together, we spent the next 40 years planting trees out here by hand\u2013carrying water to each seedling and nurturing its growth. Today, these trees stand 60-feet tall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Greer has 5.1-acres and is only two-tenths of a mile off Vinalhaven, across from a public park. \u201cYou can look over to Camden Hill and Isle au Haut; the views are just magnificent,\u201d says Arey. While the only building on the island is a weathered studio at water\u2019s edge, Arey has a building permit and approved site for a 34-by-18-foot home; foundation footings are already in place.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Narrows Island and Bar Island Why buy one island when you can have two?<\/span><\/p>\n Like many Maine islands, 14-acre Narrows Island and adjacent three-acre Bar Island have been handed down from generation to generation. Narrows offers a main cottage, two guest cottages, three sand beaches, and walking trails through open fields and spruce forests. Built in 1913, the cedar-shingled main cottage, lovingly maintained by three generations of the same family, is classic New England, with a white porch and picket fence. The cottage sits on a bluff, affording sweeping views of the outer islands and the Atlantic. At low tide, a walk across the exposed sandbar takes you to Bar Island.<\/span><\/p>\n Living here is rustic: no power, no septic system, and well water for the kitchen. George West of Drop Anchor Realty says, \u201cThe present owner\u2019s father put conservation easements here. The surrounding islands also have conservation easements, so the character of the area will stay the same.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Norton Island With 60 acres, a 3,000-square-foot main house, a 1,000-square-foot guest house, solar power, and a five-acre shore lot with boathouse, Norton Island is a turnkey package. But owner Simeon Locke isn\u2019t looking for just any buyer\u2013he\u2019s looking for an ecologically-aware person who will continue his thoughtful stewardship.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMy wife and I lived on the island [seasonally] for 30 years; it was a great privilege to live here and care for it. It\u2019s such a special place, with two sandy beaches, rocky beaches, bold cliffs on the southwest side, a protected mooring on the north side, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries, cranberries, and blueberries, and interesting vegetation and wildlife. We\u2019re a quarter mile from Eagle Island, so there\u2019s an eagle nesting site here. In consideration of what the market is doing, I\u2019m willing to consider any reasonable offer from the right person, with up to $250,000 negotiable in exchange for easements.\u201d Those interested can reach Locke at 978-887-5143.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Webber Island \u201cThe marsh divides the eastern and western halves, so it\u2019s really two islands,\u201d says owner Julie Morse. \u201cOur western half is 14 acres, and that doesn\u2019t include the marsh, since the marsh belongs to the public. There\u2019s a wooden camp on it that could be winterized and a small bunkhouse we used for our kids. The camp has a screened-in porch where you can lie in a hammock and see dramatic views of Hockmock Bay. No inhabited properties are in sight\u2013no developments, no eyesores. Just beautiful views.\u201d For a showing, call Morse at 978-470-0668.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span>Hardwood Island When the first geologic study of Maine was published in 1837, granite quarries were already established across the state, including a spangle of island quarries. The sanctuary columns in the Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City were made of Vinalhaven granite, while more recently, Deer Isle granite from Crotch Island was used in the new Yankee Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n Nineteen-acre Hardwood Island hosted a quarry for nearly 50 years. The nine-bedroom, turn-of-the-century colonial home here housed the granite workers. \u201cIt\u2019s been unoccupied for a decade and a half, but it\u2019s very charming and quaint,\u201d says agent Bill Milliken of Jonesport Realty. \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of room for expansion. The house does need cosmetic and structural work, in addition to major systems like a septic and a drilled well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Vance Gray of Downeast Properties, who\u2019s sold many islands during his career, calls Harbor Island \u201ca jewel. The island is spruce-clad, with ledges and dispersed beaches, and it\u2019s located off Bass Harbor and Mount Desert Island, on the best sailing lanes on the East Coast.\u201d Perfect for the sailor looking for an island base, it includes a modest cottage with two bedrooms, a full bath, a fresh-water supply, and offshore mooring. Preserve the 30-acre island as it is, or build your own dream island home.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYou have to walk these islands to appreciate the views they afford,\u201d says Vance Gray of Downeast Properties. The three undeveloped islands that make up this chain\u2013Petrel, Haul Out, and Laridae\u2013are treeless, with beaches, elevated [lookouts], and views to the Libby Islands and Libby Island Lighthouse, Cross Islands, and Roque Island.<\/span><\/p>\n The seller has also decided to sell \u201cPoint of Maine,\u201d a mainland 10.4-acre parcel that\u2019s accessible by tide. Priced at $1.5 million, it has 295 feet of shorefront, 100 feet of elevation for sweeping views, a 32-by-44-foot barn, drilled well, and septic in place. It\u2019s the perfect jumping-off point for visiting your island chain.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Mouse Island If you\u2019re worried about gaining access to your island, three-quarter-acre Mouse Island is connected to the mainland by a scenic stone causeway. The three-bedroom, shingle-style house here looks like the background for a Ralph Lauren fashion shoot, and the views are timeless. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s surround-sound ocean,\u201d says Diane Hall of True Hall Realty. \u201cThere\u2019s always a parade of boats going by and something to see, including bald eagles, moose, and deer\u2013and there\u2019s not a window that doesn\u2019t have a view.\u201d You can rent it for about $3,200 per week in season if you want to give island living a try.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s pin-drop quiet here. At night, the vast dark bowl of the sky with all its stars takes your breath away,\u201d says Dana Grossman, the seller\u2019s daughter. All 1.06 acres are available for showing through Deb Henderson of RE\/MAX Advantage Realty Group.<\/span><\/p>\n The undeveloped island, a perfect place to search for mussels and picnic, is located in Harrington Bay at the mouth of the Harrington River, just off Ripley Neck. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re on the island, you feel more away there than at the most remote place on the mainland.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Fisherman\u2019s Island Four miles off the coast, Fisherman\u2019s Island <\/span>has views of open ocean and Great Wass Island (one of the most celebrated islands in the region, owned by the Nature Conservancy). Suitable for a family compound, the 50-acre island currently includes a rustic cabin formerly favored by fishermen. There\u2019s plenty of room for animals, and Downeast Property\u2019s Vance Gray speculates, \u201cSince the island is flat and treeless, it may be large enough for a private plane to land on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FRESHWATER ISLANDS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Chasse Island Russ Chasse says of his eponymous, two-acre property, \u201cIt\u2019s 20 minutes from Biddeford and Saco, but it\u2019s totally secluded. [Man-made] Wadleigh Pond is completely surrounded by private roads, so it\u2019s not really open to the public.\u201c There are no buildings out here, but Chasse says it could accommodate a three-season home. Twelve hundred feet of waterfront make it especially appealing to boaters and anglers. Access is from the right-of-way at a private boat launching area on Wadleigh Pond Road. For a showing, contact Chasse at 283-1818.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Genthner Island Wake to the sound of loons on Pemaquid Pond in this rustic Maine camp on seven-acre Genthner Island. Built in 1950, there are two bedrooms, an expansive screen porch, a large living room with wood stove, and, \u201cbelieve it or not, on an island in the middle of nowhere, it has a bathroom!\u201d says George Feus of Drum & Drum Real Estate.<\/p>\n \u201cPemaquid isn\u2019t terribly developed, but you can see a few other camps along the shore,\u201d says Feus. Just 400 feet offshore, the island, the first to be included in the Pemaquid Pond conservation easement, is at the northern end of the lake and provides fetching, south-facing views. Also included: a deeded right\u2013of-way on the mainland for vehicle parking and boat access.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Brown Island With a main house and four guest cottages, Brown Island is \u201cnot too big, not too small, but just right.\u201d It comes with all the creature comforts, including a custom kitchen and library. John Colannino of ERA Dawson Bradford Co. says, \u201cWith five acres, kids have so much to explore. There are several boats, docks, a swim float, and decks.\u201d Don\u2019t worry about a place to park your cars on the mainland; a small area near the public landing is included.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Pine Island<\/strong> Jay Bailey owns two islands, but he\u2019s only interested in selling one\u2013which<\/em> one will be up to the buyer. \u201cI keep Pine Island like a park,\u201d he says. \u201cI like the privacy and full panoramic view; from sunrise to sunset, you can follow the sun all the day just by moving to different spots on the island. There\u2019s bass all around and great snorkeling; you can see lots of big fish.\u201d He admits the one-acre island is rustic; it has only \u201can octagon-shaped camp and an outhouse,\u201d a refreshing oddity in a neighborhood where multi-million dollar mansions are the norm.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tiny Phoebe Island\u2013just an eighth to a quarter acre, depending on the lake level\u2013makes up for what it lacks in size with absolute charm. A white cottage, built in the 1930s and meticulously renovated by Bailey, perches atop the rocky promontory just 100 feet from shore. \u201cAt Pine Island, you\u2019re on the island, looking out through a cathedral of trees. At Phoebe, when you\u2019re in the house, you look out and see water; it\u2019s almost like being on a boat. You\u2019ll be having dinner and see the loons swimming by,\u201d says Bailey. Included in Phoebe Island\u2019s price is 21 acres on the mainland.<\/span><\/p>\n Buyers start your engines, as there will only be one sale here. Contact Deb Henderson of RE\/MAX Advantage Realty Group.<\/span><\/p>\n Berry Island According to Fran Riley of United Realty, there are several potential locations for a cottage on this six-acre, undeveloped island. \u201cOn the west end, where the elevation is higher, the water is deep, reaching 65 feet in some spots. On the other end is a beautiful beach where you can pull your canoe up to the shore. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn the middle, there\u2019s a stand of virgin white pine which provides shade along a natural walking path that meanders from one end of the island to the other.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Lake St. George is spring-fed, with sparkling, clear water for excellent fishing, swimming, and boating.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n White\u2019s Island
\nSt. George, $5,750,000<\/strong><\/p>\nCasco Bay Island
\nNew Brunswick, Canada, $1,400,000<\/strong><\/p>\nBarney\u2019s Island
\nBeals, $54,500<\/strong><\/p>\nRam Island
\nSaint George, $2,000,000<\/strong><\/p>\nHigh Island
\nSaint George, $1,350,000<\/strong><\/p>\nCalf Island
\nJonesport, $190,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nTremont, $3,650,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAddison, $1,295,000<\/strong><\/p>\nRam Island
\nSaco Bay, $495,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nNarraguagus Bay, Harrington, $1,900,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSaint George, $800,000<\/strong><\/p>\nMiddle Hardwood Island
\nJonesport, $1,450,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nVinalhaven, $595,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHarrington, $1,600,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSouth Addison, $3,250,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGeorgetown, $230,100<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAddison, $1,150,000<\/strong><\/p>\nHarbor Island
\nFrenchboro, $1,800,000<\/strong><\/p>\nScabby Island Chain
\nMachiasport, $890,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSt. George, $899,000<\/strong><\/p>\nBig Ripley Island
\nHarrington, $189,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAddison\/Jonesport, $995,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWadleigh Pond, Lyman, $449,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPemaquid Pond, Nobleboro, $350,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nNicatous Lake, Hancock County, $725,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLong Lake, Naples, $999,500
\nPhoebe Island
\nSebec Lake, Bowerbank, $649,000<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLake St. George, Liberty, $199,900<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBig Lake, Washington County, $3,850,000<\/strong><\/p>\n