Down East

Islesford (Little Cranberry)

The village of Islesford is located on Little Cranberry Island, the smaller of the two year-round islands in acreage but the home of the largest year-round population. Islesford is a successful and vibrant year-round lobstering community with an equally vibrant seasonal community.

Our People

Some of our talented people working in this area.

	Bill McGuinness Islesford Neighborhood House Executive Director
	Eliza Greenman Cranberry Isles Sustainable Community Development Fellow

Galleries

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2009 Island Fellows and Apprentice Tristan Jackson

Lana Cannon, Mary Terry, Ellen Mahoney, and Eliza Greenman

While boatbuilding predominates on Great Cranberry, the Cranberry Isles lobster fishery is predominantly located on Little Cranberry at the Islesford Fisherman’s Cooperative. Islesford is home to the Town Office and also has a store, post office (04646), library, Neighborhood House, Schoolhouse, the seasonal Islesford Dock Restaurant, seasonal gift shops, a Congregational Church, a Catholic Chapel, and Islesford Artists Gallery.

News

Feb 19, 2010 \|	Second round of funding available from the Four-Season Island Agriculture Fund
Feb 18, 2010 \|	New Island Schools & Island Scholars Newsletters
Jan 08, 2010 \|	Interested in island farming?

Publications & Resources

	An Analysis of the Recent Economic History of Maine’s Island Communities
	Island Institute 2008 Annual Report
	2009 Island Journal Volume 25
	Most Recent Maine Commercial Landings (2007)
	Maine Housing Coalition Reports
	Cranberry Isles Web Site
	Islesford Historical Society
	Islesford Web Site
	Islesford made products - Archipelago Products
	Island Legislators
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #1 (PDF, 173 KB)
	Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #1 (PDF, 161 KB)
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #2 (PDF, 176 KB)
	Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #2 (PDF, 102 KB)
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #3 (PDF, 183 KB)
	Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #3 (PDF, 113 KB)
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #4 (PDF, 183 KB)
	Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #4 (PDF, 182 KB)
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #5 (PDF, 141 KB)
	Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #5 (PDF, 382 KB)
	Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #6 (PDF, 171 KB)
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #7 (PDF, 133 KB)
	2009 Island Fellows Report (PDF, 1 MB)
	2010 Island Institute Scholarship Fund Application (PDF, 105 KB)
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #6 (PDF, 155 KB)
	Community Sustainability in the Islands of Maine (PDF, 85 KB)
	Island Scholars Student Newsletter #8 (PDF, 184 KB)
	Island School Newsletter #2 (PDF, 590 KB)
	Island School Newsletter #1 (PDF, 301 KB)
	Island Scholars Network Scholarship Brochure 2009 (PDF, 144 KB)
	Island Tour (Google Earth is required to view this file) (KMZ, 3 MB)