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

Galleries

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2009 Island Fellows and Apprentice Tristan Jackson2009 Island Fellows and Past FellowsLana Cannon, Mary Terry, Ellen Mahoney, and Eliza Greenman
Islesford, Maine


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.

Publications & Resources

 
small document icon An Analysis of the Recent Economic History of Maine’s Island Communities
small document icon Island Institute 2008 Annual Report
small document icon 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
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #1 (PDF, 173 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #1 (PDF, 161 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #2 (PDF, 176 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #2 (PDF, 102 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #3 (PDF, 183 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #3 (PDF, 113 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #4 (PDF, 183 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #4 (PDF, 182 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #5 (PDF, 141 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #5 (PDF, 382 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Parent Newsletter #6 (PDF, 171 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #7 (PDF, 133 KB)
PDF 2009 Island Fellows Report (PDF, 1 MB)
PDF 2010 Island Institute Scholarship Fund Application (PDF, 105 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #6 (PDF, 155 KB)
PDF Community Sustainability in the Islands of Maine (PDF, 85 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Student Newsletter #8 (PDF, 184 KB)
PDF Island School Newsletter #2 (PDF, 590 KB)
PDF Island School Newsletter #1 (PDF, 301 KB)
PDF Island Scholars Network Scholarship Brochure 2009 (PDF, 144 KB)
Google Earth File Island Tour (Google Earth is required to view this file) (KMZ, 3 MB)
 

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