My husband and I were about to embark on a long drive from Washington to a cabin on the Maine coast, just across West Penobscot Bay from Islesboro, a skinny, sparsely populated 13-mile-long island.

Outdoor patio facing Lincolnville’s beach and the Islesboro ferry. Sandwiches from around $5; lobster rolls $15.95. Advertisement. ... Where to go and what to know in Maine. ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Islesboro in Penobscot Bay has taken a major step toward becoming Maine ...

This luxury Maine home features Renaissance Revival-style, paradisal grounds, and a nearly $10,000,000 price tag. The picturesque home is tucked away on a private peninsula in Islesboro. Skip to ...

ISLESBORO, Maine — On a fall afternoon author and historian Sandra Oliver is preparing lunch in the sunny kitchen of her 100-year-old farmhouse here. She leans over a wood-burning cook stove to ...