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BLUE HILL PENINSULA
BUCKSPORT, CASTINE, PENOBSCOT, BROOKSVILLE, SURRY, BLUE HILL, BROOKLIN, DEER ISLE, ORLAND, SEDGWICK AND STONINGTON
The Blue Hill Peninsula travel area of DownEast Acadia is a fantastic introduction into Downeast living and culture featuring many of the features that make this area of the world so unique and special to Maine. The area is punctuated by secluded nature preserves, classic Maine towns dating back to the nation’ s infancy, and world-class performance venues, restaurants, and galleries.
Deer Isle
A Passion for Food
The peninsula’ s dining and food reputation may be because Stonington Harbor’ s annual lobster haul is the second largest in the state, or maybe it’ s because it boasts roughly 40 family run farms, or the fact numerous nationally acclaimed chefs call the area home; we know it’ s all of the above.
The Blue Hill Farmers Market is celebrating its 48th year in 2025 marking a tradition that brings together the region’ s many small farmers offering fresh produce, foraged ingredients, local meats, cheese, baked goods, and much more. If grocery markets tickle your fancy, be sure to stop by the Blue Hill Coop, first formed in the winter of 1974 uniting the community through the common cause of good food. Today the market has a café, grab and go options, and a full grocery store.
Aragosta at Goose Cove on Deer Isle was Food & Wine’ s 2024 second best restaurant in the U. S. Deer Isle is also home to woman owned and operated 44 North Coffee café and roastery. Tinder Hearth in Brooksville made The New York Times’ 2023 best restaurant list in the U. S. Other classic dining spots include Brooklin General Store, El El Frijoles, The Brooklin Inn, Marlintini’ s Bar & Grill, Stonecutters Kitchen, Fin & Fern, LDI Lobster Dock & Dine, and many more!
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