Explore the Area
Nature Preserves & Trails
If you're looking for outdoor activities, there are many opportunities for hiking, trail walking and exploring nature preserves throughout the towns of the Blue Hill Peninsula. You'll find trails of all types from casual strolling to challenging hikes on Blue Hill Mountain.
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The Blue Hill Heritage Trust is a great resource that provides information about local trails and preserves for each town.
Restaurants
The Blue Hill Peninsula is home to some of the best restaurants you'll find in Maine. Not only are there plenty of seafood and fish options, but also a variety of restaurants from Thai to Mexican, pizza to barbecue, cafes and family-friendly places as well as more upscale dining and wineries.
Shopping
Looking for unique and memorable gifts for family and friends, or perhaps yourself? You can easily find distinctive and handmade gifts in every town on the peninsula as well as independent book stores that carry favorites and hard-to-find books.
Chocolates from the Brooklin Candy Company are the perfect sweet treats to gift. Nervous Nellie's in Deer Isle has a large selection of homemade jams as well as beautiful locally-made pottery. There are so many options to explore in every town that you'll wish you had planned for a longer stay.
Museums & Art Galleries
Many art and music-loving visitors to the Blue Hill Peninsula area are excited to find so many galleries and music venues throughout the peninsula's towns. From the opera house in Stonington to galleries and museums in smaller spaces, sometimes even located in the artist's home, there is undoubtedly something that will appeal to everyone.
