- Our list of the best things to do in Deer Isle, Maine, features the top 170 nearby activities — including 107 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Deer Isle, ME has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Places, Water Activities, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 14 things to do within the city of Deer Isle, ME , followed by 156 popular activities in nearby cities, including Rockland, Camden, Belfast, Southwest Harbor, Rockport, Bar Harbor, Castine, Mount Desert, Stonington, Ellsworth, Owls Head, Trenton, Blue Hill, Bass Harbor, Vinalhaven, Searsport, Northeast Harbor, Lincolnville, Port Clyde and Rangeley
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Driftwood Kayak – Day Tours takes visitors on kayaking excursion adventures with personable expert guides in charge. Tours offer basic kayaking techniques, small island explorations and sighting of porpoises for hours of fun.
2.3 Miles
Visitors can go on a 1 mile walk or hike in the Barred Island Preserve. The trail ends with a rocky beach. Tourists have also raved about incredible and scenic shots of this attarction.
2.8 Miles
Nervous Nellie's in Deer Isle is a small cottage that produces 300-350 jars of jam a day. Visitors can enter inside the jelly kitchen and see where the jam is made.
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Fifield Point Road, Burnt Cove Dock, Deer Isle, ME 04627
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A fun tour of island life is available through Guided Island Tours Day Tours, with seal and bird sightings, and fun lessons on lobster fishing. This tour won Yankee Magazine's 'Best Personalized Boat Tour.'
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Turtle Gallery is a small art gallery offering displays of fine arts and contemporary crafts. Visitors can expect to find a collection of paintings, prints, photography, jewelry, sculptures, glass, ceramics, and book arts.
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416 Sunset Rd - Rt 15A, Deer Isle, ME
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Established in 1959, the Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society has a mission to preserve, catalog, and enhance awareness of local history and culture. The society maintains a variety of exhibits and galleries.
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Deer Isle Village is a place where visitors can have a glimpse of the 1950's rural lifestyle within its small local community. The village also includes the famous Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, an opera house and a number of art galleries and studios.
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts holds open studio tours every Wednesdays at reasonable rates. They have one-day art classes and two-week courses, as well. Their evening programs are free of cost
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Offering a wide range of beautiful artwork from local artists, the Kingman Gallery is a great place for art lovers to visit. Exhibits and events are featured throughout the year.
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Providing a variety of crafts in the mediums of clay, wood, glass, metal, and more, Blue Heron Gallery focuses on the artistic endeavors of Maine artists. It regularly hosts meet and greet sessions for visitors to interact with the artist.