Southwest Harbor is like how Bar Harbor used to be more than 20 years ago. This store was open in…read moreearly October, while a few neighboring shops had already closed for the season. The store was busy and the lady at the register was friendly. It offers a wide variety of prints, paintings, jewelry, and other gifts. It was an ideal place for our teenage daughter to find some gifts and mementos of our trip.

Maine Artisans artisans wonderful store located just across from Lincolnville Beach. There are so…read moremany vendors all who make their unique items in Maine. Lots of jewelry, pottery, art work, paintings, clothing, utility items and unique finds. I look forward to returning to buy some new items for my home and jewelry!

Intellectual Pottery…read more Pottery studio that specializes more in teaching pottery than selling it, but still has a nice selection inside for purchase. The Good: *Great location along the Belfast waterfront *Really nice and unique pieces of pottery inside the store for sale at fairly reasonable prices. *Service was very friendly and welcoming *Pottery supplies for sale *Pottery classes for all skill levels *Booth at the United Farmers Market of Maine on Saturdays The Meh: *Not sure why they're aka "Belfast Clay Studio" on their website and IG The Ugly: *Parking in this area of Belfast can be a bit of a PiTa, but just be patient, and you'll find some. Conclusion: Nice place for all your pottery needs.

About a year and a half ago The Maine Gathering moved to 8 Bayview Street. The shop remains full…read moreof lovely objects created in Maine and the staff is friendly. It's one of several shops in town that's worth a closer look.

Maine Gathering is everything you love about Maine in one shop!…read more You've spent the summer in Maine, and now the season is winding down. School is around the corner, the breezes have gone from warm to crisp, and the rains slip down from the mountains more frequently. It's almost time to head home, back to real life. But you want something to take with you, a little momento of the sun and sea and lobsters and lighthouses. But how many postcards, cartoony mugs and made-in-China trinkets do you need? Let's face it, you want something unique and uniquely Maine. Head on over to Maine Gathering in the gorgeous harbor town of Camden! Maine Gathering is what it sounds like: a place where Maine artists come together to share their work with locals and visitors alike. In this small, unassuming shop, you can find pottery, jewelry, float rope mats and baskets (all recycled!), birch bark momentos, sea glass bits and bobs, and a plethora of all things lobster! Almost everything is hand made by a Maine local, and it shows: Every detail represents something that makes this state a rare gem on the East Coast. And owners Howard and Margaret Gallagher make sure that every visitor feels welcomed into this Maine artistic haven. From the in-depth knowledge of everyone who works there to Howard's jovial nature to the sheer selection of amazing gifts, Maine Gathering is THE place to go to find something to help you remember your Maine vacation for years to come!

We again included this craft shop/gallery on our walking tour of Rockland. The current exhibition…read morewas "Visions - Maine's Coastal Edges" that featured the paintings of Kaitlyn Miller and Anne Stuer plus the clay relief sculptures of Randy Fein.

Best high end made in Maine store. Excellent selection of Maine made crafts and merchandise. All…read moresales benefit the Island Institute. Great cause. Beautiful store with some of the nicest gifts and crafts from Maine. All of their items are high end and just the pick of the litter. I especially liked the hand blown glass lobster floats. They were awesome. Wonderful selection of Maine books and children's books, as well as stationery. Some clothes and belts and sea bags by various Maine companies. Just wonderful local Maine goods for sale in a nice atmosphere for a great cause.

A wide variety of art supplies and a kindly and knowledgeable staff. Our school has been shopping…read morehere for over ten years.

What a fabulous store. There was an amazing person working that was so kind and interesting.The…read more store is so well organized. I was able to buy some beautiful cards that I will frame to remind me how much I love Maine.

Beautiful shop with traditional quilting fabric, linens, Japanese fabric, independent patterns, and…read moreother art supplies. Friendly and helpful staff

Nice selection of art supplies, but, very lacking in customer service. Not personable. Won't be…read moregoing back. ​

Hussey's is a UPS Authorized Service Center- but asked and they don't have any printing capability…read more I wonder if USP knows this in order to get them a printer to meet their definition of an Authorized Service Center??

"If we don't have it you don't need it" is their store motto and they have it all…read more Three stories of guns, cold beer, wedding dresses, kerosene outside, butcher shop, homemade fruit pies, clothing, hardware and I even got a short term fishing license. Everyone is super helpful, smiles and greets you with a smile and a hello. They have national brands and local stuff too like local raw honey, Coca Cola products and Moxie a local Maine soda. Upstairs there is a gun store, fishing tackle, Men's and womenswear including wedding dresses and downstairs there are guns and, tools, hardware supplies (we got a drill bit to drill into concrete) and everything else. There is parking in front of the store but if the lot is full there is more space across the street. I think this is the only store.within 20 miles but the prices seem decent and not your typical up charges for convince. There is a customer service department that handles lotto winners and licenses. Truly one of the nicest people ever works there. The wine selection was not great but wines snobs can't always get what they want. The butcher shop was solid. Super nice guys there with big smiles and hellos. Just courteous people there from the staff to the shoppers. I like this store! Oh and I got a homemade blueberry pie!

One of my favorite places to visit in all of Maine!!!!!…read more If you are anywhere near Belfast, ME or looking to get off Route 1 and see a bit of the countryside; This is a great place to stop and recharge! The woman who runs the store is Diana and she is amazing. She has the most unique items in her store from all over Maine and beyond. Lots of antiques and neat stuff for almost any room in your house. Make sure to inquire about the letter press she owns. She showed me pictures of the Gutenberg letter press she uses to make the beautiful cards and prints. Her skill is unmatched and eye for detail is unmatched OH... she bakes all kinds of yummy treats. My personal favorite is the ginger cookies..and the bread. She makes the best tasting organic items you'll ever find. If you are having a party she also says she does some catering events. She also has rail bikes for rent! You'll get to pedal bikes that run along the rail road tracks and it's a blast..and a work out. Kip is a great guy who works there and loves to chat and will help ya with the bikes. It is such a great way to see Maine. She said she has a facebook page but She's working on a webpage. I live in Colorado and visiting Maine is wonderful. I love getting off route 1 and seeing the country side in the summer. 25 Gordon Hill Road Thorndike, ME 04986-3227 (207) 568-3523

After you take a thing or two from the free box, you have to go inside to buy stuff, but it's no…read moreproblem. The woman running this place has wonderful taste, a light hand with the pricing, and a talent for letterpress printing: she makes all kind of clever cards, including page-markers for cookbooks (now why didn't I think of that?) She sells some locally-made food products, but mostly she sells things I would buy if I had an inch of extra room: a heavy, elegant hand-crocheted tablecloth with deep fringe ($18.00), handsome pitchers from local potters (ok, I bought the one with the rabbits) and funny old toys and gadgets. I also passed up a child's quilt embroidered with nursery rhyme characters. if you need it, it's still there. This is AFTER you've visited Bryant's Stove Museum and BEFORE you've eaten at the CrossTrax Cafe in nearby Unity. You've got yourself the agenda for a marvelous day.

What a fun pit stop en route to Bar Harbor from Portland, Maine. The location and beautiful signage…read moremade pulling over a must! The two story store celebrating all things made in Maine is surrounded by hundreds of lupine plants and fun purple decor accents. The flowers in the yard are reason enough to stop. Upon stepping inside the shop, we were greeted with a friendly "hello" and the shells of homemade soap and dried Maine lavender. The store is well organized and offers everything from baskets and blueberry teas to Maine maple syrup and quilts. We ended up purchasing a sachet of dried lavender and mini bottle of Maine maple syrup with painted blueberries on the bottle parking is very easy and note that they do not have a public bathroom. This is the perfect stop to find a true Maine souvenir for the road!

From the owner: The Lupine Cottage was established in 2004. It is a working Cooperative with 4 different levels of…read moremembership. We jury all of our products to ensure they are Made in Maine, high quality and unique. With each visit you will meet one of our Artisans, possibly demoing there skill, and creating a new product. We have annual events to celebrate our local talent, giving classes and demonstrations. A must stop if you are in the Belfast Maine area, located on Route 1. We welcome you to visit our website: www.lupinecottage.net and visit our face book page. We open in April, weekends only Friday and Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 10-3. From May - December 24th we are open daily Monday - Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 10-3.