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Islesboro is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States, comprising Islesboro Island and several smaller islands. The population was 583 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] It has a summer colony accessible by state ferry service from Lincolnville Beach three miles to the west, by private boat, or by air taxi service.
Archeological Site No. 29-64 is a prehistoric archaeological site in Islesboro, Maine. The site encompasses a shell midden, in which are embedded the remains of semi-subterranean pit-house structures. It is one of the best-preserved examples of this type in northeastern North America.
The town of Islesboro occupies an eponymous island in Penobscot Bay, on the central Maine coast.The island is roughly shaped as two lobes joined by a narrow isthmus. The westernmost point of the island, called Grindel's (or "Grindel's") Point, is located at the southern tip of a peninsula extending southwest from the southern lobe.
Dark Harbor is a village located on the most southern end of the town of Islesboro in Waldo County, Maine. Altogether, Dark Harbor consumes one-quarter of the land in Islesboro. [1] Many prominent families from New York, Philadelphia, and Boston took summer residency in Dark Harbor. [2]
Islesboro Airport (FAA LID: 57B) is a town owned public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Islesboro, a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. [1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general ...
The Drexel Estate, also known as Gripsholm Manor, is a historic summer estate in Islesboro, Maine.Built in 1903 and located on The Bluffs, a point on the east shore of the island community, it is an excellent example of medieval Tudor Revival architecture.
The George S. Tiffany Cottage is a historic summer house on Aldrich Road in Islesboro, Maine. Built 1911-12 for a businessman from St. Louis, Missouri, it is a rare example in the state of the Prairie School of architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
Warren Island State Park is state-owned island and public recreation area on Penobscot Bay in the town of Islesboro, Waldo County, Maine, United States.The 70-acre (28 ha) state park sits about ½-mile from Islesboro Island and 3 miles (4.8 km) offshore from the mainland at Lincolnville.