At Peapod Jewelry we personalize designs by Maine Artist Ronna Lugosch with your choice of Birthpearls® or semi-precious gemstone “peas” so that the design you select is uniquely yours.
Eddington-based maker of quality tools, handles, and dowels since 1857. Inventor of the legendary Peavey log-rolling tool.
Pemberton's Gourmet Foods is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Family-owned since 2002, the Gray, Maine specialty food maker handcrafts small-batch pasta sauces, jams, jellies, mustards, hot sauces, marinades, and signature creations like Death by Chocolate, sold direct online and through TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, and Hannaford.
Old Port brewery, distillery, and Neapolitan pizza spot from the Bramhall and Liquid Riot team — beer, full spirits, and waterfront views.
Buy 100% certified organic, top quality garlic and beautiful peonies at Green Garden Farm. Highest quality seed garlic is tested disease-free, for consumers and wholesale markets.
Kettlecorn from Scarborough served fresh at Maine fairs and festivals, with monthly subscriptions and wedding favor options.
Perkins Cove Candies is an independent grocery & food business based in Southern Maine Coast. The family-owned Ogunquit confectioner has handcrafted small-batch chocolates, fudge, salt water taffy, and Maine Needhams since 1981 from their Perkins Cove cottage.
Pottery, gifts, art, home furnishings, vases, cards, wooden, kitchen arts, lamps, coffee mugs, handmade, glassware, located in Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine.
Perry Home Naturals is a small company based in South Paris, ME. We create, design and manufacture Maine balsam fir pillows, organic lavender sachets, aromatherapy eye pillows, and room & linen sprays.
Personalized Golf Balls is a Burnham-based custom-imprint shop offering logo and text-printed Titleist, Pinnacle, TaylorMade, Callaway, Bridgestone, and other major golf ball brands.
Pickwick Independent Press is a fine art printmaking shop in the heart of the arts district of downtown Portland, Maine.
Pickwick's Mercantile is an independent specialty business based in the Southern Maine Coast. The York shop is a literary-themed apothecary and curiosity store offering small-batch teas, fragrances, candles, books, and gifts inspired by Victorian literature and 19th-century mercantile tradition.
Pieces by Marie in Machiasport custom-stamps and laser-engraves hypoallergenic stainless steel jewelry, dog tags, keychains, tumblers, and RFID metal wallets.
Portland-based American-made merino wool cycling brand. Athletic apparel from Greater Portland.
A curated selection of handmade crafts, unusual gifts, vintage finds and oddities.
Pineland Farms is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The 5,000-acre working farm in New Gloucester ships its own cheese, beef, potatoes, and curated Maine gift boxes.
Pinetree Garden Seeds is a New Gloucester-based seed company offering an extensive catalog of vegetable, flower, and herb seeds—including heirlooms, organics, and beekeeping supplies—at affordable prices for home gardeners.
Auburn-based handcrafted bags and accessories. Made-in-Maine fabric goods from Lakes & Mountains.
Pip Squeaks Children's Boutique is an independent kids business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Montville-based Hidden Valley Camp official store. Camp merch from Maine’s legendary summer camp.
South Portland's locally owned vitamin and sports nutrition shop. Voted Maine's best specialty store and known for knowledgeable staff and competitive prices.
Monmouth-based furniture shop. Hassle-free Maine furniture-shopping experience.
Artful eight-room boutique B&B in an Italianate mansion in Portland's West End, known for its bold, gallery-like interiors, hand-painted details, and gourmet breakfast.
Rough & Tumble is a Brunswick-based design studio crafting durable leather handbags, totes, and small leather goods with a clean, architectural sensibility.
South Portland-based coastal lifestyle apparel brand. Tees, hats, and accessories celebrating Maine’s harbors and bays.
Artisan bakery in Brunswick's Tontine Mall from Kyle Rogers (formerly Bread Pedlar pop-up), opened November 2025 with Maine Grains flour and Tandem Coffee.
Portland fiberarts shop offering classes and supplies for spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, and dyeing. Wholesale distributor of Cashmere People yarns.
Portland Dry Goods is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Portland Gear Hub is an independent outdoor gear business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Portland-based award-winning craft cocktail bar. Apparel, bar tools, and merchandise from one of Maine’s most celebrated cocktail destinations.
Portland-based waterfront restaurant and live music venue. Lobster rolls, gift cards, and merchandise from a Commercial Street favorite.
Portland Mattress Makers is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland. They've handcrafted mattresses since 1938 from a Fox Street factory, including custom and boat mattresses sold factory-direct.
Independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Shop online or visit in person.
Portland modern home goods shop focused on traditional, useful, hand-made products. A carefully edited selection of beautiful everyday objects.
Prescott Hill Pottery in Liberty, Maine is a gallery and studio where Betsy Levine hand-makes and displays her work.
Burnham-based maker of Pride Golf Tees. Long-trusted name in golf tees and accessories.
Primitive House Farm is an independent health & beauty business based in Southern Maine Coast. The mother-daughter family business has hand-crafted natural skincare and home goods from their coastal southern Maine farm for over 17 years.
Primitive Keeper is an independent home decor business based in the Lakes & Mountains region. From a home shop in Maine's Appalachian Mountains, this maker hand-pours premium soy and paraffin candles in small batches, with stockists across Maine.
PrintCraft is both a working studio space for artists Lisa Pixley and Martha Kearsley as well as an affordable art destination.
Sommelier-led wine bar and shop in downtown Belfast from David Speer (formerly of Portland Oregon's Ambonnay) and Kristin Amundson-Speer, opened spring 2025.
South Portland-based natural health and wellness retailer. Trusted source for clean health and personal-care products.
Auburn-based Wi-Fi handheld pentesting gadget. Open-source-style Maine cybersecurity hardware.
1,350+ trusted Maine shops, makers, and retailers — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Maine's first bean-to-bar chocolate maker, turning single-origin cacao into clean, real confections on Rockland's working waterfront — and shipping them anywhere.
Ultralight packs and shelters sewn in a Biddeford mill — carried on every long trail in America.
Organic loose-leaf tea imported directly from worker-owned cooperatives — steeped in Brunswick.
Portland's fiercely independent bookshop — staff picks worth trusting since 2000.
100% grass-fed beef raised on 500 acres in Charleston — delivered to your door.
Hand-forged Maine axes made the old way in a South Portland shop — heirlooms with an edge.
Hypoallergenic alpaca clothing and goods — from a working farm in Unity.
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