Ashland-based trapping community resource and store. Information, supplies, and gear for the Maine trapping community.
Freeport-based maker of modern wood jewelry and accessories. Sustainable wood pieces inspired by where the trees meet the sea.
A family-owned working farm near Bangor since 1983 offering pick-your-own apples, berries, and pumpkins, plus an ice cream shop, petting zoo, and Maine's longest-running corn maze.
Independent craft brewery based in Kittery, in the Southern Maine Coast with a tasting room open to visitors.
Reimagined 17-room boutique hotel perched above Ogunquit, transformed in 2025 with a saltwater pool, ocean views, and the new on-site restaurant Coastal Alchemist.
Falmouth-based travel goods retailer carrying luggage, bags, and travel accessories. Curated selection covering business and adventure travel.
Sichuan hotpot restaurant from Sichuan Kitchen owner Qi Shen, opened December 2025 at 29 Forest Ave in the Portland Stage building.
A wellness sanctuary offering a variety of fitness classes, an infrared sauna, and a welcoming community for healthy living.
Tumbledown Brewing is a small craft brewery located in Farmington, ME. We brew beer in small batches, but give it taste as big as the mountains that inspire us; enjoy one today!
Portland-based Flying Eagle freestyle skate retailer. Maine source for inline skates and accessories.
Independent craft brewery based in Monson, in the Maine Highlands with a tasting room open to visitors.
Modern New England prix-fixe from chef Colin Wyatt on the Portland Foreside waterfront — a Vogue Most Anticipated Restaurant of 2022.
High-quality, affordable used books in Farmington, Maine.
Independent craft brewery based in Sangerville, in the Maine Highlands with a tasting room open to visitors.
Two Little Beans & Co. is an independent kids business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Portland-based moon-themed e-commerce. Greater Portland celestial-product community shop.
Two Salty Dogs is a Boothbay Harbor-based pet outfitter offering high-quality dog and cat supplies, durable toys, harnesses, and treats—both in its coastal town shop and online.
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters is an independent pets business based in Midcoast, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Tyler’s Gulden creates beautiful ceramics, including the functional and the artistic. The functional includess teapots and cups and the artistic includes sculptures which are shown internationally in group and juried exhibitions.
Biddeford-based online retailer specializing in mini and small crossbows for target practice. Stocks the bows along with all the accessories you need to get shooting.
Hampden-based small-batch specialty coffee roaster. Carefully sourced beans roasted in central Maine.
A plant shop specializing in houseplants, succulents and air plants and accessories. We also carry terrarium supplies and everything you need to bring the outdoors in, in Maine!
US Bells - original bronze bell designs by Richard Fisher. Small dinner bells to ship's bells to large estate bells, all are hand cast at our foundry in Maine.
Vacationland Coffee Roasters is an independent grocery & food business with locations in Downeast Maine and Midcoast. Owner Chris Romero roasts 100% Arabica coffees and runs three coffee-pub locations—Southwest Harbor (Apple Lane), Bar Harbor (Rodick Street), and Camden (The Wharf at Lyman-Morse)—serving signature drinks, breakfast tacos, and canned nitro lattes alongside whole-bean retail and online orders.
Westbrook-based bar and shop known for craft cocktails and house-made fizzes. Now offering bitters, mixers, and cocktail kits online.
Venn + Maker is an independent Maine business based in Greater Portland. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
Whether it's a garden I'm transforming or a piece of metal, I am in a relationship or dance with the material and feel a freedom of expression that comes from somewhere outside of myself.
Portland-based curated home goods and vintage finds. Old Port shop blending homewares, candles, and antiques.
Small plates Italian-inspired restaurant in the heart of Portland's Old Port, in a historic brick building overlooking cobblestone streets.
South Portland-based Icelandic-sourced supplements brand. Omega-3, D3, and wellness products from Iceland.
Cafe-newsstand-events-space attached to the Midcoast Villager newspaper, opened April 2025 in downtown Camden with "Fresh Brewed News" Friday discussions.
Vinolio is a purveyor of ultra-premium extra-virgin olive oil from around the world and balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy.
Vintage Accents is an experienced auction company that conducts frequent online auctions. It is operated as an independent division of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries.
Vitamin Sea Seaweed is a Buxton-based, family-owned seaweed farm and processor producing kelp, dulse, alaria, and other Atlantic sea vegetables for retail and food service.
Farmington-based handmade cotton dog collars. Lakes & Mountains pet-accessory maker.
Wallingford Farm is an independent grocery & food business based in Southern Maine Coast. The Kennebunk farm market sells produce, prepared foods, and curated Maine gift baskets year-round.
Wallingford Farm is a Kennebunk-based purveyor of more than 30 unique flavors of jams, jellies, marmalades, fruit butters, fruit spreads, chutneys, and Maine specialty food gift baskets.
Wallingford Farm is a Kennebunk-based specialty foods retailer offering more than 30 flavors of jams, jellies, marmalades, fruit butters, and preserves—plus curated Maine gift baskets.
Wary Meyers is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland. Husband-and-wife team John and Linda Meyers hand-make small-batch glycerine soaps and scented candles in their Cumberland studio and ship worldwide.
Newry-based maker of upcycled marine-debris pet products. Rope dog leashes and collars made from reclaimed fishing line.
Brunswick-based Japanese restaurant's second location, opened September 2025 at 230 Commercial Street in the former Sapporo waterfront space.
Waterlily is an independent home decor business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
Waterlily Handmade is an independent Maine business based in Greater Portland. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Wayne-based potter producing wheel-thrown functional and decorative ceramics. Hand-thrown stoneware from the Lakes & Mountains region.
Berwick-based small-batch home goods and gifts. Maine-inspired prints, kitchen towels, and stationery from a Southern Maine maker.
Portland-based women’s silk apparel brand. AISE timeless silk pieces from Greater Portland.
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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