Matinicus

Matinicus lies 28 miles off the mainland and is Maine’s most physically remote and independent island community. It is served by one ferry per month and a charter air service, Penobscot Island Air, which flies mail and supplies to the island when weather permits. Matinicus’s one-room school usually has the smallest enrollment of any island community. Nevertheless, Matinicus has a thriving lobster fishery and supports a number of artists and artisans.