Islesford, Maine

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Islesford is a small community located on Little Cranberry Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is one of the five islands of the town of Cranberry Isles, Maine. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Mount Desert Island, which is home to Acadia National Park.

Travellers can reach the island village via the Beal and Bunker Mailboat Ferry that runs from the village of Northeast Harbor in the town of Mount Desert, Maine.

As of the 2000 census the year round total population (sample est) was 75 people. Summer population is in the 500-600 range. The total housing units was counted to be 174. The average age of a house was 57 years.

The Islesford Historical Museum is open seasonally as part of Acadia National Park. In 1980 it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.