Down East
Frenchboro (Long Island)
The town of Frenchboro is located on Long Island, at the entrance of Blue Hill Bay, eight miles southeast of the town of Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island. The island is two miles long by a mile and a half wide at its widest point, and consists of a total of 2,500 acres, roughly 1,000 acres of which are owned by Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Our People
Some of our talented people working in this area.
![]() | Scott Sell Frenchboro Rural Education Fellow |
The main mode of transportation from Bass Harbor to Frenchboro is via the Maine State Ferry Service, a car-ferry large enough to accommodate trucks carrying fuel, supplies and machinery that makes single runs three times a week, and a passenger-only vessel that makes two runs once a week between April and November. Travel time by ferry is approximately 45 minutes. Read more about Frenchboro.
News |
| Nov 12, 2004 | | Maine Islands Coalition Minutes November 12, 2004 |
| Jul 30, 2004 | | Maine Islands Coalition Minutes July 30, 2004 |
| Mar 05, 2004 | | Maine Islands Coalition Minutes March 5, 2004 |


