Great Cranberry Island is an island located in Maine. It is the largest of the five islands in Cranberry Isles, Maine. Its length is about two miles (3.2 kilometers) and its width is one mile (1.6 kilometers).
Great Cranberry Island is a favorite vacation spot for many people. Access to the island is provided by ferry from Northeast Harbor or Southwest Harbor, both located on Mount Desert Island. Many islanders also have their own boats and anchored at Spurling Cove.
The island's population is over 300 in the summer, but the year-round population is only about 40. The year-round population is mostly fishermen fishing for beaches for popular seafood, lobsters.
Important locations on the island are the Museum of History, which includes a public trail to the beach, the General Store, schools and libraries, Post Office, Rib Whale Gift Shop and Crow Island, which can only be accessed at low tide.
The Ladies' Aid Fair, held annually since 1900 in August, is the culmination of an annual calendar.
The island is home to award-winning artist Wini Smart, who has painted hundreds of oil paintings and watercolors around Great Cranberry Island and the area around Desert Island Mountain.
This is a fictitious children's book setting My Kindergarten by Rosemary Wells.
Video Great Cranberry Island
External links Edit
- Main Street Photo, Cranberry Island, ca. 1910, from Maine Memory Network
- Great Cranberry Island Web Site
- Great Cranberry Island Tour Map (PDF)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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