Guidebook for Blue Hill

Lisa
Guidebook for Blue Hill

Essentials

If you need to do more laundry that you want to do at our house, then head down the hill to the laundromat.
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Blue Hill Laundry
11 Ellsworth Rd
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If you need to do more laundry that you want to do at our house, then head down the hill to the laundromat.
Great local market. Open to the public. Cafe serves a limited but tasty menu. This is where you'll also go for your bulk items, kombucha, fermented foods, local bread, local produce, essential oils, etc.
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Blue Hill Co-op Community Market
70 South St
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Great local market. Open to the public. Cafe serves a limited but tasty menu. This is where you'll also go for your bulk items, kombucha, fermented foods, local bread, local produce, essential oils, etc.
Recently rebuilt general store and gas station. Be sure to stop in next door at "Leaf & Anna" (too new to bring up a correct listing here). Wonderful new shop featuring gifts, books, housewares, and more. Many locally-sourced products.
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Brooklin General Store
4 Reach Rd
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Recently rebuilt general store and gas station. Be sure to stop in next door at "Leaf & Anna" (too new to bring up a correct listing here). Wonderful new shop featuring gifts, books, housewares, and more. Many locally-sourced products.

Shopping

Yes, it's a flower shop...but it's so much more than that. An interesting selection of merchandise.
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Fairwinds Florist
50 Main St
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Yes, it's a flower shop...but it's so much more than that. An interesting selection of merchandise.
Eclectic selection of merchandise for you, the home, gifts, etc.
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THREE WISHES
28 Water St
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Eclectic selection of merchandise for you, the home, gifts, etc.
A sweet store with cards and gifts, even Blue Hill merchandise.
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The Meadow of Blue Hill
140 Main St
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A sweet store with cards and gifts, even Blue Hill merchandise.

Food Scene

Award winning chocolates and the best damn coffee in town. Opens at 8am.
Black Dinah Chocolatiers
5 Main St
Award winning chocolates and the best damn coffee in town. Opens at 8am.
Your traditional summer burger, fried fish, and soft serve spot. They can get busy, so grab some shade and let the kids play on the lawn and swing set. Yes, they take credit cards, and yes, you can phone in an order for pick-up.
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Fish Net
162 Main St
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Your traditional summer burger, fried fish, and soft serve spot. They can get busy, so grab some shade and let the kids play on the lawn and swing set. Yes, they take credit cards, and yes, you can phone in an order for pick-up.
Convenient bar and grill. Family friendly.
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Marlintini's Grill
83 Mines Rd
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Convenient bar and grill. Family friendly.
Really great wood-fired pizza. Family friendly.
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Barncastle Hotel + Restaurant
125 South St
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Really great wood-fired pizza. Family friendly.
A quirky and excellent taqueria located in a barn. Amazing food. Super casual, family friendly, and BYOB. Done let long lines daunt you in August. Order food and hang out and enjoy chatting with folks. Most seating is outside or in a screened porch. Only 9 seats in the restaurant. Bring a layer and bug dope just to play it safe.
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EL EL FRIJOLES, Mexican Food
41 Caterpillar Hill Rd
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A quirky and excellent taqueria located in a barn. Amazing food. Super casual, family friendly, and BYOB. Done let long lines daunt you in August. Order food and hang out and enjoy chatting with folks. Most seating is outside or in a screened porch. Only 9 seats in the restaurant. Bring a layer and bug dope just to play it safe.
Some of the best fine dining on the peninsula. Reservations are always recommended. Consistently great food and service.
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Arborvine
33 Tenney Hill
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Some of the best fine dining on the peninsula. Reservations are always recommended. Consistently great food and service.
Easy summer spot; burgers, fish sandwiches, and most anything fried. Outdoor seating is plentiful, playground for kids safe and fun.
Madelyn's Drive-In
495 North Deer Isle Road
Easy summer spot; burgers, fish sandwiches, and most anything fried. Outdoor seating is plentiful, playground for kids safe and fun.
One of the few breakfast spots in the area. Small but tasty breakfast and lunch menu. You can also order ahead for takeaway.
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The Harbor House
27 Water St
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One of the few breakfast spots in the area. Small but tasty breakfast and lunch menu. You can also order ahead for takeaway.
Fun and busy cafe. Open for breakfast and lunch. Order from the menu or pull from pre-made cooler. Great coffee drinks, sandwiches, and baked goods. Friendly service. Wifi.
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Flexit Cafe & Bakery
142 Main St
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Fun and busy cafe. Open for breakfast and lunch. Order from the menu or pull from pre-made cooler. Great coffee drinks, sandwiches, and baked goods. Friendly service. Wifi.

Sightseeing

Park at Mountain Road and hike the mountain. The trail that runs from town starts behind the post office (yes, there's signage) and runs close to our house.
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Blue Hill Mountain Trail
Blue Hill Mountain Trail
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Park at Mountain Road and hike the mountain. The trail that runs from town starts behind the post office (yes, there's signage) and runs close to our house.

Arts & Culture

One of the most beautiful and well-appointed libraries in Maine. A crown jewel for the area offering a great collection and a number of services. Visit their website (or the calendar in the foyer) to see what's going on!
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Blue Hill Public Library
5 Parker Point Rd
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One of the most beautiful and well-appointed libraries in Maine. A crown jewel for the area offering a great collection and a number of services. Visit their website (or the calendar in the foyer) to see what's going on!
NST lives above our Town Hall at Main + Union. Visit their website or lobby to see what the production is.
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The New Surry Theatre and Performing Arts School
18 Union St
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NST lives above our Town Hall at Main + Union. Visit their website or lobby to see what the production is.
Open during the summer, get a feel for local history here. Located at the top of Water Street at Main (next to Bar Harbor Bank & Trust)
Blue Hill Center For Yoga
Partridge Pl
Open during the summer, get a feel for local history here. Located at the top of Water Street at Main (next to Bar Harbor Bank & Trust)
Movies in the winter, and live performances and music in the summers. Explore their website or FB page for line-up.
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Opera House Arts
1 School St
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Movies in the winter, and live performances and music in the summers. Explore their website or FB page for line-up.
Movies and live performances. Visit their website or FB page to see what's showing and to get tickets.
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The Grand
165 Main St
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Movies and live performances. Visit their website or FB page to see what's showing and to get tickets.

Parks & Nature

Listing title is incorrect b/c I can't add a Town Park label. The Town Park is located at the end of Water Street. Playground for the kids, expansive grass for running around, head down the stairs on an outgoing tide to walk the small beach. On alternating Monday nights in the summer, Flash in the Pans hosts outdoor concerts. Free, donation encouraged. Great for all ages. Visit their website or FB page for schedule Note: the park has a porto-potty. Nearest facilities are located in the lobby of the hospital, nearby.
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Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
16 South St
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Listing title is incorrect b/c I can't add a Town Park label. The Town Park is located at the end of Water Street. Playground for the kids, expansive grass for running around, head down the stairs on an outgoing tide to walk the small beach. On alternating Monday nights in the summer, Flash in the Pans hosts outdoor concerts. Free, donation encouraged. Great for all ages. Visit their website or FB page for schedule Note: the park has a porto-potty. Nearest facilities are located in the lobby of the hospital, nearby.
BHHT manages more than 30 miles of trails in the area. Stop in at their office to buy a trail guide or use their website to plan some hikes. Hikes vary in length and effort, but are well marked and maintained.
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Blue Hill Heritage Trust
157 Hinckley Ridge Rd
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BHHT manages more than 30 miles of trails in the area. Stop in at their office to buy a trail guide or use their website to plan some hikes. Hikes vary in length and effort, but are well marked and maintained.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great beer and great food. Family friendly. You can buy growlers to go. Call ahead when it's busy.
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DeepWater Brewing Company
33 Tenney Hill
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Great beer and great food. Family friendly. You can buy growlers to go. Call ahead when it's busy.
Fine dining upstairs and pub in basement. Access the pub behind the building and down a set of stone steps. Pub also serves from its own menu.
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The Brooklin Inn
22 Reach Rd
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Fine dining upstairs and pub in basement. Access the pub behind the building and down a set of stone steps. Pub also serves from its own menu.