The Knowles Company

Faraway is an exceptional island getaway on the eastern point of Greening Island, with a completely renovated and updated 7-bedroom Arts and Crafts summer cottage. 4.40+/- acres and 1,500 feet of private shorefront, deepwater dock, moorings, guest cottage, many extras and stunning water views. A quiet, unique island estate.

Restored Savage shingle-style cottage, close to the village of Northeast Harbor. 49 Harborside offers 5 bedrooms, 5 baths with 5,200+/- square feet of four-season living. Understated elegance with a relaxed informality, offering south- facing balconies and covered porches, perched above the harbor with a dock.

Christopher Glass-designed 8,000 sq. ft. home with 674 ft. of accessible shore frontage. Beautifully private with indigenous landscape design by Patrick Chasse. Guest House + 3-car garage.

Historic and Beautiful Oceanfront Property

An ocean lover’s dream. Step into Seascapes and enjoy ocean views across the sound to Acadia National Park’s Schoodic Peninsula. This shingle style home is a thoroughly modern take on the fine homes of grand and historic Grindstone Neck. This exquisitely designed, constructed, and maintained gem was built in 2006 by Mike Hewes, one of coastal Maine’s finest builders. The home boasts 4,740 square feet of premier quality construction; 10-foot ceilings with period molding; custom built-ins; quarter-sawn oak floors; marble tile; marble, granite, and mahogany countertops; radiant heat; native granite fireplaces; high speed cable internet. Enjoy the custom designed cook’s kitchen with Wolf, Sub-Zero, and Bosch appliances. Incredible Master Suite with beautiful views, a walk-in closet and a spa bathroom. Everything about this home is custom, including the butternut trim cut from the owners’ maple sugar farm. Grounds are terraced with native granite quarried on site, sloping toward the shore. Sail the unrivaled cruising waters of Downeast Maine and beyond. Take a ferry or your own boat to visit Mount Desert Island or one of the many neighboring islands. Bike from Seascapes to Schoodic Peninsula’s oceanfront park loop road and take in the views along a dramatic stretch of Maine’s rocky coast which include the Mark Island lighthouse, Frenchman Bay, and Mount Desert Island. Relax on the screened porch and glass railed decks with ocean views, watching as fisherman tend their traps. At the end of the day, enjoy Grindstone's lovely Shore Path which offers spectacular views from the pink granite rock of Grindstone Point. Located on the Schoodic Peninsula in the coastal town of Winter Harbor, Grindstone Neck is perhaps the best-preserved summer colonies in all of Maine. The welcoming Grindstone community was started in the 1890’s and is still home to some of the founding families. The charm lingers in this vibrant community with optional neighborhood amenities which include a yacht club, a nine-hole golf course overlooking the ocean, a heated swimming pool, and four tennis courts. The center of Winter Harbor is just a few minutes away with quaint shops, galleries, restaurants, a locally owned supermarket, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor, and a five and dime store. The Schoodic Peninsula, containing the only portion of Acadia National Park on the mainland, boasts granite headlands, rocky beaches, and spruce-fir forests.

This property offers an elevated location on Somes Sound. Features include new appliances, master suite with a private deck, a second family room and a rental history. The property has an open living plan, a spacious wrap around deck all on 4.27+/- acres with 260+/- feet of water frontage. The property has a deep water deck and two moorings. Beautiful views and close to hiking trails and Echo Lake.

This charming, classic summer cottage offers a private setting on 2.32+/- wooded acres and 575+/- feet of tidal, accessible shore frontage. Features include, a large great room with exposed rafters and a stone fireplace. The many windows offer spectacular views of the outer islands, and the upstairs Master Suite has two balconies. The downstairs wing of bedrooms can be closed from the Great Room for added privacy. Large enough for large gatherings, yet cozy for two. This property is a great place to relax after exploring Mount Desert Island, the natural attractions of Acadia National Park, or the waters surrounding it.

Spectacular French country estate located on a private island with 1,000 +/- feet of frontage on pristine Branch Lake. Beautifully renovated luxury home that is privately set yet convenient to all amenities.

Roots and Berries sits on 4.5+/- acres with 308+/- feet of deep-water ocean frontage in Bass Harbor. Located on the southern tip of Mount Desert Island, Bass Harbor offers a traditional New England coastal lifestyle with an active fishing community, prominent harbor, hiking trails, and restaurants.This private location is a perfect setting for a 3-bedroom, 3-bath Post and Beam at the water's edge and and a 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath guest house. Stunning landscaping with shore path and easy access to the ocean offers a peaceful setting.

In The Story of Mount Desert Island, Emily Morison Beck shares the tale of her father, Samuel Eliot Morison who sailed around the west side of Mount Desert Island with a cousin: There they found the irresistible sheltering Sawyers Cove...The cove looks north across Blue Hill Bay and toward Pretty Marsh and Bartletts Island, all then totally wild and undeveloped.

A gracious, impeccably restored and updated home situated in a national historic district. One of the benefits of living in Somesville is that just a short distance away is the Somesville Landing Corporation and for a nominal annual fee one may belong and have private access to Somes Sound, a tranquil spot to launch a kayak, canoe, paddle board, swim, access your boat, or simply enjoy the view.