Steward•Ship: A Love Letter to the Maine Coast, a film by Luke Kaneb and Luc Milam in collaboration with MITA, Protect our Winters, and the Maine Office of Tourism, will be premiering in Portland Wednesday, July 22 at the Maine Outdoor Film Festival. The film will show during…
Thanks to YOU, last night’s Splash! celebration was a tremendous success, and MITA’s largest fundraising event ever. Nearly 300 friends and supporters gathered at East Coast Yacht Sales in Yarmouth to celebrate the Trail, connect with fellow stewards of the Maine coast, and raise critical funds for MITA’s work. Together, our community…
The 2026 Splash! Online Auction is now open for you to browse, bid, and win! Bidding will run through 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Thanks to the generosity of so many friends, partners, and businesses, we have over 100 items (with more to come) for you to explore….
Back for 2026 and better than ever, the time has come to join the MITA Milers, who will be running in the Maine Community Bank Maine Marathon on Sunday, October 4 in Portland! Whether you’re an experienced marathoner or new to running, join us in support of MITA’s…
New for 2026, we’re gearing up for our Maine Island Trail Mixer event at our office in Portland next month, and we want you to join us! Come gather with other Maine Island Trail enthusiasts on Tuesday, May 5 from 5-7 p.m. at the MITA office in Portland…
MITA is hiring! We’re looking for a highly organized and capable individual to join our team as our next Membership and Donor Database Manager. If you’re looking for an opportunity to contribute to MITA’s mission of island access and stewardship in an extremely meaningful way, then be sure…
We are excited to announce that we are once again partnering with the James Beard Award-winning team at Big Tree Catering, who will be supplying the event with some of the finest locally-sourced foods available. In addition to exceptional fare, Splash! will offer festive live music as well…
Our winter newsletter is now available online at mita.org/newsletters, and Full and Sustaining members should be seeing printed copies landing in their mailboxes. We love this issue. You can read about our collaborative stewardship efforts on the Trail, learn about the dedicated people behind our Island Adopter program, discover…
Spending a summer living on a Maine island is a rare opportunity. Even more rare is getting paid for doing it! MITA is seeking qualified candidates for TWO seasonal caretaker positions, one on Jewell Island and one on Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay. The caretaker will be…
What a year it has been. We are pleased to release our 2025 Year in Review online, available now for your reading pleasure. Check out what our stewardship program was able to accomplish, read about the impact that we made on communities up and down the coast, and…