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…
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…
Come on down to Rising Tide Brewing Company (103 Fox St. in Portland) on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 5-6:30 p.m. and hear from Luc as he shares stories and images of his summer spent sailing along the Maine Island Trail aboard his 28-foot wooden sailboat Holiday. Luc has stirred the imaginations of many…
As autumn creeps up on us, it’s time to show off all of those spectacular photos you took over the summer! This year’s MITA Photo Contest will feature prizes from Eventide Oyster Co., FLYN, Jetboil, L.L. Bean, Wicked Joe Organic Coffees, and the MITA Gear Shop! The rules…
RSVP now for MITA’s 2025 Annual Meeting and Stewardship Party, which will be held at the Belfast Boathouse in Belfast on Thursday, Sept. 25. MITA’s Annual Meeting will commence at 5pm, followed by the party from 6-8pm. We will have food and drink on hand as we celebrate…
Oh, sorry, did we just say the F word? There’s still plenty of summer left, but yes, registration for Fall Cleanups has arrived (if it makes you feel any better, only one of the cleanups actually happens after the equinox). Head over to mita.org/volunteer to snag your seat!…
The Summer 2025 edition of The Island Trail will soon be hitting mailboxes for our Full and Sustaining members, and is also available online for everyone to read at mita.org/newsletters. Read about some new additions to the Maine Island Trail and our evolving collaboration with Maine Coast Heritage…
Last Thursday, we welcomed nearly 250 of our friends and supporters to this year’s Splash! celebration at East Coast Yacht Sales in Yarmouth. It was an incredible evening, and wow, did we have fun. Thanks to the support of so many people in our community, we were able…
We are once again partnering with the James Beard Award-winning team at Big Tree Hospitality (owners of Eventide Oyster Co. and The Honey Paw) to bring you an exquisite summer lunch at Warren Island State Park, Maine’s only state-managed saltwater park developed especially for boaters. We will convene on the island from 12-3pm…