Photo: Kevin Morris This year, the MITA Milers absolutely blew away the previous team fundraising record set in 2025… not just by doubling it, but by nearly tripling it with $12,747 raised by 19 runners! We are so grateful for all 209 donations, large and small, and are…
Wow, what a turnout for the 2026 MITA Photo Contest! We are so thankful to every member of our amazing community of island adventurers who submitted. We loved seeing where the summer took you. Now, it’s time for everyone to cast their votes for the best of the best. This year,…
The Maine Marathon is coming on Sunday, October 4 and the MITA Milers need your help to cross the fundraising finish line! We have 21 runners lining up to run for MITA on Sunday morning in Portland, and you can chip in to support them here! Seven of our…
It’s officially autumn, and that means it’s time for Maine Island Trail adventurers of all stripes to go through the camera roll and submit their best of the best to the 2026 MITA Photo Contest! The rules are simple. Submit your best photos from the Trail (no more…
RSVP now for MITA’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Stewardship Party at Camden Yacht Club in Camden on Thursday, Sept. 17. MITA’s Annual Meeting will commence at 5pm, followed by the party from 6-8pm. Come enjoy complimentary food and drink as we celebrate the stewardship season and present awards to members of our community who have gone…
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, has been selected by the Camden International Film Festival! The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is a renowned documentary film festival that is among the world’s top nonfiction film…
Summer is far from over, but alas, the time to register for Fall Cleanups has come. Head over to mita.org/volunteer to get yourself a seat in one of our boats! If you miss your shot, go ahead and hop on the waitlist. And, as always, consider joining us…
Following a successful premiere at the Maine Outdoor Film Festival on July 22, it was announced that Steward.Ship took home the prize for Best Maine Film! We are thrilled for filmmakers Luke Kaneb and Luc Milam, and are so encouraged that this story of Luc’s journey as a…
The Summer 2026 edition of The Island Trail has officially hit mailboxes for our Full and Sustaining members, and is also available online for everyone to read at mita.org/newsletters. We love this issue, and are so grateful for everyone in the MITA community who made it possible! We…
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…