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…
After receiving 100+ submissions from our community and nearly 1,000 votes on our six finalists, we are ready to announce the winners of the 2025 MITA Photo Contest! Finishing in first place is Sean Carnell, with this image from the Little Hens Islands. Be on the lookout for…
Sure, we’re biased, but we don’t think there’s any better gift to give this holiday season than a 2026 MITA gift membership. Pass your love of Maine’s islands on to someone else, whether you’re welcoming someone to MITA for the first time or just making sure that a…
It’s MITA MONDAY! Head over to shop.mita.org today for all of your holiday shopping needs… we’ve got BOGOs, deep discounts, and freebies left and right on top of a 5% discount across the board. We also have our brand new swallowtail burgees up in the shop! These have…
We had another strong turnout for the MITA Photo Contest this year, with images flooding in from every corner of the Maine Island Trail. Thank you all so much for your submissions! Now it’s time to cast your vote for the best of the best. Click here…
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!…
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…