It’s easy to find an expensive Maine home with a gorgeous view. But if you know where to look, you can find a more affordable one as well.
Most of those kinds of homes will be located inland or Down East, which is just about the last area of affordable coastline in Maine. On that inflated coast, many will be seasonal camps, homes in need of renovation or those on hard-to-access islands.
We rounded up four Maine homes with beautiful views at a range of price points, from a pricey one with a harbor view to a modest one overlooking the Machias River.
62 York Road, Blue Hill, $1.2 million
This 3-bedroom home just outside the East Blue Hill village sits on 5 acres and offers views of both the scenic harbor and the mountains of Acadia National Park, listing agent Christine Lutz of Realty of Maine said. The small harbor has made this area a coveted one, in part because it is a working waterfront on a cove.
The property is on a quiet, private road but is only a couple miles from village amenities, and is less than an hour from Acadia and the Bangor international airport. The home has hardwood floors throughout, and comes with a 1-bedroom guest cottage, though that needs a complete renovation, Lutz said.
“We’ve had some good interest,” Lutz said of the two weeks the property has been on the market. “That was a nice surprise: the million and over market still seems to be strong.”
272 Green Island, $695,000, Vinalhaven
This seasonal home sits on two coves, meaning that both the back and front yards of the house look out onto the ocean. Though the home is an hour-long ferry ride from Rockland, it is only a short skiff ride from the Vinalhaven landing and the limited amenities offered on the island, listing agent Peter Christine of Drum & Drum Real Estate Inc. said.
The 3-bedroom house was built in 1990 by an artist, Buckley Smith, who lived there in the summers and took inspiration from his surroundings for his maritime-themed artwork.
The property’s features include an antique cookstove, a deepwater dock and mooring, and a cottage adjacent to the main home. It’s a seasonal property but could be lived in year-round with some investment, Christine said. The home was listed a month or so ago, and has attracted mostly artist-types like its builder.
“It grabs people’s imagination. It’s got a lot of character,” Christine said. “That gets people who have an artistic bent.”
276 Harbor Road, $295,000, Swan’s Island
This property on Swan’s Island, just off Deer Isle and Mount Desert Island, includes two oceanview cottages.
“It’s a small property, but it’s got incredible value on the water,” Steve Shelton, the listing agent and a broker with Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate/The Masiello Group, said.
One building is a one-bedroom cottage. The other was used as an office. Though they both need renovating, Shelton said they each already have heat and bathrooms installed, and the office cottage has a custom fireplace and laundry room.
With only $50,000 put into improvements, Shelton reckons the value of the property would increase by $200,000. The home has already received a fresh coat of paint, though the listing pictures haven’t been updated to reflect that, Shelton said.
The unique property has been listed for nine months. Though two buyers have gone under contract, both deals fell through because though they loved the house they couldn’t make the renovations work given the island’s inaccessibility and strict ferry schedule.
“Anything you do on an island is at least 25 percent more, for construction,” Shelton said. “It’s a challenge to get contractors out there.”
17 Monaghan Lane, $189,000, Whitneyville
We’re returning to the mainland for this 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom home in a small Washington County town that offers picturesque views of the Machias River from atop a hill.
It has been recently renovated, according to the home’s listing, and has new flooring and new light fixtures as well as a new paint job. The Whitneyville home is only a few minutes by car to the town of Machias, the population hub in the southern part of the rural county.
The recent rain in Maine is easing the drought that parts of the state have been experiencing since the fall.
Scott Dean, a Spectrum meteorologist, said much of Maine has been at least “dry” for several months. Parts of the state, including Portland, Bangor and Bar Harbor, are under a “moderate” drought.
Much of the country is also experiencing a drought, Dean added. The Southeast is seeing extreme levels of drought, and the West coast has been under a drought for years. There are many factors that go into this, including climate change, weather patterns like El Niño and La Niña and other factors.
And, when an area does experience drought, it can become a feedback loop. With less moisture in the ground and atmosphere, the drought can “feed upon itself,” Dean said.
“It takes a while to get into a drought and it also takes a while to get out of one,” Dean said.
But, the rainy days in Maine have been alleviating the drought, Dean said. And, the trend is likely to continue — the forecast is predicting above average levels of precipitation for the next three to four weeks.
“Hopefully, we are continuing to head in the right direction as the drought has eased in these areas,” Dean said.
In fact, if these rains do continue, Maine could come out of the drought sometime this summer.
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STANDISH – Craig J. Ahlemeyer, 48 of Standish, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, June 13, 2026.A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 27 th at Standish Congregational Church, 25 Oak Hill Road in Standish. A reception will follow.To see Craig’s full obituary, share a memory or leave the family an online condolence, please visit http://www.athutchins.com.
“Do you ever think we could find some woods to walk in?” my outdoorsy 12-year-old asks me, every now and again. As a kid growing up in New York City, Anton appreciates all the skate parks and bagel shops, but he also really craves nature, like in his bones.
So, when school got out, I offered to take him for a weekend in Maine, a place with not only woods but also lakes and rocks and periwinkles that come out of their shells when you hum. We were both really excited.
The first night, we were lucky enough to snag a room at Aragosta, a beautiful small hotel in Deer Isle that Alison had recommended.
The chef-owner, Devin Finigan, is famous for her seasonal tasting menus, but we focused on the breakfast that came with the room, including these Maine blueberry pancakes. I don’t even usually like pancakes and these blew my mind.
We also played a LOT of chess on our little travel board.
After breakfast, we set out to hike up Blue Hill Mountain.
Here’s the summit!
In the afternoon, we explored the charming fishing village of Stonington…
…then joined my friend Julie (of Rudy Jude fame) and her family for dinner at the Burnt Cove Boil.
Basically, a crab gets plonked down in front of you, followed by a corn on the cob, then a lobster, then a classic ice-cream sandwich. Julie and her husband Anthony taught us how to get all the meat out. (Their kids were already pros.)
Afterward, the four boys scrambled around on the rocks, while the adults chatted. It’s always such a treat to hang out with people who live in the place you’re visiting, don’t you think? Julie and Anthony described how they brought their recently hatched chicks into their home to keep them warm, and all the peeping was sooooo loud — and then a cricket got into the house and added to the noise and no one could find it and everyone was going nuts, haha. Very different from city life!
The next day, Anton and I stayed at the lovely Asticou Hotel near Acadia National Park.
We drove to a couple trailheads but they were PACKED — you had to stand in a long line, just to start the hike! Luckily, we found a quieter area and took a long walk around Jordan Pond, playing Would You Rather and Categories along the way. Do you have any favorite travel games?
Finally, we skimmed stones on our last afternoon before heading back to Brooklyn.
Epic travel buddy
Oh, Maine, what a magical place! Not pictured, of course: traffic, grumpy preteen moments, locking our keys in the rental car, etc., but all that’s to be expected.
Have you been to Maine? Do you live there? What parts do you love? Any pro tips? I’d love to hear. xoxo
P.S. Our Maine trip — and another amazing hotel — when the boys were much younger, and a Maine home with a bedroom looking over water.
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