6 Best Shopping in Stonington, Blue Hill Peninsula

A bit out of town, this seafood market has an interesting collection of smoked and fresh local seafood, meats, and cheeses. Their signature offering is smoked mussels in honey mustard, salsa, chipotle, garlic and olive oil, and plain. They can also ship lobster anywhere in the continental United States. 

Facing the harbor, this tiny shop stocks an eclectic selection of gifts and souvenirs from Maine and marine books to handcrafted and nautical items.

Founded in 1998, the gallery sits on the edge of Stonington Harbor. It shows contemporary art and landscape paintings. Check out its Facebook page for upcoming events.

Artist Jill Hoy has summered on Deer Isle since she was 10. In 1986, she opened her own gallery to exhibit her contemporary landscapes that can also be seen at the Portland Museum of Art, Harvard Business School, and the Boston Public Library.

Inspired by chandleries, a sort of general store often found in seaside towns, the shop was born out of the owner's hobby of fancy marlinespike (marine) rope work. The shop is filled with a variety of marine artifacts, antiques, and other interesting items like beach stone and seaglass necklaces, rope and fiber boat fenders, and ditty bags (a canvas bag with marlinespike handles).

The Dry Dock offers clothing, gifts, and accessories (many made of Deer Isle granite) and is described by owner Janet Chaytor as “a creative department store.”