Stonington is both the downtown and the service center for the island of Deer Isle. It provides the infrastructure and richness of town life in a spot where the highways end and the Atlantic Ocean begins.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Population: 1152 people, 509 households
Area: 9 square miles
Shoreline: 25 miles
TOWN SERVICES
Water Company: 270 customers, operating at 80% of capacity in peak season
Sanitary District: 288 customers, operating at 20% of capacity
Transportation: airport, mailboat, taxi, boat charters, agency bus service
Internet Access: broadband, via phone or cable company
Cutural: Island Community Center, Stonington Opera House, granite museum,
churches, library
Schools: K-12, in CSD with the Town of Deer Isle
Medical: Island Medical Center (3 providers); dental center (2 dentists); pharmacy
BUSINESSES
Seafood Dealers: 9 dealers (some variability)
Marine: Billings Diesel & Marine, 2 Marine supply stores
Auto Repair and Sales: 3 garages/sales
Restaurants: 3 year round, 3 seasonal
Lodging: 5 hotels/inns; 1 campground with store and kayak rentals
Stores: pharmacy, sundries, bookstore, antiques, galleries
Markets: Burnt Cove, Harbor Market
Publishers: Penobscot Bay Press, Commercial Fisheries News
Other: consulting, construction
Services: bank, real estate (2), attorney (1)