Over 1,150 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Kennebec Valley
Canaan-based maker of small-batch sauces and marinades. Bold flavors developed at a Maine sporting lodge.
Southern Maine Coast
Eliot-based eco-conscious women's clothing brand. Sustainable fashion designed and made in the USA by a woman-run business.
Downeast
Bucksport-based women’s clothing and gift boutique. Approachable everyday style with a Downeast Maine sensibility.
Greater Portland
Durham-based handcrafted Maine jewelry. Metal-stamped, polymer clay, and resin pieces.
Midcoast
Newcastle-based regenerative farm and meat snack maker. Pastured-pork snack sticks built around clean ingredients and good farming.
Greater Portland
Sissle & Daughters is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Mary Chapman and Will Sissle's Portland cheesemonger and grocer offers cheeses, charcuterie, wine, beer, pasta, preserves, and other delectable provisions, with an original Washington Ave shop and a second cafe-and-market location on Forest Ave.
Lakes & Mountains
Ski Depot / RaceSkis.com is a Jay-based ski shop offering alpine race skis, recreational skis, boots, bindings, and tuning service from leading brands.
Greater Portland
Skillins Greenhouses is a Falmouth-based, family-run garden center offering plants, seasonal flowers, garden supplies, and home decor across three Maine locations.
Greater Portland
SKORDO is an independent kitchen business based in Greater Portland. The Maine family-owned shop empowers home cooks with 60+ original spice blends and rubs hand-made in Brunswick, plus salts, hot sauces, cookbooks, and tableware—with locations in Portland's Old Port and Portsmouth, NH.
Greater Portland
Portland-based art-centered organic streetwear. Greater Portland conscious-apparel brand.
Kennebec Valley
A Hallowell institution for nearly 50 years on the Kennebec River, offering creative seasonal cuisine, a famous Sunday brunch, and an adjacent bakery making homemade breads and pastries.
Southern Maine Coast
Sanford-based snowmobile-themed apparel. Maine snowmobile-club fundraising brand.
Aroostook County
Caribou-based independent grocer and butcher since 1914. A County landmark known for quality meats and longstanding service.
Kennebec Valley
China-based custom handmade candles and collectibles. Cute, charming Maine-made small goods.
Downeast
S.L. Wadsworth & Son is an independent specialty business based in Downeast Maine. Founded in 1818, the Eastport Water Street institution is the nation's oldest ship chandlery and Maine's oldest retail business—operated by six generations of the Wadsworth family. Two storefronts across from the Fisherman Statue combine an old-fashioned hardware store with a nautical gift shop carrying Eastport-logo merchandise, nautical reproductions, and unique themed items.
Midcoast
Camden-based fine-art gallery and frame shop. Midcoast Maine local artists and custom framing.
Greater Portland
A 12th-generation Knight family farm in Westbrook operating since 1720, producing fresh dairy in glass bottles, artisan cheeses through their Silvery Moon Creamery, and ice cream.
Greater Portland
Contemporary quilts and patterns, handmade on the coast of Maine.
Midcoast
Waldoboro-based hand-dyed yarn and fiber farm. Snallygaster yarns and TLC Fiber Farm fibers from Midcoast Maine.
Midcoast
Saint George-based handmade pottery. Midcoast Maine ceramic studio at Snows Point.
Greater Portland
The Sock Shack is a small boutique conveniently located in downtown Portland, Maine. We sell an array of fabulous socks for men, women and children.
Midcoast
Softspikes is a Burnham, Maine-manufactured line of replacement golf cleats—including Black Widow, Cyclone, Pulsar, and Stealth—the world's leading plastic-cleat brand worn by 75%+ of tour pros.
Southern Maine Coast
Independent craft brewery based in York, in the Southern Maine Coast with a tasting room open to visitors.
Greater Portland
SoPo Seafood is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. They source fish from Maine's working waterfront and ship fresh fillets, oysters, smoked seafood, and curated gift boxes nationwide.
Southern Maine Coast
Berwick-based handmade tie-dye apparel maker. One-of-a-kind tie-dye clothing and textiles from Southern Maine.
Greater Portland
South Street Linen is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Greater Portland, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Southern Maine Coast
At Spaces Kennebunkport you can find and inspired collection of stylish gifts and home furnishings. I have searched near and far to find fresh, refined and uncommon items that compliment a variety of decorating styles and aesthetic sensibilities.
Southern Maine Coast
Kennebunk-based whimsical lifestyle and home goods designer. Cheerful, curated home pieces from Southern Maine.
Greater Portland
Speckled Ax Wood Roasted Coffee is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The Congress Street roaster fires its vintage Petroncini with Maine-grown hardwood, shipping single-origin and blended beans nationwide.
Greater Portland
South Portland-based maker of Maine-themed prints and decor. Posters, postcards, and prints inspired by classic art deco.
Greater Portland
Spiraldance Breathwork incorporates the best of cutting-edge research on trauma healing and stress reduction, combined with mindfulness-based awareness techniques, to profoundly shift our limiting breath patterns and improve our life.
Lakes & Mountains
Spirit of the Woods is a Dennistown-based supplier of wood slices, stumps, branches, and rustic craft woods handcrafted in the mountains of Western Maine.
Midcoast
Split Rock Distilling is a Newcastle-based, certified-organic Maine distillery producing organic vodka, whiskey, bourbon, and gin from grain to glass.
Southern Maine Coast
Ogunquit-based gift and home goods boutique. Curated coastal and seaside-inspired pieces for Southern Maine summer shoppers.
Midcoast
Springer's Jewelers is an independent jewelry business based in Midcoast Maine. The Bath Front Street fixture has been a downtown destination for fine jewelry, watches, custom design, and exceptional service for generations.
Greater Portland
Springer’s Jewelers is a coastal New England family-owned chain of jewelry stores that provides high-quality fine jewelry to thousands of New England patrons and visitors.
Greater Portland
Scarborough-based specialty sprinkles and baking supply shop. Huge selection of sprinkles and decorating supplies.
Southern Maine Coast
York-based custom home decor. Spruce Creek-inspired Southern Maine interior pieces.
Greater Portland
Portland-based maker of climbing and outdoor rope products. Maine-made gear for the climbing community.
Southern Maine Coast
Kennebunk-based maker of the Squeezi: a wall-mounted silicone shampoo and conditioner dispenser. A bathroom upgrade that reduces plastic waste.
Midcoast
Freeport-based maker of minimalist jewelry. Handmade Maine jewelry specializing in delicate, modern pieces.
Greater Portland
Portland's beloved artisanal bakery on Commercial Street since 1995, hand-crafting traditional French baguettes, pain au chocolat, and pastries using locally sourced organic ingredients.
Greater Portland
Star Cousins is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Midcoast, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Aroostook County
Madawaska-based automotive-enthusiast apparel. Aroostook County car-culture clothing brand.
Lakes & Mountains
Bethel brewpub near Sunday River with Maine malt and hops, beers named after local landmarks, and the signature Whitecap Blueberry wheat ale.
Southern Maine Coast
Biddeford-based manufacturer of high-performance climbing, rescue, and arborist ropes, braiding millions of meters of life-safety rope in Maine since 1992.
Southern Maine Coast
Anchored In Maine | Made in New England
Kennebec Valley
Maine made whoopie pies, cakes, breads, and other baked goods.
Southern Maine Coast
Kennebunk-based manufacturer of dialysis ancillaries and patient comfort products. Twenty-five years of supplying hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.
Midcoast
Boothbay-based men's casual clothing brand. Midcoast Maine relaxed-menswear shop.
Lakes & Mountains
Newry-based quality fabric retail store. Quilting fabrics and supplies in western Maine.
Midcoast
Independent craft brewery based in Rockland, in Midcoast Maine with a tasting room open to visitors.
Greater Portland
Saco-based paper goods studio. Greeting cards and stationery that, in their words, don’t suck.
Southern Maine Coast
Maine's beloved specialty food brand since 1991, headquartered at a flagship campus in York with a Company Store, Café, and Cooking School, plus stores in Kittery and Portland.
Greater Portland
Saco-based maker of fine American breed-specific wool yarns. Heirloom-quality yarns and patterns supporting US ranchers and textile workers.
Aroostook County
Presque Isle-based witchy and pagan-themed shop. Aroostook County source for witchy, new age, and irreverent goods.
Greater Portland
Strata is a Portland-based cutlery and kitchenware shop offering professional-grade knives, cookware, and on-site sharpening service.
Greater Portland
Strong Arm Bindery is a bookbinding and letterpress studio located in the West End of Portland, Maine. We specialize in the design and production of very well-made books and printed matter.
Read the guides
Curated picks from our editors — the best Maine coffee subscriptions, candle makers, chocolatiers, seafood shippers, furniture workshops, and gift ideas under $50.
From Portland’s Tandem and Coffee By Design to island roasters in Stonington and the western mountains.
Twelve Maine seafood operations — from live-lobster shippers to chef-grade caviar to sustainably farmed kelp — worth ordering from.
Twelve Maine chocolatiers from century-old needham makers to bean-to-bar B Corps — and what to order from each.
Ten Maine candle makers — from coastal hand-poured soy to designer-aesthetic gift candles — worth ordering from.
Twelve Maine furniture makers — from Shaker classics to modern floating shelves — building heirloom-grade pieces.
12 independent Maine shops with thoughtful gifts that won’t blow your budget.