Kennebec Valley

1901 Original Maine Flag is a Skowhegan-based maker of the historic 1901 Maine state flag—alongside hats, apparel, and accessories featuring the original pine-tree-and-star design.

Winslow-based Maine apparel brand designing 207-themed tees, hoodies, and accessories. Clothing made for proud Mainers and visitors alike.

Alan Claude Gallery is a Gardiner-based travel-poster studio offering original giclée prints of Maine lighthouses, coastal scenes, and New England landmarks in a vintage poster style.

China-based production woodturner. Functional and decorative wood pieces from a Maine wood craftsman.

Farmingdale-based space-themed casual apparel. Kennebec Valley wonder-and-adventure brand.

Downtown Gardiner brewery overlooking the Kennebec River — Belgian wheats, lagers, NEIPAs, vintage arcade games, and Miller Pride food truck.

Lewiston-based official store of Bates College. Bobcats apparel, books, gifts, and alumni gear.

Bates Mill Store is the Monmouth-based original retailer of Bates bedspreads and blankets—the iconic Maine-woven heirloom textiles, made in the USA in 100% cotton for over 50 years.

Winslow-based award-winning Maine horror artist. Dark visual illustrations and graphic design.

Authentic French bakery from Le Cordon Bleu–trained Galyna Syrota, relocated to Hallowell's Water Street May 2025 in the second-oldest building in town.

Independent craft brewery based in Skowhegan, in the Kennebec Valley with a tasting room open to visitors.

Waterville-based coffee roaster. Kennebec Valley specialty-coffee brand.

Black Cape Comics is a Waterville-based online comic book shop offering new releases, key issues, first appearances, and back-issue collections.

Sophisticated downtown Augusta restaurant and lounge with specialty cocktails and a curated wine list, opened February 2026 by longtime friends Andy Chapman, Sotirios Gudis, and Mike Akanji.

Skowhegan-based balsam fir wreath maker. Handcrafted Maine wreaths with locally decorated artistry.

Burnham-based maker of replacement spikes and studs for athletic footwear. Industry leader for track, soccer, football, and field sport traction.

Lewiston-based singer-songwriter, poet, and producer. CDs, vinyl, poetry books, and t-shirts from a Maine indie music staple.

Second-floor wine bar above the existing Cork & Cow retail wine shop at 47 Main Street in Belgrade Lakes, opened spring 2026. Fri–Sun 3–9pm.

Crooked Face Creamery is an independent grocery & food business based in Kennebec Valley. Founded by Amy Rowbottom, the Skowhegan creamery handcrafts award-winning cheeses—including a World Cheese Awards Super Gold ricotta and Food & Wine's #1 American cheese (UpNorth Applewood Smoked Ricotta)—with whole Jersey milk in the historic Maine Grains building.

Independent craft brewery based in Augusta, in the Kennebec Valley with a tasting room open to visitors.

Cushnoc Brewing's Waterville second location, opened January 2025 on Main Street with tacos, Guzman Light Lager, and Up River IPA.

Winthrop-based maker of custom glass terrariums and reptile enclosures. Hand-built habitats designed for serious keepers.

Dresden-based fly fishing shop and gift store. Curated gear and gifts for the fly angler in your life.

Day Trip Treasures hunts Maine antiques weekly — vintage quilts, Shaker boxes, Victorian albums, and folk goods, shipped free from Embden.

Richmond-based Maine-inspired American-made brand. Heritage-style apparel and accessories crafted in Maine.

West Gardiner-based certified organic vegetable farm. CSA shares, farm market produce, and Maine-grown organic vegetables.

I have been a potter for over 25 years -- hard to believe. My aesthetic is guided by my love of the material itself.

Firefly Sky Design is a mother-daughter watercolor studio in Augusta making heartfelt greeting cards, magnets, stickers, and notepads. Eco-friendly, made in Maine.

Fairfield-based hand-screen-printed cotton reusable goods. Made-in-Maine flour-sack tea towels and totes.

Small-town brewery in St. Albans with a 30+ style rotating tap list, open Fridays and Saturdays only at the Todd's Corner Road taproom.

Winthrop-based handblown glass guitar slides. Custom-built glass slides for musicians.

In 2014, artist Hélène Farrar purchased an 1850's Farmhouse for a working and teaching studio on busy Route 202 in Manchester, Maine. The house has been renovated since and houses four teaching and working studios, including Farrar's personal work space.

Waterville-based LGBTQ graphic-tee apparel brand. Latino- and queer-owned Maine apparel maker.

Lakeside nano-brewery on Cobbosseecontee Lake in Winthrop, named for an early-20th-century dance pavilion — beers themed around Maine lake life.

Hand-crafted ice-fishing tip-up traps built in Monmouth since 1979, made from sanded ash and oak with marine polyurethane finish and stainless hardware to last a lifetime on Maine's lakes.

Sidney-based affordable crystal jewelry and home decor. Kennebec Valley statement-piece brand.

Jeffrey Lipton Pottery is an independent art & music business based in Kennebec Valley, Maine. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.

Independent coffee shop and café in Skowhegan's historic Flat Iron district — opened July 2023 by former firefighter Joe Almand after a career-ending accident.

Augusta-based purveyor of quality bags, leather goods, and accessories. Curated lifestyle goods from Maine's capital.

Manchester-based home decor shop curated by the Maine Cabin Masters. Camp- and cabin-inspired furnishings for the Maine lifestyle.

1996-founded brewpub at Northern Outdoors rafting resort in The Forks — flagship Magic Hole IPA, brews available only on-site, named to Travel + Leisure's coolest list.

Waterville-based ethical apparel and accessories brand. Kennebec Valley global-good brand.

Skowhegan-based maker of premium baseball bats. Wood and composite bats plus indoor batting cage with Hit Trax technology.

Robert LeHay, of LeHay's Shaker Boxes, creates handcrafted wooden boxes and carriers, following the Shaker traditions of craftsmanship.

All of our mycological products are proudly produced by our team in Gardiner, Maine USA, specializing in the production of Certified Organic cultures, grain spawn, high-yielding substrates, equipment, consultations and everything in between.

Maine Crisp Co. is an independent grocery & food business based in Kennebec Valley. The Waterville maker produces Maine-grain buckwheat crisps and gluten-free crackers shipped nationwide.

Maine Grains is an independent grocery & food business based in Kennebec Valley. Founded 2012 by Amber Lambke in a repurposed Victorian-era Somerset County jailhouse, this Skowhegan gristmill stone-mills 100,000+ pounds of organic and heritage grains monthly, including flours, oats, wheat berries, rye, cornmeal, and crop rotation beans.

Lewiston-based leather goods and supplies shop. Carries finished products plus raw leather and dyes for crafters.

Mainely Woodworks in Winslow is maker Ed Pelotte's wood and stained-glass shop — pens, cribbage boards, bowls, cutting boards, items built to be passed down.

Hand-poured paraffin and soy candles from a home shop in Lexington Township, in the Appalachian Mountains of Maine.

Maine Maple Products is an independent grocery & food business based in Kennebec Valley. The Madison sugarhouse produces pure and organic Maine maple syrup, maple candy, sugar, cream, and Maine Wild Blueberry Jam, with award-winning quality used by chefs across the state.

The Maine Meal is a Skowhegan-based maker of frozen, boil-in-bag gourmet meals featuring locally sourced Maine seafood, produce, herbs, and proteins—ready in 20 minutes or less.

Dresden-based maker of organic elderberry wellness products. Anthoimmune elderberry syrups crafted from Maine-grown plants.

Augusta-based public health resource and store. Free tobacco-prevention materials and education collateral for Maine communities.

Lewiston-based, fourth-generation manufacturer of high-quality hand sewing threads. Family-run factory supplying makers from hobbyists to footwear giants.

Majestic Enterprises NE is an independent health & beauty business based in Kennebec Valley, Maine. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.

I am a studio Potter/Artist living in beautiful Central Maine, making whimsical and functional stoneware pottery on my farm!

Marie Spaulding Art, Visual Artist Nature, Inspired Art, Maine Made. Marie is a painter living and working in central Maine.

Founded in March of 2022, Mbingo Mountain Coffee is a Micro Roasting Coffee company based in Waterville, Maine.