Over 1,350 independent Maine makers, shops, and artisans — shop online, ship anywhere, or find them on your next visit.
Harris Turkey Farm is an independent food maker based in Southern Maine Coast, Maine. Visit them in Maine or learn more about what they offer.
Harvest Gold Gallery sells hand-crafted jewelry, including rings, wedding bands, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. We also sell ceramics, paintings, and more!
Hatch on Maine is an independent clothing & accessories business based in Midcoast Maine. The Brunswick boutique on Maine Street thoughtfully blends vintage finds, women's clothing, accessories, and sweet baby items including handmade toys, soft blankets, and keepsake gifts—all curated with charm and personality.
Brunswick-based hand-dyed yarn maker. Specializes in sock yarn and hand-dyed bases for knitters, crocheters, and designers.
Haven's Candies is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. Maine's premier confectioner since 1915, this Westbrook candy factory handcrafts chocolates, fudge, salt water taffy, and Needhams using traditional methods, with factory-viewing windows at their retail store.
Portland-based natural-cotton bandana brand. Book-inspired illustrated bandanas from Greater Portland.
Heartstone Farm is an independent grocery & food business based in the Highlands region. Farmer Dan Kaplan raises 100% grass-fed beef on 500 acres in Charleston, Maine, plus pasture-raised pork, chicken, and turkey from vetted small family farms—shipped frozen direct to homes across the Northeast.
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.
hello hello books is an independent books business based in Midcoast Maine. The Rockland Main Street institution—owned by Lacy Simons since 2011—features a healthy mix of new, used, and bargain books alongside hard-to-find magazines, art and craft, and select vintage items. A 2019 Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year finalist, hello hello is small but powerful and adjacent to Rock City Cafe.
Herbal Revolution is an independent health & beauty business based in Midcoast Maine. Founder Katheryn Langelier formulates face oils, salves, and herbal blends using plants from her certified-organic Union farm and the Maine coast.
South Portland-based dealer in vintage and antique quilts. Carefully selected pre-loved quilts with provenance and stories.
Heritage Seaweed is an independent grocery & food business based in Greater Portland. The Portland boutique is the retail home of Cup of Sea seaweed teas and sells wild-harvested Maine sea vegetables, seaweed snacks, chocolate, and apothecary items.
Maine-made Ice Fishing Tip-Ups
South Portland-based women’s clothing line. Purposeful, well-designed everyday clothing for everywoman.
Orrington-based handmade clay jewelry and accessories. Penobscot-region clay-craft brand.
Old Town-based golf course pro shop. Penobscot-region golf apparel and gear retailer.
Rustic-luxe resort tucked into 60 acres of birch and balsam near Goose Rocks Beach, with private cottages and bungalows, two pools, a treetop spa, and the farm-to-table Earth restaurant.
Biddeford-based maker of Maine outdoors-inspired apparel and prints. Casual designs celebrating the trails, lakes, and mountains of New England.
Boutique matchmaking agency from Southwest Harbor native Jill Hinckley — caters to busy professionals over 40 with offices in Portland, Boston, and Palm Beach.
Buxton-based neon kids' swimwear brand. Hi-vis rashguards and swimsuits for toddlers and kids.
Hobbs Horticulture is a bare-root nursery in Hope, Maine — hardy fruit and nut trees, heirloom apple scions, and native plants from a multi-generation Hobbs family farm.
A family-owned Maine business making gourmet donuts from fresh Maine potatoes, hand-rolled and fried daily at locations across Portland, Scarborough, Brunswick, and Arundel.
A family owned hive & honey store featuring everything to do with honey, honeybees, and beehives. Shop on line or visit us in Portland, Maine. Save the bees!
Cushing-based hand-poured fishing baits. Midcoast Maine angler-made tackle.
Every child deserves the opportunity to play and learn in their own unique way. Hope Learning Toys are hand crafted by a teacher and mother, and they provide a sensory, engaging, and exciting educational experience.
Bangor-based handmade Italian-leather designer shoes. Penobscot-region custom shoemaker.
Easternmost brewery in the U.S., on Eastport's working waterfront with views to Canada — flatbread pizzas, beer cheese, and harbor seating.
Celestial-themed independent boutique hotel on the University of Maine campus in Orono, with 95 rooms in restored 1888 halls plus a new-build wing, a café, and a library lounge.
Established in 2009, House Wine is Bar Harbor’s premier retailer for quality wine, Maine craft beer and local fine cheese and charcuterie.
Welcome to the HUB @ Pemaquid Oyster Co. - the best place to order Fresh Pemaquid Oysters harvested from the Damariscotta River.
Hüga Heat is a Southport-based maker of high-end Maine/US-manufactured heated seat cushions designed for porches, stadiums, and home use.
Human Nature specializes in cold process soapmaking, using a combination of lye, butters & oils and water (along with herbs, natural colorants, etc.) that results in your basic bar of soap.
Waterville-based LGBTQ graphic-tee apparel brand. Latino- and queer-owned Maine apparel maker.
Huston & Company is an independent home decor business based in Southern Maine Coast. Since 1988, the Kennebunkport workshop has designed and built master-crafted custom hardwood furniture for homes, libraries, academic institutions, and corporate environments.
Hyperlite Mountain Gear is an independent outdoor gear business based in Southern Maine Coast, Maine. Shop online or find them on your next visit to Maine.
All around the globe, and for generations before us, the purpose of jewelry has been to make us feel elevated, empowered, and adored. Our pieces are designed in this tradition; they connect you more deeply to who you are, who you want to be, and your beautiful place in this world.
Independently owned oceanfront resort on Crescent Beach in Cape Elizabeth, known for its dog-friendly hospitality, sustainability program, and the Sea Glass restaurant.
Inspirations of Eden offers candles, abstract art, photography, clocks, soap, jewelry, pottery and a great selection of unique items.
Women's boutique, Wiscasset Maine, beautiful lifestyle, apparel, jewelry, free shipping, easy returns, personalized service, jeans, tunics, tops, accessories.
Bowdoinham-based wildcrafted plant-based skincare line. Hand-foraged Maine botanicals in small-batch skincare.
We create simple skin solutions from all-natural ingredients using only organic and naturally derived materials.
Island Artisans is a Bar Harbor-based artisan cooperative founded over 40 years ago—showcasing original works from over 100 of Maine's finest craftspeople in a curated retail and online shop.
Lakeside nano-brewery on Cobbosseecontee Lake in Winthrop, named for an early-20th-century dance pavilion — beers themed around Maine lake life.
Welcome to Island Treasure Toys — a family run specialty toy store nestled in three convenient locations along the coast of Maine!
Eight-room boutique inn in a 1936 English Tudor home on Bar Harbor's Main Street, with antique-furnished period rooms and the William Tell Lounge, steps from the Village Green.
York-based maker of eco-friendly American-made home and pet goods. Sustainable products designed and produced in Maine.
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.
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